To achieve its mission and goal, the Research Office is engaged in three ongoing initiatives.

1 Collect Existing Scholarship The Research Office collects papers, books, or bibliographic reference material on novice design education. The purpose of this initiative is to develop a comprehensive reference archive for research on novice design education.

2 Produce Scholarship The Research Office produces and facilitates scholarship through the work of its Directors and scholars who use its library.

3 Distribute Scholarship The Research Office disseminates scholarship through this website, other publications, and open access to the scholarship it collects.