Table of Contents
- 1. Purpose of This Lesson
- 2. Connection to the Capstone Project
- 3. Learning Outcomes
- 4. Key Concepts
- 5. Retrieval Practice
- 6. Worked Synthetic Example
- 7. Guided Activity
- 8. Student Production Activity
- 9. Evidence-Retention Box
- 10. Common Problems & Corrective Actions
- 11. Responsible-Use Boundaries
- 12. Participation Pathways
- 13. Accessibility Guidance
- 14. Self-Check Questions
- 15. Completion Checklist
- 16. Section Summaries
1. Purpose of This Lesson
This final lesson helps you synthesise all your capstone work, conduct a thorough self-audit, and prepare a submission-ready final project. You will verify claims and sources, check internal consistency, ensure accessibility, complete the final HUMAN review, document AI use, and confirm that your project meets all assignment requirements.
The capstone is not complete until it has been verified, reviewed, and polished. This lesson ensures that your final submission is coherent, evidence-based, and professionally presented. It also gives you a structured way to catch and correct errors before you submit.
A well-audited project demonstrates professional accountability and responsible scholarship. The audit process is itself a key skill for responsible AI practice — you will carry this approach into your professional work.
2. Connection to the Capstone Project
This lesson directly supports the finalisation of your Assignment 6 submission. It ensures that your final report:
- Aligns with the assignment instructions and grading rubric.
- Covers all required strategy components.
- Contains a qualified, evidence-supported recommendation.
- Documents residual risk and uncertainty.
- Includes an accurate AI-use disclosure.
- Is accessible, properly cited, and student-authored.
The products you create in this lesson are the final checkpoints before you submit.
- Lessons 1–4 provided all the building blocks; this lesson integrates them.
- You will now audit and refine your entire project.
3. Learning Outcomes
By completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Align your final report with the assignment instructions and grading rubric.
- Check coverage of all required capstone strategy components.
- Verify important factual claims, sources, quotations, and citations.
- Distinguish findings from assumptions and proposals.
- Preserve residual uncertainty and document it clearly.
- Complete the final HUMAN review, ensuring human purpose, agency, and accountability are central.
- Document all AI use appropriately and maintain human authorship.
- Conduct an accessibility review of your project.
- Prepare a submission-ready file with correct naming and format.
4. Key Concepts
This lesson focuses on synthesis, audit, and finalisation. Key concepts include:
4.1 Self-Audit
A self-audit is a systematic review of your own work against established criteria. In this lesson, you will audit your capstone for completeness, accuracy, and consistency. This is a professional practice that ensures quality and accountability.
4.2 Claim and Citation Verification
Verification means checking that every important claim is supported by a specific, authoritative source, and that all citations are accurate (author, date, title, page, etc.). You must also trace original sources where necessary and distinguish between AI-generated and verified content.
4.3 HUMAN Review
The HUMAN framework (from the course) is used for final integration of human purpose, agency, authority, capability, relationships, participation, alternatives, accountability, reflection, and continuing learning. You will apply it as a final check to ensure your strategy is truly human-centred.
4.4 AI-Use Disclosure
AI-use disclosure is a transparent record of how you used AI tools in developing your capstone. It should include the system used, purpose, prompts, outputs, verification performed, and any corrections. Disclosure does not replace verification or authorship; it complements them.
4.5 Residual Risk and Uncertainty
Even after a thorough analysis, some uncertainty remains. Residual risk and residual uncertainty should be explicitly stated in your final report. This demonstrates intellectual honesty and professional responsibility.
Self-Audit
Systematic review against criteria.
Verification
Checking claims and sources.
HUMAN
Final human-centric review.
AI-Use Disclosure
Transparent documentation.
Residual Uncertainty
Acknowledging what is not known.
5. Retrieval Practice
Before you begin the guided activities, recall what you know about synthesis and audit.
1. What is the difference between a finding and an assumption in your capstone?
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Findings are evidence-based; assumptions are unverified starting points.
2. Why is it important to verify quotations and citations?
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To ensure accuracy and avoid fabrication or misattribution.
3. What is the purpose of the HUMAN framework in the final review?
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To ensure that human purpose, agency, and accountability are central to the strategy.
4. What should an AI-use disclosure include?
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System, purpose, prompts, outputs, verification, corrections, and incorporated material.
5. Why is residual risk and uncertainty documented in the final report?
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To be transparent about limitations and to guide future monitoring and adaptation.
