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Use this in whole or in part to guide you in creating a great research project.
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1. Choose and Refine a Topic
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Develop a Research Question
Identify Keywords
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Understand Search Strategies
3. Evaluate Sources
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Databases vs. Internet Search Engines
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Scholarly vs. Popular
4. Academic Honesty: MLA, APA & Chicago
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Topic Lists
If you need to find a topic, look at these sites for suggestions.
Opposing Viewpoints: Browse Issues
Get ideas and investigate issues
ProCon.org
Presents "controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format"
Idea Generator
from Old Dominion University
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