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FYSP 086 Contemporary East Asian Cinemas

This course guide facilitates a workshop that prepares students in FYSP 086 for their final research paper.

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Session outline

  • Introductions
  • Finding, recognizing, and accessing resources
    • Preliminary poll: What do you use, and what does it do?
    • Search Platforms and Strategies
    • Exercise: is this article peer-reviewed? 
  • Compile bibliography and filmography in MLA style 
    • MLA format by the handbook
    • Exercise: let's take a close look at these citations together 
  • Workshop

Preliminary poll

Which of these search tools or platforms did you use for the outline?
Google: 14 votes (66.67%)
Google Scholar: 1 votes (4.76%)
JSTOR: 3 votes (14.29%)
Search.Libraries: 1 votes (4.76%)
Something else!: 2 votes (9.52%)
Total Votes: 21
Which search tool or platform allows you to limit results to peer-reviewed articles?
Google (click to see Advanced Search options): 0 votes (0%)
Google Scholar (click to check out Advanced Search and Setting): 1 votes (6.67%)
JSTOR (click and read JSTOR's explanations): 3 votes (20%)
Search.Libraries (run a simple search and check out what options you have in limiting the search): 6 votes (40%)
I am not sure: 5 votes (33.33%)
Total Votes: 15
Which search tool or platform does not provide a citation generator that allows you to copy the article information formatted in MLA style?
Google: 1 votes (50%)
Google Scholar: 0 votes (0%)
JSTOR: 0 votes (0%)
Search.Libraries: 0 votes (0%)
I am not sure, I wrote everything in the outline myself.: 1 votes (50%)
Total Votes: 2