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CHEM 820: Chemistry Education

Defining Your Topic

This tutorial will help you define your topic for a research project including:

  • Tips for selecting a research topic
  • Steps for defining your topic
    • 1. Define the requirements
    • 2. Background research
    • 3. Narrow your topic
      • 5 W's
    • 4. Write Topic Question
    • 5. Reread the Assignment

How to Embed This Tutorial in Blackboard:

  1. Select and copy (Ctrl+C) all of the following Embed Code text:
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  2. In Blackboard, create and name an Item (or any other Blackboard tool that includes the standard Text Editor) 
  3. Click the HTML button at the bottom right of the Tool Buttons to open the HTML editor 
  4. Paste (Ctrl+V) the embed code within the HTML window and click Update and Submit. 

Link to Video: https://fhsu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=29af2ff3-abf7-4736-b469-b31d00eaa190

Advanced Search Strategies

This video discusses advanced search strategies that will help you search library resources more effectively, including:

  • Phrase Searching
  • Boolean Searching with keywords
  • Search Operators: AND/OR/NOT
  • Searching as an iterative process
  • Using subject headings

How to Embed This Tutorial in Blackboard:

  1. Select and copy (Ctrl+C) all of the following Embed Code text:
    <div style="position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%">
            <iframe src="https://fhsu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=140891d3-1e4f-4d44-87bd-b31d00ea8e0d&autoplay=false&offerviewer=true&showtitle=true&showbrand=false&captions=false&interactivity=all" style="border: 1px solid #464646; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; box-sizing: border-box;" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay" aria-label="Panopto Embedded Video Player" aria-description="Advanced Search Tips"></iframe>
    </div>
  2. In Blackboard, create and name an Item (or any other Blackboard tool that includes the standard Text Editor) 
  3. Click the HTML button at the bottom right of the Tool Buttons to open the HTML editor 
  4. Paste (Ctrl+V) the embed code within the HTML window and click Update and Submit. 

Link to Video: https://fhsu.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=140891d3-1e4f-4d44-87bd-b31d00ea8e0d