Secrets of My Research Success

Welcome to Secrets of My Research Success. This 35 minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student who works for a film studio that is undergoing a corporate takeover. Anxiety is high but he remembers he can get help from a UMUC librarian in locating information regarding corporate takeovers and what this is all about.

The tutorial takes Quentin through the various research process steps as he interacts with Mike, one of the UMUC librarians. Mike helps Quentin in understanding how to locate background information on his topic, selecting his search terms, creating his search statement, choosing appropriate databases to search, evaluating articles and Web sites, and properly citing his sources.

Each of the tutorial modules includes opportunities for learning reinforcement via interactive learning activities. There is also a final assessment quiz to test your knowledge.

And now…on with the show…

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Audio-Visual Version
Click the link below to view the Secrets of My Research Success. Approximate run time including games and quizzes: 35 minutes.

• Starting Your Research (02:52)
  
  
• Background Reading (03:42)
  
  
• Forming a Search Statement (04:27)
  
  
• Database Selection: How do I know which databases to use? (01:26)
  
  
• Database Searching (04:00)
  
  
• Article Selection: How do I know if the articles are relevant to my research? (01:36)
  
  
• Article Access and Evaluation: How do I get an article? (04:10)
  
  
• Internet Resources and Evaluation (01:32)
  
  
• Citation and Plagiarism (02:00)
  
  
• Conclusion (02:39)
  
  
• Final Quiz

Text-Only Version
Transcript of audio-visual version