Ready Set Research – Students will:
- Compare their experience doing research to Kuhlthau's model of the research process
- Recognize the importance of making decisions and considering consequences during the research process
- Match different information needs with the most appropriate resource formats
- Identify sources of research assistance available from the library
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Finding Books – Students will:
- Locate the library catalog
- Identify information needs that can be filled by the type of information found in books
- Compare books to other resource types
- Conceptualize the purpose of the call number system
- Evaluate search results for their relevance to the information need
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Finding Articles I – Students will:
- Locate the subscription article databases
- Understand the log-in process for off-campus use of the databases
- Conceptualize the difference between subscription article databases and Internet search engines
- Identify information needs that can be filled by the type of information found in articles
- Define keyword and identify examples of appropriate keywords
- Identify Boolean Operators and their uses
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Internet Searching – Students will:
- Identify information needs that can be filled by web sources
- Define domain and how it is used to categorize websites
- Perform an advanced search using Google
- Define the differences between a search engine and a web directory
- List limitations of search engines for college-level research
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Evaluating Sources – Students will:
- List elements to consider when evaluating an information source
- Define appropriateness in the context of college research
- Define authority in the context of college research
- Interpret the attributes of resources that are used to judge their relative authority
- Recognize the student’s responsibility for evaluating information sources as evidence
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Do It Yourself – Students will:
- Review the Student Handbook definition of plagiarism and consequences for plagiarists.
- Identify approaches to research and writing that make it more likely they will plagiarize.
- Identify approaches to research and writing that make it less likely they will plagiarize.
- Reflect on student and teacher attitudes that influence the decision to plagiarize.
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