*Scroll to the bottom of this guide for a demonstration on using the features of EBSCOhost or reach out to the library for help.
Video Tutorial Demonstrating How to Find Method Section examples
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Organizing your Social Sciences Research Paper/ The Methodology from University of Southern California Library
How to Write a Methods Section for a Research Paper by A Research Guide
How to Write the Methods Section of a Research Paper by Researcher.Life
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Tip: Experiment with your keywords and don't type out a sentence (it's not Google)
Remember: You can request articles that are not full text!
What is peer-review?
The peer-review process subjects an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field (peers) and is considered necessary to ensure academic scientific quality. Articles, journals, reports, books, and other content can be considered peer review. Prior to publication, a material is submitted and must be reviewed by at least one expert in the field. The reviewer evaluates the research presented in the material. The scholarly work that passes the peer-review process is then published; the scholarly work that does not pass the peer review process will not be published as peer-reviewed.
How do you I know if a journal is peer-reviewed ?
1. If you have a paper version of the journal you can look on the inside front cover to see if there is information regarding peer-review.
2. Many times an editorial board will be listed on the inside front cover
3. If you are using a database and only have an electronic version of an article-you can still verify if the journal is peer-reviewed.
4. Many of the CUC resources held in EBSCO are peer-reviewed and accessible to all CUC members.
Boolean searching is built on a method of symbolic logic developed by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician. Boolean searches allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search.
For example, if you type in “Hampton Road Peace Conference”, you receive few results. But if you type in "Hampton Roads" AND "conference" This allows your search results to only those documents containing the two keywords, instead of a whole phrase.
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In EBSCO, a word in a search bar can be truncated (shortened) by using the asterisk (shift + 8 = *)
giving you far more search results!
For example:
If you open EBSCO and look only for articles using the word "Mexican", you will receive 151,859 results.
If you open EBSCO and look for only articles using the word "Mexic*", you will receive 504,353 results.
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So you found some articles, but it's not enough for your topic.
What do you do next?
Navigate CUC databases at anytime! If there are articles you would like but are not available in EBSCO, click on "Request this Item". Fill out the form and the library team will send the request to you via email as soon as possible. Please allow 4 days of processing time.
If you cannot locate the article record in EBSCO and still want to request the article, fill out the Interlibrary Loan Request form.
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Many databases provide citation assistance, including linking citations to tools like EasyBib and RefWorks.
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1. Read your assignment rubric:
2. Research Design Type:
3. Sampling Plan & Sample Description (Participants):
4. Data Collection Tools/Instruments:
5. Procedures:
6. Reliability and validity:
6. Ethical Considerations
7. APA Format: