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Assignment JumpStart Clinic, LHL Express Training
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Published on Nov 19, 2015
For UAB's Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, library instruction.
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Assignment JumpStart Clinic
part of the LHL Express Training Series
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What we'll cover
reading the assignment
building a strategy
organizing your findings
formulating your research question
developing key terms for a database search
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#1, Read the assignment
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no really, read it.
what is the assignment asking you to do?
how does it fit within the course, class discussions, test & quizzes?
what does your professor want you to learn from doing this assignment?
how can completing this assignment prepare you for your future career?
if you can't answer the above questions--ask your professor!!
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what those words mean
Define ,Explain, Summarize = what you know, what others know
Apply, Relate, Compare/Contrast = how things are connected
Assess, Synthesize, Argue = defend your ideas w/ research
NOTE: all of the above will include expert opinion, aka research
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#2, Get Organized
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first things first
set up a folder for the class, title it by course name
begin a word doc. and format it, save it by title of paper
decide that any article you find will go in to that folder
begin an outline and bibliography within your word doc.
format citations correctly from the beginning (APA, AMA, etc.)
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#3 build your strategy
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show 'em what you got!
make it worth your time
break the assignment in to parts
what do you need to complete it?
what does the professor want to see?
what do you want to prove to the professor?
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#4, dEVELOP your research question
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give it some thought
decide on specifics
create the question
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#5, key terms, catalogs & databases
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Questions lead to answers
pull key terms from the specifics & research question
decide if you need to start with books or articles
search by key terms, aka Subject Headings
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common mistakes
waiting too long to get started
not having a plan
starting with what you find in a database
changing topics
not asking for help
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helpful online resources
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/understanding-assignments/
http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/writingresources/managing_assignments.cfm
http://libguides.lhl.uab.edu/
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
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