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Coding · Grade 12

Select and Scope a Software or Research Project

Learners begin the senior capstone by choosing a worthwhile, feasible project with a weighted decision matrix, writing an evidenced problem statement and an aim or research question with measurable success criteria, scoping an MVP with stretch goals and an out-of-scope list, planning milestones with a buffer, and addressing risks, privacy, consent and licences in a reviewed proposal.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 100 minutes
  • Check what you learned: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, trace code, highlight a text, match pairs, type a number and put in order
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What learners will discover

  • Evaluate project ideas against explicit criteria, including value, feasibility, data access, learning and ethics.
  • Write an evidenced problem statement and an aim or research question with measurable success criteria.
  • Scope a project into an MVP, stretch goals and exclusions, and plan milestones with realistic estimates and a buffer.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks and address privacy, consent and licensing.

Lessons

  1. Choosing a worthwhile project 5 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Problem statements and success criteria 5 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Scoping and planning 4 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  4. Risks, ethics and the proposal 4 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Check what you learned 8 questions at the end

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