6. Worked Synthetic Example
Continuing the Education stream example, the student now performs the final synthesis and audit.
6.1 Self-Audit Checklist
The student uses a checklist to verify that all required components are present:
- ✅ Title page, executive summary
- ✅ Introduction, problem definition, evidence of need
- ✅ Stakeholders, workflows, AI role, human-only activities
- ✅ Framework selection and integrated analysis
- ✅ Risk classification, governance, safeguards
- ✅ Scenarios, adaptive safeguards
- ✅ Residual risk, uncertainty, final recommendation
- ✅ AI-use disclosure, references, appendices
6.2 Claim and Citation Verification Record (Excerpt)
| Claim | Source cited | Verified? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students with visual impairments face delays of 7–10 days. | University accessibility office report, 2025 | ✅ | Report available; data confirmed. |
| AI summarisation accuracy can reach 90%. | Smith & Jones (2024), Journal of AI Research | ✅ | Peer-reviewed; accuracy depends on domain. |
| Instructors must review all summaries. | Course materials, Chapter 17 | ✅ | Framework requirement; verified. |
6.3 Final HUMAN Review
The student applies the HUMAN framework:
- Human purpose: The strategy improves access and equity for students with disabilities.
- Agency: Students can choose to use the summaries; they are not forced.
- Authority: Human reviewers (specialists, instructors) have final authority.
- Capability: The strategy enhances, not replaces, human capability.
- Relationships: Communication between students, specialists, and instructors is maintained.
- Participation: Students and instructors have avenues for feedback.
- Alternatives: Manual transcription remains available.
- Accountability: Clear ownership and stop authority.
- Reflection: The strategy includes monitoring and adaptive safeguards.
- Continuing learning: Revalidation triggers and periodic review.
6.4 Final Residual-Risk Statement
Residual risk is low. The main residual risks are occasional errors in summaries and potential for review to become perfunctory. These are mitigated by monitoring, feedback, and clear escalation. The student recommends a pilot phase and a six-month re-evaluation.
6.5 AI-Use Disclosure
The student documents using an AI tool for brainstorming search terms, drafting a preliminary outline, and generating candidate scenarios. All AI-generated content was verified and adapted. No AI was used to write the final synthesis or recommendation. The disclosure is included in the final report.
6.6 Submission-Ready File
The student saves the final report as COMP327_Assignment6_Lastname_Firstname.pdf (or
.docx) and confirms it meets all accessibility requirements: headings, alt text, table captions, and
plain language.
The student has audited, verified, and polished the capstone, ready for submission.
7. Guided Activity
Using your completed capstone draft (from Lessons 1–4), work through the following steps to audit and finalise your project.
7.1 Align with Assignment Instructions and Rubric
Review the official Assignment 6 instructions and grading rubric. Check that your draft addresses all required components and matches the expected structure.
Note any gaps or misalignments and plan revisions.
7.2 Check Coverage of Required Strategy Components
Use the list of 20 required components from the master prompt (e.g., define problem, establish purpose, compare alternatives, etc.). Check off each one and note where you need to add or expand.
List any missing components and plan additions.
7.3 Verify Important Factual Claims
For each major claim in your report, trace it to a specific source. Check that the source is authoritative, current, relevant, and cited correctly. Correct any unsupported generalizations.
Create a verification record (table) for key claims.
7.4 Check Internal Consistency
Read through your report to ensure that your recommendation follows logically from your analysis, that there are no contradictions, and that terminology is used consistently.
Note any inconsistencies and correct them.
7.5 Distinguish Findings from Assumptions and Proposals
Clearly mark which parts of your report are based on evidence (findings), which are assumptions, and which are proposals for future action. Ensure that your recommendation is grounded in findings.
List your key findings and identify any assumptions.
7.6 Complete the HUMAN Review
Apply each element of the HUMAN framework to your strategy. Write a brief paragraph for each element, explaining how your strategy addresses it.
Document your HUMAN review findings.
7.7 Document Residual Risk and Uncertainty
Update your residual-uncertainty register from Lesson 3. Ensure it reflects any new insights from your governance design. Write a final residual-risk statement.
Write your final residual-risk and uncertainty statement.
7.8 Prepare Your AI-Use Disclosure
Document all AI tools used, for what purpose, what prompts and outputs, what verification you performed, and what material was incorporated. Include any corrections made.
