Course Brief Overview:

A hands-on experience that requires students to apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the Information Technology program. A team solution for a real-world project is required. For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale:

CSIS 484 is the integrated capstone for the Bachelor in Information Technology degree at Liberty University. Its objective is to synthesize the entire core of the Information Technology program and apply this by completing a real-world final integrated Capstone Project.

Measurable Learning Conclusions:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Integrate a biblical worldview within the information technology discipline. (PLO-1)
• Analyze an information technology solution to a business problem based upon unified modeling language standards. (PLO-3)
• Design an information technology solution to a business problem in accordance with unified modeling language standards. (PLO-3)
• Build an information technology solution that conforms to industry best practices. (PLO-2)

Course Assignment Details:

Textbook readings, lecture presentations, and study games

Course Requirements Checklist

At liberty university, After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

All Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided promptly for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 400 words, demonstrate course-related knowledge, reference at least 1 source, and integrate biblical principles. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to the threads of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be at least 150 words and integrate biblical principles.

Entire Peer Review Discussions (3)

These peer review discussions allow the student the opportunity to showcase their design and build ahead of each of the three capstone project phase submissions and receive peer feedback from the rest of the class. The student will present their different Capstone phases in these peer review discussions in draft form for feedback prior to formal submission of each phase.

Capstone Project Phase Assignments (3)

The student will complete a detailed Capstone Project consisting of 3 phases. The purpose of this Capstone Project is to create and deploy an information technology system for a chosen company, solving a problem using the courses taken within the IT degree.

Total No. of Quizzes (5)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the module in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 25 true/false and multiple-choice questions, and have a 25-minute time limit.