I’ve looked at the few paper topics that have been submitted as of 9AM on the due date, today. Here are some general comments that may help those who have yet to submit.
- I reminded everyone by email last night that EACH person is to submit topics and teammates – NOT just one team member. I need that for grading purposes.
- We have quite a range of topics so far, from “BIM for Senior Design” to “Robotics in Construction”. That’s great.
- Anticipating the Outline for next week
- Be sure to include some appropriate literature.
- Google Scholar is a good starting point. The reference librarians can be helpful too.
- “Trade” publications such as AECBytes are acceptable for topics such as BIM where the literature may be sparse.
- General newspaper and articles in mass publications should be only a starting point. They’re usually based on more thorough information – whether cited or not.
- If you’re doing a “BIM in Senior Design” project
- Be wary of just keeping a journal.
- Look for literature (including the BIM Handbook) and plan to compare your experience to what is reported.
- Documenting expectations explicitly at the beginning in as much detail as possible is very worthwhile – a retrospective set of expectations isn’t nearly as convincing.
- Think about ways to make your record quantitative as well as qualitative.
- I will be posting the topics via a link from this blog so you can see what your classmates are doing
Jim Mitchell
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