STUDENT SUCCESSSession 2: Getting Ready for Research

andINFORMATION USE

Kyle Denlingerkddt33@mail.missouri.edu

@denriguez

LASER-FOCUSED RESEARCH!RESEARCH QUESTIONSVISUALIZE YOUR TOPIC!CONCEPT MAPPING

WRITE APAPER.

WRITE APAPER.

vresearch

Did I freak you out?

Yeah?

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE

NO IDEAHOW TO START SUCH A PROJECT.

AND THAT'S OK.

AND THAT'S OK.(that's why you're here!)

So where do we begin?

Conceptmapping

COMPLEX CONCEPTS

CONCEPT MAPSHELPVISUALIZEYOU

concept maps?

TERMS AND IDEAS

CONCEPT MAPSHELPREMEMBERYOU

concept maps?

BE MORE AWESOME

CONCEPT MAPSHELP GENERALLYYOU

concept maps?

TO PICK A DECENTFIRST YOU NEED

TOPIC

HOW ABOUT

HOW ABOUT

NINJAS

COOL TOPIC, BRO!NOW WHAT?

NOW WE WRITEALL THE PAPERS!

WRONGWRONG

YOUR TOPIC IS

GINOR-MOUS

YOU NEED TONARROWYOUR TOPICQUITE A BIT

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:PORTRAYAL OF NINJASIN POPULAR CULTURE

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:THE ROLE OF NINJASTHROUGHOUT HISTORY

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:THE EVOLUTION OFNINJA TECHNOLOGIES

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:MODERN-DAY NINJAENTHUSIAST MOVEMENT

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:EFFECT OF THE NINJAON JAPANESE RELIGION

DO YOU WANTTO RESEARCH:SOMETHING DIFFERENT

ENTIRELY?

GREAT IDEAS.NOW LET'S MAP 'EM!

PUT YOUR MAINTOPIC IN THE MIDDLE

STEP 1:

NINJAS

CONNECT SUB-TOPICSTO THE MAIN TOPIC

STEP 2:

NINJAS

POP HISTORY

ENTHU-

CULTURE

SIASTS RELIGION

TECHNINJA

GO TO TOWN WITHMORE SPECIFIC IDEAS

STEP 3:

INACCURATEPORTRAYALS

EFFECT ON CHILDREN

CARTOONS

VIOLENCE

POPCULTURE

MOVIES

KEEP ADDING ASYOU THINK OF STUFF

STEP 4:

TOPIC

SUBTOPIC

SUBTOPICSUBTOPIC

SUBTOPIC SUBTOPIC

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THAT IS A SWEETCONCEPT MAP!

CONGRATS!

REALLY GOODARE BIG AND DETAILEDCONCEPT MAPS:

ADD ALL YOUR IDEAS!

REALLY GOODARE IN CONSTANT FLUXCONCEPT MAPS:

CHANGE IS GOOD!

REALLY GOODMAKE SENSE TO YOUCONCEPT MAPS:

BREAK THE RULES!

Researchquestions

NOW THAT YOU HAVE ATOPIC,YOU NEED A GOODRESEARCH QUESTION

Ugh, more work?

NONO

RESEARCH QUESTIONACTUALLY, A GOOD

EASIERMAKES YOUR LIFE

CHECK IT OUT:

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHRESEARCH IS FOCUSED

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHOUTRESEARCH IS RANDOM

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHRELEVANCE IS CLEAR

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHOUTRELEVANCE IS MUDDY

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHGOOD SOURCES STAND OUT

A RESEARCHQUESTION:

WITHOUTGOOD SOURCES BLEND IN

GOOD RESEARCHQUESTIONS:ARE OPEN-ENDED(NOT A YES/NO QUESTION)

GOOD RESEARCHQUESTIONS:TACKLE AN ISSUE

LIKE A PROBLEM OR CONTROVERSY

GOOD RESEARCHQUESTIONS:HAVE TWO SIDES

AND ALLOW YOU TO TAKE A STAND

DIFFERENTFLAVORS

QUESTIONSCOME IN

4DIFFERENT

FLAVORS

QUESTIONSCOME IN

HOW DOES THE CINEMATIC1. COMPARISON

PORTRAYAL OF NINJAS INAMERICAN FILMS COMPARETO THAT OF JAPANESE FILMS?

WHAT EFFECT DOES THE2. CAUSE/EFFECT

IN NINJA FILMS HAVE ONCHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS?

EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE

TO WHAT EXTENT DID3. MEASURING

PRACTICE OF RELIGIONIN JAPANESE CULTURE?

NINJAS INFLUENCE THE

HOW HAS THE MODERN4. PROCESS

MOVEMENT TAKEN HOLDIN THE UNITED STATES?

NINJA ENTHUSIAST

ANY ONE OF THOSEQUESTIONSWOULD MAKE FORAWESOME, FOCUSED

RESEARCH

WINWIN

GUIDE YOUR INFO QUEST!RESEARCH QUESTIONSCHART YOUR TERRITORY!CONCEPT MAPPING

Burkhardt, Joanna M., Mary C. MacDonald, and Andrée J. Rathemacher. Teaching information literacy: 50 standards-based exercises for college students. ALA Editions, 2010. Print.

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