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and has something important to say." ~Brenda Ueland
Search Tools
 Cambridge
College Online Library
>log into your MyCC Portal homepage
> scroll down through the menu on the left to "Cambridge
College Community Links"
> click "Cambridge College Online Library
>this takes you to "Welcome to e-global Library"
Resources
::. ILP Handbook (pdf download)
::. ILP Proposal
Template (Word download)
::. ILP Checklist (Word download)
::. ILP Template 2008 (Word download)
::. ILP Completion Labels Template (Word download)
::. ILP Timeline (Word download)
::. ILP Evaluation Form (Word download)
::. ILP Handy Hints (pdf)
::. Preparing Literature Reviews (pdf)
Zotero/Research Tool
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.
www.zotero.org
 if you need to download
Mozilla FIREFOX browser
RefWorks (Cambridge College Library research and reference tool)
Class
PowerPoints (powerpoint download - shown in class)
Research Process
Developing
a Problem Statement
Literature Review
About Data
Questionaire Design
Gathering
Data/Interviews
 About Research Methods
Web Center for Social Research Methods
Research Data/Qualitative and Quantitative Data
Elements of Research
Variables
Presentation
Tools
Microsoft
Word Tutorial
Powerpoint
Tutorial
Excel
Tutorial
 Technology
Tools/Internet Sleuthing
History
& Background of the Internet
What
is the World Wide Web?
Browser
Basics and Beyond
Searching
Search engines: How to Go on a Treasure Hunt
Verification of sources
Evaluating quality of information
Evaluating
- WHY?
Evaluation
Criteria
Research
Process
Steps for researching
Qualitative vs Quantitative Research
ZOTERO - citatation tracking
Data
Gathering Tools
Survey for online data gathering
Online Surveys
::. Zoomerang
::. SurveyMonkey
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Zoomerang™
SuperSurvey
Greenfield Online
Infopoll
Perseus
PollCat
Inquisite
Cool Surveys
Survey System
Apian Software
Hosted Survey
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InstantSurvey
EZSurvey
Mercator
SurveyCrafter
PollPro
SurveyHeaven
Surveywire
ObjectPlanet
SurveySaid
InSite
Active Websurvey
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CustomerSat
StatSurvey
SurveySite
QuickSense
SurveyTrends
LiveSurveys
SurveyView
StatPac
SurveyGold
Survey Select
SumQuest |
Writing Your THESIS Statement
Problem or Thesis Statement
A
problem statement is a specific declaration that summarizes
the point of view you will express in your paper. It is the
basic stand you take, the opinion you express and the point
you make about your narrowed subject. It's your controlling
idea, tying together and giving direction to all other elements
in your paper. Your primary purpose is to persuade the reader
that your thesis is a valid one.
::. Developing
a Thesis Statement
::. How to Develop a Thesis Statement (WORD) download
::. Developing Thesis Statement Exercise (WORD) download
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Literature Review
How
to write a lit review
Tips
on writing Lit Review |
Literature Review
A literature review may constitute an essential chapter of a thesis or dissertation, or may be a self-contained review of writings on a subject. In either case, its purpose is to:
* Place each work in the context of its contribution to the understanding of the subject under review
* Describe the relationship of each work to the others under consideration
* Identify new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps in, previous research
* Resolve conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies
* Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort
* Point the way forward for further research
* Place one's original work (in the case of theses or dissertations) in the context of existing literature
(definition courtesy of University of California, Santa Cruz Library)
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APA
Formatting
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