Identify the type of work

Depending on the type of academic work required and the time allowed, it is recommended to assess the degree of depth that the literature search must reach.

Objectives

· Differentiate the types of work offered.

· Define the documentary needs, on the basis of this work.

· Judge the nature of the information needed.

Development question

Exam to do in class, or homework, consisting of a few paragraphs or several pages.

Nature of information: Course notes, recommended texts, clarification of concepts (dictionaries, encyclopedias).

Review (informative or critical)

Description as faithful as possible of a reading, a fact, an event.

Nature of information: Author's book, other previously published reviews, documents allowing the work or author to be placed in their social and literary context (biographies, encyclopedias).

Technical report

A structured report in which facts or observations gathered during experiments, field trips, internships or investigations are reported.

Nature of information: General works on the discipline, encyclopedias, manuals / handbooks.

Test

Free text that allows you to express your opinions in a coherent and organized way without dealing with the subject exhaustively.

Nature of information: Variety of documents to feed his reflection.

Case Study

Systematic analysis of a situation in order to find solutions and solve a problem.

Nature of information: A variety of documents that relate the facts that help and provide a picture of the situation and study and make the correct diagnosis.

Dissertation (explanatory or argumentative)

Text that questions, doubts, brings a different or contrary vision, helps to clarify the pros or cons, the advantages and disadvantages (Variety of documents)

Nature of information: A variety of documents containing facts and ideas that describe, demonstrate, explain the subject or phenomenon.

Research work

Long text that usually involves developing a thesis and proposing arguments that support it. The goal is to discover new relationships between facts.

Nature of information: A variety of documents providing facts and ideas to define the problem and support its arguments.

To clearly differentiate between primary, secondary and tertiary sources of information, consult the page Categories of information sources Complement

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To conduct more advanced research at the undergraduate level may require the creation of one’s own set of data. Therefore, it is important to develop good data management practices so that depending on their life cycle, they can eventually be accessible to the entire scientific community.

Objective

• Gain an overview of the tools, methods and sources of information involved in data collection and processing.

DATA HARVESTING

Data collection is the process of extracting valuable facts that will confirm or refute one's work hypothesis.

It uses:

• Specific tools
• Rigorous methods/procedures
• Miscellaneous sources of information

Table adapted from: Bernard Dionne, Pour réussir : guide méthodologique pour les études et la recherche, 6e éd., Montréal, Chenelière éducation, 2013, p.152-153.

• Consultation of information sources is always necessary, regardless of the method of data production or collection. In most cases, library staff can help you identify the most relevant sources of information to consult. Consult a librarian if needed!

• Find textbooks on the subject in the Koha search tool Example: Statistical methods applied to management
• Research Data Management Topic Guide
• Support Kit for Responsible Conduct in Research-Creation

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Information receives varying degrees of processing from its extraction to update it to its analysis for easy identification. Sources of information are usually classified into three broad categories: primary, secondary, and tertiary.

Objectives

• Differentiate between broad categories of information sources.

The classification of sources may vary according to the disciplines.

• the tertiary sources of information  must be used to identify effectively all the literature classified under the secondary and primary categories.

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