Research
Seminar
Fall Semester 2006
Last revised 9/14/06
UNIT ONE: Principles of Research
---Topic
Three: Collecting Research
Data---
Course Objective:
The student
demonstrates understanding of the appropriate tools, procedures and resources
for research in the field of religion.
Unit One Objective:
The student
demonstrates understanding of the procedures for developing a research
project in the field of religious studies.
Topic Three Objective:
The student
demonstrates understanding of efficient procedures for collecting and organizing
research data in the field of religious studies.
Learning Objectives:
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The student will demonstrate awareness
of how to search for research data in both electronic and written sources
on selected topics of study.
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The student will demonstrate competency
in efficiently collecting research data on selected topics of study
Learning Tasks:
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The student will give presentations, oral
and written, demonstrating familiarity with the use of library classification
systems and internet search engines for collecting research data.
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The student will give presentations, oral
and written, demonstrating awareness of effecient methods of collecting
research data for selected topics.
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The student will give presentations, oral
and written, demonstrating understanding of proper written documentation
of research data, following specified style guides.
1. Preserving what you
have found for writing purposes---
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Note taking
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What do you need
to preserve?
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Quotes
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Bibliographic reference
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Summaries
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Collect and preserve
as much as possible electronically
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Be sure to provide
a complete reference with each quote
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Organizing your research
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Electronic indexing
possibilities for text retrieval
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Organizing print
materials
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Index cards
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Research notebooks
2. Seeking bibliographic
sources---
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Organized collections
as print bibliographic sources
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Electronic Collection
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Types of electronic
sources
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Bibliography
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Abstract summaries
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Full text
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Issues of transliteration
of Greek, Hebrew, and other ancient language texts
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Referencing differences
from print materials
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Pay close attention
to style guide formats for referencing electronic sources
3. Using the Library of Congress
Basic
Search online catalogue, select a central subject for your proposed
research and then do a bibliographic search of that topic. ---
Instructions:
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From your proposed
research project, select a key subject using a single keyword.
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Do the bibliographic
search using the Library of Congress Basic
Search online catalogue
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Use the Save
to File option in retrieving the search
results in Brief Record form
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Follow the instructions
in the LCC Save
to File URL.
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Copy the list into
a MS Word document and then submit it as an Turn
In Assignment through the Cranfordville Online Assignments
Turn In page.
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MS Word document
file name: r600Topic03ATlastname.doc
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Inside the document
file, be sure to include
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Header: your name,
course number R600, date
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Topic Heading
Assignment Due:
By the beginning of class on Week 4 of the
semester.
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