Workshop: Turn Research | Practice into Publications and Books

Open to the MAPP Community Only

Hosted by Tara Burke, Facilitated by Mohammad Gharipour

In this time of great social, technological, and environmental change, built environment practitioners and researchers play a critical role in creating new knowledge and deepening our understanding of conditions that impact human wellbeing, promote justice and equity, maximize efficiencies, and build relationships across disciplines to solve hard problems. Prioritizing and expanding the dissemination of research, practice, and scholarly work increases both the effectiveness and rate of knowledge transfer.

In this hands-on workshop, we look forward to working collaboratively with MAPP researchers and practitioners interested in expanding their publication rate via multiple avenues —journals, books, reports, case studies, project evaluation reviews, book review, exhibition review, and project blogs. Everyone along this continuum is welcome! You may be just starting out and interested in learning how to turn a completed project into a publication, or you may have published several books and can act as a resource to our community regarding best practices. Adjunct faculty, lecturers, PTK and TTK faculty, and alumni practitioners are welcome to participate.
 

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The session was in three parts.

Part 1 ~ 30 minutes

Overview of the workshop and an insider’s guide to book publications

Part 2 ~ 30 minutes

How to prepare a journal paper. In this section we will review best practices for turning a completed project into a publication, including what has worked for colleagues in the past. We will explore possible journal options and review the process of submitting a publication.

Part 3 ~ 30 minutes

Hands-on section. Each participant will sketch out a publication idea (for example, identify a past project), explore what format, journal, or publisher might be appropriate, and outline a go-forward plan. This go-forward plan might include setting up a time-line, identifying models and examples, and documenting needed resources.