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ECON 211: Cite Sources

Welcome! This guide is intended as a resource for the Current Events Project for Dr. Sonja Kolstoe's section of ECON 211.

Research process

1. Explore topic basics and develop keywords (casual searching)

2. Understand how to evaluate sources of information (CRAAP method + information literacy and critical thinking)

3. Apply techniques (keywords + evaluation strategy) to find articles (library databases, materials, and more)

4. Support your analysis (cite reliable sources)

5. Drafts & revisions (research librarians and other resources)

Organization practices?

How do YOU organize and/or save your research?

12:30 class, answer here!  Then, view results

2:00 class, answer here!    Then, view results

Having a strategy for organizing and saving your research will come in handy as you continue to find articles throughout the semester. Even if you don't use these articles for your group presentation, saving them will create a knowledge bank of good topics, authors, and sources to which you can refer when starting a fresh search.