Communication Studies 210, Information Cycle Survey

1. Place in order of time of publication. 1 = most current and least amount of time publish, 5 = most amount of time to assemble, review and publish:

	1	2	3	4	5
Scholarly journal article	*Place in order of time of publication. 1 = most current and least amount of time publish, 5 = most amount of time to assemble, review and publish: Scholarly journal article 1	Scholarly journal article 2	Scholarly journal article 3	Scholarly journal article 4	Scholarly journal article 5
Magazine article	Magazine article 1	Magazine article 2	Magazine article 3	Magazine article 4	Magazine article 5
Newspaper article	Newspaper article 1	Newspaper article 2	Newspaper article 3	Newspaper article 4	Newspaper article 5
Website/Television/Radio	Website/Television/Radio 1	Website/Television/Radio 2	Website/Television/Radio 3	Website/Television/Radio 4	Website/Television/Radio 5
Book	Book 1	Book 2	Book 3	Book 4	Book 5

2. Let’s pretend it is April, and you are preparing to research an event that happened in Haiti in January. How likely is it that you will find the following?

	Highly Likely	Highly Unlikely
A book about January's event, comparing this event to others that have affected Haiti	*Let’s pretend it is April, and you are preparing to research an event that happened in Haiti in January. How likely is it that you will find the following? A book about January's event, comparing this event to others that have affected Haiti Highly Likely	A book about January's event, comparing this event to others that have affected Haiti Highly Unlikely
A short article featuring brief interviews with Haitians about how the event has affected their family, friends, and neighbors	A short article featuring brief interviews with Haitians about how the event has affected their family, friends, and neighbors Highly Likely	A short article featuring brief interviews with Haitians about how the event has affected their family, friends, and neighbors Highly Unlikely
A peer-reviewed study that investigates how the event has affected Haitian children, written by psychology researchers at a university	A peer-reviewed study that investigates how the event has affected Haitian children, written by psychology researchers at a university Highly Likely	A peer-reviewed study that investigates how the event has affected Haitian children, written by psychology researchers at a university Highly Unlikely

3. You are writing about a topic that undergoes regular, ongoing research (i.e., a disease that many researchers study), and you want to find a variety of information about it. If you were going to research diabetes, you may decide you would like to find certain types of publications. Look through each option and check which publication types might be available for each: (Select all that apply)

	Book	Scholarly journal article	Magazine article	Newspaper article	Website/Television/Radio
Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years.	*You are writing about a topic that undergoes regular, ongoing research (i.e., a disease that many researchers study), and you want to find a variety of information about it. If you were going to research diabetes, you may decide you would like to find certain types of publications. Look through each option and check which publication types might be available for each: (Select all that apply) Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years. Book	Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years. Scholarly journal article	Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years. Magazine article	Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years. Newspaper article	Published findings of a peer-reviewed study about juvenile diabetes, done by researchers at a university or research hospital, that was published within the last four years. Website/Television/Radio
Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year.	Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year. Book	Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year. Scholarly journal article	Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year. Magazine article	Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year. Newspaper article	Brief, informal interviews with several doctors talking about possible directions for new diabetes research that was published within the last year. Website/Television/Radio
An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years.	An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years. Book	An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years. Scholarly journal article	An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years. Magazine article	An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years. Newspaper article	An in-depth overview of the disease diabetes, with lots of detailed information about the history of the disease, the countries most affected by the disease, causes, treatments, and so on, that was published within the last five years. Website/Television/Radio