Capstone Project Manuscript Outline

Title Page
Approval Sheet
Dedication (free form)
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of Contents (strictly use MS Word Table of Contents feature)
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Notations (optional)
Chapter I Introduction
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Project Context
Purpose and Description of the Project
Objectives of the Project
Scope and Limitations of the Project

Chapter II Review of Related Literature

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Related Literature / Theoretical Background

Related Studies

Chapter III Technical Background

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Technicality of the Project

Details of the technologies to be used
How the project will work

Chapter IV Methodology
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Environment (only for org-specific capstone project)

Locale
Population of the Study
Organizational Chart/ Profile
Software Development Methodology

For Structured Approach

o Requirements Specifications
Operational Feasibility
Fishbone Diagram
Functional Decomposition Diagram
Technical Feasibility
Compatibility checking (hardware/ software and other
technologies)
Relevance of the technologies
Schedule Feasibility
Gantt Chart
Economic Feasibility
Cost and Benefit Analysis
Cost Recovery Scheme

Requirements Modeling
Input
Process
Output

Data and Process Modeling

Context Diagram
Data Flow Diagram
System Flowchart
Program Flowchart (highlights only)

Risk Assessment / Analysis

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Design
Output and User-Interface Design

Forms
Reports
Data Design
Entity Relationship Diagram
Data Dictionary
System Architecture
Network Model
Network Topology
Security
Development
Software Specification
Hardware Specification
Program Specification
Programming Environment
Front End
Back End

Deployment Diagram
Testing
Unit Testing
Integration Testing
Compatibility Testing
Performance Testing
Stress Testing
Loading Testing

System Testing

Acceptance Testing

For Object-Oriented Approach

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Users Story
Project Specification
Sprint Back Log
Product Back Log
Cost Estimates
Use Case Diagrams
Construction Phase
Transition
Test Case
Implementation Plan
Project Implementation Checklist
Implementation Contingency
Infrastructure/ Deployment

Chapter 5 Discussion of Results

Chapter 6 Conclusions and Recommendations
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDICES
Relevant Source Code
Evaluation Tool
Sample Input/ Output/ Reports
Users Guide
Other Relevant Documents
Working Title Form
Grammarians Certification
Curriculum Vitae
GLOSSARY
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