Research Plan Guide and Template

A. Restate the problem of the Capstone using a question format. Ex. How can the StatFinder App improve athletic
performance tracking for college recruitment?

How can OmniBus optimize public school bus systems?

B. State the goal {review your mission and vision} of the Capstone Project and explain how the end-result your Capstone work
will impact the community / school, city, state, country, or world in a specific time-frame. Ex. The goal of this Capstone project
is to have 100 athletic seniors by June 2016 be recruited by local colleges based on their athletic performance tracking on
StatFinder.

The goal of this capstone project is to have all Bridgeport school bus drivers and at least 100 riders use OmniBus by
June 2018.

C. List all materials you intend to use in your Capstone Project and include the purpose and how it will be used for the collection
of data for each:

Material Purpose Use for data collection Caution Statement

Android Studio To create the app for our It will be used to collect data in It is not anticipated that this
Capstone the controlled investigation and material will cause harm.
design investigation of the
Capstone Project.
 D. Using great detail explain the methods [procedures] you will use to collect data for each type of scientific investigation.

Scientific Variables Methods to collect data. Data Collected in

Investigati Addressed Chart Form
on

Controlled State the I.V. vs. Explain how you will use the I.V. to affect the Data will be
D.V. D.V. step by step. inserted after it is
Ex. collected.
1. The Company is formalized.
2. The Company brain-stormed together
and performed research to compose
the Literature Review.
3. The company presented the Literature
Review.
4. The company composed the Methods
portion of the Capstone.
5. The company presented the Methods to
an audience.
6. The OmniBus app will be created
primarily by the Director of Technology
using the Android Studio program.
7. The Alpha version will be tested by the
individual members of our company to
determine effectiveness and rule out
any errors.
8. If any errors are present they will be
corrected through the re-design of the
application.
9. The Beta version of the app will be
tested by the individual members of the
company to determine its effectiveness.
10. The Director of P.R. and COO will
explain the purpose and benefits of the
app to groups of students and create a
small group of 20 beta testers.
11. The 20 beta testers will give feedback
on the effectiveness of the app to track
their bus.
12. The feedback from the students will
determine if a redesign of the app is
needed.
13. The COO and Dir. Of P.R. will contact
We Transport to explain the purpose
and benefits of the app to help them
optimize their routes.
14. We Transport will provide feedback on
the effectiveness of the app in
generating bus routes.
15. Feedback from We Transport will
determine if a redesign of the app is
needed.
16. The COO and Dir. Of P.R. will open the
app up to anyone in Fairchild Wheeler
to use and test and promote it.
17. Users will be asked to fill out a survey
after a 4 week testing period on the
effectiveness of the app, the layout,
their experience, etc.
18. The COO and Dir. of Finance will
monitor the apps usage and
communicate with We Transport.
 19. The amount of students using the app
will be recorded.
20. We will present our data to We
Transport, and propose that they use
our app to make their bus routes, track
drivers, and enable communication
between drivers and riders.

Design Android Studio We will begin by designing the layout and

visual aspects of our app. We are also starting
to design our website which will contain
information with respect to our application.

Field How Explain how you will create [phrase each

many survey question] and conduct the survey.
times
students Ex. Survey questions will be placed on a
have Google Form to be conducted through the
missed internet via Edmodo.
their bus Questions:
How 1. What grade are you in?
many 2. What town are you from?
times 3. Has your bus ever been late?
students a. If so, how many times?
bus has 4. Have you ever missed your bus?
been late a. If so, how many times?
 How 5. Have you ever wondered where your
many bus is?
stops 6. Does your bus stop at stops where no
students one gets on or off?
busses a. If so, how many?
stop at 7. Would you be interested in being able
that are to track your bus and see where it is?
empty. 8. Would you be interested in having a
Students way to communicate with your bus
interest in driver and tell them if you will not be on
our apps the bus, late, etc. ?
functionali
ty

E. State the constraints that will affect the methods to collect data for each scientific investigation.

Scientific Investigation Constraints

Controlled Students not using our app, lying about using it, etc

Design It will be difficult to develop for both platforms (Apple and Android) at once

Field The survey and test subjects are specifically from Fairchild Wheeler
 F. List and explain the possible criticisms of the Research plan and address each of them. Regard your work as if a scientist or
college professor were reviewing it.

Possible Address of the Criticism with potential solution.

Criticism

Respondents in We depend on random students in Fairchild Wheeler to answer the survey, and there is no incentive for them
survey were less to do so. We may also be limited by the fact that the form is digital and thus those without a device to access
than 200 in the internet will be unable to complete it.
number

Android studio is Android studio is the only free-to-use app builder available at the school. In the future, if the app gains
only compatible enough traction, we will be able to develop our app for IPhones.
with Android
phones

G. The Timeline is a graphical representation using specific dates / date ranges for a detailed flow-chart of your work on the
Capstone Project. Use the Methods portion as a guide.
Ex.