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AI Systems 2026

Capstone Project Overview

Ralphthon Capstone Project

Section titled “Ralphthon Capstone Project”

Ralphthon is the final capstone project of this 16-week course. Teams design and implement an autonomous agentic system that solves a real software problem, based on the Ralph Loop methodology.

Schedule

Section titled “Schedule”
WeekContentDeadline
Week 13Team formation + architecture design document submission2026-06-03
Week 14Ralphthon execution + interim report2026-06-10
Week 15Integration testing + presentation materials submission2026-06-17
Week 16Final presentation + peer evaluation2026-06-24

Grading

Section titled “Grading”

The capstone is worth 30 points (30% of the final grade):

ItemPointsDescription
Technical Completeness12 ptsAgent pipeline actually works
Problem Fit6 ptsAppropriateness of topic and effectiveness of solution
Presentation Quality6 ptsClear explanation, live demo
Peer Evaluation6 ptsTeam member contribution assessment

Submission Structure

Section titled “Submission Structure”
capstone/
└── teams/
    └── [team-name]/
        ├── design.md          # Architecture design document (Week 13)
        ├── progress-week14.md # Interim progress report (Week 14)
        ├── README.md          # Final project documentation (Week 15)
        ├── report.md          # Final report (Week 15)
        ├── presentation.pdf   # Presentation slides (Week 15)
        ├── demo.mp4           # Demo video (Week 15)
        └── src/               # Source code
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