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Resources for faculty
These resources are intended to assist faculty in creating and implementing research assignments in their courses. Librarians are also available to work with you to tailor your assignments to align with specific information literacy threshold concepts or to reinforce specific research skills. Please contact us to learn more about this service and/or schedule a time to discuss.
- Research without the dreaded paperThirty-three smaller projects and activities for use in almost any course. All develop research skills; some are even fun!
- The Annotated bibliography: a research paper alternativeAs a warm-up (or substitute) for a research paper, check out Prof. Sue Blake's annotated bibliography assignment.
- Grading criteria for a research essayProf. Sue Goldstein's list of everything a great research essay needs.
- Letter to the Editor: a possible first step to the research paperProf. Sue Goldstein uses this as a first step in writing a research paper.
- Research Plan/OutlineA step-by-step research plan to help guide students through the research process.
- Article analysis & synthesis worksheetProvides guidance for students in analyzing and understanding scholarly journal articles. From Brianne Markowski, University of Northern Colorado.
- Term paper alternatives: Ideas for information-based assignmentsDozens of assignment ideas beyond the traditional research paper. From King's College.
- Community of online research assignmentsAn open-access database of research assignments for faculty and librarians.
- Developing transparent research assignmentsResources from the Transparency in Learning and Teaching project (TILT Higher Ed) can help faculty, educational developers and administrators to apply the Transparency Framework (of purpose/task/criteria) in contexts including assignments, curricula, assessment and strategic initiatives, all toward the goal of enhancing student success equitably.
Resources for students
These tips and handouts can assist students in completing successful research assignments and/or assignment components.
- Thesis BuilderA a free online tool which will help you create a concise, one-sentence thesis statement.
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