This online, asynchronous, and self-paced tutorial introduces undergraduate students to research skills, UW Libraries resources and services. The tutorial includes modules on strategic reading; evaluating information; database & search skills; citation management; publishing & sharing research, finding your balance, and getting expert help. Students can track and share their progress with the tutorial using the Tutorial Action Plan.
Students can access and complete the tutorial in Canvas.
Instructors can import the whole tutorial or individual modules into their Canvas Course via Canvas Commons. To import individual modules, search for the tutorial by name in Commons and view UW IT instructions for help.
The UW Libraries Undergraduate Researcher Tutorial was created in collaboration with the Undergraduate Research Program and based on the needs identified by undergraduate student researchers and faculty research mentors. Please reach out to the UW Libraries Undergraduate Student Success team to talk with you about how the tutorial can support undergraduate students in your department or program: Amanda Hornby, hornbya@uw.edu, Emilie Vrbancic, vrbancic@uw.edu, Linda Whang, lcwhang@uw.edu.