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10.1 Capstone Problem and Architecture

Role at Stage 10: Mastery

Choose a narrow but real system and design it before coding. This part is one capability inside the stage. It should leave behind an artifact, measurements, and a short explanation of failure modes.

Explanation

This part has 4 sub-parts because the topic needs that many learning units to feel natural. Some stages have more parts and some have fewer; the structure follows the topic, not a fixed template.

Part Diagram

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  P["<b>10.1</b><br/>Capstone Problem and<br/>Architecture"]
  P --> S1["<b>10.1.1</b><br/>Problem Selection"]
  P --> S2["<b>10.1.2</b><br/>Requirements and<br/>Constraints"]
  P --> S3["<b>10.1.3</b><br/>Architecture Decision<br/>Records"]
  P --> S4["<b>10.1.4</b><br/>Evaluation and Risk<br/>Plan"]
  P --> E["<b>Exam</b><br/>Part practice"]

Sub-Parts

Sub-part folder What it explains
10.1.1 Problem Selection Problem Selection is the working skill inside Capstone Problem and Architecture that helps you build the stage artifact, A capstone AI system with architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, observability, cost, security review, and portfolio narrative, while collecting enough evidence to trust the result.
10.1.2 Requirements and Constraints Requirements and Constraints is the working skill inside Capstone Problem and Architecture that helps you build the stage artifact, A capstone AI system with architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, observability, cost, security review, and portfolio narrative, while collecting enough evidence to trust the result.
10.1.3 Architecture Decision Records Architecture Decision Records is the working skill inside Capstone Problem and Architecture that helps you build the stage artifact, A capstone AI system with architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, observability, cost, security review, and portfolio narrative, while collecting enough evidence to trust the result.
10.1.4 Evaluation and Risk Plan Evaluation and Risk Plan is the working skill inside Capstone Problem and Architecture that helps you build the stage artifact, A capstone AI system with architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, observability, cost, security review, and portfolio narrative, while collecting enough evidence to trust the result.

What a Person Who Masters This Part Can Do

  • Explain how Capstone Problem and Architecture supports a capstone ai system with architecture, implementation, evaluation, deployment, observability, cost, security review, and portfolio narrative..
  • Build and inspect this artifact: Write a capstone architecture document.
  • Measure progress with: Review requirements, alternatives, risks, eval plan, and operations.
  • Debug at least one failure mode before moving to the next part.

Build and Measure

Build: Write a capstone architecture document.

Measure: Review requirements, alternatives, risks, eval plan, and operations.

Tests

Take one 30-question exam after studying this part. It opens in a new browser tab so the study page stays available.

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Back to Stage

Return to Stage 10: Mastery.