OT 5170 SU09 Research Skills Pre-Assessment
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. What type of document is indicated by the following citation? Levin, S. "The Origin of Grammar in Sophistry."
General Linguistics
1983: 41-47.
What type of document is indicated by the following citation? Levin, S. "The Origin of Grammar in Sophistry."
General Linguistics
1983: 41-47.
Entire book
Periodical article
Conference paper
Dissertation
Book chapter
2
. What type of periodical article listed below matches the following criteria:
Article is signed by an author
Author is an expert
Bibliography is included
Article page length averages 8-15 pages
What type of periodical article listed below matches the following criteria: Article is signed by an author Author is an expert Bibliography is included Article page length averages 8-15 pages
Trade
Newspaper
Scholarly
Magazine
3
. Which type of source publishes the most current
authoritative
research in literature?
Which type of source publishes the most current
authoritative
research in literature?
Books
Periodical
Conference paper
Web page
4
. What type of source best identifies the most current and authoritative periodical articles on a topic?
What type of source best identifies the most current and authoritative periodical articles on a topic?
web search engine
index/abstract
online catalog
bibliography
5
. When you research a topic, it is important to know its relationship to other concepts. Which word or phrase represents the
broadest
[most general] subject under which all of the other topics would fit?
When you research a topic, it is important to know its relationship to other concepts. Which word or phrase represents the
broadest
[most general] subject under which all of the other topics would fit?
share contact information
rewriting your notes
get started early
group work
note taking
strategies for academic success
studying
6
. If you are assigned to write a persuasive paper on the merits of the European Union, a topic with which you are unfamiliar, which of the following is the best starting point for basic background information?
If you are assigned to write a persuasive paper on the merits of the European Union, a topic with which you are unfamiliar, which of the following is the best starting point for basic background information?
Encyclopaedia Britannica
a book titled
Competition Law and Industrial Policy in the EU
(376 pages)
Journal of European Economic Development
a recent
USA Today
article entitled, "U.S. and European Union call truce on trade war - - for now" 453 words
7
. What term describes information created during the time period in which the person of interest lived or the event took place? Examples include initial reports of scientific research, legal documents, speeches, correspondence, diaries, and interviews.
What term describes information created during the time period in which the person of interest lived or the event took place? Examples include initial reports of scientific research, legal documents, speeches, correspondence, diaries, and interviews.
secondary source
primary source
tertiary source
8
. You consult a bibliography to get ideas for resources to write your paper. Within the bibliography you find the citation below. In order to know where in your library to look, you must determine what type of resource this is. Citation: Gertz, Bill.
Business Cycles in the United States Economy
. New York: Viking, 1999.
You consult a bibliography to get ideas for resources to write your paper. Within the bibliography you find the citation below. In order to know where in your library to look, you must determine what type of resource this is. Citation: Gertz, Bill.
Business Cycles in the United States Economy
. New York: Viking, 1999.
newspaper
periodical article
encyclopedia entry
chapter within a book
book
9
. You must plan menus for a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and dinner for one day based on the USDA Food Pyramid. Select the correct order for these research steps:
A. Locate appropriate resources.
B. Create a final version of the menus.
C. Determine the focused topic of your research.
D. Review the success of your research and final menus.
E. Evaluate and record information from a variety of resources.
F. Organize information and create a rough draft version of your menus.
You must plan menus for a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and dinner for one day based on the USDA Food Pyramid. Select the correct order for these research steps: A. Locate appropriate resources. B. Create a final version of the menus. C. Determine the focused topic of your research. D. Review the success of your research and final menus. E. Evaluate and record information from a variety of resources. F. Organize information and create a rough draft version of your menus.
E, F, C, A, D, B
A, E, C, F, B, D
C, A, E, F, B, D
A, C, E, F, D, B
C, A, F, E, B, D
10
. If you wanted to search for a topic that has several synonyms (for example, young people, adolescents, teenagers, teens), which Boolean operator would you use?
If you wanted to search for a topic that has several synonyms (for example, young people, adolescents, teenagers, teens), which Boolean operator would you use?
and
adj
near
not
or
11
. The following is a quote from an article you found for your research paper on stem cell research.
"Stem cell research offers the possibility of understanding many different diseases. Until this research is well-funded, the number of Americans with health insurance is not expected to change."
Which of the following is an accurate assessment of this information?
The following is a quote from an article you found for your research paper on stem cell research. "Stem cell research offers the possibility of understanding many different diseases. Until this research is well-funded, the number of Americans with health insurance is not expected to change." Which of the following is an accurate assessment of this information?
This is credible information because it presents current scientific understanding.
This is credible information because it is written as a quote, indicating this is an expert opinion.
This is not credible information because the relationship between the statements is not logical.
This is not credible information because the author is biased against stem cell research.
12
. Your professor has asked that you locate an abstract on gaming. What would you be looking for?
Your professor has asked that you locate an abstract on gaming. What would you be looking for?
a summary of information indexed on a search engine website
a chapter in a book
an encyclopedia entry
a short article
a summary of information indexed in a database
13
. Contemporary and up-to-date refer to:
Contemporary and up-to-date refer to:
currency
accuracy
authority
objectivity
coverage
14
. Which of the following concepts makes it legally wrong to reproduce a substantial portion of the works of another person without permission?
Which of the following concepts makes it legally wrong to reproduce a substantial portion of the works of another person without permission?
Intellectual freedom
Fair use
Copyright
Right to privacy
Freedom of information
15
. Plagiarism means:
Plagiarism means:
developing a handbook on copyright laws
use of another's original ideas or words as though they were your own
writing a short story with a group of classmates
quoting someone else's work and giving that person credit
use of another's original ideas or words and using proper citation
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