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STUDENT SUCCESS Session 2: Getting Ready for Research and INFORMATION USE
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STUDENT SUCCESSSession 2: Getting Ready for Research
andINFORMATION USE
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
DETAILDETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL
DETAIL DETAIL
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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