Discourse 200 Research Week @MNL
MWF (3 Session) Plan
Day
Time
Format
SLO
Pre Session 1
Source Types: Scholarly vs. Popular
Tutorial/Quiz
2A/2B
Pre Session 1
Search Strategy Part I: Keywords
Tutorial/Quiz
1A
Pre Session 1
Search Strategy Part II: Constructing Search Queries
Tutorial/Quiz
1A
Session 1: Research
Strategy & Finding
Sources
Introduction to Library and services. Tutorial Review.
How to read a citation.
10
Interactive
Lecture
1A
Search Strategy: Keywords. Librarian guides class
through group example, students work with partners
to brainstorm KWs for their own topics.
10
Class & Team
Activity
1A/2A/2B
Students use RooSearch to find two articles/items (one 15
scholarly, and one popular source) that would be good
sources for their research
Individual
Activity
1A/2A/2B
Students Present Findings
Class Activity
2C
15
Pre Session 2
Database Searching
Tutorial/Quiz
1A/1B
Pre Session 2
Source Evaluation
Tutorial/Quiz
2A/2B
Pre Session 2
Internet Searching
Tutorial/Quiz
1A/1B
Session 2: Finding
Sources
Go through previous day’s KWs, modifying based on
Truncation/wildcard/phrases. Introduce Boolean
operators and creating search queries.
15
Interactive
Lecture
1A/1B
Editing Search Strategies: Working first alone and then
w/partner, students modify their own keywords and
create search queries.
10
Individual/Team 1A/1B
Activity
Introduce how to search the catalog and access items.
Introduce subject headings.
10
Interactive
Lecture
1B/1C
Students find at least one book or ebook for their topic. 10
Activity
1B/1C
Were you surprised by the books you found? What do
most books have at the end that will help you locate
other sources? Did you add any keywords to your SS
after exploring the SH?
Discussion
1B/1C
Assignment
1B
5
Pre Session 3
Continue to locate sources! Yay, research!
Session 3: Source
Evaluation
CRAAP Test, Best bet databases & Demo, Advanced
Internet Searching, Q &A Time
20
Lecture &
Discussion
2A/2B/2C
Research Time (with coaching from Librarian)
30
Research Time
1A/1B/1C
(Student homework denoted in shaded blue cells.)
Discourse 300 Research Week @MNL
MWF (3 Session) Plan
Day
Time
Format
SLO
Pre Session 1
Information Creators (who creates & publishes info?
Scholars, Gov’t, non-profits, statistics, etc)
Article
Bb Quiz
2A/2B
2A/2B
Pre Session 1
Following Sources (Controlled vocabularies, locating
experts, using bibliographies)
CP Tutorial
1A
Pre Session 1
Decide on a research topic!
Assignment
Session 1:
Information
Generation
Introduction to academic library and librarian
5
Lecture
Begin Worksheet on research process
10
Discussion & 1A/2B
Activity
Small group activity: Brainstorm (some local) information 10
generators
Activity
1B/2B
Class review: Searching, keywords, Boolean, queries
Lecture &
Discussion
1A
1A/1C
25
Pre Session 2
Power Searching (Advanced Internet Searching, Deep
Web, Global Databases)
Tutorial
1B/1C
Pre Session 2
Evaluating Annotations Assignment
Assignment
& Bb Quiz
1B
Pre Session 2
Write an annotation for one of your sources
Assignment
2B/2C
Pre Session 2
Self-Evaluate your annotation
Assignment
& Bb Quiz
1A/2A/2C
Session 2: Evaluating
Information
Research Time (begins when students start arriving for
class)
10
Research
Time
1A/1B/1C
Introduction to Evaluating Sources: Credibility and
relevance
10
Lecture
2A
Group: Source Evaluation with Provided Articles
20
Activity
2A/2B/2C
Class Q&A: Questions about searching
10
Discussion
1A/1C
Assignment
1B
10
Activity
2C
Selecting a Database: Perspectives & Discourse
communities
10
Lecture &
Discussion
1B/1C
Research Time (with coaching from Librarian)
30
Research
Time
1A/1B/1C
Pre Session 3
Continue to locate sources! Yay, research!
Session 3: Specialized Class Q&A: Questions about research
Resources