Write a complete AI-use disclosure.
7.9 Conduct Accessibility Review
Check your final report for accessibility: headings, link text, table captions, alt text for figures, colour contrast, plain language, and a text alternative for any diagrams. Make corrections as needed.
List accessibility issues you fixed.
7.10 Confirm File Format and Naming
Verify that your submission file is in the required format (e.g., PDF, DOCX) and named correctly (e.g.,
COMP327_Assignment6_Lastname_Firstname). Ensure no special characters or spaces that
could cause issues.
State your filename and format, and confirm they meet requirements.
7.11 Perform Final Read-Through
Read your entire report from start to finish. Check for clarity, flow, grammar, and spelling. Ensure that your executive summary accurately reflects the content. Make final tweaks.
Note any final corrections made.
8. Student Production Activity
Now produce the final set of deliverables that demonstrate your submission readiness.
- Completed capstone self-audit – a checklist or narrative confirming all components are addressed.
- Claim and citation verification record – a table linking claims to verified sources.
- Final HUMAN review – a written application of the HUMAN framework to your strategy.
- Final residual-risk statement – a concise statement of residual risk and uncertainty.
- Qualified final recommendation – a clear, evidence-supported recommendation (may be conditional, deferred, or negative).
- Accurate AI-use disclosure – a complete record of AI use.
- Accessible final report – your revised capstone report, now accessible.
- Submission-readiness checklist – a completed checklist confirming all requirements.
- Correctly named submission file – the final file, ready to upload.
Format: Your final report should be a single document (PDF or Word) that includes all sections. The self-audit, verification record, HUMAN review, and other products can be included as an appendix or submitted separately if permitted.
Before you consider your project complete, re-run the stop conditions from Lessons 1–4. Ensure that no stop condition applies. If any does, you must revise before submitting.
9. Evidence-Retention Box
Your final capstone report is the ultimate product. However, retain all your working documents (Lessons 1–4 products, drafts, verification records) in case you need to reference them or provide evidence of your process.
- All previous lesson products (scope, workflows, framework matrix, governance plan, etc.)
- Your final, submission-ready report
- Your AI-use disclosure record
- Your verification records
- Any feedback from peers or instructor
10. Common Problems and Corrective Actions
| Problem | Description | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|
| Recommendation not supported | Final recommendation does not clearly follow from the integrated analysis. | Re-examine your analysis; ensure your recommendation is a logical conclusion from your findings and risk assessment. |
| Unverified citations | Citations are copied from AI or not checked. | Look up every cited source; verify author, title, date, page numbers, URL. |
| Missing AI disclosure | AI use is not documented. | Write a complete disclosure, even if you used AI minimally. |
| Inconsistent terminology | Same concept described differently in different sections. | Create a glossary of key terms and use them consistently. |
| Overly confident claims | No residual uncertainty stated; project appears certain. | Add a residual-uncertainty section acknowledging limitations. |
| Accessibility issues | Images lack alt text, tables lack captions, headings not semantic. | Use built-in accessibility checkers (Word, Acrobat) and fix issues. |
| File naming incorrect | Filename does not match instructions. | Rename file exactly as specified (e.g., COMP327_Assignment6_Lastname_Firstname). |
11. Responsible-Use Boundaries
In finalising your capstone, you must uphold academic integrity and responsible practice.
- Do not present AI-generated content as your own without verification and attribution.
- Do not fabricate sources, evidence, or citations.
- Do not claim professional authority you do not possess.
- Do not omit AI use from your disclosure.
- Verify every substantive claim and cite correctly.
- Document all AI use honestly and completely.
- Ensure your own synthesis, reasoning, and judgment are evident.
- Acknowledge all limitations and uncertainties.
12. Three Equivalent Participation Pathways
You may complete this lesson using any of the three pathways below.
Option A: Approved AI Tools
Use AI tools for bounded tasks such as:
- Generating a first draft of your AI-use disclosure (verify and adapt).
- Checking plain-language clarity of your executive summary.
- Suggesting alternative phrasing for complex passages.
- Helping you identify potential unsupported claims.
You must verify all AI-suggested changes and remain accountable for the final content.
Option B: Supplied Capstone Records
Use supplied materials such as:
- Sample AI-use disclosure templates.
- Checklists for self-audit and accessibility.
- Example HUMAN review applications.
- Verification record templates.
Adapt these materials to your specific project.
