Tips for getting started:
The first place to begin is to establish a GENERAL field of interest.
You DO NOT have to narrow right away.-This step is just to get the most basic idea about the field
In academic literature, articles in peer-reviewed journals are considered the best.
As a student at Uni, you have access to the Library Databases.
There are field-specfic databases (e.g., PsychInfo for Psychology) and general (e.g., Academic Search Premier).
Start with the MOST RECENT and WORK BACKWARDS to the oldest. many books suggest using a five-year span from the present for sufficient coverage.
Read through abstracts to identify if an article would be good
Believe it or not, some I actually start with a GOOGLE search or even with WIKIPEDIA to get a general idea about a field.
Look for MAJOR figures in the field and MAJOR studies/articles.
Do NOT just take notes—WRITE AS YOU READ. This cuts down on 90% of your workload.
CITE AS YOU GO! You will not have to go back to examine a source.
You can either maintain separate sections for EACH author OR you can create sections that deal with similar ideas and place the information within those sections.
Regardless of whether you choose to paraphrase as you go OR NOT, you will need at a minimum:
The first place to begin is to establish a GENERAL field of interest.
You DO NOT have to narrow right away.-This step is just to get the most basic idea about the field
In academic literature, articles in peer-reviewed journals are considered the best.
As a student at Uni, you have access to the Library Databases.
There are field-specfic databases (e.g., PsychInfo for Psychology) and general (e.g., Academic Search Premier).
Start with the MOST RECENT and WORK BACKWARDS to the oldest. many books suggest using a five-year span from the present for sufficient coverage.
Read through abstracts to identify if an article would be good
Believe it or not, some I actually start with a GOOGLE search or even with WIKIPEDIA to get a general idea about a field.
Look for MAJOR figures in the field and MAJOR studies/articles.
Do NOT just take notes—WRITE AS YOU READ. This cuts down on 90% of your workload.
CITE AS YOU GO! You will not have to go back to examine a source.
You can either maintain separate sections for EACH author OR you can create sections that deal with similar ideas and place the information within those sections.
Regardless of whether you choose to paraphrase as you go OR NOT, you will need at a minimum:
- 1) The FULL bibliographic/Reference page/Works Cited page citation;
- ž 2) The methodology;
- ž 3) The major findings;
- ž 4) The areas of expansion;
- ž 5) Weaknesses and strengths
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