[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.37,0:00:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> How do we start our\Nresearch for a term paper? Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.48,0:00:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One way is to map out our\Nideas and identify some Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.06,0:00:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of our key concepts to develop\Nour research question. Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.62,0:00:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's try an example now,\Nconsidering the topic, Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.75,0:00:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do college students succeed\Nand specifically get good grades? Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.42,0:00:29.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's brainstorm about\Nsome of the factors that Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.25,0:00:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might affect students success at college. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.98,0:00:34.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things we need is money, Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.96,0:00:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's several things that\Nimpact on how much money we Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.41,0:00:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have: jobs, loans, bursaries. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.97,0:00:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another factor that impacts on our\Nsuccess at college is our outside life. Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.33,0:00:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the aspects of outside\Nlife are, family and friends. Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.36,0:01:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another idea to consider is our health. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.45,0:01:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several factors that can\Nimpact on our health: exercise, Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.63,0:01:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleep, and our nutrition. Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.60,0:01:21.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other contributors to succeeding\Nat college are places for help. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.62,0:01:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where can I go for help? Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.06,0:01:28.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several of those. Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.60,0:01:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Libraries, writing or learning centers\Nare some of the places for help. Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.60,0:01:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another important consideration\Nis our study habits. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.01,0:01:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Time management is one\Nimportant consideration here. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.50,0:01:49.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we've mapped out\Nsome of the main factors Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.10,0:01:52.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affecting succeeding at college\Nand in particular good grades. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.82,0:01:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through the process of\Ncreating a concept map, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.02,0:02:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can see there are many factors\Nthat affect college students success. Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.20,0:02:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many research\Ntopics that we could develop. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.26,0:02:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's pick one example and look at health, Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.72,0:02:11.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in particular sleep and how it\Nimpacts on college students success. Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.63,0:02:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we can take the idea we developed in Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.39,0:02:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the concept map and create\Na research statement. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.22,0:02:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's write the research statement as, Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.54,0:02:25.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to find information on\Nwhether there is a connection Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.92,0:02:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between sleep and the grades\Nobtained by college students. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.79,0:02:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's look at it closer. Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.09,0:02:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The major ideas in a sentence are Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.40,0:02:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the building blocks we will\Nuse to research our topic. Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.68,0:02:42.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sleep, grades, college students. Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.27,0:02:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of these words identifies\Na concept we will search. Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.09,0:02:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's now take these\Nconcepts and brainstorm Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.30,0:02:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about some synonyms or words\Nthat mean the same thing. Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.76,0:02:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first concept, sleep\Nor sleep deprivation. Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.44,0:03:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to build that with grades. Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.74,0:03:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could also try the word success, Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.40,0:03:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,truncate it to find the\Nword success or successes. Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.88,0:03:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why don't we also try the\Nphrase academic performance, Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.07,0:03:16.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which also refers to student success. Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.10,0:03:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll build that with an AND, Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.99,0:03:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,college students or students. Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.90,0:03:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can now take the search\Nstatement and bring it to Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.05,0:03:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the database and try\Nresearching for this topic. Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.84,0:03:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives you some\Nideas on how you can use Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.62,0:03:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concept mapping to start\Nyour term paper research.