Capstone Projects
Receive both recruitment and research benefits for your organization by sponsoring a semester-long capstone project.
A Hotbed for Experiential Learning
We at Dietrich College believe the application of coursework to real-world scenarios is essential to our students' education. Capstone projects do just that. Sponsoring a capstone project not only helps our students gain valuable experience, but it allows you to learn from the fresh knowledge of advanced Dietrich College students and introduces your company to full-time job seekers who will be entering the market.
All Dietrich College capstone projects are...
- Led by a faculty member with domain expertise.
- Teams of 3-5 talented students from Dietrich College's diverse student body.
- One semester in length.
Examples of Excellence
Principal Financial Group partners with CMU students to revolutionize retirement, insurance and asset management spaces.
Students in the Department of Statistics and Data Science built a statistical model that combines real estate returns with accurate predictions in diverse markets across different property types using real-world data from Principal Financial Group.
This partnership was the first to support concurrent student projects in one semester across three of Carnegie Mellon's colleges — the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tepper School of Business and Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.
"When it comes to cross-campus collaboration, Carnegie Mellon University puts it to practice, and it's immensely powerful," said Joseph Byrum, Principal's chief data scientist.
REad more about OUR partnership WITH PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP
Graduates partner with SESCO Enterprises, LLC to tackle the energy market.
Students completing their Master of Statistical Practice at Carnegie Mellon University selected a project aiming to improve forecasting in the power system. Sabrina Zhu and two of her colleagues joined SESCO Enterprises, LLC, a FERC-registered power marketer, on this project. To examine this process, Zhu and her colleagues built a regression model using historical data to simulate market conditions.
"We did not expect [the team] to solve the problem completely, instead, we hoped they can be creative and thoughtful on designing their approach. They have exceeded all expectations," said Jian Shu, manager of quantitative trading at SESCO Enterprises, LLC.
"Students can truly understand what it means to work in data science on actual industry problems, with real data, with a real industry client, while industry partners can tap into the fresh perspectives provided by these highly capable and expertly trained modern data scientists," said Jamie McGovern, Special Faculty, director of the Master of Statistical Practice Program.
Propose a Capstone Project
Not sure where to begin? Reach out and we'll provide more personalized assistance on how to engage with Dietrich College.
Adam Causgrove
Associate Director of Corporate Relations
814-397-6388
causgrove@cmu.edu