Research Skills Big6 - Step 5. Synthesis
The purpose of this step is to use necessary skills to organize the information from multiple sources and skills of presentation.
Questions:
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How should I organize data from multiple sources?
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How should I organize my information?
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How should I present my information?
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How should I fit all the information together?
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How should I write an outline of the project?
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How should I present the information to answer the questions?
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How should I write a bibliography?
You will
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Organize information
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Draft, edit & revise information
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Present information
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Cite sources
http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning/develop-action-plans/main
This page shows how to develop an action plan.
How to develop an Action Plan in 5 steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1EHZW4oFGg
This video clip shows how to develop an action plan in 5 steps.
How to write an Action Plan and Get More Done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsnsbuL3zA
This video clip shows how to write an action plan and get more done.
This videos show how to synthesis information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dEGoJdb6O0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7HtCHtQ9w0
Quoting, paragraphing and summarizing
The following page shows how to summarize information.
http://www.aquinas.edu/library/pdf/ParaphrasingQuotingSummarizing.pdf
The following pages show how to summarize information.
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/ReadStrat17.html
http://www.mantex.co.uk/2009/09/16/how-to-summarize/
The following tools are aids of writing.
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Writing an outline
How to write an outline http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Outline
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Writing an essay
How to write an essay http://www2.actden.com/Writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
How to write an essay http://kimberlychapman.com/essay/essay.html
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Writing paragraphs and topic sentences
How to write paragraphs and topic sentences
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/paragraphs.shtml
Writing effective paragraphs http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/paragrph.html
Avoiding Plagiarism
The following tools are the highlights about plagiarism.
You Quote It, You Note It! http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
How to avoid plagiarism http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_plagiarism.html
Bibliography tools
The following tools are citation aids.
Presentation tools
The following tools are for designing materials needed for presentation.
