DCIT60A | MIDTERMS

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composed of discussion of facts and principles to which present study is related

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related literature

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studies, inquiries, or investigations already conducted to which the present proposed study is related to or has some bearing or similarity

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related studies

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rrl and rrs are classified as

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local and foreign

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characteristics of rls

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recent as possible
objective and unbiased
relevant to the study
based upon original/true facts or data
not too few or too many
gain adequate understanding on the technical topics involved

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Whenever you quote paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required to cite its source by way of

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parenthetical documentation

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authors recommend the …

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American Psychological Association (APA) Style and Chicago Manual of Style

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To cite a specific part of a source, indicate the

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page, chapter, figure, table, or equation

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example of an introductory phase

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Authority’s surname + (year of publication) + verb

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example of a signal phrase

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[Author] (Year) [your sentence or quotation] (p. #)

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example of citation using parentheses

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[your sentence or quotation] (Author, Year, p. #)

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two authors | signal phrase

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Author 1 and Author 2 (Year) [sentence or quotation] (p. #).

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two authors | parentheses

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[sentence or quotation] (Author 1 & Author 2, Year, p. #).

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three to five authors | signal phrase | first citation

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name all authors (Year) [sentence or quotation] (p. #).

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three to five authors | parenthetical | first citation

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(name all authors, year, p. #)

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three to five authors | second and later citations

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three to five authors | parenthetical | second and later citations

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(author 1 et al., year, p.#).

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six or more authors

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author 1 et al. (year) [sentence]

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et al. in latin means?

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and others

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when to italicize title?

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book reference
journal article
research paper
multiple authors in a study

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when not to italicize title?

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articles (journals/magazines)
book chapters
websites

titles of web pages or articles ARE placed in quotation marks

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citation for corporate author (organization, association, etc.)

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first citation: (Cavite State University [CvSU], 2028)
second citation: (CvSU, 2028)

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works with no author/s

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(“Surveillance Society,” 1998, p.115)

italicize book titles and journal names but use quotation marks

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citation for a bible passage

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Unfortunately, the president could not recall the truism found in Prov. 20-22 that “Wisdom is a fountain to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools” (New Oxford Annotated Bible)

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citation for an email message

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Robinson’s argument has since been dismissed by scholars of American history (Virginia Baker, personal communication, October 28, 2002).

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citation for a web page with author

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Format: (Author's Last Name, Year, p. X) or (Author's Last Name, Year, Section name, para. X) Myers (2000, p. 5) explains online privacy.

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citation for a web page with corporate author

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Format: (Organization Name, Year, para. X) (National Park Service, 2003, para. 1) describes the Lincoln Birthplace cabin.

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citation for a web page with no author

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Format: ("Webpage Title," Year, para. X) ("Data Privacy Laws," 2022, para. 4).

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Citing Secondary Sources

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Seidenberg and McClellands’s study (as cited in Coltheart, Curtis, Atkins, & Haller, 1993) provided glimpse into the world. original source? in the text with "as cited in"

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reproduction of the author’s exact words including spelling, grammar, or punctuation

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quotation

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Always use them to indicate you’re quoting directly from a source

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quotation marks

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Use when you omit part of a direct quote, but make sure the meaning remains intact.

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ellipsis (...)

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Always include the ___ when citing a direct quotation.

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author, year, and page number

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used when you add or modify something in a direct quote to make it clearer or to fit the grammatical structure of your own writing

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brackets

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used to indicate that the error in the quote is in the original source, not a mistake you've made

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[sic]

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comes after the word or phrase that you want to highlight as an error

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[sic]

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indicates that you, the writer, added italics to emphasize a particular part of the quote

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[italics mine]

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commonly used for emphasis, titles, or other types of highlighting in your writing

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italics

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In academic writing, it's useful to provide a __ if the quote spans multiple pages

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page range

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indicate that part of the original text might have been cut or abbreviated

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slash

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restating an author’s idea in your own words to make ideas suitable to your style of writing.

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paraphrase

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According to __, “Plagiarism is passing off as your own somebody else’s ideas or words.”

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Supreme Court Justice Isagani Cruz

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According to Supreme Court Justice Isagani Cruz,

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“Plagiarism is passing off as your own somebody else’s ideas or words.”

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types of plagiarism

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word for word plagiarism patchwork plagiarism lifting out of phrases plagiarism paraphrasing without citation

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it is within the area of legal aspect

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copyright infringement

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it is within the area of ethical aspect

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plagiarism

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chapter 4 is divided into three major sections

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software development process software evaluation software implementation

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Discuss how the software was developed

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software development process

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Address the first research question

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software development process

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Describe the development of each module

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software development process

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Include tools and methods used: Databases Algorithms APIs Frameworks SDLC model (Agile, Iterative, etc.)

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software development process

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a type of software testing where individual units or components of a software are tested. The purpose is to validate that each unit of the software code performs as expected. It is done during the development (coding phase) of an application by the developers. It isolates a section of code and verifies its correctness.

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unit testing

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is defined as a type of testing where software modules are integrated logically and tested as a group. A typical software project consists of multiple software modules, coded by different programmers. The purpose of this level of testing is to expose defects in the interaction between these software modules when they are integrated

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integration testing

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integration testing also termed as

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I & T (integration and testing), string testing, and thread testing

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a level of testing that validates the complete and fully integrated software product. The purpose of a system test is to evaluate the end-to-end system specifications. Usually, the software is only one element of a larger computer-based system. Ultimately, the software is interfaced with other software/hardware systems. It is defined as a series of different tests whose sole purpose is to exercise the full computer-based system.

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system testing

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a type of testing performed by the end user or the client to verify/accept the software system before moving the software application to the production environment. it is done in the final phase of testing after functional, integration and system testing is done.

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user acceptance testing

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international standard for the evaluation of software

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ISO 9126

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ISO 9126 standards

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functionality reliability usability efficiency maintainability portability

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deals with the existence of a set if functions and their specified properties

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functionality

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capability of software to maintain its level of performance under stated conditions for a stated period of time

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reliability

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effort needed for use and on the individual assessment of such use, by a stated or implied set of users.

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usability

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relationship between the level of performance of the software and the amount of resources used, under stated conditions

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efficiency

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effort needed to make specified modifications

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maintainability

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ability of software to be transferred from one environment to another

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portability

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Discuss how the system was evaluated: Who evaluated it? What criteria were used? (ISO 9126 standards): Functionality Reliability Usability Efficiency Maintainability Portability Describe the evaluation form and rating scale

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software evaluation

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it includes testing, training, and transition planning

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software implementation

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a section that summarizes the results based on Chapter 4

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summary

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A good summary should be

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comprehensive, concise, coherent, and independent

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summary of findings just summarize what?

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results and discussion in terms of software development, software evaluation, and implementation results

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this section includes a direction on how to use the software product in order to achieve its maximum benefits

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recommendations

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this is an executive summary

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abstract

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a brief overview of the proposed project

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abstract