I. Developing a Research Question

• Developing a research question - Academic Skills, The University of Melbourne: This video explains how to formulate a research question, identifying the broader subject of interest and narrowing the topic by asking how and why questions. It highlights the features of a good research question: relevance, manageability, specificity, measurability, clarity, interest, and legitimacy.

Developing a research question

• Developing a Research Question - Laurier Library: This video explains how to develop and narrow a topic by creating a good research question.

Developing a Research Question

II. Information Search

• Search Techniques | Boolean Searching - YouTube: This video explains that Boolean searching is a search technique that can improve the quality and accuracy of your search results. It discusses the three main Boolean operators: AND, OR, and NOT.

Search Techniques | Boolean Searching

• Source Evaluation & Credible Sources - Morris Library: This video provides an overview of source evaluation, explaining how to select trustworthy information. It covers aspects like author expertise, potential biases, publisher reputation, publication date, and verification of information.

Source Evaluation & Credible Sources

• Evaluating Sources - YouTube: This tutorial explains how to evaluate whether online content can be trusted as credible or reliable sources of information.

Evaluating Sources

• Evaluating Sources for Credibility - YouTube: This video explains what it means for a source to be credible, why it is important to use credible sources, and how to tell if a source is credible.

Evaluating Sources for Credibility

III. Academic Writing

• Organization and Flow in Academic Writing: This academic writing video focuses on the importance of organization and flow in scholarly writing, providing strategies for structuring ideas logically and ensuring smooth transitions between sentences.

Organization and Flow in Academic Writing

• LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively - UChicago Social Sciences: Larry McEnerney, Director of the University of Chicago's Writing Program, communicates helpful rules, skills and resources that are available to graduate students interested in further developing their writing style.

LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively

Useful Links:

• Library Databases

• Public Resources