...Documenting Sources Documenting means showing where you got source information that's not your own. Remember, a research paper blends your ideas with ideas and information from other sources. Documentation shows the reader what ideas are yours and what information and ideas you've taken from a source to support your point of view. Why Document? * By correctly documenting, you establish your credibility as a writer and researcher. You're letting your reader know that you've consulted experts whose ideas and information back up your own thoughts and ideas. Consequently, you make your viewpoint or argument more believable. * When you don't document correctly, your academic integrity can be called into question, because it may seem as though you're passing off others' ideas as your own. * If you don't document, you could inadvertently plagiarize, which is grounds for dismissal from college. Academic Integrity Academic integrity involves not only acknowledging your sources, but also creating your own ideas. Academic integrity, explained in this way, sounds relatively simple. But the particular applications are a bit more tricky. The most common academic integrity problems that most students encounter are: 1. relying too heavily on others' information in a research paper 2. relying too heavily on others' words in a paraphrase or summary 3. citing and documenting sources incorrectly 4. relying too heavily on help from other sources The most egregious...
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...Documenting Sources Michelle Jones COM/150 June 27, 2010 Documenting Sources The main topic of my essay is Beautiful Woman-A Organization Creating Powerful Women. The subtopics chosen to support this topic is: Education, Self Esteem and Workshops. These topics will best describe the point of the main topic chosen for women. As woman working to become the overall "Beautiful Woman, I have learned the major sacrifices it takes to be that soulful and realistic person. Often time's women tend to loose themselves in the shuffle of life and they forget about the importance of being a woman. Sure we were placed here to be the nurtures to our families, friends and spouse but aside from all of that we have to nurture [us] first (which can sometimes be complicated when you become use to pleasing others). I plan to show in this essay why it is important that every woman understands her position as a woman and how it is important for us to be as empowered as possible. In 1833; Oblerin College was founded. It was the nations first university to accept women and black students. The next important event was the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. This convention added fuel to the flame of education and suffrage. The Seneca Falls Declaration has been called “the single most important document of the nineteenth-century American woman’s movement”. At the convention a declaration concerning women’s rights was adopted modeling the Declaration of Independence. Appearing...
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...Documenting Sources: I have chosen the three websites below as possible sources to help support my chosen topic as well as the subtopics of my expository essay: http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php http://dba-oracle.com/dress_code_tattoos.htm http://www.isus.edu/ia/journals/ideology/conter as required by APA guidelines, I as still exploring and cross referencing the reliability of these websites to even be used as cit-able sources by checking the credibility of the author and or organization, affiliations that may indicate bias, and if the website offers the opportunities for user feedback and or updates. I discovered all three websites by using the Google search engine in an attempt to corroborate my topic through the World Wide Web. Two of the Three were scholarly articles; one by Florida State University and the other by the Eastern Illinois University; both had multiple citing for correlation between ethnicity, age, sex, and tattoos. The third is a website sponsored by a consulting firm called Burleson consulting whose main goal is to help potential employees advance in the work place despite their body modifications. All three help build the foundation of my investigation into why the body modification industry seems to be booming when other businesses are failing in the present economy, however, they don’t really substantiate my query as to a concrete reason. For the answer to that I know that I will have to do some exploring of my own at my job and...
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...Annotated Bibliography Drugs in Sport Calum Thouless Legend 2154980 (Kumar Neeraj, 2011) Spelling - Red Grammar - Green Sentence construction - Yellow Incorrect reference - Blue In this article Kumar Neeraj, Paul Maman and Sandhu J.S perform a survey to increase their knowledge and insight as to why the supporting factors of psychological and social could potentially lead players towards using drug abuse substances. The authors gained primary data by conducting surveys which 303 players participated in, with the questions consisting of performance enhancing attitudes, perfectionism and motivation among other factors. Their research focuses on reviewing the player’s answers to their surveys and their opinions on the different factors which could lead to drug abuse. This article is helpful to me as it indulges into the players own personal opinions on what factors lead to drug abuse in sports and there are multiple surveys in which these opinions are portrayed. The main limitation of the article is that the 303 participants were all in the age group of 18 to 35 which limits the opinions to older/former players or athletes. The authors of this article mention how much of this research is restricted to an individual’s perception rather than a whole team’s perception and that more in depth research needs to be conducted in order for this entire subject to be concluded. (Nadra E. Lisha, 2010) In this article the authors review data of 34 peer-reviewed quantitative...
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...University of Phoenix Material Health Care Marketing Information Matrix There are a variety of information sources that may be used by consumers to obtain information relating to the marketing of health care products and services. The following matrix is intended to assist you in organizing the information contained in these sources. Consider the types of marketing messages that these information sources may contain and the reliability of the marketing message. Following the provided example, identify three examples of your own. |Source of Health Information |Type of Health-Related |Marketing Messages |How the Consumer May Assess the Accuracy or | | |Information | |Reliability of the Marketing Messages | |List the information source, such as Internet websites, WebMD, MedLine, or the news media. |Type of information |List at least one marketing|List one approach the consumer may use to verify | | |provided by the source |message being communicated |the accuracy of the marketing message. | | | ...
