Embarking on the Research Process
On this page, you will be find links to all manual styles as well as links to helpful databases available to you at home or school. Most importantly, the handouts included will help with the following: understanding, choosing, and validating resources; compiling excellent note & bib cards; avoiding accidental plagiarism; creating an annotated bibliography; writing a formal outline. Most of your time will be spent working through the strategies noted here.
You will spend the most time on this section of the website, and rightly so. Conducting research efficiently, correctly, and thoroughly is essential, and this part of the website is dedicated to helping you set up your personal process for research.
Before venturing into the attachments on this page, keep your specific manual style guide close to you at all times or the link bookmarked on your home computer or laptop. In particular, the OWL site for APA and MLA will provide you with a tab bar on the left that will give you examples of different entries for your bibliography. They can be very helpful in helping you construct your bib cards, note cards, and annotated/final bibliography:
You will spend the most time on this section of the website, and rightly so. Conducting research efficiently, correctly, and thoroughly is essential, and this part of the website is dedicated to helping you set up your personal process for research.
Before venturing into the attachments on this page, keep your specific manual style guide close to you at all times or the link bookmarked on your home computer or laptop. In particular, the OWL site for APA and MLA will provide you with a tab bar on the left that will give you examples of different entries for your bibliography. They can be very helpful in helping you construct your bib cards, note cards, and annotated/final bibliography:
Citation Assistance: Here are some quick references to assist in following the citation style for your paper. Please note that IBO requires access date and URL regardless of what the official style guides present. Some of the samples here do not include the official IBO version (i.e. CMS sample paper) but are worthy to show citing and bibliography formatting.
MLA 8th edition:
Assigned Guide for Group 1, Group 2, and Group 6: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th Ed. The following link will also provide you with the online tools you need to format your Extended Essay appropriately: Purdue University (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ Columbia College: Vancouver, Canada: Good site that includes easy pulldown tabs for assistance. columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/MLA9/welcome Knight Cite: this site is maintained by Calvin College with the current edition; be sure to select the correct citation style when placing in your information http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php |
MLA 8th edition Style
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CMS 16th edition:
Assigned Guide for Group 3: In regards to history, the citation style is Chicago Manual Style 16th edition as of 2010. The following link will provide you with the online tools you need to format your Extended Essay:
CMOS: The Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html Purdue University (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/ Columbia College- Vancouver, Canada: Good site that includes easy pulldown tabs for assistance. columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/chicago/welcome |
Chicago Manual Style
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APA 6th edition:
Assigned Guide for Group 4: Mastering APA Style: 6th Ed. The following link will provide you with the online tools you need to format your Extended Essay appropriately: Purdue University (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01 Knight Cite: this site is maintained by Calvin College with the current edition; be sure to select the correct citation style when placing in your information http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php Columbia College- Vancouver, Canada: Good site that includes easy pulldown tabs for assistance. columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/apa East Carolina University-Greenville, North Carolina: easy to maneuver with tabs to click for assistance. This link is to the Health Center Library.
https://libguides.ecu.edu/c.php?g=982594&p=7105375 |
APA Style
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CSE 7th edition:
Assigned Guide for Group 5: Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, 7th Ed. Not available for checkout at UAIS. However, the following links will provide you with the online tools you need to format your Extended Essay appropriately:
University of North Carolina: http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/cse/ |
APA, MLA (7th edition), and CMS comparison:
This is only a side-by-side quick guide to show the differences between the 3 styles of citation. Please note this is the 7th edition of MLA and not the 8th.
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Databases -
Remember that you are doing college level academic research and your sources need to reflect that level of reading and depth of analysis. You will need to go to municipal libraries and/or Oakland University. In addition, do not forget the following databases you can readily access anywhere:
Library of Congress: "The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office." - excerpt from online Welcome Message from Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress
If you are using a source from the Library of Congress, click here to be sure you are following the correct format and have all of the pertinent information.
If you are using a source from the Library of Congress, click here to be sure you are following the correct format and have all of the pertinent information.
JSTOR: JSTOR is the premier online library and research tool for high school students in this version. Colleges utilize this as well but with more access to resources. Its collection of thousands of digital titles and productivity tools supports cross-curricular studies in standard and advanced high school-level courses.
Michigan e-Library: "Administered by the Library of Michigan in partnership with Michigan's libraries of all types, the Michigan eLibrary (http://mel.org) will provide all Michigan residents with free access to online full-text articles, full-text books, digital images, and other valuable research information at any time via the Internet; and provide an easy-to-use inter-library loan system to allow Michigan residents to borrow books and other library materials for free from participating Michigan libraries." -Michigan e-Library Missing Statement
Helpful Handouts for Research Process
It is important that you not only read these documents in their entirety but also follow them in the general order they are presented here. Failure to do so may result in serious researching errors resulting in improper citation, plagiarism, and extra work as you backtrack over your mistakes. One of your first assignments for your late-spring supervisor meeting is to construct an annotated bibliography, so this is presented first.
Then, before you begin doing any research, please print, read, and T4 the handouts: "Navigating the World of Research," and "How to Successfully Conduct Research Notetaking." It is futile to begin a process until you have a good understanding of how to evaluate sources, where to find them, which ones are best suited for your EE, and how to create workable note and bib cards. The handouts "How to Create an Effective Annotated Bibliography" and "How to Construct an Effective Timeline" are essential because both of these are due at your last spring conference with your EE supervisor. Detailed instructions will provide you with everything you need. Finally, the handout on avoiding accidental plagiarism and constructing an appendix is important for all students to read, though these will not take as long as the others.
Then, before you begin doing any research, please print, read, and T4 the handouts: "Navigating the World of Research," and "How to Successfully Conduct Research Notetaking." It is futile to begin a process until you have a good understanding of how to evaluate sources, where to find them, which ones are best suited for your EE, and how to create workable note and bib cards. The handouts "How to Create an Effective Annotated Bibliography" and "How to Construct an Effective Timeline" are essential because both of these are due at your last spring conference with your EE supervisor. Detailed instructions will provide you with everything you need. Finally, the handout on avoiding accidental plagiarism and constructing an appendix is important for all students to read, though these will not take as long as the others.
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Prep-Work Prior to First Supervisor Conference:
Below is listed by subject the work you are to complete prior to your first supervisor conference (last week November thru first week December); see your UAIS research timeline for specific dates.
| group_1_initial_meeting_prep_work_and_proposal_form.docx |
| group_2_initial_meeting_prep_-_sdd.docx |
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| group_3__psychology_initial__meeting_prep_and_assignments.docx |
| group_4_biology_initial__meeting_prep_work_and_assignments__1_.docx |
| group_4__chemistry_initial_meeting_prep_work__1_.docx |
| group_4__physics_initial_meeting_prep_work.pdf |
| group_5_initial_meeting_prep.docx |
| group_6_visual_art__initial__meeting_prep.docx |
| group_6_music_initial__meeting_prep.docx |
| group_6_theatre_arts_initial_meeting_prep.docx |
