Instructor:
T. Perla
English 110
PURPOSE:
Aren't we always trying to improve
ourselves? This
research guide has been designed to help you complete your research
assignment.
-
stimulate students in making sense of
the world around them. We
live in a society which is based on the belief
that citizens should make informed decisions.
- grant students practice in the research
process by having them use several mediums to
conduct the research,
- evaluate the relevance of each source, and
apply the gathered evidence to their chosen
topic.
STEP 1:
Select a Topic
Example
#1:
I am working
on the effects of global warming on ocean fish because I want to find
out how the impact of global warming influences our
understanding of pollution and the greenhouse effect,
in order to help my
classmates understand how we can
reduce our impact on the environment. Example 2:
I
want to find information on college students and cigarette
smoking so I can help my classmates
understand how smoking is harmful to their health.
YOUR TOPIC:
1.a:
I am trying to learn
about _____________________________________________________________________
because I want to find out how/why__________________________________________________________________
in order to help my classmates understand ____________________________________________________________.
STEP 2: Choose one or two databases and do a
keyword or subject search
2.a: The
first database I chose is called _____________________ (choose
one of these: General Onefile, Proquest )
and I typed in the keywords
(s)______________________________________________
.
2.b:
The second database I chose is called
____________________ (choose
one of these: General Onefile,Proquest
)
and I typed in the keywords(s)________________________________________________
2.c
Did you find articles on your topic ?
_____ (yes, no) Please show the librarian your choices.
|
General Onefile
or
Proquest
periodical database
 |
leads to
 |
Citation
"Children and nutrition"
Resto, Jeri
Child Development 2:5 (2,123:March) 235.
|
leads to
|
Article text.
"The formation of the ideas of children constitutes a
study equally interesting from a literary and a scientific point of
view..." |
STEP 3: Find
two articles on your topic and e-mail it to yourself
3.a Authors last
name:___________________________, author's first
name________________________
Title of article
___________________________________________________________________________
Name of magazine: ___________________________Date: _____________
Page article begins on _____
Circle the name of the database you used
General Onefile
Proquest ___________________________
Date you found this article:_________________________
3.b Authors last
name:___________________________, author's first
name______________________
Title of article
______________________________________________________________________
Name of magazine: ___________________________Date: _____________
Page article begins on _____
Circle the name of the database you used
General Onefile
Proquest ____________________
Date you found this article:_________________________
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