Instructions: Please upload your proposal per Nancy’s instructions in class so they can be easily shared with your peers.

As a reviewer, please remember to…

Concentrate on your own response to the paper rather than rendering judgment. Use the first person (e.g., “I hear…”, “I didn’t understand…”, “I’m confused about…”, “I’d like to hear more about…”, “I couldn’t follow…”).

Avoid using the second person (e.g., “you should”, “you need to”, “you ought to”). Responses are a clear guide because they enable the writer to rethink the issues on his/her own. Your responses (1st person) are easier to listen to and accept, and in thus in the end more effective, than your judgments (2nd person).

Peer review questions to answer:

• Is the first paragraph an adequate statement of the problem statement? Did you know from the first paragraph clearly the gap they were trying to fill?
• Did each paragraph/section add to the argument/ the need for this in the world?
• Did the writer support this in a convincing manner?
• Is there sufficient detail in the schedule to convince you that this project is feasible?
• What was most effective about the proposal? What needs the most revision?

Please submit your revisions to Blackboard one week from today!

Thank you for welcoming Arjay to class this week. His presentation is linked here for your files:  dmst_capstone_orientation_Sep_22_2022.

Dig into the research module this weekend and let us know if you have any questions!

 

We are moving onward!

As a group work on Module 2: Research in Design
You can work together in person, totally on zoom, or a hybrid; you decide what works for your group.

{Community Partner Students}

• Please read through the word doc posted at the top of the page here.
• Stephanie will be sending an email to partners introducing group members, so look out for that!
• Once you receive that email please reach out to your partners and make a date to schedule an initial zoom conversation (30 minutes).

On Tuesday we will go over how to write a Preliminary Proposal (which will be due 9/29)

Ask yourself, do I want to devote the next seven months working on this project?

Yes, then you are ready for Thursday.

Maybe, then you need to schedule a meeting with your potential group and flush out details.

No, then send Nancy and I an email. Better to get separated now than divorced in March (trust me).

On Thursday: We will talk about research and how it applies to the capstone course and proposal – focusing on citations, navigating our website and databases, keyword searches, and just generally setting up appointments!

The we will take pictures of the capstone groups to appear in the fall newsletter and at graduation, so be sure to attend!