These classes are aimed at those beginning research for dissertations and more in-depth work at levels 8, 9 and 10.
Prerequisite: Next Steps in Scholarship

After this class, learners will be aware of and understand:
1. Their role in a Scholarly Conversation and

• the qualities of a scholarly conversation
• how authority is created in a scholarly conversation
• how to demonstrate authority
• how to seek out relevant conversations

2. How they contribute and demonstrate that Information has a Value and

• how to deomonstate value in their work
• how to protect their ideas
• value others' work
• understand and examine our own information privilege

3. Authority is Contextual and Constructed and

• understand different types of authority at work
• discover how to identify authority in a disciplinary context
• recognise the responsibility involved in become an authority including the need for accuracy, reliability, and respect for intellectual property

4. Research As Inquiry and

• understand that research is iterative and depends upon asking new and complex questions
• understand why scope is needed in inquiry
• be able to break down complex research by breaking it into simpler questions