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Course Guide: CMST 101 / 110

A guide to accompany research components of CMST 101 & CMST 110

About This Guide

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'Merpel eagerly prepares comments for submission to the USPTO' (IPKat, 2013). CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Finding and responsibly using meaningful information is integral to effective public speaking. It can also be challenging!

In this CMST course guide, you will explore a series of short explanations, videos, and examples that will show you how to:

  • Use recommended resources, including Google, to effectively find information to support your speeches.
  • Apply evaluation strategies to the sources you find.
  • Verbally attribute sources of information in your speeches.

This course guide is divided into sequential topics for you to follow. For quick reference, you can also use the clickable table of contents below:

Contents

  1. Finding Information
  2. Evaluating Information
  3. Using Information