Conducting Research

Issued by Husson University

Being able to conduct research effectively is a critical skill of information literacy that is important in both academic and professional work. Once you have gathered background information on your topic and developed a thesis statement/research question, it’s time to start researching.

Type Validation
Level Foundational
Time Hours
Cost Free

Skills

Earning Criteria

Students will be able to recognize that there are different types of information, develop a sound research strategy, and select useful search tools to search them effectively. This will be demonstrated and assessed through a compiled list of five sources relevant to their thesis statement/research question: a book, a peer-reviewed journal article, a magazine article, a news source, and a web source. With each source, the search tool and search strategy used to find it will be explained.
Initiating Research

Standards

ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

This badge is aligned to the Searching as Strategic Exploration competency of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education.