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WLDC201/202 : World Cultures

Start Here!

 

Start your paper by  following these steps:

  1. TOPIC: Pick a topic of your interest

Read newspaper articles or opposing viewpoints articles to get inspired

  1. Country: Connect your topic to a geography (country or region)

Read more about the country or region by looking them up in Country Reports/profiles or an online encyclopedia such as Encyclopaedia Britannica

  1. Culture: connect your topic which is now narrowed and focused on a country or region to a culture within that region or country
  1. Solution: Suggest one or more culturally sensitive solutions, in other words, consider the

 

 

Start your Research Here

Getting Started contains steps and guides to help you start your research on any topic.

Follow the guides in this sequence:

  1. Mapping your Ideas
  2. Picking your Topic
  3. Finding Keywords
  4. Combining Keywords (Search Logic)
  5. Information Sources
  6. Is it a Reliable Source?

 

 

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Adapted from the materials created by The University of Auckland Library, NZ.

This video is covered by a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license.

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From NCSU Libraries Video Tutorials: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/

 

Why it is important to cite...

  1. Avoid the serious charge of plagiarism. 
  2. By referring (or citing) the works and opinions of scholars and specialists you give credibility and authority to your own arguments.
  3. By citing the most important scholars or specialists in a field, you can show that you have understood and researched your topic correctly.
  4. Providing references allows your professors to find the sources you used to support your arguments.
  5. By acknowledging and engaging with the works and opinions of others, you  become part of the academic conversation.