Option C: Non-AI Project Development
Complete all activities using conventional methods:
- Manual review of your report against checklists.
- Using word processor tools for accessibility checks.
- Creating your disclosure by reviewing your workflow logs.
- Hand-checking citations from library sources.
All pathways assess the same learning outcomes. Choose the one that works best for you.
13. Accessibility Guidance
Ensure your final report meets accessibility standards:
- Use semantic heading structure (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.).
- Provide descriptive link text (not “click here”).
- Add alt text to all images and figures.
- Use table captions and proper header rows.
- Ensure colour contrast is sufficient (WCAG AA).
- Do not rely on colour alone to convey information.
- Write in plain language; define acronyms.
- Provide a text alternative for any diagram (e.g., a numbered list).
- If using PDF, ensure it is tagged for accessibility.
Use your word processor's accessibility checker to identify and fix issues.
14. Self-Check Questions
1. What is the primary purpose of a self-audit in the capstone?
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Feedback: B is correct. The audit ensures quality and accountability.
2. Which of the following should be included in an AI-use disclosure?
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Feedback: D is correct. A complete disclosure includes all these elements.
3. What does the “A” in the HUMAN framework stand for?
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Feedback: B is correct. HUMAN includes Agency, Authority, Accountability, etc.
4. Why is it important to distinguish findings from assumptions?
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Feedback: B is correct. Transparency about evidence and assumptions is a hallmark of responsible practice.
5. What should you do if you cannot verify a citation?
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Feedback: B is correct. If you cannot verify, you must either remove the claim or clearly mark it as unverified.
6. Which of the following is a valid final recommendation in a responsible AI strategy?
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Feedback: B is correct. Conditional, qualified recommendations are typical in responsible AI.
7. What is the role of residual-uncertainty documentation?
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Feedback: B is correct. Residual uncertainty is a sign of intellectual honesty.
8. Why is accessibility review important in the final submission?
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Feedback: B is correct. Accessibility is about equity and inclusion.
15. Completion Checklist
- I have reviewed the purpose and connection to the Capstone Project.
- I have completed the retrieval practice questions.
- I have studied the worked synthetic example and understand the audit and finalisation process.
- I have completed the guided activity:
- Aligned with assignment instructions and rubric
- Checked coverage of all required components
- Verified claims and sources
- Checked internal consistency
- Distinguished findings from assumptions
- Completed the HUMAN review
- Documented residual risk and uncertainty
- Prepared AI-use disclosure
- Conducted accessibility review
- Confirmed file format and naming
- Performed final read-through
- I have produced all required student products.
- I have saved my final report and all working documents.
- I have reviewed the common problems and corrected any issues.
- I have confirmed that my AI-use disclosure is complete.
- I have ensured my report is accessible.
- I have completed the self-check questions and reviewed the feedback.
- I have confirmed that no stop conditions from any lesson apply.
- I am ready to submit Assignment 6.
Congratulations on completing all five capstone lessons. You have built a comprehensive, responsible AI integration strategy. Now submit your final project through the official Moodle submission area.
16. Section Summaries
Purpose
Synthesise, audit, and finalise your capstone for submission.
Connection
Directly prepares you for submission of Assignment 6.
Learning Outcomes
You can now align with rubric, verify claims, complete HUMAN review, disclose AI use, ensure accessibility, and prepare a submission-ready file.
Key Concepts
Self-audit, claim verification, HUMAN review, AI-use disclosure, residual uncertainty.
Retrieval Practice
Recalled key finalisation concepts.
Worked Example
Showed a complete audit, HUMAN review, disclosure, and submission process.
Guided Activity
Step-by-step prompts to audit and finalise your project.
Student Production
Produced nine deliverables confirming submission readiness.
Evidence-Retention
Saved all working documents and final report.
Common Problems
Addressed unsupported recommendations, unverified citations, missing disclosure, inconsistency, overconfidence, accessibility issues, and file naming.
Responsible-Use Boundaries
Reinforced academic integrity, verification, and transparency.
Participation Pathways
Offered three equivalent ways to complete the lesson.
Accessibility
Guided you to ensure your final report is inclusive.
Self-Check
Tested understanding of audit, disclosure, HUMAN, and residual risk.
Completion Checklist
Confirmed all required work is done and you are ready to submit.
Submit your final capstone project through the official Moodle submission area. Ensure you have followed all submission instructions, including file naming and format. Good luck — you have done excellent work.