MITS Capstone Project Proposal Form
The Master of Information Technology Strategy (MITS) is a uniquely cross-disciplinary, cooperative endeavor of the CMU College of Engineering (CIT), School of Computer Science (SCS) and the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST) teaching students how to manage the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and related cyber challenges. Students gain an understanding of network and cyber operations, data analytics and forensics, cyber security, decision science, politics and strategy, international security, and the ability to apply best practices to solutions.

The MITS program provides a multidisciplinary education that prepares students to define and conceptualize:

  • the emerging environment of threats caused by cyber operations;

  • opportunities for enhanced information analysis and exploitation;

  • development and management of innovative information technology systems; and

  • decision-making challenges associated with the above.

The MITS Capstone Project provides students with an opportunity to apply concepts learned in the program’s core and concentration area courses. Projects may be sponsored by industry, academia, or government organizations. While projects may vary in domain and concentration area, they provide MITS students the opportunity to learn by doing.

Projects should focus on MITS concentration topic areas and provide an opportunity for students to apply program-specific content and/or practices to address some strategic or policy concern, issue, or challenge. Projects may cut across one or more concentration areas. This provides opportunities for students to work in teams with diverse interests and expertise.

Please complete the following form in as much detail as possible and click "Submit" when finished. A member of the MITS academic team will follow up directly with the email address provided. Reach out to Mark Gardner at markgard@andrew.cmu.edu if you have any questions regarding this form or the project overall.

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Sponsoring Organization/Company Name:
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Business Point of Contact for Administrative Contact: 
First and Last Name
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Business Point of Contact for Administrative Contact: 
Email Address
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Business Point of Contact for Administrative Contact: 
Phone Number
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Business Point of Contact for Administrative Contact: 
Street Address (w/ Country, City, State, and Zip Code)
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Student Point-of-Contact:
First and Last Name
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Job Title

(Who will be available to interact with the students? Level of interaction varies by sponsor availability, but weekly meetings with your project team are recommended)
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Student Point-of-Contact:
Phone Number
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Student Point-of-Contact:
Email Address
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Student Point-of-Contact:
Level of Availability
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Ideal Time Frame for the Project (14 weeks total)

Please select as many of the options below that would work as upcoming timelines for this project.

Note: Projects only take place during the Summer and Fall semesters. No projects run in the Spring semester (January - April)
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Business Motivation:

What are your business's need(s) or problem(s) to be addressed?
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Project Vision & Strategic Goals

Provide a brief list or description of the high-level vision for the proposed outcome of the project.
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Anticipated Student Outcomes:

What is expected to be completed at the end of the project? I.e. research analysis and recommendation, software developed and/or tested, training/deployment/transition needs, etc.

Note: There is no straight approach on how to achieve a stated objective of a project. The final approach can be negotiated between the student group and the company throughout the project process.

A final presentation and written reports are expected of all projects to meet the academic requirements of the Capstone course.
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Applicable MITS Concentrations:

Select the most applicable MITS concentrations for this project (see our website)

Note: You may select as many or as few as you think is appropriate
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Desired Skill Sets for Project:

Provide a brief list/description of the technical and/or interpersonal skills that you see are most relevant for this project. Examples might include: Critical thinking, research methods, Java, C++, Python, Communication skills, etc.
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Required Infrastructure:

List any required infrastructure such as licensed software, hardware for testing, protected data, etc.
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Technical Constraints or Potential Obstacles:

Are there any required technologies or other technical constraints that you foresee for this project? Or any potential unknowns that could present limitations on the progress of the project? I.e. access to data, interaction with other stakeholders outside of the company, etc.
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