Tutorials
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Getting Started
Revising & editing
Beyond the basics
Finding & Evaluating Sources
Proofreading
First drafts
Citing Sources
Mini Courses
In-depth tutorials that you can complete at your own pace for a more thorough introduction to the research process.
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Research & Writing for STEM Topics
Unique conventions suited to STEM.
Time to complete: 45 - 60 minutes
The Basics
Getting Started Workshop
- Analyzing the assignment
- Choosing a topic
- Drafting an inquiry question
- Testing the inquiry question and starting to form subquestions
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Finding & Using Sources Workshop
- Revisiting the inquiry question and subquestions
- Research databases for locating sources
- Evaluating sources
- Basic academic reading literacies
- Building the draft and next steps
Revising & Editing Workshop
- Thesis
- Organization
- Style
- Editing and proofreading
- Basics on documenting and citing sources
Primary Sources
Discovering Resources through MABEL
Using MABEL, a digital collection highlighting Western Washington University and the Pacific Northwest