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Find a topic, problem, or issue that is important to you. In a perfect world you will find something you care about, but also something you don’t already have too many opinions about. We’re going to try to learn new things and avoid confirmation bias here.
Create research questions to support your research about your topic.
Begin gathering information on your topic. Look EVERYWHERE you can to learn. Use the library. Go out into your community. LEARN EVERYWHERE YOU CAN. We’ll talk more about this as the project progresses.
Use the campus databases to locate some academic research on your topic
a. Try to consume at least 10 different sources on your topic, hopefully at least three of those will be from the academic database
Using two or three sources (at least one from the database) find a way to communicate to your audience:
a. What your topic is and why people care about it
b. What existing ideas already exist about the topic (rely on your research here, make sure you are using and citing from sources…. summary and paraphrase are going to be your best techniques here)
c. What new way of understanding or thinking about the topic you plan to present or bring to the table. (This act is called synthesizing–that is, looking for areas where sources agree or disagree, and from there building new ideas.)
Make sure you have a clear idea that is presented in a relevant way to a specific audience who will care about the topic.Find a topic, problem, or issue that is important to you. In a perfect world you will find something you care about, but also something you don’t already have too many opinions about. We’re going to try to learn new things and avoid confirmation bias here.
Create research questions to support your research about your topic.
Begin gathering information on your topic. Look EVERYWHERE you can to learn. Use the library. Go out into your community. LEARN EVERYWHERE YOU CAN. We’ll talk more about this as the project progresses.
Use the campus databases to locate some academic research on your topic
a. Try to consume at least 10 different sources on your topic, hopefully at least three of those will be from the academic database
Using two or three sources (at least one from the database) find a way to communicate to your audience:
a. What your topic is and why people care about it
b. What existing ideas already exist about the topic (rely on your research here, make sure you are using and citing from sources…. summary and paraphrase are going to be your best techniques here)
c. What new way of understanding or thinking about the topic you plan to present or bring to the table. (This act is called synthesizing–that is, looking for areas where sources agree or disagree, and from there building new ideas.)
Make sure you have a clear idea that is presented in a relevant way to a specific audience who will care about the topic.
Too Tired? Too Anxious? Need More Time? We’ve got your back.