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MGMT 481: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Using Sources: Organizing, Writing, and Synthesizing

Using your Sources

The resources below were developed by Western Libraries'  Hacherl Research & Writing Studio (RWS). The include tips, strategies, and suggestions on how to manage and organize your thoughts, resources, and writing to help you finish your project. You can find more videos on other topics on the Studio Resources Page. 

Need help? You can contact the Studio online! They can help you organize your ideas or review a draft. Need help with research? Contact Elizabeth or Emily for more help. 

Researching, Reading, Writing, Organizing

Research & Writing

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Finding & Using Sources

Series of 8 videos on research and writing strategies: 

  • Before you Research
  • Sub-questions
  • Types of Sources
  • How to Use Sources
  • Using Databases
  • Reading & Evaluating Tips
  • Incorporating Sources into your Project

These can be watched as a series or individually.
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Identifying Sub-Questions

How you use specific questions about your research/inquiry question 
that can help you answer your main question. 
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Synthesizing Sources

Power Point slides on analyzing paraphrasing and synthesizing sources.
Includes worksheet. 
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Group Work

Series of 4 videos on working together as a group:

  • Main Ideas
  • Organize
  • One Voice
  • Proofreading & Editing
Organize Your Ideas and Research
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Sticky Note Strategy, Pt 1

Using digital (or real) sticky notes to organize your ideas.
Use this when you are trying to organize your initial thoughts and ideasideas
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Sticky Note Strategy, Pt 2

Using digital (or real) sticky notes to organize your ideas.

Have a draft? An outline, but you're not sure if the organization makes sense? Use this strategy to organize your main points. 
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Zotero

Zotero is a powerful research management tool. Plus it's free! It can be used to: 

  • Store and organize resources
  • Store notes or ideas for each resource
  • Create group folders to collect research for group projects
  • Create and edit in-text citations and reference pages