Capstone

Rationale: Since we live in an information-rich environment, we must be able to find information from a variety of sources, and we must be able to fulfill a plurality of information needs. This assignment will use many of the skills you developed in this course. Additionally, working well collaboratively is essential for both your academic tenure and future career. Thus, this assignment will be a group assignment. You will be evaluating the effort put forth by your group members, which will be factored into the grade.

Assignment: Your group will identify a research question based on the sample research questions given to you. You may choose a question that does not appear on the list, but you must have it approved by me. You will then conduct a search in the resources described in this course and critique your search. You should include this information in a report that details:

* The topic and research questions. This will also include a description and justification of the types of sources that will best meet your information needs.

* Your group’s search strategy, including

* At least 3 search tools you used (e.g., discovery system, ProQuest Central, and Academic Search Elite)

* The terms / subject headings / keywords you searched

* What difficulties you faced, and

* (optional) How you used sources to find other sources

* A critique of your group’s search strategy that explains what you did well and what you would improve if you had time to do so. Consider:

* Did you use appropriate databases or search engines?

* Did you use the best search terms?

* Did you try alternate terms?

* Did you use Boolean searching?

* What could you have done to make your searching more effective?

* 5 useful sources you found in your search cited with a CRAAP analysis included for the source under each citation.

Format: This should be MLA 7th edition or APA 6th edition format (be consistent)....