Tutorial: Why Information Literacy Matters
- Why Information Literacy Matters
- Life in the Information Age
- Sharing Information
- Personal Reflection, Pt. 1
- Personal Reflection, Pt. 2
- Information Skills in College
- Using Information to Solve Problems
- Check Your Understanding
- Information Skills in the Workplace
- Workplace Skills
- Information Skills in Your Personal Life
- Check Your Understanding
- Conclusion
Video: Life in the Information Age
Video Tutorial: Research Process
Tutorial: Developing a Research Focus
- Introduction
- Follow the Guidelines of the Assignment!
- Checkpoint 1
- Avoid Taking a Position Before You’ve Done Research
- Checkpoint 2
- Checkpoint 3
- There’s a Variety of Ways to Figure Out a Research Focus
- Pre-Research Strategies
- Pre-Research Strategies Continued
- Pre-Research Strategies Continued
- Be Strategic About Early Search Terms
- Refining Your Search Scope
- Checkpoint 4
- Remember That Your Focus Can (and Probably Will!) Shift
- Concept Maps
- Conclusion
Video: How to Narrow Your Topic
Tutorial: Background Research Tips
- Introduction
- 6 Basic Questions
- Basics of Research
- Benefits
- Background Research vs. In-Depth Research
- Let's Compare
- Locating Useful Sources for Background Research
- Additional Reference Sources
- Test Your Skills
- Refine Your Paper Topic
- Test Your Skills
- Conclusion
Video Tutorial: Beginning Research with Wikipedia/Google
Video: Thesis Statements
Quiz: Thesis Statements
Tutorial: Scholarship as Conversation
- Overview
- What is Scholarly Conversation?
- Checkpoint 1
- The Growth of Research
- How Does Scholarly Conversation Work?
- Find Your Voice
- Use the Contributions of Others
- Critically Evaluate Scholarly Work
- Seek Our Different Viewpoints
- Checkpoint 2
- Conclusion
Quiz: The Research Process
Tutorial: Research for Persuasive Writing
- Introduction
- Components of Persuasive Writing
- Getting Started
- Video: Supporting and Opposing Evidence
- Checkpoint 1
- Supporting Evidence
- Supporting Evidence Continued
- Supporting Evidence Continued
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Continued
- Checkpoint 2
- Practice
- Conclusion
- Optional Activity
- Sources
Video: Creating a Research Plan
Video: Framing a Problem
Quiz: Research Strategies
