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Rescue for the Technical Researcher & Writer

Rescue for the Technical Researcher & Writer. The Research Process. Planning the project Selecting / refining a topic Finding sources Evaluating your sources Organizing your findings Writing & revising. Time Management. http:core.lib.purdue.edu/plan4.htm. Tips for the Time Challenged.

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Rescue for the Technical Researcher & Writer

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  1. Rescue for the Technical Researcher & Writer

  2. The Research Process • Planning the project • Selecting / refining a topic • Finding sources • Evaluating your sources • Organizing your findings • Writing & revising

  3. Time Management http:core.lib.purdue.edu/plan4.htm

  4. Tips for the Time Challenged • Identify your deadline or other key dates, and work backwards to today • Chunk up your research tasks, and spread them through your calendar • Allow yourself a little more time than you may actually need

  5. Understanding Your Assignment • Format of the project (research paper, oral presentation, technical report, design . . .) • Length • Audience • Assessment criteria • Citation style (APA, MLA . . .)

  6. Chosen for you, or choose for yourself Refine your topic to something that is interesting to you Too broad / too narrow dilemma Your overall topic is computer security Exploring your Topic Do you write about all the security dangers that a computer faces? Too broad Do you write about the proper use of computer passwords? Too narrow Do you write about backup hardware and procedures? Just right

  7. Keep Exploring • Brainstorm ideas for a topic • Come up with keywords • Create a Concept Map • Expand your search using alternate keywords • procedures (plans, actions, processes) • hardware(equipment, tools, drives) Search Hint: Use quotation marks for phrase searches e.g. “backup procedures”, “backup plans”

  8. External Hard Drives Backup Servers Manual vs. Automatic Hardware Optical Storage Backup Hardware & Procedures Procedures Company Policies Concept Map - Web

  9. Looking for Information • Check the Internet for: • Wikipedia (great source to get ideas) • Free Online Journals ( DOAJ) • Current information (online newspapers, articles, studies. . .) • Association/Organization pages for current research in the field • YouTube, TeacherTube etc.

  10. Evaluate your Sources • Accuracy • Does the source seem correct? Do you need to check the information with a second source? • Currency • Is this source up to date? • Objectivity • Is this source unnecessarily biased? • Coverage • What is the purpose of this source? • Authority/Reliability • Who is the author / publisher of this source?

  11. Going Beyond Google • Holland College Library has licensed several databases that provide access to full text articles and current information. Other links to free access databases are included as well: • Academic Search Premier • CPI-Q (includes Canadian magazines and newspapers) • Access Science • SCIRUS - science-specific search engine • ScienceDirect • DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals

  12. Let’s Do a Search!

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