1. Module Name: Understanding the Assignment 1.What do you want the student to be able to do? -> Articulate their research assignment 2. What does the student need to know? -> The criteria eastablished by the instructor. 3. What is the learning activity? -> Answering questions related to every research assignment creates a printout that students may take to the Clark Library reference desk for assistance, or they may use the printout as a checklist. This is a tool students could use repeatedly regardless of their research experience. 4. How will the student demonstrate the learning? -> Self-assessment by the Likert survey at the end. 5. How will the librarian know the student has done this well? -> Cumulative Likert results.

2. Select an option. This area remains blank. Begin the tutorial on Understanding the Assignment. Skip to Review page. Add visual. Visual should: 1.Provide the name of the tutorial. 2.Compliment name of tutorial. Available under th terms of the Creative Commons License.

3. Understand the Assignment. Know what you need before you start. The details and limitations will affect how you approach your research. What is the project format? Select one. This area remains blank. Written paper? (click here) Add visual. Visual should compliment text. To get organized, use this tutorial everytime you start a research project. Oral Presentation? (click here) Online Project? (click here) Media Production? (click here) Poster Presentation? (click here)

4. What kind of $variableformat$ is this? Select one. This area remains blank. Informative? (click here) Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Available under the terms of the Creative Commons License. Analytical? (click here) Argumentative? (click here) Persuasive? (click here)

5. How long is the $variablekind$ $variableformat$ ? Select one. This area remains blank. In pages: 1 to 3 pages? (click here) Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Available under the terms of the Creative Commons License. In pages: 5 to 10 pages? (click here) In pages: more than 10 pages? (click here)

6. How many sources do you need for this $variablepages$, $variablekind$ $variableformat$ ? Select one. This area remains blank. 1 to 3 sources? (click here) Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Available under the terms of the Creative Commons License. 3 to 5 sources? (click here) 6 or more sources? (click here)

7. Do you need visuals? This area remains blank. YES (click here) Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Available under the terms of the Creative Commons License. NO (click here)

8. For your $vairablenumber$ sources, what types do you need? Select all that you prefer, then press submit. This area remains blank. Newspapers? Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Books? Web sites? Primary Sources? Interviews? Scholarly journals? Popular Magazines? Submit

9. So let’s recap. Your project is $variablepages$, $variablekind$ $variableformat$, with $variablesources$ and you would like those sources to come from: * $variabletypes$ * $variabletypes$ * $variabletypes$ $variablevisuals$ [And you need visuals, too.] This area remains blank. Add visual. Visual should compliment text. Librarians estimate it will take $variabledays$ to complete your project.* To get organized, use this tutorial everytime you start a research project. How much time did you say you have to work on this project? NextPrint this page

10. I can identify questions to ask about the assignment. This area remains blank. After completing this tutorial,

11. Understand the Assignment This area remains blank. What is the project format? Written Paper Oral presentation Online project Media production Poster presentation EXIT Print this page. What kind of project is it? Informative Analytical Argumentative Persuasive What is the length? 1 to 3 pages 4 to 6 pages 6 to 10 pages More than 10 pages How many sources are needed? 1 to 3 sources 4 to 6 sources 6 to 10 sources More than 10 What types of sources are needed? Popular magazines Scholarly journals Newspapers Books Web sites Primary sources Interviews Do you need visuals? YES NO