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GOVT 2305 - Research 2024 Presidential Election (Alyk Collins): Home

Course guide to research upcoming election to form basis for your prediction

Purpose of This Guide

  • Review 270ToWin website and databases showing search strategies to support your prediction on the 2024 Presidential Election. 
  • Show how to determine news value/reliability and bias of content.
  • Discuss citing and references using APA style, including Noodle Tools. 
  • Discuss importance of voting, offer free voter registration and guidance on being an informed voter for each election.

Bias and Fact Checks

Tools for Citing

EPCC Writing Center

Off Campus Access

​Login when you are off campus by using your my.epcc.edu account and password.  You can move from database to database and stay logged in.

In EDS (Ebsco Discovery Service) click on the words “hello guest” in the green bar at the top of the page.  Login with your EPCC network username and password.

Websites

Databases for this Assignment

EBSCO Discovery Service

EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) allows you to search multiple databases and the Library Catalog from a single search box. Results may include articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals; books; and e-books.

Search for books, articles, DVDs & more...

General Search Steps for EDS and other databases.

KEYWORD SEARCH your topic.  

REFINE YOUR SEARCH - click on a subject/descriptor that fits to redo your search. This narrows down the list.

FURTHER REFINE - choose type of source, or Geography choose United States, etc. 

SORT by relevance or newest, whichever is pertinent. 

CHECK VIEWPOINT -- google name/organization or review other articles in the issue, or use MEDIA BIAS FACT CHECK (see Tools for Citing and Evaluating Sources Box)

SAVE or EMAIL or PRINT article with citation in style specified by your instructor. Optional: use Noodle Tools link to save your citations and print bibliographies

Librarian Evaluation

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