ECON 465 Senior Seminar: Background Information

Dictionary: Provides the meaning of words in a language or field of knowledge.

Encyclopedia: A single or multi-volume reference work that provides general background articles on either a wide range of topics or a more specialized discipline.

Handbook: A compact reference book giving the essential information in a given field of study.

• Research doesn't happen in a straight line from start (assignment prompt) to finish (polished paper/presentation).
• Research includes finding background information to help you shape your ideas.
• Research incorporates analyses from journalists and scholars, whose ideas help you reframe and revise your research questions.
• Research includes making evaluative decisions about which and whose perspectives to incorporate into your own scholarship.