3 Skills you need and use in a deep dive
Let’s look at each of the skills that support a deep dive.
| Core skill | Description | More… |
| Information literacy
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Knowing what sources you need and how to find them is VERY important. Information literate individuals can identify the type of information they need, where they can find reliable and valuable sources, and then access and use them. |
For support on campus: Contact or visit the reference librarian at the Leonard Leif LIbrary |
| Reading
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Reading academic sources to synthesize them for an answer requires careful, slow reading. |
For support on campus:
Tutoring Center: https://www.lehman.edu/academics/instructional-support-services/humanities-tutoring.php
Writing Support: https://www.lehman.edu/academics/instructional-support-services/humanities-tutoring.php |
| Note-taking
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Notes are a key part of ensuring you have gotten what you need from your sources during your deep dive. |
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| Synthesis
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The process of critical and creative thought, combining evidence with your knowledge base. |