Capstone Proposal

Name of Student: Marcus Humber Date: March 31, 2023

Teacher: Mr. Green Block: A

Proposed Title:
An App to assist in the mental health of others.

My Inquiry Question is:

Which aspects of life can you improve if you eliminate contributors of poor mental health?

Rationale/Context:
I chose this topic because mental health is a big issue in many people’s lives, and because of that it
influences other areas of our lives not allowing us to live to our full potential. I would like to learn what
we can improve if we truly take the time to better our mental health. It is a personal interest to me
because I want to become the best version of myself, but I can’t if I do not have a healthy mind, so by
learning about how to improve on it I can also learn about how we can improve our lives and have
everyone become the best version of themselves.

Background:
Poor mental health does have a negative effect and fixing it can improve aspects of life such as sleep
quality which alone has an outstanding impact on our bodies.

Career Connections:
I am still unsure about my intended career area. This inquiry connects to all my goals because to live a
healthy and happy life, you need to have a healthy mind and by eliminating those barriers it is possible
to live a happier life.

Interdisciplinary and core competencies connections:

My capstone will include all six core competencies.
Personal Awareness and Responsibility
- My capstone connects to all three branches of this core competency. Mental health ties into
well-being, self-determination and self-regulation and is a key factor in your ability to positively
and successfully perform this core competency. Poor mental health and give negative results,
and so by improving mental health you can improve on your personal awareness and
responsibility.
Social Responsibility
- People with poor mental health do not necessarily focus on their social responsibility because it
is one of the least of their worries. If you are not in the right mindset you are less likely to build
positive relationships, solve problems in peaceful ways and contribute to the community, which
are all important aspects of this core competency.
Critical and Creative Thinking
- Having poor mental health may also mean having poor critical and creative thinking. It can be
harder to develop ideas, analyze, draw conclusions, and ask meaningful questions. All these
aspects are important in being successful whether it is in school or at work.
Communication
 - Communication is a particularly important skill in every aspect of life and is one if not the most
essential skills. Mental health issues such as (social) anxiety can make communication more
difficult and harder to learn/master, which can seriously put these individuals at a disadvantage.
Personal and Cultural Identity
- When it comes down to knowing your strengths, what makes you unique, what is important to
you and how you can use your strengths/abilities to your advantage, it can be difficult for
people with poor mental health to understand what these ideas mean to them. Someone with
depression might not know or have anything positive to think of when it comes to what makes
them unique, or what strengths they have. If you have a negative way of thinking with these
ideas, then this core competency can not be used to the benefit of others as is intended.

Capstone Presentation Medium:

An app which will be based on how to improve mental health and act as a journal/thought tracker. I will
also create a PowerPoint presentation on why it works and is beneficial and go into more detail on how
it improves certain aspects of life.

Description of my Capstone project:

I will be doing research on mental health, what it is and the probable causes. I will be researching how to
cope with (in a healthy way) and eliminate causes/factors to improve mental health and overall way of
life. I will investigate how it affects your life and the negative impact each effect has. I will also research
about app creation and how to create one and what software to use. I will be investigating how we can
improve aspects of life if we eliminate negative mental health. I will be creating an app that will help
users with their mental health in an uncomplicated way. There will be methods to improve mental
health and remove negative components such as overthinking. There will also be a thoughts section and
a daily check in for users to write down how they feel that day. In the end, the product will be a user-
friendly app to benefit your mental health. By creating this, I am aiming to solve mental health issues in
young people, but also anyone who needs it. I am aiming to improve others’ everyday life by living with
a clear, healthy, and happy mind. This is a critical issue in our society today and I believe we need to stop
living with it and create solutions for the benefit of everyone on this planet.

Resources/Technology/Skills:
I would need access to a computer and phone as well as I would need to find a good ap making
software. I would need to do some research on app making software’s and how to use it.

Mentors/Community Connections:
I might need to find a connection with someone with the tech knowledge to create and design an app,
which would make it easier to create.

Project Limitations:
Finding an app software that does what I need it to do as well as price. If the software is too expensive,
then I would need to think of alternatives that can still do most of the things that the paid one can.
Other limitations are struggles with designing the app in terms of not knowing how to use the software
or something not working as it should be and needing to problem solve.

Other Considerations:
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