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Mastering Digital Research: A Guide for Students, 1st Edition |

Bonnie Tensen, Keith Hampson

  • Copyright 2010
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Mastering Digital Research: A Guide for Students 1st Edition by Bonnie Tensen/Keith Hampson
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Overview

Mastering Digital Research: A Guide for Students provides students with information on how to research, given that today's student has significantly more resources at their fingertips. Tensen and Hampson explore the digital world and explain to students how to use and reference those resources wisely.

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Meet the Authors

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Bonnie Tensen

Bonnie Tensen has taught college composition for over 20 years, first in the traditional classroom, then in networked classroom environments and online. For 15 years she taught composition and literature courses online at Seminole State College of Florida. In Fall of 2013, Bonnie began serving as an e-learning specialist at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, assisting in the conversion of their weekend and evening college courses from f2f to hybrid. Although she is well acquainted with its pedagogical and personal challenges, she has become a vocal proponent of the powerful educational experiences e-learning -- when designed well -- can offer today's generation of students. A popular speaker, she has presented her unique approach at many conferences and led numerous seminars on incorporating the Internet in the classroom.

Keith Hampson

Keith Hampson is director of the G. Raymond Chang School of Distance Education at Ryerson University. He has a Ph.D in Media Studies/Sociology.

What's New

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  • Information on documentation has been placed on the companion website.
  • Reflection of Canadian content and examples.
  • Detail on making use of search engines.
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  • Discusses research basics: choosing a topic, finding appropriate sources, and how to work with databases.
  • Focuses on key research skills.
  • Screen shots included.
  • An InfoTrac College Edition access code comes free with each new book, and provides 4 months of unlimited online access to over 5000 articles from hundreds of scholarly and popular publications.

Table of Contents

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Preface

Part One: Research Basics
Chapter 1: Defining the Topic of your Research Paper
Determine the Degree of Freedom You Have for Topic Selection
Getting Stuck: What If I Still Can't Think of a Good Topic?
Refining Your Topic Selection
Exercises

Chapter 2: Finding Good Information
Internet vs. Library Search
Three Common Problems with Using the Internet for Academic Research
Library Search Strategies
Exercises

Chapter 3: Intelligent Search Strategies
Transform Your Research Topic into a Series of Research Questions
Use Research Questions to Identify New Keywords and Search Phrases
Use Promising Research to Find Other Resources
Ensure the Quality of the Research Sources
Summary
Exercises

Chapter 4: Get Immediate Results: Library Databases
What Is a Database?
Get to Know Your Databases
Access to the Database: On-site or Remote
Search Tips When Using Databases
Exercises

Part Two: Research using the World Wide Web
Chapter 5: The Allure of the Printed Word
Libraries versus the WWW
Academic Research on the Internet Must Be Authenticated
Using Subject Directories on the WWW
Learning Search Engine Features
Using the Best Commercial Search Engines
Using Advanced Search Engine Features on the WWW
Criteria for Evaluating Information Gathered from WWW Search Engines
Exercises

Chapter 6: Field Research Online
Research Ethics
Research Interviews
Surveys
Exercises

Part Three: Research Documentation
Chapter 7: Documentation: General Rules
A Few Words About Plagiarism: DON'T DO IT!
A Sure Way to Impress: Incorporate and Document Quotes with Skill
Exercises

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  • ISBN-10: 017644002X
  • ISBN-13: 9780176440022
  • RETAIL $67.95
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