C964 Resources

C964 Resources#

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Examples#

The examples found here are of actual passing tasks 1 and 2, flaws and all. To best represent what might be accepted, we’ve made no corrections. See the excellence archives to review better projects.

These examples (and most of those in archives) were written using the previous Task 2 template. In the coming months, we will add more recent examples following the new template.

Example A:

task 1 ex. A
task 2 ex. A (part C not available)

Example B:

task 1 ex. B
task 2 ex. B (part C not available)

WGU Capstone Excellence Archive

The Capstone Excellence Archive includes a wide range of completed projects. Reviewing them may help get ideas, provide inspiration, and understand the requirements. However, keep in mind that they all are above and beyond the requirements. Therefore, don’t use these as examples of what’s needed to meet the requirements. For a more down-to-earth example of what’s required, see the examples above.

Tip

Currently, most of these examples (including those in the archives) follow the old template. However, the advice on this site aligns with the latest version of the Task 2 template as the new template meets all the documentation requirements while being more succinct and clear. We recommend using the new template for both SIM2 and SIM3.

Task 1 Resources#

Topic Approval Form Template#

Excellence Archive#

The Capstone Excellence Archive includes a wide range of completed projects. When reviewing archived capstones, keep in mind that they all are, by definition, above and beyond the requirements. Therefore, do not use these as examples of what’s needed to meet the requirements. For a more down-to-earth example of what’s required, see the examples above.

Topic Approval Form Example#

Waiver Form#

Data#

Any open source data set is freely available for use.

Kaggle.com
Google Dataset Search
Data.gov
More here and here
Simulated data
Python library built-in datasets:
- sklearn’s data sets (these can be imported directly into your code)
- PyTorch’s built-in datasets: images, texts, and audio
- Tensorflow datasets

Task 2 Part C (the app) Resources#

Coding#

CS and C964 faculty available for math, data analytics, and coding-related questions.
WGU Programming Center provides support to all WGU students in learning basic programming concepts, R, JavaScript, and Python.

Videos, guides, and Tutorials#

Getting Started on the Capstone#

ML Supervised Classification & Regression Overview#

ML Supervised Learning Classification Coding Example#

Student Presentation#

This presentation was intended for a general audience.

Convolution Neural Networks (CNN)#

CNN Videos#

MIT: CNNs Convolutional Neural Networks - Deep Learning in Life Sciences. This is a great lecture explaining the concepts and terms of a CNNs. The focus is not coding, but understanding what the code does.
Keras with TensorFlow Course - Python Deep Learning and Neural Networks for Beginners Tutorial

CNN Tutorials#

CNNs Coding Tutorials:

Task 2 Parts A, B, & C (the documetation) Resources#

Part C is your submitted application. See all our available resources here: task 2 part C

Task 2 Parts A, B, and D Template & Part C Guide#

Write your proposal following C964 Task 2 documentation template:

Preserve the template’s section titles, and order, and submit all four parts as a single document (preferably a pdf). With a long, complicated document, aligning content to competencies presents a challenge. Don’t make things difficult for the evaluator by spreading the content over several documents in an unfamiliar format.

Task 2 Parts A, B, and D Examples#

Example A:

task 2 ex. A (part C not available)

Example B:

task 2 ex. B (part C not available)

Note

The examples found here are of actual passing tasks 1 and 2, flaws and all. To best represent what might be accepted, we’ve made no corrections. See the excellence archives to review better projects.

WGU Capstone Excellence Archives#

The Capstone Excellence Archives include a wide range of completed projects. Reviewing them may help get ideas, provide inspiration, and understand the requirements. However, keep in mind that they all are above and beyond the requirements. Therefore, don’t use these as examples of what’s needed to meet the requirements. For a more down-to-earth example of what’s required, see the examples above.

General Resources#

Student Resources#

Student Resource Hub
Writing Center
Writing Center Knowledge Base
WGU Math Center. The Math Center is \(e^{2\pi i}\)!
WGU Programming Center

Grammarly.com #

Check your grammar using Grammarly.com (it’s what the evaluators use). Style is not assessed (blue and green), but even a few grammar mistakes will prevent competency in Professional Communication. The free side has been sufficient, but if using the online app, you sometimes need to wait before mistakes are caught.

Warning

Students have reported missed mistakes when using the Google doc Grammarly extension. Therefore, we advise copying content directly into the app or purchasing the premium version and checking grammar in MS Word.

APA#

Your paper should adhere to APA guidelines. Avoid reference errors by using the MS Word Reference Tool to create and manage references.

Libraries#

Tip

You can search WGU’s library and other open-source libraries using google.scholar.com Go to >’Google.scholar>setting>libraires>’ and then add WGU and other libraries.

short moive demonstraiting how to use google.scholar.com.

Bibliography#

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Jacob Cohen. Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences. Academic press, 2013.

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Wikipedia. Travelling salesman problem solved with simulated annealing. 2018. [Online; accessed August 4, 2023]. URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Travelling_salesman_problem_solved_with_simulated_annealing.gif.

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xkcd. Code quality. [Online; accessed August 11, 2023]. URL: https://xkcd.com/844/.

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xkcd. Code quality. [Online; accessed August 11, 2023]. URL: https://xkcd.com/1513/.