This document provides an overview of resources available at the LRC (Learning Resource Center) to help students with research. It discusses why people choose to start research with Google and what additional resources the LRC offers beyond Google. The document then addresses developing a research question and searching databases to see if others have written about the topic. It introduces the CRAAP evaluation test to assess source credibility and defines each component of CRAAP. Finally, it outlines the research paper writing process, including gathering and citing sources, formatting the paper, and getting help with APA style writing.

1. LRC

2. Research TopicCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muffmuff/3350493236/

3. Why do people choose Googlefirst?

4. Google Wonder WheelCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/svenstorm/506993098/

5. ScholarlyVs.Popular

6. What does the LRC have to offerBesides Google for research?

8. ResearchQuestionCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/

9. Now that I know where the resources are, how do I really know what I’m looking for?

10. Intense Database Searching

11. Has anyone else written about my topic before?

12. CRAAP EVALUATION TESTCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacepleb/3617536039/

13. What in the world is the CRAAP test?

14. Currency

15. relevance

16. uthorityCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/1708740237/

17. accuracy

18. urposeCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lwr/4931911602/

19. Writing Your Research PaperCreative Commons License: http://www.flickr.com/photos/star-dust/775368469/

20. I have all my sources…now what?

21. Formatting Your Paper1” margins1” marginsDouble SpacedHeader for page numbersRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

22. Where can I get help with APA style writing?

23. APA Style: 6th EditionRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

24. Why do you need to cite your work?1.Allows others to access your sources2.Establishes credibility3.Helps to stay organizedRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

25. 3 Main Sections of StyleTitle PageReferencesIn-TextCitationsRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

26. Title Page Example Running head: SELF-CONCEPT 1The Impact of Academic Self-Concept onAcademic AchievementTroy SmithHarrison CollegeComposition 2Mr. Paris02/20/2010

27. First Page of Paper ExampleSELF-CONCEPT 2The Impact of Academic Self-Concept onAcademic Achievement Business schools and faculty are concerned aboutdesigning educational processes that enhance student’slearning (Bennett, 2003) while developing critical beings that manage complexity, uncertainty, equivocalityand value conflicts (Debler, Welsh, & Levvy, 2001). Raising student’s level of complicated understanding (Bartunek, Gordon, & Weathersby, 1983), i.e. connecting

28. When to Use In-Text CitationsFor… Quoting

29. Paraphrasing

30. SummarizingRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

31. In-Text Citation PartsAuthor’s Last NameYear of PublicationPage NumberRebecca Johnson – Harrison College

32. Paraphrasing Examples1.Student achievement is partially obtained by the student focusing on desirable goals and outcomes (Miller, 2009).2.Miller (2009) establishes that goals and outcomes are extremely important elements in student achievement. 3.In a 2009 article, Miller established that goals and outcomes are an important determinant of student achievement.Rebecca Johnson – Harrison College

33. Quotation Example“Within the college classroom, teachers and students make thousands of decisions that affect learning” (Miller, 2009, p. 4).REMEMBER . . .If your quote is longer than 40 words, indent 5 additional spaces in both the left and right margins.ANDIf no date is found, use n.d. in its place.Rebecca Johnson – Harrison College