In Unit 4, you submitted your Capstone paper – and in Unit 5, you will now write a Capstone executive summary for it. An executive summary is a synopsis or a brief presentation of your Unit 4 Capstone project. In only 1-2 pages, it presents a “big picture view” of your Capstone scenario. As a hypothetical example, if you write a 200 page report for your employer, it is unlikely that the chief executive officer (CEO) will read your entire 200 page report. Instead, you will write a 1-2 page executive summary, which will provide the CEO with just enough information to enable him or her to understand the big project or proposal. The executive summary should enable the CEO to make informed decisions about the project, such as whether or not to fund, sponsor or implement it. Community stakeholders and government leaders also read executive summaries.
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This is the roadmap of your Capstone project:
- Unit 1: Problem Statement – Choose a topic and write 2-3 pages about how or why it is a problem that needs to be addressed in the Criminal Justice system.
- Unit 2: Video – Create a 2-3 minute video where you explain the problem(s) in your selected topic.
- Unit 3: Research & Review Preexisting Literature – Create 8 APA formatted Annotated Bibliographies for your topic.
- Unit 4: Capstone Paper – Write an 8-10 page Capstone paper about your selected topic.
- Unit 5: Executive Summary – Write a 1 to 2 page executive summary about your Capstone project.