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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…
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 & HelpersPadlet discussion of steps & helpers (4 points)Research Process Map (2 points)Comment on each other’s maps (2 points)Reflection post (2 points)
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…
Background and Preliminary Research
For this Module, we are going to start locating resources for beginning your research. These resources can apply for both school-related research and life-related research.
Asking Questions
Questions are the foundation of all research – questions show curiosity and an interest in learning more. Asking questions is a natural part of human development, and something we all do as children without even thinking about it. As we get older, our ability to ask many and varied questions seems to taper off. For…
Reading Strategies
One step that is often overlooked in the research process is reading the sources you’ve found. In your college career so far, you may have already encountered difficulties reading academic/scholarly sources. As we’ve discussed, they are generally written for experts, so it can be overwhelming to try to understand them if you don’t have the relevant background…
Understanding URLs
It is easy to lose sight of the context in which information is created, especially on the internet – we all get laser-focused on finding a specific source and lose sight of how and why that source was created. In this module, you will learn to “read” and decode your the URLs of your search…
Internet Search Engines
In this module we will be learning more about internet search engines, including everyone’s favorite, Google. Although Google dominates the internet search world, and it can be an excellent tool to use, it is not the only search engine out there. We ask you to look more closely at some of the problems with Google,…
Information Privilege
In this module we will discuss information privilege and open access (OA) resources. This module consists of the following activities: 1. Read and comment on an opinion article (2 points) 2. View Information Privilege/Open Access Tools Video 3. Use & write up your experience with open access tools (8 points)
