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Introduction to Evaluating Sources
In this module we'll be thinking about how to evaluate the sources we find. The first step in evaluating a source is to identify what type of source it is, which can often help you to decide whether the source matches your information need. In this module, we'll be working with some types of sources that you might find in a library database, such as newspaper articles, encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and e-books. Continue reading
The Research Process
Here is the outline for the Research Process module. Details for each element are posted below in the order we'd like them completed:
- Research Process Steps & Helpers
- Padlet discussion of steps & helpers (4 points)
- Research Process Map (2 points)
- Comment on each other’s maps (2 points)
- Reflection post (2 points)
Orientation
Welcome to the orientation module! In this course, lessons (we call them "modules") will be posted every week on Tuesday. This orientation module, which we've posted a few days early, is meant to familiarize you with the course syllabus, our course site, and some tools we will be using throughout the semester. We are asking you to do several activities using several different tools. We hope this is not too tedious! We do this so that you will be prepared to use these same tools in assignments later in the semester and won't face frustrating technical difficulties at that point. While the work in Module 1 shouldn't be too time consuming, please don't wait until the last minute to complete it: allow yourself some time to work out any technical problems you might encounter. Continue reading
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