RESEARCH

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RESEARCH

• Understanding the purpose and process of research

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What is research?

• research noun 1.diligent and systematic
  inquiry or investigation into a subject in order
  to discover or revise facts, theories,
  applications, etc. recent research in medicine.
  2.a particular instance or piece of
  research.verb (used without object) 3.to make
  researches investigate carefully.verb (used
  with object) 4.to make an extensive investigation
  into to research a matter thoroughly
  ("Research").

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What is the purpose of research?

• Dont forget logosresearch!
• Your goal is to PERSUADE.
• Therefore, you want to collect as much EVIDENCE
  as possible to convince your audience to adopt
  your CLAIM.

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Where do I conduct research?

• Books are almost always a credible source of
  research.
• However, we live in a society based on
  technology.
• Therefore, use the Internet to your advantage as
  an easily accessible route to information.

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BEWARE THE INTERNET!!!

• Because anyone can create a web page or even a
  www.wikipedia.org entry, you need to be really
  careful. Not all information on the Internet
• is reliable.

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Where to go to be sure

• Any major newspaper, news magazine, or news
  source (see the blog for a list of sources).
• The library databases
• Any information accessed through a library
  database has been checked for reliability.
• THIS MEANS YOU HAVE LESS WORK TO DO!
• My parents always said, Lazy people work the
  hardest. Believe it or not, if you Google it,
  you are making more work for yourself. If you
  find information through Google, then you need to
  check that information against two more sources
  to make sure it is credible. Who wants to do all
  that work???

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What do I do when I find a good piece of
information?

• Create a citation on www.noodletools.com.

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Why do I have to make citations?

• Reason 1
• You always have to show where you found a fact or
  idea.
• If you do not give credit to the source, you are
  plagiarizing.
• Plagiarism is not just cheating ITS STEALING
  (Yes, that means it is a crime. You could fail a
  course, be expelled from college, or even sued
  for your actions.)

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Why do I have to make citations?

• Reason 2
• Citations help you to persuade by means of an
  appeal to authority.
• Research isnt just logos.
• If you say that a Harvard University conducted as
  study in your topic and here are the results,
  dont you sound more persuasive?

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When do I make citations?

• After you have found an article that has useful
  information in it, make a citation on
  www.noodletools.com.
• For each project
• for this class,
• you will create a list on
• www.noodletools.com.
• Make sure you use
• MLA Starter.

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How do I make a citation?

• Choose the type of document you are citing from
  the dropdown menu (i.e. journal, reference
  source, etc.). See below for help with what type
  of document you are citing. Then click Create
  Citation
• On the next page, choose Print or Online and
  click Next.
• On the next page, choose Subscription Database
  (for the library databases) or unique URL (for
  the newspapers, magazines, or news sources) and
  click Next.

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How do I make a citation? (contd)

• If you chose subscription database
• On the next page, type in the name of the
  database (i.e. facts.com, Grolier.com, etc.) and
  click Next. Then, choose the specific version
  of the database you are using from the given list
  and click Next.
• Do not change the URL given on the following
  page. Just click Next.
• Complete the following fields and then click
  Generate Citation
• Author(s) First name
• Middle name
• Last name (or organization)
• Dont forget to click Add.
• Article title
• Name of journal
• Volume number (if available)
• Issue number (if available)
• Date of publication
• Name of Web site
• Sponsoring organization
• Web address (URL)
• Date you viewed it
• Annotation
• When you make the citation, you should include a
  brief annotation (in this case, a 3-4 sentence
  summary of the document).

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What if I find a really important fact?

• Make a note card on www.noodletools.com.
• Once you have made a citation, you will have the
  option of making a note card.

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How to make a note card

• Go to your list of citations. Click where it
  says Note card new.
• Complete the following fields and then click
  Create Note Card.
• Title Topic of the note card
• URL copy and paste the entire URL into this box
• Direct quotation copy and paste the information
  from the article
• Paraphrase put this information into your own
  words
• My Ideas How does this information help you to
  prove your claim?

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Finished researching?

• Once you feel that you have collected enough
  information to make your case, you need to put it
  together and make it persuasive.
• Use the research to support YOUR IDEAS and
  present it with YOUR WORDS, using the other
  ELEMENTS OF PERSUASION to convince the audience.