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Step 1: Select Your Subject and Your Supervisor:
Step 1: Select Your Subject and Your Supervisor:
Step 2: Educate and Prepare Yourself:
Step 2: Educate and Prepare Yourself:
Know your due dates:
Understand your task and how it will be graded:
Step 3: Explore a Topic
Step 3: Explore a Topic
Explore broad topics:
Proquest -SIRS Knowledge Source
(USERNAME: GJBSC769VN PASSWORD: ~uyd6Faz)
Narrow your topic by adding:
time/historical period - year, decade, century
specific population - male, female, adolescent, adult, species, nationality
geographic - country, state, region, county
Brainstorm a variety of search terms:
environmental protection = environmental policy, environmental impact, conservation
toxic dumps = pollution, pollutants, waste disposal
cities = urban cores, inner cities
Step 4: Create a Research Question
Step 4: Create a Research Question
A good research question is
CLEAR: Will the reader understand the nature of my research? Will it direct the research being undertaken?
FOCUSED: Will the research question be specific enough to allow for exploration within the scope of the task (length and time available)?
ARGUABLE: Does the research question allow for analysis, evaluation and the development of a reasoned argument?
Begin to carry out preliminary reading:
What has already been written about this topic?
Was it easy to find sources of information?
Is there a range of different sources available?
Is there a range of views or perspectives on the topic?
What interesting questions have started to emerge from this reading?
Consider the emerging questions:
Pose open-ended questions about your topic - the how, why, and to what extent
Create a clear and well-focused research question to drive your research and your paper:
Create a question that has a specific aim so it will allow you to work towards developing a reasoned argument within the scope of the assignment
Be flexible and willing to adjust your research question if you do not find enough data to make a reasoned argument
Step 5: Create a Plan
Step 5: Create a Plan
Use NoodleTools
Use NoodleTools
Use Clever to login and your Google account
Use Dashboard feature to create a To-Do List
Use Sources to create and save a Works Cited
Use Notecards to gather and save your research and develop an Outline
Create a timeline and set deadlines for yourself - NoodleTools can help
Decide on a citation style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) - NoodleTools can help
IB does not require a specific citation style but does require some basics. For example, all online resources must include a URL in the Works Cited.
Read IB's Effective Citing and Referencing Document
Complete the Citing and Referencing Tutorial to become an expert before you begin
Consult Purdue Online Writing Lab/OWL
Decide how you are going to keep track of your sources and gathered information - Noodle Tools can help
Begin your Works Cited and citations right away!
Determine your research strategy. Your subject and your research question will determine where you search and what you are looking for.
Will you need current information on the latest developments?
Will you need to consult historical publications and primary sources?
Will you need to review past research to put your own experiments into context?
Step 6: Locate, Read, and Analyze a Variety of Resources
Step 6: Locate, Read, and Analyze a Variety of Resources
Use North's databases and library resources:
Husky Library website Research page and Database flyer
Utilize university and public library resources:
UCR with special IB student borrowing privileges
Become an expert Google user: Only use sites/articles that you can verify were created by experts.
Evaluate your resources by using the CRAAP Test Worksheet:
Currency
Relevance
Authority
Accuracy
Purpose
Step 7: Write your Essay
Step 7: Write your Essay
Everything should relate back to your research question.
Use a formal writing style
Review how to Quote, Paraphrase, and Summarize with OWL Purdue
Review Is It Plagiarism Yet? with OWL Purdue
Introduction:
Introduction:
Should tell the reader what to expect in the essay, make clear the focus of the essay and the scope of the research (indicate sources used), and give insight into the arguments to be taken. Complete once Body is finished.
Body:
Body:
Includes all of your research, analysis, discussion, and evaluation. Should be presented in the form of a reasoned argument. Should include what relevant evidence was discovered, how it was discovered, and how it supports your argument.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
Should be clearly stated. Should be relevant to the research question and consistent with the evidence presented in the essay. Should include unresolved questions if appropriate.
4000 WORDS MAXIMUM
Step 9: Finish final details
Step 9: Finish final details
Follow all guidelines for submission.
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