Writing 10 Tutorials
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Introduction: Recipe for Research Success
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Welcome to the tutorials series. |
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Module 1: Plan for Success |
Determining a Manageable Information Topic Examine your topic. Do you need to narrow or expand it? |
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Module 2: Choose Your Ingredients and Terms |
Identifying Key Concepts and Terms Identify the key concepts in your topic. Brainstorm related terms for those key concepts. |
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Module 3: Where to Shop? Where to Search? |
Select Valuable Search Tools Examine the “Databases & Articles” page to find appropriate search tools for your topic. |
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Module 4: Start to Shop and Search |
Utilize Effective Search Strategies Revisit your search terms and use them in an appropriate database. |
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Module 5: Investigate and Evaluate |
Review Search Results Examine search results and abstracts to find relevant materials. |
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Module 6: Premium/High Quality Ingredients & Sources |
Distinguish Between Scholarly and Popular Articles Determine if the materials you find are scholarly or popular. Find appropriate materials based on your assignment criteria. |
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Module 7: Buy It/Get It |
Retrieve Needed Resources Download and/or Request the materials you need. |
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Module 8: Serve it in Style |
Gather Information & Use it Ethically While finding materials, keep track of your citations so you can create an accurate bibliography. |
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