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CMPT 105WLibrary Research Workshop
Applied Sciences Librarian,SFU Surrey
Shane Plante <[email protected]>
The plan
• Finding your topic
• Researching your topic
• Evaluating your sources
• Getting help
• Questions (at any time)
finding your topic
Finding your topic
You will be writing two different papers about the same applied science topic.
1) An informative paper2) A persuasive paper
The topic must have• “a significant social, environmental, or
ethical dimension” • “an area of controversy associated with it”
Would any of these work for both an informative and a persuasive paper on an applied science topic?
1) 3D TVs 2) School uniforms3) Depictions of gender in Mad Max: Fury Road4) Electronic employee monitoring
Don’t forget that it must have – “a significant social, environmental, or ethical
dimension” – “an area of controversy associated with it”
Finding your topic
A few places to find a topic:• Background sources – Encyclopedias / handbooks– Textbooks – Books
• News sources
Finding your topic
researching your topic
CMPT 105W: Research guide
Researching your topic
Sample research question: Should employers be allowed to
electronically monitor employees?
Researching your topic
Two keys to finding what you want:• Good words to use for your search• Good places to search
Researching your topic
Two keys to finding what you want:• Good words to use for your search• Good places to search
Q: What are some search words and related concepts for this sample topic?
Electronic employee monitoring
Researching your topic
Two keys to finding what you want:• Good words to use for your search• Good places to search
You want to find authoritative sources to support your work. 1) Based on the results you can see in
screenshots, rank the places to search on your handout.
2) Why did you rank them in this order?
Researching your topic
Where did the search results come from?a) Google Scholarb) Googlec) Fast Searchd) Academic Search Premier
Researching your topic
journal articles
books summarize recent research
textbooks, reference books, encyclopedias
Finding background information
{ always access through SFU Library }
Library Search
SFU Library’s homepage search options:
Fast Search
Catalogue
Evaluating your sources
You’ll want to find authoritative sources on your topic.
Are either of the articles on your sheet scholarly articles? a) How can you tell?b) How can you use one scholarly article
to find additional relevant sources?
Evaluating your sourcesPopular Scholarly
Author No affiliation provided Affiliated with an academic / research institution
Abstract No YesLength Short LongImages For aesthetic appeal Research findings displayed as
graphs, charts, etc. Language Easy to understand Elevated, specializedCitations None at all, or very few Yes, manyReview Editor Peer-reviewed
• What information don’t you need to cite?
• What information do you need to cite?
Citing sources
Image credits
Gears by Mark Shorter
Stethoscope by Olivier Guin
Thinking by Timothy Dilich
Curious by Stephen Borengasser
Glasses by Cor Tiemens
Surveillance by Luis Prado
Map by Michelle Ann
Fishing Hook by Laurent Canivet
Russian Doll by Dmitriy Lagunov
Network by Mister Pixel
Signpost by Juan Pablo Bravo
Juggle by AnsteyDesign
All icons used were published with CC-BY licenses or are in the public domain. They all come from The Noun Project: thenounproject.com
In order of appearance:
Also on CMPT 105W research guide
• Citing your sources– Links to IEEE and APA guides
• Presentation resources– Link to SFU Library’s “Business
Presentations” page, which includes a variety of excellent resources
• Avoiding plagiarism tutorial – Link to SFU Library’s “Understanding
and Avoiding Plagiarism” online tutorial
The library provides many ways to get help:
- In-person at the reference desk- Telephone- Email- IM- Text message - Student Learning Commons
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/ask-us/
Getting help