Research Final
what citation style are we using for this class?
APA
Currency means you must use the most up-to-date source of information on your topic.
false
If you paraphrase information from a source, you do not need to cite the paraphrase because it uses your words.
false
The benefit of developing a research paper outline is that ________.
it organizes the plan for a research project
________ work well in showing changes in trends chronologically, they are also useful in showing changes in variable or continuous data
line graphs
Which of the following are not required for a standard APA in-text citation?
location of publication
____ allows you to use single search form to query multiple search engines simultaneously.
meta-search engine
If you initially know very little about the topic you are researching, look for general information first in any of the following except ________.
microblogs
URL names are often ________, indicating what the web site is about to make it easy to remember.
mnemonic
A periodical index contains citations for articles in ________________ which can be retrieved through searching.
newspapers, journals, and magazines
which of the following sources must be cited? common expressions your own work common knowledge
none
what is the benefit of paraphrasing a source
normalizing your research paper's style, clarifying the meaning, simplifying the source material
which of the following is a type of quantitative data?
number of employees
________ is required for developing a well-prepared table in a research paper.
providing comments and notes with additional info, clearly describing the purpose in the title of the table, providing descriptive headings
The P component of evaluation criteria is _______.
purpose
____ refers to why the original source published the info
purpose
If you use someone else's words exactly, be sure to use ________ and cite your source.
quotation marks
the scope and audience of your work is supported by the ____ of a cited source
relevance
what does the R in CRAAP represent?
relevance
Search engine ________ crawl the web.
spiders
Typical words that do not qualify as keywords are known as ________.
stop words
Yelllowpages.com allows you search for a business's ___.
street address, phone number, and name
Consider the following site and answer the question below based on what you observe. You are not expected to read through the web page. Base your answer on your impression of what you see. Does this source appear to be mostly objective, subjective, both or neither?
subjective
Which of the following is part of 'writing the conclusion' in a research paper?
the author can summarize their arguments, they can talk about their research topics, and can emphasize the importance of their findings
Which of the following is part of 'writing the body' of a research paper?
the author summarizes, analyzes, explains and evaluates sources
When evaluating a source to use in your work, currency refers to ________.
timeliness
Which of the following indicates the proper steps to writing a research paper? I. Writing the introduction, body and conclusion II. Revising the final draft III. Finding and selecting sources IV. Discovering and narrowing a research topic V. Writing the outline
. IV-III-V-I-II
The information cycle timeline indicates that journals and popular books are written _______________.
1-2 years after the event
Which of the following is correct quoting practice in APA style citations?
According to Wiiliams (2013), "the poet's personal letters were not discussed until 1915" (p. 140). Emotion theorists suggest that "emotion and cognition are closely interwoven" (Smith, 2008, p. 100). Several potential solutions were suggested in 2012 by Cromwell, including "the use of water" (p. 23).
what is the acronym for the evaluation criteria given in the library modules?
CRAAP
You can ________ the order in which the query is processed in a search by using "double quotes" or parentheses.
Control
which of the following is not the info in an APA reference entry
How
Which of these questions do you not answer in a citation?
How?
Which of the following is the correct order for the steps in creating a concept map? I. Refocusing and editing the concept map II. Identify a general topic III. Add subdivisions under main ideas (or circles) IV. Write down important words associated with a research topic and draw circles and lines
II-IV-III-I
Which of the following indicates the correct steps to paraphrase a source? I. Include a citation II. Rearrange the outline III. Compare the original source with your research paper to ensure that exact wording has not been included IV. Write the outline
IV - II - III - I
The __________ is a vast global network of interconnected connected smaller networks and computers.
Internet
________ are services to help you locate information on the web.
Internet search tools (search engines, subject directories)
APA style
Moore, G. C., & Benbasat, I. (1991). Development of an instructment to measure the perceptions of adopting an information technology innovation. Information systems research, 2(3), 192-222.
Which of these practices should you adopt in selecting reliable news sources? avoid news that checks itself for bias, its boring choose the sources with the captivating headline; one that uses ALL CAPS to show its passion reject the source that uses byline (author's name). The author is egotistical and wants to show off
None of these
Staff writers or freelancers are the authors for this type of source; sometimes neither a name nor a credential is included in the publication. What type of source is this?
Popular
Ignoring indentations, which of the following is a correct APA reference for an article retrieved from a newspaper?
Schultz, S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.
The basic components of a web site citation are the author, web page title, date, and the ________.
URL
which of the following indicates the correct steps to summarize a source? I. Include a citation II. Rearrange the outline III. Compare the original source with your research paper to ensure no exact wording has been included. IV. Write the outline V. Decide how long a summary you need
V - IV - II - III - I
which of the following is an example of discrete data?
a number of employees in a company
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is
a scholarly journal
An article about a painting by Claude Monet is ________.
a secondary source
____ refers to a source that is unbiased and can be verified by other sources
accuracy
Many search engines accept payment for higher placement, so these sites are listed near the top in a shaded background, with the label ________.
ads
________ are mathematical formulas used by search engines to rank web sites according to the terms used in the search query.
algorithms
The boolean operator that ensures EVERY record must contain both concepts is
and
Which of the following is not correct for a reference list entry in a paper?
appears within the work itself
many academic databases, including Google Scholar, provide the Hirsch index. This refers to the productivity and ____ of a source
authority
________ show changes in categorical or attribute data (e.g., names or forms).
bar charts
Which of the following are social media platforms?
