E603, Research Methods, in the writing department. Among other things, I learned how to read academic papers and how to think like a researcher. A fun last da

E603, Research Methods, in the writing department. Among other things, I learned how to read academic papers and how to think like a researcher. A fun last day of that course was considering "real world situations" through various research lenses ("If I were an anthropologist, what would I make of this situation?", "If I were trying to understand, using critical discourse analysis, why my roommate won't open the chicken door in the morning") has proven super valuable in corporate-life. There's different reasons for different things ("Why don't we have an onboarding doc?") and it's important to consider all of them and figure out what the best course forward is to achieve your objective.