HUD 556: Research Methods in Child Development and Family Relations

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What is Peer Review, why is it important, and how can you find this research?

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Your instructor has put a link to an article in Brightspace. How do you read it?

An introductory look at library resources that may be useful to you in writing university-level research papers.

Understand the importance of giving credit to those who have original ideas.

Find out about the recent changes to APA Style with the new 7th Edition

Use strategies to help you look for articles in an electronic database.

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