Getting Your Thesis Started Workshop Series

Getting Started: Overview by Sterling Russell

Learn about the PROCESS (click here to view presentation):
        • Focus – Finding information relevant to your topic
        • Facts – Finding information that supports your research
        • Fundamentals – Scholarly vs. popular research 

Source and Resource: Research/Citation by Gretchen Weiner

Learn about SOURCES, SEARCHES and CITATIONS (see below for presentation links):
       • Finding Sources – Review of scholarly vs. popular research
       • Introduction to Citation Styles (MLA, APA, Chicago) – See samples of the various styles and review
       • Organizing/Storing Resources – How to RefWorks to track references and build bibliographies 

Searching & Sources - Clckhere to view presentation 

Citations and RefWorks - Clck here to view presentation

Writing Works by Sterling Russell

Learn about WRITING AND REVIEW (clck here to view presentation):
        • Rules of Writing
        • Final Fix – Pulling it all together. Editing is necessary.