Understand Citations — Help & Other Resources

This tool is designed to be used from the beginning of your research project to help you keep track of and think about your research.

It's a tool to help you - so feel free to change it and use it to best suit your needs. Most importantly, it's designed to save you time, and help you put together a research project.

• Keep track of where you have looked
• Keep track of the words & subjects you've used - what worked, what didn't
• Keep track of the sources you find
• Think about what makes a source useful, and how you might use it in your project.

Part 1 is designed to help you as you are searching.

Part 2 is designed to help you as you engage with the sources you've found.

Part 3 is designed to help you test and exchange your ideas with a peer.

By the end of this module students will be able to

• Apply 3 main concepts in the creation of a research question
• Create a preliminary research plan using the Assignment Calculator Tool
• Map your research using the research log tool
• Assess the important features of an assignment utilizing the assignment worksheet technique
• Evaluate a research question using Badke’s criteria