Ask students to reflect upon the steps they went through when researching a major purchase or event in their lives (e.g. buying a car, selecting a college, etc.). Let them identify the steps involved in the research behind such a decision and their relative effectiveness in achieving the desired outcome, then consider how they might use a similar strategy in the academic setting.
Through this short activity, students will see the connection between setting limits in an online database when looking for information and the types of limits we unconsciously set when shopping for material items such as jeans.
