Susan Pratt

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• Susan Pratt
• susan.pratt_at_dc-uoit.ca

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The Plan
START
1. Identify Information Needed

• Find
• Information

3. Analyze and Evaluate
4. Use
FINISH
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Step OneIdentify your information need

• Figure out whats required for the assignment
• Get an overview of your topic from some credible
  sources
• Create an outline, and
• Draft a So What? Statement (a.k.a. thesis
  statement)

• Visit the library website for assistance with
  Step One of the Research Process

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FYI

• If you are looking for an e-book (an electronic
  book, accessible via the Internet) to read to
  give you an overview of your research topicvisit
  the librarys website, and access the Subject
  Guide to Resources Health. To access the
  e-books from McGraw-Hill, OVID, and Science
  Direct, you will need your student number and
  network password. Contact the course
  administrator if you dont have this information.

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Confused? Need Help?

• Email me at susan.pratt_at_dc-uoit.ca with your
  questions or comments
• Id really appreciate your feedback on these
  presentations! Whats confusing? What did I
  explain well? What did I explain poorly? Whats
  missing?