Introduction to Chapter 33
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Instructor's Notes
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Working with Sources
Working effectively with research sources includes being able to navigate, manage, and take notes on sources.
Navigating a source means finding your way around it and understanding its crucial information such as author, publisher, and publication date.
The sources you uncover also need to be managed, that is, kept in order. Managing sources can usually be made more efficient with the help of electronic tools, although traditional paper methods are also effective.
Taking accurate notes—in the form of quotations, paraphrases, and summaries—is essential for any research project.
Why Working with Sources Matters
In a College Course
You read case studies, theories, industry projections, and much more for your economics class, so you need to capture information efficiently.
You combine what you learn from clinic observations with information about your own child’s diagnosis to direct your paper to an audience of parents.
In the Workplace
You use company sales data, but you want to develop an annotated list of industry and government sources to expand available statistics.
In Your Community
You agree to write a brief history of your campus social group, presenting the old records accurately but not offending potential contributors on alumni day.
When have you quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or credited sources? In what situations do you expect to do so again?