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 Course Syllabus |
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| Unit 1: The Research Process |
Unit 1 Learning Objectives |
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| 1.1: Beginning the Research Process |
Overview of the Steps |
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| 1.2: Locating Sources |
Finding Sources |
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Types of Sources |
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| Unit 2: How to Evaluate Sources |
Unit 2 Learning Objectives |
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| 2.1: Creating an Evaluation Framework |
Evaluating Resources |
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Evaluating Sources for Credibility |
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The CRAAP Test |
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Using the CRAAP Test to Evaluate Resources |
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More on the CRAAP Test |
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| 2.2: CRAAP – Currency or Timeliness |
Evaluating Information Sources for Timeliness |
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The Timeliness or Currency of an Information Source |
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| 2.3: CRAAP – Relevance |
Evaluating for Relevancy and Timeliness |
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Sources and Information Needs |
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Sources to Meet Needs |
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Evaluating Resources |
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| 2.4: CRAAP – Authority |
Who Do You Trust and Why? |
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Evaluating the Credibility of a Book's Author |
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Evaluating a Source Based on Author Authority |
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| 2.5: CRAAP – Accuracy |
Determining Accuracy |
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Evaluating a Source's Reasoning and Evidence |
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Evaluating Research Resources |
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| 2.6: CRAAP – Purpose |
The Purpose of an Information Source |
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Evaluating Sources for Objectivity |
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| Unit 3: Special Considerations for Evaluating Online Sources |
Unit 3 Learning Objectives |
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| 3.1: Additional Evaluation Methods |
Evaluate Websites Using APPEAL |
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Evaluating Sources with RADAR |
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| 3.2: Author and Sponsoring Organization |
Consider the Author |
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Evaluating Websites |
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Check the URL |
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| 3.3: Political, Social, or Cultural Agenda |
Ideology and Bias |
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What Are Credible Websites? |
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Degree of Bias |
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| 3.4: Appearance |
Consider the Content |
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Consider the Links |
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| Unit 4: Integrating Sources into Your Writing |
Unit 4 Learning Objectives |
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| 4.1 Why Sources Are Important |
Scholarship as Conversation |
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| 4.2 Integrating and Citing Your Sources |
Using Sources in Your Paper |
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Integrating Source Evidence into Your Writing |
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Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism |
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 Course Feedback Survey |
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