Communication M.S. (grad students): Home
Useful resources
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Citing Sourcesstyle guides & examples for reference lists (aka bibliographies).
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Knowledge Markethelp with writing, research, presentations, visualizing basic data sets and engaging with social media platforms and other digital tech
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Resource MarketGuides, definitions of academic jargon, and helpful links created by Knowledge Market consultants
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Government Resourcesdata, census, info about federal, state, & local government, & cool stuff
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GVSU Libraries: for AlumniDescribes resources and services available to GVSU Alumni
Department Links
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Master of Science in Communicationinfo from the School of Communications.
Welcome!
This guide's purposes are to: help you learn more about communication while using information, provide resources for doing research as you complete the Master of Science in Communication, help you save time and energy, and successfully complete your assignments.
Each discipline or field of study has different values about types of information and procedures for research, so the resources here will be different from those you might have used in other courses in fields like Writing or Biology.
Annotated Bibliographies: How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography (From Cornell University. Includes examples.) and Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) (A selection of annotations in different styles)
The Literature Review: A Research Journey (From Harvard Graduate School of Education, Gutman Library) (introduction to the basics of conducting a literature review)
Author Rights: FAQ about your intellectual and creative property rights
Scholarly Communication: Copyright, Open Access
Thesis and Dissertation Information from GVSU's Graduate School
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Submit your project/thesis to ScholarWorksHelp with submitting your research, as required by the university.
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Crisis in Democracy: Renewing Trust in AmericaKnight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy's 2019 report questions democracy, epistemology, media, technology, and citizenship as interdependent issues.
Library Basics
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Bias in Information Sources3 1/2 minute video defines bias in information and how to address it.
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Focusing a TopicThis video shows different ways of focusing a topic for a research paper.
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Building a Search StrategyThis short video explains how to develop a search strategy before finding books and media or articles in databases. These concepts are universal and apply to any search.
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Keywords, Search Terms, and Subject HeadingsThis short video demonstrates finding items with keywords and subject terms.
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Databases, journals, & articlesVideo defines each and explains how they fit together
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How to Find a BookThis video walks you through the process of searching for a book and identifying its location.
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Requesting Books, Journals in Print Form, and DVDs
Watch video of the ASRS robot in action.
Some books, DVDs, and journals are in the book retrieval system (Automated Storage Retrieval System or ASRS) behind the Service Desk on the 1st floor. -
Resource MarketThe Resource Market has guide sheets, definitions of academic jargon, and helpful links created by Knowledge Market consultants. Use the search bar or browse using the buttons.
Subject Guide
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