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COMM 100 Thomas : Find articles

Quick review

We talked about:

1. Getting in touch with the brainy side of your topics and

2. How to quickly pick through a scholarly journal article using a strategic reading method.

Let's do a practice search using SURF!

Practice search using keywords

Example research topic: "The fundamentals of training your dog."

Keywords: Animal behavior, learning theory, positive reinforcement, canine behavior training

Follow the steps below to practice our search strategy using keywords.

  1. Search: canine behavior training = 754 results
  2. Stay flexible. Try a synonym instead: dog behavior training = 2413
  3. Limit to Peer-reviewed journals = 1666
  4. Select Remember all filters.
  5. Add: positive reinforcement = 97
  6. Use citation generator and permalink tools.