Which of the following factors are important to keep in mind when choosing
researches for a research project?
- You prefer using articles over books.
- How many books were published on your topic in the last year.
- Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources.
- How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be.
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Not important
Not important
Important
Important
When searching for sources, why is it important to include keywords for each of the
essential concepts that make up your research question?
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, Using every essential concept keeps your search more focused.
What does it mean for an article to be peer-reviewed?
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Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article.
Chapter 1 points out that a good research question should be focused. Which of these
topics are focussed and which are too broad?
- A comparison of ancient sports contests and the modern Olympic games
- The trends that can be seen in recent sponsor ships for Olympic athletes
- How musical genres have developed over time
- The development of the steelpan drum and the music of Trinidad and Tobago
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(PARTIAL CREDIT)
Too broad
Too broad
Too broad
Focused
You want to find out about new developments in road materials for extremely cold
conditions. Since this is a complex topic, you want to break it down into its main
concepts to help identify keywords that could help you search. Are the keywords
below examples of the essential concepts from this topic?
- Road
- Developments
researches for a research project?
- You prefer using articles over books.
- How many books were published on your topic in the last year.
- Your instructor's requirement that you use 5 peer-reviewed sources.
- How in-depth your paper or presentation needs to be.
Give this one a try later!
Not important
Not important
Important
Important
When searching for sources, why is it important to include keywords for each of the
essential concepts that make up your research question?
Give this one a try later!
, Using every essential concept keeps your search more focused.
What does it mean for an article to be peer-reviewed?
Give this one a try later!
Experts in the same subject as the author critiqued the article.
Chapter 1 points out that a good research question should be focused. Which of these
topics are focussed and which are too broad?
- A comparison of ancient sports contests and the modern Olympic games
- The trends that can be seen in recent sponsor ships for Olympic athletes
- How musical genres have developed over time
- The development of the steelpan drum and the music of Trinidad and Tobago
Give this one a try later!
(PARTIAL CREDIT)
Too broad
Too broad
Too broad
Focused
You want to find out about new developments in road materials for extremely cold
conditions. Since this is a complex topic, you want to break it down into its main
concepts to help identify keywords that could help you search. Are the keywords
below examples of the essential concepts from this topic?
- Road
- Developments
