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ARTD 109: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) on Art and Design Presentation

A guide to support the ARTD 109 Common Graded Assignment

Researching Your Topic

The research process requires you to carefully select your sources to make sure your content is credible, well-supported, and compelling for your audience. In this section, we will highlight the importance of evaluating credible sources, provide various tools to research your topic, and share resources to cite your sources in your speech outline. Remember, proper source citations will strengthen your presentation's credibility and maintain academic integrity. Research is a process that will result in written and spoken evidence in your presentation.

Finding and Evaluating Sources

  • SmartSearch
  • Google Scholar
  • Databases on Controversial Issues (SIRS Issues Researcher and Opposing Viewpoints)
  • Art and Humanities Databases
  • The web, with evaluated web sources

Research Databases

Citations & MLA Format

Making a Research Plan with Mindmapping

Before you begin a research process, it is helpful to create a plan. Some ways to brainstorm are:

  • Write out all the words and phrases that come to mind on your topic and related ideas
  • Create organized charts of words related to your topic to research using mindmapping
  • Mindmapping tools powered by Artificial intelligence can help you develop mindmaps and suggest topics and keywords to search in library databases 

Research Your Speech-- Steps to Take

Background Research

Background research is a general search for the basic vocabulary, facts, history, and "common knowledge." Having a working understanding of and familiarity with your topic before you dive into research can help you stay focused and find relevant research. The video below details how to organize your ideas into something that can influence the structure of your speech.

Do background research on your topic in a general library database like Credo Reference

mymap.ai results- example