Research Tutorial
Learn how to research like
a pro! Now that you're in college you will be required by your
instructors to research
on a
whole
new
level.
Becoming
a research expert doesn't happen overnight...
Just like any other skill set, it takes time and practice. The more research
you do, the more comfortable you'll become with searching, selecting,
and evaluating information. The Research Tutorial
will get you started with becoming a research expert.
COM students have
many different levels of research skills. For instance, some students
will already feel comfortable on the Internet and others tell us that
they
have never surfed the Web before. Regardless of the level of skill
you currently have, this tutorial will help ensure that you will be able
to find, evaluate and cite the information you need to complete your
course
work at the college level.
The
Research Tutorial Works!
After reading the modules and performing the exercises
on the Research Tutorial Quiz, all students say that they learned something new.
94% of COM students felt satisfied that they could find books, articles
and Internet resources in COM Library. On the other hand, 75%
of those who found the exercises too difficult had not
read the modules.
What's in the Research
Tutorial The tutorial is made up of modules and a Research Tutorial Quiz.
Each module will help you learn how to use different resources in COM
Library. There is really just too much
information to learn all at once, so we recommend that each module be
done separately, in the following order:
Getting Started with Research, Information
Ethics, Books, Articles, and Internet rather
than all in one session. Begin by clicking on the first module:
Getting
Started with Research
Learn how to navigate COM Library Web pages, choose your research topic, develop
your topic, and gather your information.
Information Ethics
Learn how to evaluate your sources, cite them, and about plagiarism and copyright.
Books Learn how to search COM Library's catalog, locate books
in COM Library, find eBooks, and get books from other libraries
Articles
Learn how to find articles in Print Indexes and online databases
in COM Library.
Internet Resources Learn how to use directories, search engines, meta search engines
and invisible web resources to find information on the Internet.
Research Tutorial Quiz
Perform exercises that give you a chance to use the information
you learned in the Research Tutorial. You will need to
print out the Research Tutorial Quiz, select your answers and hand them in
to your
instructor.*
* DE students: If you are taking your class through Blackboard, your instructor has provided instructions on how to take the Research Tutorial quiz within your Blackboard class.
Becoming
a research expert doesn't happen overnight...
