capstone-project-design

name	capstone-project-design
description	Use when designing course finales. Capstone = culminating project demonstrating mastery.

Capstone Project Design

Capstone: comprehensive project applying course learning. Showcases mastery, drives outcome, becomes portfolio piece.

Capstone purpose

1. Demonstrate mastery — student proves they learned
2. Real-world application — bridge to actual work
3. Portfolio — student keeps as reference
4. Reflection — synthesize what learned
5. Confidence building — produce something tangible
6. Course completion — natural endpoint

Capstone format options

1. Real-world project — apply to actual scenario
2. Case study — analyze given example
3. Comparison/research — independent investigation
4. Plan/strategy — design approach to scenario
5. Implementation — actually do the work
6. Presentation — explain findings
7. Peer review — review someone else's work

Cards course capstones

Examples for CardPrepAI:

1. Submission strategy — given 10 cards, design submission plan
2. Crossover analysis — given graded card, evaluate crossover EV
3. Set completion plan — given goal, plan execution
4. Pricing analysis — predict and verify card values
5. Trade evaluation — given trade, evaluate value
6. Counterfeit detection — identify problems in sample cards

Where this fits in the X3 empire

Capstone project design for CardPrepAI Academy.