Course Specific Research Support for HST 121: Home

1.1.A. Develop a researchable question which demonstrates curiosity about a topic
1.1.C. Generate questions related to as well as embedded within a focused topic statement, evaluate those questions for perspective and point of view, identify research questions that practitioners or scholars are studying on the topic, and synthesize to a researchable question which addresses a problem or issue
1.1.D. Use advanced search strategies and different types of search language (controlled vocabulary, natural or colloquial language, keywords) for different applications
1.1.F. With support, select and use effective tools and source types with specific conventions, to access information, including specialized, subject-specific, and scholarly sources
1.1.J. Reflect on the effectiveness of a research process including problem solving, and progress through developing a topic into a researchable question

1.2.C. Use tools to concurrently organize, analyze, and synthesize information
1.2.E. Make personal connections to topics of interest (personal experience, expertise, interest in new ideas and for academic or personal development) in order to locate and use information from credible sources, to extend complexity in thinking about a current event, social issue or other real-world problem, and to generate solutions with insight and synthesis
1.2.G. Make and defend informed conclusions based on complex criteria, including exploring multiple points of view, setting aside personal prejudices and assumptions, locating best evidence, and considering criteria specific to a topic
1.2.H. Reflect on the development of new knowledge in a topic, and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies and tools used in a research process

2.2.C. Critically analyze and evaluate the information presented in an information source, to locate evidence for building and supporting comprehension of texts, use comparisons to identify similarities or differences, ask inquiry questions when something from the text inspires seeking new knowledge
2.2.E. Identify how an author or authors, including organizations and companies as authors, write with a variety of purposes and for particular audiences, and evaluate effectiveness of text to purpose within the field of study or discipline specific content

2.3.D. Make connections from a wide variety of texts to personal, academic, or professional experience and knowledge

Knowledge Practices:
Assess the fit between an information product’s creation process and a particular information need

Articulate the traditional and emerging processes of information creation and dissemination in a particular discipline

Disposition:
Value the process of matching an information need with an appropriate product

Knowledge Practices:
Formulate questions for research based on information gaps or on reexamination of existing, possibly conflicting, information

Use various research methods, based on need, circumstance, and type of inquiry

Synthesize ideas gathered from multiple sources

Draw reasonable conclusions based on the analysis and interpretation of information

Disposition:
Consider research as open-ended exploration and engagement with information

Knowledge Practices:
Identify the contribution that particular articles, books, and other scholarly pieces make to disciplinary knowledge

Disposition:
Seek out conversations taking place in their research area

Knowledge Practices:
Identify interested parties, such as scholars, organizations, governments, and industries, who might produce information about a topic and then determine how to access that information

Match information needs and search strategies to appropriate search tools

Disposition:
Seek guidance from experts, such as librarians, researchers, and professionals