1. Research Project Draft due: December 2 FINAL Due date: December 11
2 pages ONLY. Do NOT hand in more than 2 pages.
Should take 2 hours.
Draft due: December 2
Turn in Draft.
You may revise before
final due date for a better score.
FINAL Due date: December 11

2. Academic Research 2

3. Your Research Project
Directions: Imagine you have been asked by an instructor to prepare an eight-page research paper on a topic related to human psychology or health. Choose your topic, making sure it is not too general or too narrow. Go to the library (in person or via the Internet) and find: 2 books 2 articles (from magazines or newspapers. NOTE: 1 article MUST be from the online databases available through our LAMC Library. 2 websites relevant to your specific topic DO NOT WRITE A PAPER!! Your assignment is to hand in 3 items: A tentative thesis statement A brief, tentative (but formal) outline of the imaginary paper A Works Cited (MLA) or Reference (APA) page. To prepare the page you must use either the MLA or APA guidelines found in a college handbook or on online sites such as Diana Hacker’s Guide to MLA or APA 3

4. REMEMBER!!
Your topic MUST be related to human psychology or health. You MUST have six (6) sources on your Works Cited/Reference page DO NOT WRITE A PAPER!! You must hand in three (3) items: thesis statement outline of the imaginary paper Works Cited or Reference page. 4

5. Thesis & Outline EXAMPLE: Your outlines does not need to be in complete sentences. You may use phrases for each point. 5

6. Works Cited EXAMPLE: You must have 2 books, 2 webpages, and 2 articles (one must be from a database). 6

7. Steps in Writing a Research Paper
Identify and narrow your topic
Determine the purpose of and audience for your paper
Locate appropriate sources of information
Refine the topic, if necessary 7

8. Steps in Writing a Research Paper
Write a tentative thesis statement & brief outline
Take research notes
Write a first draft
Revise. Revise. Revise.
Prepare the final draft
Prepare the bibliography 8

9. Locate Appropriate Sources of Information
Print sources
Books
Circulating
Reference
Reserve
Oversized
Atlases
Children’s
Paperbacks 9

10. Locate Appropriate Sources of Information
Print sources
Periodicals
Magazines
Newspapers
Journals 10

11. Locate Appropriate Sources of Information
Non-print sources
Audio-visual materials
Interviews
CD-ROM’s
Databases Use this link to get to the LAMC Library Database page. (Remember: to access the databases from home, you must use the passwords on the Library Handout I gave you). Use EBSCOhost or National Newspapers (ProQuest).
Internet 11

12. What Is Documentation?
In-text parenthetical citations indicate the source of each piece of information used in your paper
One expert states that “computer systems may soon be the primary educational delivery method” in colleges and universities (Polk 90).
Readers can turn to the last page(s) of your paper for your bibliography--publication information on each source used 12

13. What Is Documentation?
You must provide information about each source used in your paper. For example, if your source is a book, you must include
Author
Title
Publication data (publisher, place published, year published)
Page numbers
To access EasyBib (for MLA) or BibMe (for APA), use this link to the Learning Center. 13

14. How to create Works Cited or Reference page
To access EasyBib (for MLA) or BibMe (for APA), use this link to the Learning Center.
To see the PowerPoint on how to format a journal from the Library database, click here. 14

15. Why Do We Document?
Readers may want to locate and use your sources for further information
Give credit to others for their work
Distance yourself from opinions that are not your own
Avoid plagiarism!
When in doubt, DOCUMENT! 15

16. When Do We Document?
Cite any fact, statistic, or information that is specific to a single source, whether you use a direct quotation or a paraphrase
Cite any use of another writer’s exact words, and use quotation marks
Cite other writers’ opinions, whether you use a direct quotation or a paraphrase 16

17. Documentation Styles MLA—Modern Language Association
APA—American Psychological Association
CBE/CSE—Council of Biology Editors/Council of Science Editors
Chicago—The Chicago Manual of Style
Columbia—The Columbia Guide to Online Style 17

18. Bibliography Cards
Create a bibliography card for each source you use—do it FIRST!
Use a college handbook or style guide to format bibliography cards
Put cards aside (in a safe, safe place) until you need to create your bibliography page
When your paper is complete, simply alphabetize the cards and type your bibliography 18

19. Sample Bibliography Card
Sidel, Ruth. On Her Own: Growing Up in the Shadow of the American Dream. New York: Penguin, 1990. 19

20. Finding Print Sources On-line catalog—in library
Click on Internet Explorer—Library home page
3 ways of searching
title
must be spelled correctly
omit “a,” “an,” or “the” if first word of title
books sorted by date of publication
topic (keyword)
author 20

21. Finding Print Sources Citation information—found on Detail page
Info given on author, title, copyright, location—Call number
Call number—number found on spine of book, indicates where book is found in library 21

22. Additional Library Resources—Books On-Line
E-Books
In catalog, click on URL, which takes you to NetLibrary
Go to
Create a free account while on campus
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Need a password—Mission 22

23. On campus--no password is necessary
To use resources
On campus--no password is necessary
At home--need Mission passwords (use the handout I gave you or get the handout at the Library Reference Desk) 23

24. Magazines and Journals
EBSCOhost used most--entire article on line
Current articles listed first
Review abstract--summary of article
Citation info--needed for Works Cited page
Article can be ed, saved, or printed
User ID—Mission password--la 24

25. Prepare draft of Research review Learning Center & Library
HOMEWORK
Prepare draft of Research
review
Learning Center & Library
Web pages (click on above links)

26. Magazines Intended for general readers Wide subject area
Authors not experts
Brief articles
Only reviewed by editor, not experts
Weekly, monthly
ex: Time, NewYorker 26

27. Journals Intended for specialists Specific in focus
Authors are experts
Longer articles
Peer reviewed, includes bibliography
Monthly, quarterly 27

28. Ways to Use Sources Direct quotation with parenthetical citation
Paraphrase with parenthetical citation
Summary with parenthetical citation 28

29. Direct Quotation--MLA
Author included in text
According to Hofritz, “Some candidates are unprepared to meet the requirements of political office” (90).
Author included in citation
Another writer states, “Some candidates are unprepared to meet the requirements of political office” (Hofritz 90). 29

30. Paraphrase--MLA
Hofritz, for example, believes that not all candidates are prepared to hold political offices (90). 30

31. Taking Reading Notes Use 4” x 6” or 5” x 8” index cards
Take notes on each source, one card per statement or fact or topic
List author and topic on top of card
Be sure to indicate whether information is a quote, paraphrase, or summary
Be SURE to note page number! 31

32. Sample Note Card Berk Treatment--Stimulants
“Researchers do not know precisely why stimulants are helpful. Some speculate that they change the chemical balance in brain regions that inhibit impulsiveness and hyperactivity, thereby decreasing the child’s need to engage in off-task and self-stimulating behavior.”
Direct quote, p. 360 32

33. Sample Works Cited Page
Zaiens 10
Works Cited
Gilligan, Carol. In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s
Development. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1982.
Ramirez, Anthony J., and Dorie Mathews. “Computer Groups Plan
Standards.” New York Times 14 Dec. 1993, late ed.: D5.
Stevens, Mark. “Low and Behold.” New Republic 24 Dec. 1990: 33