(05-20-2021, 01:23 PM)Dorothy44 Wrote: I know others say to have your topic picked ahead of time.  Honestly, how/where do you begin to pick a topic?  Having never done anything like this before, it is difficult to know where to begin?  I have read most things on here about it, but I am still at a loss.  I know the topic is probably the most important part, but does the professor help?  What suggestions do you have to read or help?  I would imagine so many papers have been done it is difficult to find something original. Any links you have would be very helpful.

(05-20-2021, 01:46 PM)LevelUP Wrote: [quote='Dorothy44' pid='337428' dateline='1621535002']
I know others say to have your topic picked ahead of time.  Honestly, how/where do you begin to pick a topic?  Having never done anything like this before, it is difficult to know where to begin?  I have read most things on here about it, but I am still at a loss.  I know the topic is probably the most important part, but does the professor help?  What suggestions do you have to read or help?  I would imagine so many papers have been done it is difficult to find something original. Any links you have would be very helpful.

(05-20-2021, 01:23 PM)Dorothy44 Wrote: Edited to ask instead:

Is anyone else taking the Capstone with Bari Courts in June? (I have the answer to the other questions.)



I know others say to have your topic picked ahead of time.  Honestly, how/where do you begin to pick a topic?  Having never done anything like this before, it is difficult to know where to begin?  I have read most things on here about it, but I am still at a loss.  I know the topic is probably the most important part, but does the professor help?  What suggestions do you have to read or help?  I would imagine so many papers have been done it is difficult to find something original. Any links you have would be very helpful.

(05-20-2021, 05:07 PM)dfrecore Wrote: For the business capstone, they give you a few options and you choose one.  From my experience, I'm just going to tell you to bite the bullet and choose 1 and get 'er done.  I spent way too much time agonizing over the topics, wasting that time when I could have just gone with whatever and finished it.  So don't agonize -throw a dart, and run with whichever one it lands on.  That's how much it matters.

(05-20-2021, 08:04 PM)Diana321 Wrote:

(05-20-2021, 05:07 PM)dfrecore Wrote: For the business capstone, they give you a few options and you choose one.  From my experience, I'm just going to tell you to bite the bullet and choose 1 and get 'er done.  I spent way too much time agonizing over the topics, wasting that time when I could have just gone with whatever and finished it.  So don't agonize -throw a dart, and run with whichever one it lands on.  That's how much it matters.

This is excellent advice.  Even though I saw this before on another post of dfrecore's, I didn't heed it 100% and got myself into a jam.  The topic I chose, although interesting to me, was way over my head and I burned through a week trying to write about it.  Don't do that - pick something that you are comfortable with and just write according to the rubric and you will be fine.  

As far as suggestions go, I think you'll be a little more comfortable after the first week of class begins and you get your first case study under your belt.  For me, I watched the case studies and added what we learned that week into a rough outline so that when it came time for me to write the paper, I had an idea of what needed to be included.  My experience with Dr. Courts has been a positive one, so I am confident that if you reach out to him for help, he will guide you.  Good luck!