Research Guides: HU 145 Taylor: Research Paper

Assignment

Your goal for this paper is to use your research to support an arguable intepretation your primary text(s).* You may also write about more than one primary text. Any of the primary texts we have covered or will cover in this class are acceptable.

As part of this assignment, you will complete your own research and incorporate a minimum of 3 secondary sources, at least 1 of which must be peer-reviewed/refereed. The 3 required secondary sources must be scholarly articles from an academic journal and/or chapters from an academic book.

Your task is to write an argumentative paper based off your interpretation (close reading) of the primary text(s). Your argument should be supported by evidence from the primary text(s) as well as your secondary research sources. Your thesis should respond to one of the questions in the bank. The Question Bank is included in the Research Paper Assignment linked below.

Research Paper 2

Databases

It is a good idea to search more than one database. Not all authors or their work will be addressed in every database. Search each of the databases listed to locate and determine the best resources for your papers.

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
- Use the following searches as examples of how to create your own
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1905 - present
Full Text: Partial

Help Guide
Video Tutorials

Search Tips
- Use an asterisk (*) at the end of the root of a word to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
- To locate a complete issue of a journal, click on Publications at the top of the screen.
- Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue.
Requesting Items
- If full text is not available, mark the records you want on the results page by placing a checkmark in the box to the left.
- When you have finished marking all the items you want, click the Email link at the top right of the results page.
- Select Citation, abstract, indexing from the drop-down menu next to "Content"
- Enter your own email address and click on Continue
- After you receive the email containing your records, forward the email to library@erau.edu. Please include:
  
  Your name
  
  Daytime phone number
  
  Course number
  
  Whether you’re an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student
  
  Whether you’re a Daytona Beach or Worldwide student
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
- Use the following searches as examples of how to create your own
Vendor: Gale
Coverage: 1980 - present
Full Text: Partial

Good to Know
- To save documents you will need to have a Google Account to save to a Google Drive.
- To create a Google Drive account, click on Sign in with Google at the top of the page.
- To hear a document read aloud, click or tap Listen to expand the player and begin playback.
Search Tips
- Click on the links along the top of the results list to limit to: Magazines, Academic Journals, Books, News, Images, Videos and Audio.
- Use the filters to the right of the results list to narrow results further.
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "mission to mars"
- Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "mission to mars" AND spacecraft
- To locate a complete issue of a journa or magazinel, select Publication Search.
Requesting Items
If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
- Your name
- Daytime phone number
- Course number
- Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student
- Whether you're a Daytona Beach or Worldwide student
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Use Google Scholar to locate scholarly articles from academic publishers, online repositories universities and other scholarly-focused websites.Resources may be linked to additional Hunt Library Databases.
Vendor: Google
Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Partial

Help Guide

Good to Know
- Click on the triple horizontal bars in the upper left corner to access the full menu of features.
- Look for an erau.edu link to the right of a title to get access from Hunt Library.
- To save an article to read later, click the star icon below the search result. To see your saved articles, sign in and click My library
Search Tips
- Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "climate change"
- To use Advanced Search, click on the triple horizontal bars in the upper left corner.
- For help using and searching the database, click on Help in the lower right corner of the Scholar website.
Requesting Items
If full text is not available, copy the records you want, paste them into an email, and send them to library@erau.edu. Please include:
- Your full name
- Daytime phone number
- Course number
- Whether you’re an undergraduate, graduate, or PhD student
- Whether you’re a Daytona Beach or Worldwide student

If the databases are not giving you the results you want, try EagleSearch.

Example Search Terms:

afrofuturism AND "black panther"
pumzi AND "nnedi okorafor"
shambleau

In EagleSearch narrow results with limiters.

Limit to Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly) is the first section
Limit Content Type is the second section

Search Tips:

AND is used in most databases to ensure that each term is present somewhere in the search results: Youth AND interaction
The asterisk (*) is a symbol which allows for variant word endings: teen*=teen, teens, teenager, etc.
Quotes are used to indicate that the words enclosed must be searched as a phrase: "World Wide Web”
OR is used between terms to indicate that either term is acceptable: teen OR adolescent