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Doing Research
A modules-based approach to learning research skills that emphasizes the reflective nature of information discovery, the contextual basis for evaluating that information, and a recognition that information has value.
- Author
- Celia Brinkerhoff
- Publisher
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
Contents· 30 sections
- 01: Part 1. Get Started on your Research
- 01.1: Narrowing a Topic
- 01.2: Background Reading
- 01.3: Developing Your Research Question
- 02: Part 2. Recognize Types of Information
- 02.1: Types of Information Sources
- 02.2: What Kind of Information Do You Need
- 02.3: Popular and Scholarly Articles
- 02.4: Producing Information
- 02.5: Understanding Peer Review
- 03: Part 3. Develop your Search Strategy
- 03.1: Strategy 1: Start with Just the Keywords
- 03.2: Check your Bias
- 03.3: Strategy 2: Examine your Results
- 03.4: Move to a Database
- 03.5: Use the Library Catalogue
- 03.6: Strategy 3: Add some Filters
- 03.7: Strategy 4: Citation Tracking
- 03.8: Library Research Tools and When to use Them
- 03.9: Summing up Part 3
- 04: Part 4. Evaluate your Sources
- 04.1: Checklists
- 04.2: Question Authority
- 04.3: Who is the author
- 04.4: Consider Currency
- 04.5: Check for Purpose and Accuracy
- 04.6: Explore the source
- 04.7: But is it Relevant
- 04.8: Putting it all together
- 04.9: Summing up Part 4