Taming the Research Paper

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Taming the Research Paper
Sushmita Chatterji and Robert Matthews
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Collaboration
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Analysis

• Is there an increase in the homeless population?
  Why?
• Why are there more women and children homeless?
• Is there a lack of affordable housing?

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Comparison Contrast

• Are the homeless of the 1960s different from the
  homeless of today?

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Application

• Healthcare, literacy, job training, housing,
  shelters,
• Safety of the homeless, new (more) war veterans

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Argumentation

• Tougher laws on drugs
• Domestic violence
• Money for social programs

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Research Questions

• Characteristics
• Narrow
• Grounded
• Challenging

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Narrow Your Topic
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Narrowed Topic (Class model)
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Research Question (Class model)

• What are the effects of homelessness on teenagers
  ?

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Part I Before Library Instruction

• Assignment Brainstorm responses to group
  research question
• Take Pre-test on BB

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Library Instruction Part I-Instruction
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Before Library Instruction II

• Take Post-test on BB
• Complete Research Proposal

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Library Instruction Part II-Team teaching
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Benefits of Collaboration

• Assessment Results
• Student, Faculty, Librarian
• Blackboard Course

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Assessment Results
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Collaboration

• Student

Faculty
Librarian
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Blackboard Course

• Online Library Tutorial

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Step 1 A Disconnect
Frustration
Confusion
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Step 2 Testing the waters

Hesitation
Potential
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Step 3 Meeting of the minds
Focus
Endurance
Dialogue
Shared philosophy
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Step 4 Collaboration
Commitment
Flexibility
Partnership
Patience
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Collaboration
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Possibilities/How to Start Your Own
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