On Writing
Your capstone project will likely be the biggest research report in your academic career. As such, it’s essential we start by going back to the basics! The Purdue OWL is a great resource to help you ensure all of your writing is clean, clear, and concise.
- The Return of Writing
- Active Versus Passive Voice
- Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Sentence/Verb Agreement
- Rules for Adjectives and Adverbs
- Verb Tenses
- Paragraph Organization and Flow for Graduate Writing
- Structuring Sentences for Graduate Writing
On Teamwork
- What Hollywood Can Teach Us About the Future of Work
- Why Some Teams are Smarter than Others
- When Debate Stalls, Try Your Paintbrush
- Hearing Every Voice in the Room
- What Google Learned from its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
Additional Readings
The Mini Guide to Critical Thinking.
Do I need to complete the CUNY UI-IRB process in order to conduct my research?
What should be in a literature review and tips to writing a great literature review.
On the benefits of diagramming your research. This may have a paywall (there is no need to subscribe/purchase), so here is also a helpful free video.
Readings on Research Methods Most Likely Used
Reading on Choosing Research Methods
- Architectural Research, Site Case Studies, and Design Proposal
- Analysis of Secondary and Meta-Data Sources
- Proprietary Data Collection (both qualitative and quantitative)
- Surveys
- Interviews
- Textual Analysis/Coding
- Focus Groups
- Archival Research
- Social Media Research