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Michigan State University Data Science Capstone.

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CMSE 495 - SPRING 2026 Data Science Capstone

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Seeking Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 Project community partners!

If you have a project and are interested in being a CMSE495 community partner for Fall 2026 and/or Spring 2027 please reach out to the course instructor (Dr. Dirk Colbry colbrydi@msu.edu). For more information on becoming a project community partner please see our Project community partner Page

The CMSE 495 data science capstone course is intended to provide students with an opportunity to put together what they have learned across multiple courses to develop a final project that demonstrates their ability to work in a team on real-world problems.

The capstone course has three major goals:

  1. Provide students with a high impact, end-to-end project experience where they can apply classroom experiences and data science skills to solve real-world problems.
  2. Provide students with opportunities to learn and practice professional skills (communication, teamwork and leadership) in the context of team-based projects.
  3. Provide opportunities for students and faculty in the department to build relationships and network with industry partners, community organizations, and campus colleagues.

Course Structure

The class will meet three times a week during the 15-week semester. Classroom time will be divided across three broad activity categories:

When possible, the majority of time outside of class will be dedicated to tasks and deliverables that relate directly to the capstone teams’ projects.

Written by Dr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University Creative Commons License
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