Lesson 1 Goal: Research Article

  • Independent Study as research

  • Research components

  • Components of research articles

  • Assignment: navigation pane

Lesson 2 Skill Focus

  • Databases

  • Searching

  • Citing & referencing

  • Word processing

  • Assignment: template

Lesson 3 Top Front & Literature Review

  • Research titles, authors, keywords

  • Problem statement, purpose

  • Existing knowledge and understanding

  • Assignment: writing up (introduction)

Lesson 4 Data Collection

  • Types of research

  • Important concerns

  • Methods

  • Procedures

  • Assignment: writing up (data collection)

Lesson 5 Data Analysis

  • Data, information, knowledge, wisdom

  • Quantitatively

  • Qualitatively

  • Analysis tools

  • Assignment: writing up (data analysis)