Editors can offer advice on writing the capstone through our webpages, resources, webinars, as well as residency and intensive presentations. Being part of a writing community means connecting with peers and other scholars. Here are some suggestions for how to communicate and connect with peers and committee members.

• Post regularly in the classroom, asking questions about capstone content or development.
• Post updates and share resources with peers; remember, all students must to write the introduction, literature review, etc. Students can share information, advice, and resources on writing the capstone.
• If a peer is in a related topic area, that is extra helpful. Discuss the literature and share resources.
• Consider asking peers in your classroom to post small parts of the document (e.g., the instruction pages). Read each other’s’ section and post some thoughtful feedback in the classroom.

• Remember, the chair is the project manager of the committee.
• Ask the chair about processes and requirements as needed.
• Discuss the feedback process with the chair, including what steps to use to implement feedback using track changes, comments, highlighting when making changes.
• Work with the chair to implement feedback from the second member and URR.
• Work with the chair to implement any feedback from the Writing Center (including Chapter Edits and the Form and Style Review).

• Contact the chair with questions on content, the process, what is the next step in writing.
• Contact the Student Success Advising Office with questions related to enrollment, registration, course completion, grades, the academic process and requirements, graduation and commencement.
• Use or contact the Library for help with locating research and sources, as well as accessing course readings.
• Check resources from the Academic Skills Center for help with MS Word, SPSS, NVivo, math and stats help.
• Check out SKIL Doctoral Writing Workshops for support in writing the different parts of the capstone.