Need:
Handout - Creating Effective Research Assignment
Handout - Assignment Ideas

Assignment Design & Check List:
1) Purpose
2) Relevance
3) Critical Thought
4) Flexibility
5) Accuracy
6) Doable

Use:
Synthesize ideas from findings

Written part of Assignment - the product could be:
-Word processing
-Power Point
-Journal
-Discussion
-Oral Presentation
-Other

Find:

Search Strategy

Search Techniques:
-Keyword vs. Subject Searching
-Boolean Searching
-Phrase Searching

Resources:
-Books/Media - Online Catalog
-Periodicals (Magazine, Journals, Newspapers) - Databases
-Web Sites - Search Engines, Directories, Meta Search Engines,
Vortals, Portals...
-Other - Multimedia, Pamphlets...

Integrity:
Plagiarism
Citation Guides - MLA, APA...
Copyright

Evaluate:
Evaluation Criteria
Who - Authority, Credibility
What - Relevance
When - Currency, Timeliness
Why - Point of View
Where - Publisher