Tutorials

Struggling to select a topic for your research assignment? Here are practical strategies to brainstorm a topic and begin to develop a research question.

This tutorial provides an overview on formatting common academic sources for the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition following the Notes & Bibliography format.

Learn to export citations from CINAHL to Endnote software.

Learn to export citations from Clinicaltrials.gov to Endnote software.

Learn to export citations from Cochrane Library to Endnote software.

Covers strategies for developing an interesting and manageable research question by brainstorming and exploring resources. NOTE: works best in Firefox browser.

Instructors often ask students to engage more deeply with sources when doing research and writing. But what does that mean, exactly? This video draws on educational psychology and instructional design theory to give students concrete strategies for engaging deeply and meaningfully with sources by asking “Essential questions” about the readings.

Many times, a good database search is just a matter of the right keywords. This covers how to develop keywords from a research question, and how to modify them for better results. NOTE: works best in Firefox browser.

Learn to export citations from Embase to Endnote software.

Not all sources are created equal! This tutorial covers the basics of how to tell if a source is appropriate for your assignment and research need.

Learn to locate reliable and validated research instruments in instrument databases, such as Mental Measurements Yearbook, PsycTESTS, and Health and Psychosocial Instruments.

Learn to locate reliable and validated research instruments in literature databases, such as CINAHL, PsycINFO, and PubMed.