Congratulations! You have finished the last unit of the Research 101 tutorial. You should now have:
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A basic understanding of the Internet and can distinguish scholarly
from popular communication, and primary from secondary sources.
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A general picture of the information world within which research
takes place and the differences among some important information
sources.
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Selected a topic, generated a research question, and selected key
concepts and terms to use when you search for information.
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A basic understanding of databases, field searching, logical operators
and related strategies, and have executed at least one search for
information.
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Learned how to read citations and use them to find information
sources.
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Developed criteria for evaluating your search strategy and information
sources.
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An understanding of plagiarism, how to avoid it, and why this is important.
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Learned how to cite many types of information sources in your research.
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A basic understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use.
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