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The Research Paper:

The Research Paper:. Getting Started. What is a research paper?. Your opinion. Sources. +. What is a research paper?. No credibility. No sources. =. Plagiarism. No documentation. Trash or treasure?. What is a research paper?. Good paper. Good sources. =. GO. GI.

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The Research Paper:

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  1. The Research Paper: Getting Started

  2. What is a research paper? Your opinion Sources +

  3. What is a research paper? No credibility No sources = Plagiarism No documentation

  4. Trash or treasure? What is a research paper? Good paper Good sources = GO GI

  5. CSI effect is real not proven makes juries smarter What is a research paper? conversation lets guilty go free

  6. Who’s talking? What are they talking about? What’s been said? How do I start? conversation What can I add?

  7. What are they talking about?

  8. CSI made me a better juror. I’ve done a controlled study Who’s talking? No study has found aCSI effect Cole & Dioso, as cited in Tyler, T. R. (2006, March 2). Viewing CSI and the threshold of guilt: Managing truth and justice in reality and fiction. The Yale Law Journal, 115, 1050-1072. Retrieved June 8, 2008, from http://www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/115-5/Tyler.pdf

  9. What about the personal? Personal Academic Diaries Autobiographies Reflections Surveys Journals Love letters Letters to editor Research papers Poems Capstone project Letters to vent Thesis Dissertation Express Feeling Share Information WhatI feel or think What is known What is true for me What is generally true

  10. What about the personal? The obvious may change. Suicide bombers must be crazy. “What utter nonsense,” saysanthropologistScott Atran(2003, p. 21).

  11. What about the personal? The evidence may favor the other side. Suicide bombers must be crazy. Studies finding them sane includeMersari, Hassan, Krueger, andCIA (Atran, 2003). Atran, S. (2003, October). The surprises of suicide terrorism. Discover, 24(10), 21-22.

  12. What about the personal? Limited experience vs. Expertise My cousin hadADHD as a kid, but he outgrew it.So kids with ADHDdon’t needmedication. Symptoms persistinto adulthood in 15 to 20 percent of cases.(“The Course,” 2002). Sponsoredby Novartis The course of ADHD. (2002). RetrievedJune 8, 2008, from ADHDinfo Web site: http://adhdinfo.com/schoolpersonnel/courseofADHD.jsp

  13. What about the personal? Your bias vs. Objective results Coming to classregularly will helpyour grade. Those who attendclass 95% of the timeare significantlylikely to earn anA or B grade.(Snell & Meikes, 1995). Snell, J., & Meikes, S. (1995). Student attendance and academic achievement: A research note. Journal of Instructional Psychology 22(2). Retrieved April 12, 2004, from Academic Search Elite database.

  14. Can I trust my sources? Is this complete? Do I agree? What do I think now? Your informed opinion Sources +

  15. What can I add? Review the evidence and take a stand. Prosecutors Say: Juries wanttoo much evidence Defenders Say: Juries understandour case better I say:Thesis

  16. What can I add? Approach the problem from a new angle. Anorexia, ecstasy activate same brain paths. Could addiction therapy help anorexics? I say:Addiction therapyis/is not a solution.

  17. What can I add? Notice a trend. Karin: cutting into tumors can lead to cancer spread. Others linked inflammation to cancer. I say:The role of inflammationin cancer….

  18. What can I add? Disagree, or prove an expert wrong. Children’s brains are being studied. Crying causescascade ofchemicals. Sunderland says:Reject Supernanny….

  19. What can I add? Develop a new application. Teens’ frontal lobes aren’tfully developed. Their decision making is too logical. I say:Teach teens to weighconsequences…

  20. What can I add? Evaluate a professional practice. Clive policeadd bicycle patrols. What are the pros/cons? I say:Bicycle patrols are/arenot effective….

  21. What can I add? Debunk a myth. Most peoplebelieve that…. The evidenceshows that… I say:This is the truth….

  22. Critical thinking Originality = Critical thinking • Which is best? • Why do things happen this way? • What would makethings better? C or lower Bloom’s taxonomy

  23. Conversation: What can I add? • Answer a question • —Do shows like CSI affect the way jurors react to evidence? • —Is the CSI effect good or bad? • —Is the CSI effect real? • —What is the best treatment for ADHD? • Sort out conflicting opinions • Prove a myth (or an expert) wrong • Suggest a new approach or application • Update information

  24. Conversation: Assignments Explore professional literature. Form a tentative opinion. Find evidence for and against your opinion. Refine your opinion. Write your paper. THEYSAY ISAY

  25. Kuhlthau’s Model of Research Stage Initiation Selection Exploration Formulation Collection Presentation Task what do I do? what’s my topic? what’s out there? what do I think? what will I use? how will I sharewhat I learn? Feelings uncertainty optimism confusion clarity confidence satisfaction (or not)

  26. Remember the writing process? It’s recursive Plan Get ideas Draft Get them on paper Revise Make them better Publish Share with others

  27. Research can be Billy trail Goal Billy’s path Family Circus

  28. A research flowchart

  29. Then there’s serendipity… • Look up schedule for Criminal Minds. • Find profiler quiz.http://www.cbs.com/primetime/criminal_minds/games.shtml • Wonder: can profilers be as fast and accurate as Gideon’s team? • Do some reading. • Stumble over CSI effect….

  30. How do I get started? Find a topic. Read about it. Ask—Can I find enough information?—Will this hold my interest? Explore other topics. Choose the best.

  31. What’s the “best” topic? • Arguable • Discussable • Adds something to the conversation

  32. What’s a starting place? • http://word-crafter.net/CompII/ FindingaTopic.html • magazines in your field or series (Opposing Viewpoints) • an instructor, librarian, or expert in an interesting field • your favorite news site

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