This is the course website for English 213, Section A, taught by Quinn Warnick at Iowa State University during spring 2008. Please refer to the policy document, found at the top of the center column, for more information about this class. Updates to the syllabus will be posted to this site one week in advance, and any changes to the readings and/or assignments will be reflected in the summaries for each week.
Lab Assignment: Getting Started with Online Research
Before the end of class today, find at least four sources on the subject you are researching for the Social Networking Assignment. Find:
Your research might start with a Google search, a Wikipedia entry, or the research our class collected on our Facebook group, but these are only starting points. For books and journal articles, you'll need to go to the Parks Library website. Once you've found some relevant materials, you might even need to SET FOOT INSIDE THE LIBRARY (!) to get them.
When you've found at least four sources, click on "edit my submission," then copy and paste the contents of the Word document into the text box.
- one printed book
- one article in a peer-reviewed, academic journal
- one website
- and at least one additional source of any type you choose.
Your research might start with a Google search, a Wikipedia entry, or the research our class collected on our Facebook group, but these are only starting points. For books and journal articles, you'll need to go to the Parks Library website. Once you've found some relevant materials, you might even need to SET FOOT INSIDE THE LIBRARY (!) to get them.
When you've found at least four sources, click on "edit my submission," then copy and paste the contents of the Word document into the text box.