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MGMT 481: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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