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...the learning process. Strowig, Ph.D., A, Page-Stadler, Ph.D., J, Hampton, Ph.D., M. (2005 Apr). Your Transition to the World of Work: Eight Steps for Success. The Black Collegian, 13-15. Retrieved from EBSCOhost database. This is an excellent article that discusses a student’s transition from college into the workplace. Eight detailed steps are provided for readers to incorporate into their life in order to become a successful working professional. The authors strongly suggest being committed to developing learning skills and being open to areas of opportunity. Summary of References While performing research for my essay on Personal Responsibility, I had to determine whether the sources I found were reliable, relevant and if there was an author bias. First, I verified that the sources I selected were...
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...Research Annotated Bibliography * You will choose a controversial social topic to research and create an argumentative annotated bibliography. * Required Sources: 4 sources (including 1 primary source) – all sources will come from the online database, Points of View. * Internet sources are NOT allowed. Getting Started: Before you begin researching your topic: 1. In a single sentence, state what you currently think is the controversy surrounding your topic: The controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana is that many people see it as just a drug, so therefore they assume that no good can come from it. Understanding the Argument: Student Research Center: Points of View Go to www.ncwiseowl.org Click on High School Zone Click on Student Research Center (password is wiseowl) Click on Search Other Databases (top right) Click OK to the dialog box that pops up Choose Points of View Click on View All Topics and browse to your topic Click #4 – Your Topic: Guide to Critical Analysis and read 2. Based on your reading, what is a FACT? A fact is something that can be proven true. 3. Based on your reading, what is an OPINION? An opinion is one’s belief. Go back to your results list and read Your Topic: An Overview 4. What are some of the key terms that you must understand in order to understand your topic? You must understand that...
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...University of Phoenix Material Health Care Marketing Information Matrix There are a variety of information sources that may be used by consumers to obtain information relating to the marketing of health care products and services. The following matrix is intended to assist you in organizing the information contained in these sources. Consider the types of marketing messages that these information sources may contain and the reliability of the marketing message. Following the provided example, identify three examples of your own. |Source of Health Information |Type of Health-Related |Marketing Messages |How the Consumer May Assess the Accuracy or | | |Information | |Reliability of the Marketing Messages | |List the information source, such as Internet websites, WebMD, MedLine, or the news media. |Type of information |List at least one |List one approach the consumer may use to | | |provided by the source |marketing message being |verify the accuracy of the marketing message.| | | ...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix I Strategies for Gathering Information Fill in the following information for each of your sources: • List the APA reference citation for the source. • Determine the credibility of the source. Consider the following criteria: o What is the purpose and affiliation of the organization or author related to the article? o What are the author’s credentials? o Is the information current? When was the information last updated? o Does the information cross-reference with other sources? o Does the source contain bias without evidence to support the claim? • Explain in at least two to four sentences what information you can gather from this source. |Source (formatted consistent with APA guidelines) |What makes the |What information can | | |source credible or |you gather from this | | |noncredible? |source? | |Alvarez, B. (2013). As more schools embrace tablets, do textbooks have a fighting chance. Retrieved from |This author has |This article is about | |http://www.neatoday.org/2013/07/31/as-more-schools-embrace-tablets-do-textbooks-have-a-fighting-chance/ |written information |a school district that| ...
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...in mass media with unsubstantial amounts of evidence to prove legitimacy makes me believe the source is sugarcoating a redundant issue, or story for publicity. Although the information in a newspaper or magazine such as New York Times may be excellent ways of learning what is happening in the world, they are no substitute for scholarly articles in peer-review journals. Therefore, the accuracy of the stories can be harder to discern. 2. How do you approach research? When approaching research, I identify a subject and make sub-subjects and add topics and provide details to each topic. By doing this, I have an organized structure of my subject, with different pieces of information supporting it. When conducting research, a good initial step is to compile a list of relevant literature. A second step is to scan the references to locate relevant articles. A third effective strategy is to Google relevant topics, especially useful resources for information on just about any scholar topic you can imagine. 3. What are the biggest challenges in doing research? The biggest challenges when approaching research I face is finding a reliable source for information. Using incorrect information is not acceptable. Websites such as Wikipedia should also never be used or cited as academic works because the sources are not delineated clearly enough to critique. In addition, Internet sources are so variable. At the one sites where bona fide educational group provide information compiled...
