Strategies for Conducting Literary Research

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mauer, Barry Jason, author.

Venecek, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General education--Textbooks.

General education.

Rhetoric--Textbooks.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Orlando, Florida University of Central Florida [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book, built in PressBooks with financial support from the UCF Digital Learning Course Redesign Initiative, contains 14 chapters, each of which contains two to six pages about the process of literary research. Pages contain learning objectives, infographics, videos, examples, key takeaways, and exercises. The course contains numerous discussion areas and quizzes. It also contains a “Foundational Materials” assignment that provides a platform for student success with whatever research project their instructor assigns. The book is highly flexible and instructors may use all or any part of the book within their own webcourse.

Contents:

Introduction to Strategies for Conducting Literary Research

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Preliminary Research

Chapter 2: Identifying a Problem and Considering Audience

Chapter 3: Research as Inquiry and Scholarship as Conversation

Chapter 4: Research Goals, Theory, Methodologies, Methods, and Evidence

Chapter 5: Reading Literary Works

Chapter 6: Library Services & Resources

Chapter 7: Using Google Scholar

Chapter 8: Evaluating Scholarly Resources

Chapter 9: Developing Your Research Question

Chapter 10: Research as an Inferential and Critical Process

Chapter 11: Key Elements of the Research Project

Chapter 12: The Writing Process

Chapter 13: Avoiding Plagiarism/Additional Resources/Foundational Materials Assignment

Final Project and Exam

Glossary

Rubrics

Presenting Your Research Visually: Academic Posters and Slides

Contributors

"Sonny's Blues" Refresher and Exercises

Sample Syllabus

Notes:

Description based on print resource