blogs, Q and A sites, Mircoblogs
AND, OR, and NOT are ________ operators.
boolean
In this course we have discussed "scope" in reference to your research paper. Which of these choices represent your understanding of "scope"
can be considered in developing a research question, can be limited to a certain time frame and/or certain situation, defines the parameters of research
Two widely accepted _______ are those of the MLA and APA.
citation formats
in this course we stated that research is
combining, evaluating and analyzing different sources
Which answer choice most closely represents the meaning of the word, annotate?
commentate, explain, elucidate
Certain things do not need to be cited: your own work, common knowledge, knowledge common to your topic and your readers and ________.
common expressions
Boolean logic uses a special mathematical syntax to perform ________.
complex searches
Creating a concept map allows an author to ________.
create a visual design of their thinking, sort and refocus ideas, and do free-thinking for developing research ideas
Which of the following is not an indicator of authority when deciding whether a source is appropriate for your needs?
currency
the info cycle is dependent upon
currency
the first step in creating an Internet search strategy is to ____
define your topic
When writing an introduction section in a research paper, an author needs to _________.
describe your plan for organizing the paper, provide research background info, and clarify key technologies and concepts
which of the following is true for qualitative data?
describes a quality or characteristic of the data, can be represented by a symbol or a number code, and categorical variables are qualitative data
What is true about the References page according to APA style manual?
each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text
data includes ____.
facts, observations, or notations
A subject search and a keyword search are basically the same except that keywords are specific to the designated classification system used by the library.
false
It is acceptable to use slang words such as y'all or idiomatic expressions like "spill the beans" in academic writing because it makes your paper more interesting.
false
Library databases contain bibliographic citations (reference to a book, article, web page, or other published item). Users are always able to retrieve full text of the item.
false
Only printed text sources need to be cited. Music and images sources do not need to be cited.
false
Web page and Web site are synonymous
false
Specialized or specialty search tools ________.
find info that is "invisible" to traditional search engines
the deep web____
has more content than the surface web
You need to write a research paper about the development of the typewriter technologies. Which type of information should you consider?
historical
Information literacy is a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when information is needed, how to locate information, _____________.
how to evaluate information and how to use info ethically
What should you do when creating a list of keywords to use in your search?
identify related keywords, identify stop words, and find general info on the topic
Which is these is not an indicator of a source's accuracy?
inclusion of color pictures and graphs
which of the following is correct for quantitative data?
indicates the info on "how much or how many"
MEDLINE®/PubMed is a database created and maintained by a US gov't agency. Users of this database are seeking
info about life sciences and biomedical info
the deep web ____.
is not accessible by traditional search tools
Which of the following is a benefit of summarizing a source?
it can remove unnecessary elements in the original sources
You are writing a paper on the "job market in USA". Which search strategy would find the least number of documents: ____________.
job AND market AND USA
If the information is presented in few words, but the presentation is difficult to understand, then ________ can be best.
paraphrasing
Which of the following is not on the check-list for 'revising a final draft'?
paraphrasing sources
This image is used in the library tutorial as a mnemonic to help you remember a feature of this type of journal (refs)
peer reviewed or refereed
To find keywords in the correct (specified) order, you need to use __________.
phrase searching
Using someone else's work without citing it makes you guilty of ____________.
plagirarism
Who is the audience for trade journals?
practitioners in a field who what to know news, trends and best practices for their specific industry or profession
data sets are an example of what type of source
primary source
Ernest Hemingway wrote novels. Many scholars have analyzed these novels. These scholarly analyses are examples of _____________ source of information.
secondary
Which of the following is not a benefit of properly citing sources in a paper?
show that your theory comes from your own idea
If the information you need to include is in the form of both many words and complex or unclear words, then ________ can be a good choice.
summarzing
A source furthest from an original source such as a citation list of primary and secondary sources about a person or topic is called a
tertiary source
Which of the following is a proper place to find statistical information?
the American Marketing Association, The United Nations, The Bureau of Economic Analysis
the "information cycle" refers to
the succession of sources that are created and disseminated after an event or idea occurs the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
which of the following is true about continuous data
they have an infinite number of steps that leads to continuum
"History of organic labeling of pork products in Portland OR " is an example of a research topic that is
too narrow
What type of source has these disadvantages: Not peer reviewed, though author is usually a professional Evidence draws from personal experience, not rigorous research Use of specialized terms from the field
trade journals
An Internet subject directory is an example of an information resource. It is typically arranged by topic area. One thinks of a subject directory as a catalog of sites that has been collected and organized by humans.
true
College students should consider themselves as part of the academic community
true
George Boole invented Boolean Logic (Boolean Operators)
true
There are sites on the web intentionally designed to be misleading.
true
the language used on a web page is helpful in evaluating it
true
Which of the following is not an evaluation criterion to determine whether a web site is appropriate for your needs?
utility
Which of these questions is not asked when considering the authority of a source?
what format is the source?
Use NOT ___.
when you fin too many irrelevant results, when you want to exclude a keyword, and when you want to limit search results
which of these questions should be asked when considering the relevance of the source?
who is the intended audience?
Which of the following is not a key component of an APA reference entry?
why= purpose of source
Which of the following is not true about summarizing a source?
you can include your own idea in the summary
use OR when ____.
you find too few results, you want to include synonyms, and when you want to include more than one spelling of a keyword
Which of the following is not a consequence when you don't cite sources properly?
you will get fines up to $1,000
