Learning Module 1 - Introduction to Research

Goal - After completing this module, you will understand the research process and why research is conducted.

Objectives - At the completion of this learning module, you will be able to:

• Define the 10 step research process
• Explain why research is conducted
• Explain how to develop a research question
• Define major sections of research article
• Identify various resource formats
• Differentiate between primary and secondary sources
• Differentiate between scholarly and non-scholarly sources

Task List

• Read M1-Introduction to Research
• Read M1- OLLC Unit 1: Welcome to the Information Age
• Read M1- OLLC Unit 2: Starting Your Search
• Read M1- Badke Ch 1: Taking Charge
• View M1-Research Process video (William Badke, Trinity Western University)
• View M1 -What Makes a Journal Scholarly video (Rutgers University)
• Proceed to the next learning module.

Note: Be sure to click any hyperlinks within the documents you read in order to view movies or other supporting documentation. Hyperlinks are also duplicated under "Content"