CHI 205 Research Guide  

You already know that direct quotations need to be "cited," that is, attributed to the original author.  The same holds true for ideas that you pick up from an article, book or website.  Be sure to let your reader know where you found that cool idea -- they may want to go read more about it, and your citation is their road map to the source.

In order to format your citation correctly, consult the APA Manual, Sixth Edition.  There are copies of it at the Reference Desk and the Learning Commons Desk. There is no short-cut and no substitute for using the manual to get your citations just right.

Going about a research project is a challenging process. 

Even though most of us want to do it quickly, or even the night before, it usually takes

   lots of thinking,

    lots of hunting for information, and

   lots of sorting through the good information

   to come to your own conclusions.  

Then you get to write your paper. 

So don't wait too long -- use the tips, tricks and links in this Course Guide to move through the steps of your research project and come up with a first-rate paper.