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Omar Shaban
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Workshop 2
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Workshop 2 Worksheet
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Workshop 2 Worksheet Topics
 Part C: Articulating Research Goals
 Part D: Conducting Internet Research
 Part E: Keyword Search Strategy Chart
 Part F: Creating Search Statements
Part C: Articulating Research Goals
After completing Workshop 1, you should have a good idea of what you are
searching based up the analysis of the survey.
 Indicate the survey topic you are investigating:
Proactive Achievement Skills
 Based on any feedback you received from Workshop 1, in plain language,
indicate the issue or opportunity from the SWOC analysis of your
survey on which you are conducting further research to provide value for
your client:
From the SWOC is was found out that the students were positive in
terms of planning, they also had positive attitudes regarding prioritising
and time management. Overall, it was found that the college was
helpful in boosting the abilities of the students in practicing Planning,
prioritising and Time Management.
Part D: Conducting Internet Research
After identifying an opportunity that could possibly add value to your client, you
need to do some research. You will want to
1. Explore to find out what exists on the topic to help come up with some
ideas.
AND/OR
2. Verify any ideas you might have as to what information or actions might be
helpful to the client.
This exercise asks you to conduct an Internet search on the opportunity you have
identified from your analysis. You can use the Internet Search Engine of your
choice. You will be exploring what exists on the topic and finding evidence for any
ideas you might have. It is always better to explore before jumping to solution,
especially for topics we don’t know much about.
Internet Search
This workshop is designed to help you develop effective searching skills by
recording the words you use in your search (Search Statements) to reinforce how
you search for information.

Approaching Your Search
Conducting a search is much like conducting an interview:
 It is rare that you can ask one question and get all the information you
need.
 You need to ask a series of questions in different ways to explore the
topic.
 Your questions are informed and impacted by the words you use to
search.
 Generally, searching for information is like putting together a puzzle:
many pieces make up the picture, and it is your job to fit them
together.
Search Strategies
1. If you need to find out more information about your topic, do that first.
2. Once you are ready to start investigating your topic for the client, start your
search by entering search terms for the opportunity you identified (this is
called your Search Statements).
3. The main words in your search are called Keywords
 Because there might not be specific information using only the
keywords from your opportunity, try to think of related words to
describe the information you are searching for.
 For example, if you looking for ideas to help an organization, you
wouldn’t only use search terms with the organization’s name because
those searches would only return information, which the organization
is already aware of.
Instructions
1. Go to an Internet Search Engine of your choice (e.g. Google, Bing) and
conduct a search based on the opportunity you have selected from your
SWOC analysis.
2. Record each the search statement you use.
 Record the number relevant sites that you found for each search
statement (Relevant sites are those related to the opportunity you are
focusing on).
3. Record two (2) Internet sources that are relevant to the opportunity you have
identified:
 Paraphrase the key points from the websites related to the
opportunity you have identified.
 Provide a proper citation for your paraphrase using
APA@Conestoga Citations and reference using APA@Conestoga
References.
 Explain the credibility of the source of the information (how credible is
the website that you found and why).