IED Intro to Research

______________: the systematic study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

• Research

• Investigation

• Studying

• Discovery

Which of the following might be done in Primary Research? (Select all that apply)

• Original research that has never been documented before

• Gathering research that has been published before.

• Conduct experiments and document findings

• Collect data through a survey

• Citing sources for previous experiments you reference.

Which of the following might be done while conducting Secondary Research? (Select all that apply)

• Original research that has never been documented before

• Gathering research that has been published before.

• Conduct experiments and document findings

• Collect data through a survey

• Citing sources for previous experiments you reference.

What are the primary formats for citations? (Select all that apply)

• MLA

• American Psychological Association (APA)

• Chicago

• Turabian

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

__________________: when you use someone else’s creation and pretend it was your own.

• Plagiarism

• Cheating

• Business

• Citation

What should a resource be evaluated for before including it in a paper? (Select all that apply)

• Bias

• Currency

• Reliability

• Authority

• Relevance

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's authority?

• What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

• Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

• How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

• How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's bias?

• What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

• Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

• How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

• How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's reliability?

• What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

• Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

• How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

• How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?

What do are we looking at when we evaluate a source's currency?

• What are the information creator’s qualifications to write on the topic?

• Can you trust the source of the information to provide accurate information?

• How does the creator’s interests influence the information presented?

• How current is the information and how important is currency to the topic?