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Teaching and Mentoring Student Researchers Part 1: Paper Research

Research Skills Development Unit. Goals of this Workshop. To gain a broader understanding of student researchTo learn specific strategies for guiding students in doing ?paper research"To learn specific strategies for guiding students in doing ?scientific research". Research Skills Development Unit

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Teaching and Mentoring Student Researchers Part 1: Paper Research

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    1. Teaching and Mentoring Student Researchers Part 1: Paper Research

    2. Research Skills Development Unit Goals of this Workshop To gain a broader understanding of student research To learn specific strategies for guiding students in doing “paper research” To learn specific strategies for guiding students in doing “scientific research”

    3. Research Skills Development Unit What is research?

    4. Research Skills Development Unit What is Research? “Scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry. . . . a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.” American Heritage Dictionary

    5. Research Skills Development Unit

    6. Research Skills Development Unit What is research?

    7. Research Skills Development Unit What is research?

    8. Research Skills Development Unit Who is responsible for teaching research?

    10. Research Skills Development Unit Where do research ideas come from?

    11. Research Skills Development Unit Where do research ideas come from?

    12. Research Skills Development Unit

    13. Research Skills Development Unit Research Question Should Be : Important Matter to me personally Clearly worded A question that can be answered Clear how it could be investigated

    14. Research Skills Development Unit How to Answer a Research Question

    15. Research Skills Development Unit Information Literacy

    16. Research Skills Development Unit Sources of Information Internet (World Wide Web) Library (books, journals, magazines, printed materials) Local resources (museums, ministries, medical centers) Experts Family members

    17. Research Skills Development Unit The Internet: Surfing Through Noise* The Internet is like a growing vast ocean. We want to teach students how to surf this ocean safely and wisely. They need to be aware of the currents they will encounter.

    18. Research Skills Development Unit Searching the Internet Search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) Metasearch engines (Cactisearch, Dogpile) Other search engines (Kartoo, Clusty) Subject Indexes or Directories Online Libraries (Library Databases) Encyclopedias (Wikipedia)

    19. Research Skills Development Unit Do your students know how to use Google?

    20. Research Skills Development Unit Where can I learn more about Google?

    21. Research Skills Development Unit “Anyone conducting research who only goes to Google is not thinking critically.” Steve Bell University Librarian Temple University

    22. Research Skills Development Unit What’s a metasearch engine?

    23. Research Skills Development Unit What’s a metasearch engine?

    24. Research Skills Development Unit Other search engines

    25. Research Skills Development Unit Other search engines

    26. Research Skills Development Unit Other search engines

    27. Research Skills Development Unit Other search engines

    28. Research Skills Development Unit Subject Indexes and Directories

    29. Research Skills Development Unit Google Directory

    30. Research Skills Development Unit Librarian’s Internet Index

    31. Research Skills Development Unit Online Libraries

    32. Research Skills Development Unit Online Encyclopedias

    33. Research Skills Development Unit

    34. Research Skills Development Unit Evaluating Websites: Basic Questions to Ask Why was this page put on the Web? Was it to inform people with facts and data? Was it to explain something? Was it to persuade people to belief something or take action? Was it to sell something? Was it to share or disclose some information? Was it to entertain? (e.g., parody, satire) Is this page appropriate for your purpose? Does this page provide you with information that you need? Is the information valid? Current?

    35. Research Skills Development Unit Evaluating Websites: Which can I trust? Basic Questions to Ask Look at the URL. Is this a personal page or a Website of a company, organization, or other group? Check the domain name. Is it appropriate for the content? (edu=education sites; gov = government sites; org = organization sites) Is it published by a group that makes sense? For example, does it come from a newspaper? A governmental agency? A professional organization? university? Can you tell who wrote it or who created the Website? Can you find the name of the author? The organization? The agency?

    36. Research Skills Development Unit Evaluating Websites: Which can I trust? Basic Questions to Ask Can you find evidence of the authority or credentials of the authors? Look for links to things such as “About Us,” “Philosophy,” “Background,” or “Biography” How current is the Website? Has the information been updated? Look at the bottom of the page to find “last updated” or “date” to verify the last time the page was updated. Does the author use links or footnotes to document the information? Do the links work? If the Website contains links to other resources, are the links biased or slanted? Do they represent only one side of an issue?

    37. Research Skills Development Unit Teaching students to be ethical and honest Plagarism Using other people’s work without giving credit A type of cheating Dishonest and illegal Citing Sources Telling where your ideas and information comes from

    38. Research Skills Development Unit Types of Plagarism copying word-for-word directly from a text without acknowledgement; using text downloaded from the Internet without acknowledgement; borrowing statistics or assembled facts from another person or source without acknowledgement

    39. Research Skills Development Unit Detecting Plagiarism

    40. Research Skills Development Unit Detecting Plagiarism: PlagiarismDetect

    41. Research Skills Development Unit Using Google to Detect Plagiarism

    42. Research Skills Development Unit Plagiarism Detection Websites (Some Free)

    43. Research Skills Development Unit In Summary Make sure that students research issues that are important and meaningful to them. Guide them in narrowing their topic to a research question Challenge them to use many sources of information Teach them how to use Internet resources honestly and ethically Seek outside assistance when you don’t know the topic Reward students for their efforts

    44. Research Skills Development Unit Thank you for listening! If you have questions about research or need additional information, feel free to contact me. Dr. Gene e.jongsma@sec.gov.qa Office Phone: 456-0153 Mobile: 681-3987 Tarfa t.alnuimi@sec.gov.qa Office Pone: 456-0l69 Mobile: 586-9957

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