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| | | Learning Modules
Contributed by Jason Snart, University of Florida
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View Modules by Chapter:
- Part 1: What is the Purpose of Research?
Assignments that require research
Fact papers
Opinion papers
Combined fact and opinion papers
Useful sources
Practice: Distinguishing fact from opinion
Choosing sources
Strengths of the Internet
Weaknesses of the Internet
Practice: Choosing sources
- Part 2: Email, listservs, newsgroups, chat rooms
Email
Finding email addresses
Listservs
Practice: Searching for listservs
Newsgroups
Chat rooms
- Part 3: Surfing and browsing
Search engines
Boolean searches
Generality and specificity
Practice: Developing search strings
Bookmarking
- Part 4: Evaluating web information
Where to start
Look for an author
Information to avoid
Experts
Practice: Evaluating sources
- Part 5: Building an argument with web research
Claims and supports
Practice: Recognizing claims and supports
Logical fallacies
Generalizations
False cause and effect
Steps in cause and effect arguments
False authority
Practice: Identifying logical fallacies
Practice: Exploring the Web to find logical fallacies
- Part 6: Plagiarism and documentation
Direct quotation
Paraphrase
Citation styles
Internet citations, MLA Style
Internet citations, APA Style
Practice: Internet citations
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