Architecture Research Methods ARCH 5365 BCW Chapter 13

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Architecture Research MethodsARCH 5365BCW
Chapter 13

• Gary W. Smith, 2006

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Revising your Organization and Argument

• 3 Steps to analyze and revise your overall
  organization
• 1. Identify the outer frame of your paper your
  introduction and conclusionand a sentence in
  each that states your main claim, your point, the
  solution to your problem, and the answer to your
  question

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• 2. Identify the major sections of the paperand
  their main points

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• 3. In the intro, identify your key thematic
  concepts and diagnose the continuity of your
  themesthen do the same for each section of the
  paper

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Notes

• Information in these lectures was adapted from
  the following sources
• Booth, Wayne C., Colomb, Gregory G., Williams,
  Joseph M. 2003. The Craft of Research. Second
  Edition. Chicago University of Chicago Press.
• Groat, Linda N. and Wang, David C. 2002.
  Architectural Research Methods. New York John
  Wiley.