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Starting Your Research

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Understanding Your Assignment

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Selecting a Research Topic

  • Your Topic ?
  • Assigned by your Instructor

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Clustering/Mapping

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What is your Topic assigned by Your Instructor

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Focusing Your Research

  • Purpose or Thesis Statement
  • Hypothesis
  • Research Questions
  • Accepting Uncertainty
  • Changing Your Topic

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Locating Information Resources

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Resource Types

  • Monographs
  • Periodicals
  • Journals
  • DVDs
  • Electronic Sources (Ebooks)
  • Websites
  • Databases

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Understanding Search Results

  • Garbage in, Garbage Out

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Plagiarism

  • Why Cite
  • Citation
  • Citation Styles
  • Notes
  • Bibliography

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Writing Your Paper

  • Review Your Assignment
  • Manage Writing Anxiety
  • Formatting
  • Getting Organized
  • Focus on Quality
  • Protect Your Work
  • Never Turn in Your First Draft

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