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Introduction to the research paper

Introduction to the research paper. Selecting a research paper topic. What you should ask yourself first: What are you really interested in learning about? Can you find information about this topic? Can your topic be narrowed down so that your research is easier?

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Introduction to the research paper

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  1. Introduction to the research paper

  2. Selecting a research paper topic What you should ask yourself first: • What are you really interested in learning about? • Can you find information about this topic? • Can your topic be narrowed down so that your research is easier? • Propose your topic to Mrs. Rivers and myself! 

  3. Examples of ideas that are too broad: • Birth defects • Nursing • Sports Narrow the topic down: • Children with Down Syndrome receive better care at home. • Vaginal deliveries after C-sections are safe. • Youths involved in sports perform better in school.

  4. Websites to help narrow topic: Advice Engine- • http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html • This assists in choosing the best search tool for your information needs. Clusty • http://clusty.com • Categorizes or clusters main topics or major concepts

  5. Websites to help narrow topic continued… Kartoo • www.kartoo.com • A meta search engine which visually presents its results on a map that connects ideas. Mooter • www.mooter.com • Clusters search results just like Clusty

  6. The #1 place students go to for research is… www.google.com The question is, do you know how to search correctly?

  7. Google search tips • Use “quotation marks” around words that you wish to appear as you entered them • “global warming” • “civil rights movement”

  8. Tips continued… • Use a minus sign (-) to exclude a word from your results • Vikings –Minnesota • Use the following terms to limit your search to pages published by certain groups • Site:edu • Site:org • Site:gov • Site:mil • Other shortcuts can be found at http://websearch.about.com/library/cheatsheet/blgooglecheatsheet.htm

  9. Watch those url’s Look for trustworthy domain names: .edu- educational institution .k12- elementary & secondary schools .gov- government agency .org- organization or association .museum- museum Domain names to be careful of… .com- commercial .net- personal or other site

  10. The google game: • Take your idea for a topic and do a simple search using Google • Keep adding Google Shortcuts until your search is narrowed down as far as possible. Example: “Global Warming”- 41,600,000 hits Add “polar ice cap”- 45,800 hits Add site:gov- 155 hits

  11. Transition…. Plagiarism

  12. Plagiarism “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.” Webster’s Dictionary

  13. Plagiarism continued… • When using another person’s work, you must provide an in-text citation (parenthetical citation). This shows that the words given or the idea presented are not your own. • In-text citation right after a direct quotation or paraphrasing. • You do not want to disrupt the sentence. So, if your quotation ends and the sentence continues, then place the citation at the end of the sentence.

  14. plagiarism continued… Question for you: Can a student read about a subject on the internet and then put it into his or her own words without a citation after each sentence?

  15. Answer: No. Why? • Because it’s plagiarism. • You never use back to back citations.

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