PART II
CONTEXUALIZED ONLINE SEARCH AND RESEARCH
SKILLS
Be aware and beware
- There are billions of web pages over the
internet and NOT everyone of them can be
properly cited.
Tips on how to do online research
- Classify your topic
- Identify websites that are proven to authorities
of good information sources.
- Choose a research-friendly web browser
- Use several search engines and keywords.
- Bookmark and collect possible good contents
- Filter and validate content.
- Quote and cite content.
HARD RESEARCH AND SOFT RESEARCH HYBRID
A. Hard Research
- Scientific and objective research
- Requires hard evidence with supporting figures
and statistics
- Involves critical topics
Example:
- Philippines should stop importing rice from
other countries.
- China has wrong claims over Philippine
territory.
- Foreign investments fuel increase in
employment by 301.
B. Soft Research
- Topics are more subjective, cultural, and
opinion based.
- Less on facts and evidence
- Relies more on the presentation skill of the
researcher.
Example:
- Android is better than ios.
- Dogs, not cats, are man’s best friends.
- Pink and yellow colors generate happiness to
the wearer.
C. Hybrid Researcher
- Combines soft and hand research
- Requires broader search requirements
- Objective and subjective opinions combined.
Example:
- Children of OFW’s take greater challenges
during puberty.
- There will be a 360-degree shift in our economy
in 5 years.
- A slightly heavy weight person is likely to get
sick.
Identify websites that are proven to be authorities of
good information sources.
Example:
- News and current events- Google news, CNN
- Archive- aechive.org
- Government sites- naga.gov.ph
- Jobs- Jobstreet.com
- Medical- WebMD
- Legal- Google Scholar
PART III
Choose a research-friendly web browser
Some basic criteria for research-friendly web
browsers:
A. Multiple tabs
- Allows switching from one tab to another.
B. Bookmarks and favorites
- Allows you to save the links of preferred
websites.
C. Search History
- Allows you to see the list of previously visited
sites in case you still need a page you have
closed.
D. Easy navigation
- Allows you to use the features of the web
browser easily even if it is your first time to use
it: the browser must be “user-friendly”
TWO FAMOUS WEB BROWSER
1. Google Chrome
Synching: If you plan to use multiple
computers and devices to access the internet,
chrome allows you to set up an account to
customize your tools and allow you to sign in
from different locations and access your
bookmarks, history, etc.
Extensions: The Chrome web store
utters additional applications that you can add
to your browser to further refine your research
and writing experience. Try the cite lighter
toolbar extension to capture your notes as well
as citations for the resources you visit onlie.
2. Mozilla Firefox
Add-ons: Awesome screenshot and
offering easy tools for capturing and annotating
images from the web.
Movie Gestures: Firefox also makes
movie shortcuts available tp use in your
research.
PART IV
USE SVERAL SEARCH ENGINES AND KEYWORDS
Keywords- Are what you type on the search bar
when you are looking for a topic.
- Choose keywords that are
common, then include modifiers to further classify your
search intentions.
Do not rely on Google- You may want to employ
metasearch engines a search tool that uses another
engine’s data to provide its own results from the net.
Metasearch engine architecture MLA- Most often applied by the arts and humanities
particularly in the USA. It is arguably the most well used
of all the citation style.
Harvard- Similar to APA, where APA is primarily used in
the USA, Harvard referencing is the most well used in
UK and Australia and is encouraged for us with
humanities.
Vancouver- mainly used in medical and scientific
papers.
Chicago and Turabian- Two separate styles but are very
similar To Harvard and MDA. These are widely used for
history and economics.

By sending multiple queries to several other

search engines that extends the search
coverage of the topic and allows more
information to be found.

PART V
Bookmark and collect possible good contents.

“Collect the select”

- Collect websites that contain possible good
contents related to your research then
bookmark or add them as “favorites” so that
later on you can visit them again.

PART VI

- Filter and validate content.

NOT EVERY ONLINE INFORMATION IS
TRUE
- You must exercise good judgement in accessing
the quality.
- Get info from goof sources with authorities
- Gather information that must be up to date.

PART VII

 Quote and cite content

- Give credits where credit is due

No plagiarism. It happens when you claim the

works, ideas, or more commonly in research,
the words of other as your noun.
DO NOT HUST COPY AND PASTE

- To avoid plagiarism. Keep track of your

references and cite them accordingly.
- Summarizing, paraphrasing, or recording the
written works or ideas of other also require
proper citation.
- Even if you package someone’s idea differently
by using your own words and sentences, it still
requires proper citation.
- Picture, digital photos, images or videos that are
not your original creation must also be properly
cited.
PROPER CITATION STYLES/ REFERENCING STYLES

APA- Author/data-based style. Emphasis is placed on

the author and the data of a piece of work to uniquely
identify it.