research time!

You're all in the midst of the research stage!

During the research stage, try to keep your mind open to different perspectives. You might learn something about the topic that changes your own opinion. That's great. That's why we research in the first place: not to confirm our opinions, but to help us build a knowledge base from which we can formulate a true and insightful perspective about something.

Anyhow, enough philosophizing! Here's the deal. You need a minimum of FOUR credible sources to support your opinion. Once your sources are approved by me and your secondary advisor, you'll need to read/annotate them email me and your secondary advisor research notes by midnight on Wednesday 29 April.

Use this template to complete your research notes. One side is for your source or any direct quotes, and the other side allows you to summarize, comment, question, etc. Make sure to save all citation information. If you need a bit more guidance, check out this sample of another student's research notes.

Note: Your minimum number of sources is four, but you are always encouraged to use more! If you do add sources to your paper along the way, please always run them by your advisors so we can check for credibility.