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The Capstone Professional Experience Project (PEP) option consists of completing an academically rigorous, professional-level project and receiving in return valuable mentoring in a real-world setting. Any information professional may propose a student project and agree to serve as the field supervisor for the project. Each student project will also have a member of the School of Information graduate faculty serving as a faculty supervisor.

A PEP will ordinarily result in a deliverable, e.g., a paper detailing the project, a Web site, a database, a dataset, a manual, or a community service program. Students are also required to present a poster session at the conclusion of the project.

PEP (INF 388L) is a course like any other in that the identical registration deadlines apply, but it differs in that you cannot register yourself for the course online. See registration requirements and forms.

Possible projects could include:

• Conducting a systems analysis and evaluation
• Archiving and preserving digital information and records
• Evaluating a library collection or information store
• Creating and implementing an outreach program

Recent student Capstone Professional Experience and Projects include:

• Creating a standardized user interface design based on usability tests with the current user community
• Programming a searchable online ASP/SQL database
• Developing a Web site for a non-profit group, including video, audio, virtual walking tour, and interactive outreach forms

International Students

International Students -- Check with the UT International Student and Scholar Services for up-to-the-minute information about paid and unpaid projects.