Most of you produced good outlines with a clear path to the rough draft due in less than two weeks now. Congratulations.
Some observations apply to many, but not all of the papers.
- Criteria for making judgments. In many cases you’re planning to make judgments about either your own success in a specific task or about comparisons or trends. I urge you to make your criteria for judging as explicit as possible early in the paper so it’s clear on what grounds you reach your conclusions.
- Reference to other industries. In a number of cases it would be highly appropriate to look at industries that may have made changes in advance of the construction industry – e.g. autos, manufacturing, ship-building.
- Previous experience – If you’re undertaking a task (e.g. a BIM-related project) it’s important to be explicit about your own state of proficiency, experience and attitudes at the beginning (and end) of the project.
- Literature – be sure, as I’ve repeatedly urged, to look beyond your own experience. For most papers a look at what others have reported would be highly beneficial. In some cases this will be non-academic work such as trade journals and blogs.
Jim Mitchell
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