Information Systems Capstone – CSIS 483

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

A hands-on experience that requires students to apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout the Information Systems program. A team solution of a real-world project is required.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

CSIS 483 is the integrated capstone for the Bachelors in Information Systems degree at Liberty University. Its objective is to synthesize the entire core of the management of Information Systems program and apply this by completing a real-world final integrated Capstone Project.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

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

Discussions (2)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. 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. Each thread and reply must include at least 1 citation and 1 biblical integration, and current APA format must be used.

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 discussion boards in draft form for feedback prior to formal submission of each phase.

Capstone Project 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 IS degree.

Quizzes (5)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the module/week 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.