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ENGL 102

The Research Process and Creating a Research Strategy

Welcome and Introduction

Welcome to this class guide for ENGL 102 courses!

This guide will help you brush up on some library skills so that you can be successful in understanding research and finding sources. Use these skills to complete your writing assignments from an annotated bibliography to a final research paper. If you need further assistance, come to the library or make a research appointment with a librarian.

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Class Goals

Learn basic library terminology

Learn the research process

Create a research strategy for your paper: topic creation, databases to use, list of search terms

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the class, students will be able to identify at least two library terms and databases.

By the end of the class, students will be able to explain the research process.

By the end of the class, students will be able to list at least 3 search terms that can be used in at least 2 library databases for research on their topic.

Additional Resources

Additional Resources