CRCJ 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Secondary Source
2 Aug 2016
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To make project more credible use secondary sources. Allows you to explain what has already been said about your topic by experts. When developing arguments, refer back to the literature. When reading a source you should spend time to write down their main arguments, research questions, works cited, research methodology. Knowing what kind of evidence to look for. Always justify why you"re using a particular method. You can use the primary data of other authors if that data fits into your argument. Properly citing sources allows your reader to find more material on your subject and allows them to figure how you got to the conclusions you wrote. If you are going to disagree with a source, make sure your argument is valid. Re read the source in order to fully understand the author"s position. Not only do you find more literature by looking at bibliographies, but you can also find weaknesses in an argument by following its trail.
