Chapter 16 17 and 18 Flashcards
What are the four research resources found in the college library?
The online catalog, Electronic database, reference works, sources for facts and statistics
What are the three types of search engines on the internet?
General-purpose search engines, Specialized search engines, Metasearch engines.
What four types of sources are acceptable?What five types are not acceptable?
Websites sponsored by reliable organizations, Websites sponsored by academic journals, Blogs by recognized experts, Research forums.
Information on anonymous websites, information found in chat rooms, personal blogs written by authors whose expertise cannot be authorized, personal web pages, poorly written web pages.
Define paraphrase? How do you document a paraphrase?
When you paraphrase, you use your own words to restate a source’s ideas in some detail, presenting the sources main idea. You document by adding in text citations.
When should you quote sources?
Use them only when you think the writer’s exact words will add something to your discussion.
Identify 3 ways to integrate source material?
You can identify the phrase in the beginning, the middle, or the end.
Define plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when a writer passes off words or ideas of others as their own.
Define synthesis. How do you document a syhnthesis?
When you write a synthesis, you combine paraphrases, summaries, and quotations with your own ideas.
List the 4 ways to avoid errors that lead to plagiarism
Identify your source, place borrowed words in quotation marks, use your own wording, distinguish your ideas from the source’s.
List three ways to avoid plagiarism form the tips chart.
Ask for help, Begin with a research plan, Do not cut and paste directly into your paper.
Define document. Why document sources?
When you document, you tell readers where you have found the information you have used in your essay.
To avoid plagiarism, to acknowledge the debt you owe to your sources.
What information belongs in parenthetical documentation?
The author’s last name, the page number.
List the special situations for parenthetical references.
Two authors, Three or more authors, Without a listed author, Indirect source, Source without page numbers.
Briefly describe the guidelines for short and long quotations.
Quotations shorter than 4 typed lines are run within the text.
Quotations longer than 4 typed lines are set off from the text. Indent the long quotation half an inch from the left hand margin.
Do you agree with the theis of Philip Lau’s “The Limitations of Wikipedia” essay? Identify his thesis in your response.
I agree with the thesis because Wikipedia is not an academic journal, and typically is not written by an expert on the topic.
The thesis is “Although Wikipedia can be a good starting point for general information about a topic, it is not suitable for college-level research.”
