Spark 1 (Winek): Welcome

After this lesson, you will be able to:

• use online sources to find demographic trends
• select databases to use based on your topic
• use search strategies to find peer-reviewed articles

Each of you has a Post-It with a number written in on it. This refers to the row you will be filling out in this spreadsheet.

Type your current research topic/question into Column A.

• Welcome, finding the guide, writing research topics/questions
• Brainteaser
• Reviewing search strategies
  • Keywords
  • Boolean
  • Quotes
  • Truncation
• Finding demographic and public opinion information online
• VPN reminder
• Selecting databases
• Academic Search Complete
  • putting keywords together
  • using limiters for date, peer review
  • assessing results
  • finding citation information
• Exploring your topic
• Getting research help
• Completing the survey