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Research Skills Tutorial

This is a self-paced, non-credit course that covers research skills, critical thinking, media and internet literacy, and understanding the complexities of the modern information environment (including libraries.)

What You Will Learn In Chapter 1

Learning Objectives

At the end of this section, you will be able to:

  • develop a sufficiently narrow research question from a broader starting topic.
  • get background information on and increase your understanding of terminology related to your research topic, using reference sources such as encyclopedias and dictionaries.