Faculty Guide for Research Skills Modules

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(NOTE: Students will not receive grades in Blackboard for the quizzes and tests using these direct links.  To connect to the Grade Book, use the Canvas links on the Faculty Guide for Research Skills).

Entire Research Skills Module (Access to all videos, tutorials, and quizzes)

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Research Skills Pre-Test

Pre-Test - Research Skills 

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Getting Started With Research

Tutorial - Why Research Skills Matter 

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Video - Life in the Information Age 

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Video - The Research Process 

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Tutorial - Choosing a Topic 

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Video - How to Narrow Your Topic 

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Tutorial - Background Research Tips 

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Video - Thesis Statements 

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Quiz - Thesis Statements 

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Tutorial - Scholarship as Conversation 

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Quiz - The Research Process 

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Sources of Information

Tutorial - Information Has Value

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Video - Data, Information, and Knowledge 

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Video - Primary & Secondary Research 

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Video - Primary & Secondary Sources 

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Quiz - Primary & Secondary Sources 

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Video - Peer Review 

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Quiz - Peer Review 

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Video - Types of Sources 

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Quiz - Types of Sources 

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Tutorial - How to Read Scholarly Materials 

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Video - How to Read Scholarly Materials 

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Searching for Information

Video - Choosing a Database 

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Tutorial - Choosing & Using Keywords 

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Quiz - Choosing a Database 

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Quiz - Choosing and Using Keywords 

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Tutorial - Search Techniques, Part 1 

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Tutorial - Search Techniques, Part 2 

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Video - Refining Search Results 

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Quiz - Search Techniques 

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Evaluating Information

Video - What is Authority? 

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Video - Evaluating Sources

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Tutorial - Evaluating Resources 

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Video - Introduction to Bias

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Video - Types of Bias

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Quiz – Bias

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Tutorial - Choosing the Best Web Source 

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Video - How to Identify and Debunk Fake News

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Quiz – Fake News

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Video - Objectivity in Reporting 

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Quiz - Evaluating Information 

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Tutorial - Fact-Checking (includes section on Fact Checking and Generative AI)

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Presenting Research and Data

Video - Synthesizing Information 

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Tutorial - Synthesizing Information 

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Quiz - Synthesizing Information 

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Video - Anatomy of a Research Paper 

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Quiz - Anatomy of a Research Paper 

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Video - Writing Help 

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Citations and Academic Integrity

Video - Why Citations Matter 

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Tutorial - Why Citations Matter 

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Video - APA Citation Style 

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Tutorial - APA Citations 

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Quiz - APA Citations 

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Video - MLA 8th Edition Citation Style 

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Tutorial - MLA 8th Edition Citation Style 

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Quiz - MLA Citations 

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Video - Academic Integrity 

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Video - What is Plagiarism? 

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Video - Copyright 

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Quiz - Academic Integrity 

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Research Skills Post-Test

Post-Test - Research Skills 

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