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Electronic Resources
"Assessing
Internet resources is a particular challenge. Whereas the print
publications that researchers depend on are generally issued by reputable
publishers, like university presses, that accept accountability for the quality and
reliability of the works they distribute....many online materials are self published
without any outside review." (MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers)
Electronic Resources
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Can you contact the author (e-mail address or phone number)?
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Is the information consistent and free of systematic errors? If you
see spelling and grammatical errors, you will know that the
site is unreliable.
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look for the author's credentials (professional title, educational
background, a list of other accomplishments or publications)
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You can search the author originally
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determine if the author is associated with an institution or
organization and explore what the basic values goals of this
institution or organization are
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Does the information appear to be valid and well-researched
(supported by evidence)?
Look for:
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How comprehensive is this site and is the quantitative data (statistic, surveys, measurements, etc.)
accurate? This type of data should be referenced.
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Determine the potential for bias by looking at who is writing, posting, and sponsoring the work
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Consider why the material is posted and consider the motives of the author and/or the publisher and
determine who is the target audience. - the Internet has become a prime marketing and advertising
tool. This site should have limited/no advertising. Determine if this page is a mask for advertising.
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Does the work have a copyright date?
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Does the site rely on loaded language or broad, unsubstantiated statements?
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Is emotion used as a means of persuasion?
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Does the site offer more than one viewpoint?
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Are there links to other or alternative viewpoints?
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How detailed is the information and what opinions (if any) are expressed by the author?
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How current is the site and is it regularly updated?
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How current are the links (if any)? Are there any dead links?
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Text and images?
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Is the information presented cited correctly? (There should be citations)
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Can you view the information without fees, sophisticated browser technology or software?
Cross check data
There should be three
independent resources
confirming questionable data
Track backward and Forward
Use a search engine to search the
URL or the author – you can
track back to see whether the
site is reputable (awards,
criticisms)
Is the website cited in subject
guides?
Tracking forward – the links
E-mail the webmaster / author –
sometimes different people
Don’t be fooled!
GENOCHOICE - Create Your Own Genetically Healthy Child Online!
http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/evalexpl.html
Bogus Websites
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GENOCHOICE - Create Your Own
Bogus Websites
Mankato real
Mankato Home Page
Transgenic mouse
Albert Einstein
World is running out of chocolate
Questions
Who are you?
What is your name?
Do you have a girlfriend?
Cats?
Superbad website
Qfin
Uncylopedia
Main Page Uncyclopedia, the
content-free
encyclopedia
Other reputable sites
► Infomine
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at http://lib-www.ucr.edu
Librarians Index to the Internet at
http://www.lii.org
► Internet
Scout Project at
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu
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Tibbets,John. “Faces and Masks: Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus from Stage
to Screen.” Literature/Film Quarterly. 32.3 01 Jan 2004. p. 166.
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http://ehlibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/canada/do/document?set=search
&groupid=1&requestid=lib_canada&resultid=1&edition=&ts=4094173
D82C64402A924E1F0F647C3DA_1108476816366&urn=urn%3Abigchal
k%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B99573133 . (Feb. 2005.)
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Paragraphs (pars.)
Volume (vol5)
Pages (pp.)
Full URL < >
Date of Access ( )
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Some databases provide this at the top of
articles
► Mozart
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Faces and Masks:
Peter Shaffer's
Amadeus from
Stage to Screen
Byline: Tibbetts,
John C
Volume: 32
Number: 3
ISSN: 00904260
Publication Date:
01-01-2004
Page: 166
Type: Periodical
Language:
English
Academic Integrity
► Paul
Robeson Library:: Provost Video on
Plagiarism
► Paul
Robeson Library:: The Anti Plagiarism
Game Show Cite is Right!
► Academic
Integrity Policy -- Faculty of Arts
and Sciences – Camden
► This
site gives you every type of citation.
http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/module4/M4-V/examples.htm
Ottawa Public Library | All you need to know
Please take advantage of this. You have access to all of these
electronic databases (see list in your package). All staff and students
have remote access.
1. Go to the Ottawa Public Library site http://www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/
2. Click on “Find articles and more” under Connect
3. Click on any database in blue – they are arranged by subject headings.
The others are only available at your branch.
4. Master File Premier and Electric Library are the most useful for general
information.
These databases accesses approximately 1000 magazines and journals
FULL TEXT
Books, Pictures, Maps, TV and Radio and Government
Transcripts, Audio Visual clips, and Newspapers.
All articles related to your topic will be provided in full text and the
reading level is specified for all sources. Electric Library identifies
scholarly journals. This is helpful for students.
Things to keep in mind when you are searching for information
on your topic:
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Scholarly articles are often identified. For instance, E-Library gives a purple
“scholarly journal” designation for those articles which are more
substantial
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Be as specific as possible according to the nature of your
project/assignment. The course will be your first clue. A scientific
approach is very different approach from a humanities approach. If you
key in “Cloning”, you will have too many hits; however, if you key in
“Cloning and ethical considerations”, you will have a much narrower
selection.
Whenever a database gives you an option to narrow your resources, try to
use this tool. Often they give you the following options:
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* “all Canadian” option
* Images vs. Text
* Full Text vs. Abstract (you will always be looking for “full text”)
* Highlight only which resources you want to access (Periodicals, TV
and Radio Transcripts, Maps, Books, Journal Articles etc.)
Carleton University Partnership
High School Guidelines: Carleton University Library
► Carleton University Library. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
► Panning for Gold: Finding Journal Articles
► Finding Journal Articles: Carleton University Library
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Carleton University Webreference
► Excellent source for web references / credible websites
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Plagiarism and “How Not to Plagiarize”
How Not to Plagiarize
google newsmap - data visualization & visual
design - information aesthetics
Google news
► Go
to timeline
► Type in Afghanistan
► Provides all the news stories which peaked
at any given time – You will see when
exactly Afghanistan was significant in the
news and why. The articles or stories are
listed.