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...instant gratification topic. The people who were reported the sports news were well qualified journalists that attended games and did research. In today's sports reporting world, anyone with a computer and basic writing skills can report and offer insight to any sports topic of their choosing with little or no skills. So why as avid sports fans, have we allowed the common sports blogger to infiltrate and provide us with average and marginal news? There are thousands and thousands of sports games played each year. In days past, unless you attended the actual game, you normally wouldn't know the outcome of games unless you stayed up late to watch the local news or you read the newspaper the next day. The newspaper was the top of line source of detailed information for your favorite team or the game you wanted to know about. The men and woman who wrote the articles were passionate and provided the readers with actual accounts of the game. Most if not all were college educated and had numerous credentials. The information they provided the best picture possible, but there were some setbacks, mainly that you had to wait for it. In other instances, human error showed its head as some scores were inaccurate and there was no real way to double check. There simply was no other way to do it during those times. In today's sports world, that is no longer a problem. Gone are the days of waiting. Today, almost nothing is out of reach. People want instant gratification. They want...
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...Walking out of his house one morning Tom noticed an eerie silence about the morning. He lived in downtown Chicago, a loud busy area at any time of the day, so the silence wasn’t normal. Suddenly a beam of light hit the earth. Such a beam that it illuminated the whole city, and shortly after huge crowds were gathering outside, watching the spectacle. Nobody knew what it was, or where it came from, but it sure want normal. Immediately people started talking, making up their own theories on what that was. First, they rumored that we were getting bombed with some sort of nuclear weapon. But everything went back to normal in an hour, the crowd broke up, and all walked away, dazed still wondering what it was. Again around noon, the same thing happened, this time it was ten times brighter. And on the horizon, people said they saw strange planes in the air. Were they planes? Or were we being attacked. Soon people were going missing without a trace, vanishing. Everyone had questions, but no one had the answers. One thought he had the answer. Aliens, we were being attacked by aliens. Nobody accepted his word, they thought aliens didn’t exist. As more and more people began vanishing each day, it was clear something weird was going on. But what, how do we find out. A lead helps them out; someone got a picture of the ufos that were seen all around the city. At this point people were starting to get paranoid, the city was beginning to shut down. Tom believed in all this alien hype...
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...at 13 mid-western universities. The purpose of the present study was to extend previous literature to examine the moderating effect of PBS (protective behavioral strategies) on the relationship between binge drinking and alcohol-related problems. Findings indicated that PBS moderated the binge drinking-alcohol problems relationship for each of the four measures of binge drinking. I will be using this source because it explains the psychological effects that could cause college or university students to start binge drinking. It also explains the problems binge drinking can cause students. The source is a very reliable source that has multiple authors who are either college or university professors or department of education, giving me respectful and reliable information. Ryan, J. J., Kreiner, D. S., Chapman, M. D., & Stark-Wroblewski, K. (2010). Virtual Reality Cues for Binge Drinking in College Students. Cyberpsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 13(2), 159-162. doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0211 “Virtual Reality Cues for Binge Drinking in College Students.” This source investigated the ability of virtual reality (VR) cue exposure to trigger a desire for alcohol among binge-drinking students. Fifteen binge-drinking college students and eight students who were non-bingers were immersed into a neutral-cue environment or room (underwater scenes),...
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...Barry University Administrative Theory and Practice, Spring “A” 2013 Mark E. Thompson February 18, 2013 Research Paper, Assignment #4 Professor: Sam Stanton Abstract Your abstract should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. It is a summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the abstract, except those beginning a sentence, should be typed as digits rather than words. To count the number of words in this paragraph, select the paragraph, and on the Tools menu click Word Count. Managing People with Technology Technological advances in the workplace have brought about a drastic change in the business environment, and the way people are managed. The workplace is being shaped today by an advanced web, powerful technologies, and social media that is accessible on any electronic device of any size. The merging of these technologies and workforce trends are creating a generation of workers who are hyper connected, and managers who are learning to communicate with them. Losing the Face to Face I know that in the medium sized government where I work, most critical collaboration and crisis resolution is still done face-to-face with the support of technology. However, the use of technology can severely limit the amount of interaction among employees. Most of the resources that an employee could need can be accessed right from their desk. A lot of the planned and impromptu meetings around the coffee machine in the employee lounge...
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...Power Source Implications for Leader/Follower Relationse National American University According to Webster’s Dictionary, power can be defined as the ability to act or produce an effect. What does power have to do with leadership? Well the leader is given power of the followers. The effect that the leader is trying to produce will be specific organizational goals. Those goals can be long-term or short-term. When we refer to the power source, we are referring to the method by which the leader will use when achieving these goals. Power sources deal primarily with how the leader attempts to work with the followers. Some leaders may build a relationship that may go beyond the organization in which the leader is able to gain the followers trust while some keep it strictly personal. Relationships between leader and follower must have their limits, which is why many organizations are strict on leaders fraternizing with the followers. Executives of some of the top companies use power sources in order to climb to the top, so it is no secret that these do help organizations achieve goals. Expert Power Expert Power is the source in which the leader is able to gain the trust of the followers due to the leader’s knowledge and expertise in a particular are. When someone knows they can approach their leader with questions and the leader has the answer, that person is more likely to be confident in that information as well as themselves and then leading to accomplished goals. Anytime...
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