EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

Lesson 2

How can I use the internet as a tool for effective RESEARCH?

Learning objectives
At the end of discussion the student should be able to:
1. Use the Internet as a tool for credible research and information gathering
2. Gain awareness on cybercrimes
3. Practice computer ethics, online safety, and security

1. _______________ is a systemic inquiry that attempts to provide solutions to existing problems and questions
using facts and data. This is usually presented in a form where all methods and procedures conducted are recorded
so that they can be viewed and accessed by others.
2. What is the difference between personal research and professional research?
3. Why Research is important?
Research Skills I need to develop
4. •_______________ - Always evaluate the information you gather from your sources, whether they are from book,
online articles, news sites, or websites.
5. •_______________ - Be specific when entering queries into search engines. It gives the search engine proper
context regarding what you are looking for.
6. •_______________ - Be persistent in looking for more information regarding your topic.
7. •_______________ - There are times when internet does not provide the information you are looking for. You
may not find the exact answer to your query, but bits of data are scattered all over the internet.
8. •_______________ - Remember that everything on the internet, be it text, images, ideas, audio, or any other form
of information, has its own respective owner.
9. •_______________ - Social media and other information tools like Wikipedia and online forums are useful when
doing research.

ICT Tools useful in RESEARCH (Enumerate)

10. •Google Search
11. •Google Scholar
12. •Online Journals
13. •Academic Websites
> Internet Archive
> EBSCOhost
> JSTOR
ICT Safety, Security, and Netiquette
14. Verification of Online Source Materials:
•_______________– Is the information up-to-date?
•_______________– Does the site ask too much personal information?
•_______________– Is the information in-depth?
•_______________– Does the information come from a trusted expert?
Ethics and Netiquette?
The following are some of the good practices when using the internet:
1. Always keep your software or application updated and uninstall the ones that you do not use.
2. Do not divulge sensitive information online, especially on unsafe websites
3. be careful when dealing with emails from unknown sources or spam.
 4. Run your antivirus software before going online
5. Think before you click!

Intellectual Property
15. _______________ - Knowledge, creative ideas, or expressions of human mind that have commercial value and
are protectable under copyright, patent, servicemark, trademark, or trade secret laws from imitation, infringement,
and dilution.

Avoiding Plagiarism
16. _______________ - It is an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another
author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the
original author.
17. Six ways to avoid Plagiarism (Enumerate)
1. Paraphrase
2. Cite
3. Quoting
4. Citing Quotes
5. Citing your own material
6. Referencing