Don't wait until the last minute to complete your Capstone Project! The following is an example of planning out your research and writing your paper based on the due dates for your Capstone Project.
Week 1 (October 9 - 13, 2023) - Write your research proposal
October 13, 2023 - RESEARCH PROPOSAL DUE
Week 2 (October 16 - 19, 2023) - Write research question and start looking for sources
October 19, 2023 - MANDATORY WORK SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING COYOTE TIME
Week 3 (October 23 - 26, 2023) - Locate at least 5 reliable sources, write thesis statement
October 26, 2023 - MANDATORY WORK SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING COYOTE TIME
Week 4 (October 30 - November 2, 2023) - Finalize thesis statement and review sources
NOVEMBER 2, 2023 - THESIS STATEMENT AND INITIAL LIST OF RESOURCES DUE IN NOODLETOOLS
Week 5 (November 6 - 12, 2023) - Spend time researching and reading about your topic and creating notecards
Week 6 (November 13 - 16, 2023) - Spend time researching and reading about your topic and creating notecards
November 16, 2023 - MANDATORY WORK SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING COYOTE TIME
Week 7 (November 20 - 24, 2023) - Write your outline
Week 8 (November 27 - November 30, 2023) - Begin organizing your research/notecards based on your outline
November 30, 2023 - MANDATORY WORK SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING COYOTE TIME
Week 9 (December 4 - 8, 2023) - Write your introduction
Week 10 (December 11 - 14, 2023) - Work on writing your paper
December 14, 2023 - MANDATORY WORK SESSION IN THE LIBRARY DURING COYOTE TIME
Week 11 (December 18 - 22, 2023) - Work on writing your paper
Week 12 (December 26 - 29, 2023) - Work on writing your paper
Week 13 (January 2 - 5, 2023) - Finalize 1st draft to turn in on January 5.
JANUARY 5, 2024 - FIRST DRAFT DUE (Your entire paper should be completed by now. All the work on your paper after this date will be revisions.)
Week 14 (January 8 - 12, 2024) - Work on incorporating the comments and changes from your first draft into your paper
Week 15 (January 15 - 19, 2024) - Work on incorporating the comments and changes from your first draft into your paper
Week 16 (January 22 - 26, 2024) - Review and finalize changes and turn in second draft on January 26
JANUARY 26, 2024 - SECOND DRAFT DUE
Week 17 (January 29 - February 2, 2024) - Work on incorporating the comments and changes from your second draft into your paper
Week 18 (February 5 - 9, 2024) - Finalize paper and works cited
FEBRUARY 9, 2024 - FINAL PAPER & VISUAL PRODUCT DUE