What is capstone?
Capstone Innovation Project is a learning environment produced by Turku University of applied science. Capstone draws together by several study programmes from different branches. The purpose of Capstone is to combine working life and studies in a more realistic and practical way that brings benefits both to the students and the customer companies.
Capstone is based on the CDIO concept that was developed to better match between engineering education and the needs of working life.
Capstone applies the CDIO method to develop and rethink education, which then matches business needs better. Tight integration between research and practice combined with methods of innovation pedagogy develop the students’ abilities to meet actual situations that occur in working life. The result is future workers who are more skilled and more realistic.
The primary task of the Capstone Innovation Project is to produce a prototype of a product or service that a company needs, or a potential solution to an as yet unsolved problem. Capstone encourages the companies to boldly try new approaches, test new ideas in a user-centered way and engage potential customers with the designing process. Success requires failures too!
A 6-7 person team of students from different fields and international students bring a new aspect to new ideas and solutions and give a good starting point to bring out new products or services. Capstone helps to improve organisations and to produce professionals of the future.