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Handouts…

Agenda• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating &

Evaluating Articles• Annotating & Citing References• What will you differently?• Questions Welcome!

Your Assignments...

Research Paper Steps1. Pick a topic2. ID topic limiters3. Brainstorm4. ID databases5. Keyword => Subject6. Evaluate Results7. Save Citations & Locate

Topic Narrowing/Broadening

Mental Mapping• Financial exploitation of older

people and legislative solutions to safeguard against this

Key Topic Words• financial exploitation• older people• legislative• safeguard

Related Words/Concepts

• Cheat*, money, invest*, fraud*• Senior Citizen*, Elder*• legislat*, laws, legal, privacy• Neglect, Violen*• Protect*

Help Focus This Topic…

Cultural differences in perceptions of abuse

Topic Limiters1. Time period2. Geographic region3. Person or Group4. Event or Aspect

Tentative TopicDuring a 5-year period, 2004 to

2009, there was an increased difference in perceptions of elder abuse among African-Americans and Chicanos in the U.S., due to cultural differences.

Questions?

What’s a JOURNAL?

Academic Conversations

Evidence…

Peer Review/Referee Process

Empirical“Derived from observation or

experiment rather than speculation or theory.”

Colman, A. M. (2006). A Dictionary of Psychology. Oxford; New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Questions?

Finding Databases• UCLA Library

– Frequently Used DBs– DBs by Subject– DBs A-Z

• GE80 Research Guide for Class

PsycINFO• Topics: Psychology & Related

Fields• Items: Journal articles, book

chapters, dissertations, conference proceedings

• Time: 1806-present

Try it!

Don’t Pay for Articles!!!

Questions?

Citation Style Help• APA Publication Manual (print--

2001)• KnightCite (APA 5th ed.)• SourceAid (APA 5th ed.)

Review: Save Time & Effort!

• Your Assignments• 7 Research Steps • Topic Narrowing/Broadening• Identifying, Locating & Evaluating

Articles• Annotating & Citing References

•Think Critically!• and…

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What will you do differently?