Field Project Assignments - A+ Work Required. Zero Plagiarism
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Research Quick Guide Instructions
For this assignment, you will create a 2-2.5 page guide to doing research in your field. A generalized guide to research in any field would be too broad; a guide to doing research on your specific project topic would be too narrow. Ideally, you will create a resource that you will be able to use in the future and perhaps share with others who are new to research in your field. This guide must take the form of a handout or fact sheet that can be quickly accessed and visually scanned for answers/advice. The document layout is up to you—think about what you would want a guide like this to look like—but you will be graded on its readability and user-friendliness. You can use text-boxes, bullet points, or graphics; just be mindful of space limitations. You may want to organize the information in chronological order (the research process, start to finish) or by categories; again, this is up to you. At minimum, your topics must include the following: determining your research needs, finding sources (where to look), evaluating sources (how do you know if a source is credible, relevant, and appropriate), and citing common types of sources in the documentation style most common in your field (examples would be very helpful). You can also include any information that doesn’t fit under these headings but that you think would be helpful. But remember that you’re limited to two pages and that you want to keep the information readable.
At the bottom of the last page, preferably in small print so it does not take up too much space (this is the only part of the guide that should be in tiny print!), list any sources that you consulted in creating this resource. You can call this section “Sources Consulted,” “Credits,” or another term that you like. At minimum, this list must include the documentation manual for your field. If that is the only source, that is okay, but you might also want to supplement your personal experience by looking at existing research guides online, etc. The crucial thing is to make this information your own—do not just copy something you find.