Useful sites
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google newsmap - data visualization & visual design - information
aesthetics
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Introduction to the Government of Canada Official Web Site |
Canada Site
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Tables by subject
http://www40.statcan.ca/z01/cs0002_e.htm
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Welcome to Canada e-Book | Bienvenue au Cyberlivre du Canada
http://www43.statcan.ca/
http://find.galegroup.com/menu/start?userGroupName=ko_k12hs
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► Knowledge
Ontario
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Document"
Title of Complete Work (if applicable)
Version or File Number (if applicable)
Document date or date of last revision . Protocol
(e.g. ,"http") and address (full URL), access path
directories (date of access.)
Unsworth, John.
"A Hypertext History of Guidance Dimensions." MUD
History. 2002.
http://www.tuopia.com/talent/lpb/muddle/essay (2 Aug. 2001)
One Author Book:
Atwood, Margaret. Handmaiden's Tale. Toronto: McClelland , 1985.
More than One Author Book:
Gilbert, Sandra M. , and Susan Gubar. The Norton Anthology of Literature by
Women: The Tradition in English. New York: Norton, 1985.
Article in a Magazine:
Armstrong, Larry, Dori Jones Yang, and Alice Cuneo. "The Learning
Revolution: Technology Is Reshaping Education - -at Home and at School."
Business Week 28 Feb. 1994: 80-88.
Internet:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Document"
Title of Complete Work (if applicable)
Version or File Number (if applicable)
Document date or date of last revision . Protocol (e.g. ,"http") and
address (full URL), access path directories (date of access.)
Laggis, Sam. "A Hypertext History of Guidance Dimensions." MUD History.
2002. http://www.tuopia.com/talent/lpb/muddle/essay (2 Aug. 2001)
Integrity
What does this mean?
Academic
Integrity
What does this mean?
What jobs/ occupations in our
society are looked upon as
having a great deal of
integrity?
Why do students
cheat?
Why do Students Cheat?
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Many students are procrastinators and have poor time management
skills
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Fear of inadequacy and low grades
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Students lack the training in research notetaking
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The thrill of rule breaking
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Indifference to the course content
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Students come from other cultures which have encouraged them to
memorize and copy well respected authors
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Stakes are very high and students are desperate
Types of Plagiarism
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unintentional misrepresentation due to lack of understanding of rules
about quoting, paraphrasing, and documentation
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items are written in conjunction with other students
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Downloading a free research paper - often poor quality
Buying a paper from a commercial paper mill (sometimes the paper is "too
good".
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Copying a paper from a local source (another student and work has been
submitted or assessed in another course
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Cutting and pasting a paper
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Quoting less than all the words copied
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Faking a citation
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Re-submitting your own work for another credit
How many words can
you put together
(copied) before it is
recognized as
plagiarism?
► Assignment
Calculator
► file:///H:\MMarko2\My
Documents\Senior
Research Orientation\Good senior research
.ppt
Ms. Marko, Mr. Ruch Conferencing Law 2006
Name
Conferencing Date
29
Yusuf, Fadumo
Monday, May 29
28
Yussuf, Amal
Monday, May 29
27
Williams, Jerell
Monday, May 29
26
Thach, Thitola
Monday, May 29
25
Soufi, Ahmed
Monday, May 29
24
Singh, Namrata
Tuesday, May 30
23
Sakha, Muska
Tuesday, May 30
22
Rashid, Saja
Tuesday, May 30
21
Nwaelleh, Ted
Tuesday. May 30
20
Nwaelleh, Quinn
Wed. May 31
19
Nepali, Arun
Wed. May 31
18
Nazir, Mina
Wed. May 31
17
Munawar, Usman
Wed., May 31
16
Mohamed, Alessio
Thursday, June 1
15
Mcnally, Erica-Lynn
Thursday, June 1
14
Mcnally, Alanna-Marie
Thursday, June 1
13
McGrath, Katelyn
Thursday, June 1
12
Lual, Manock
Friday , June 2
11
Leak, Kelly
Friday, June 2
10
Haque, Rushdi
Friday, June 2
International Mock Trials : Process / Group Conference
Ms. Leduc, Mrs. Marko
Please be prepared to present the following to Mrs. Marko on your due date. You will
present as a group and you will be assessed on your ability to speak confidently,
organization, and sufficiency of research.
1. You must present each side and summarize your arguments for each side.
Information for both sides is substantial and credible.
2. You must each present a bibliography for 10 sources (at least 5 must be scholarly
journals).
3. You must present a detailed survey of 4 or more scholarly sources which directly
relate to your trial (each member is responsible for presenting one). Please keep
in mind that the group should present sources which differ in perspectives.
4. Each member will present one expert witness indicating why this person will
be an asset to your side/argument.
5. Be well organized and show that your research, sources, choice of experts will
enhance your arguments.
6. If there is a significant discrepancy in effort and ability to discuss sources and
arguments, individual marks may be allocated.
Group Members : Include positions and roles
1._______________________________
2._______________________________
3._______________________________
4._______________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
Mr. Italiano, Ms. Morton
International Business
Categories
Level 1
(50-59)
Level 2
(60-69)
Level 3
(70-79)
Level 4
(80-100)
Knowledge
and
Understandin
g
Researc
h Notes
for each
source
(You
may
highlight
and
write in
margins
for
internet
/online
databas
e
resource
s)
*Cannot
provide at least
5 scholarly
sources (you
must bring
them)
*Note taking is
sparse
*Information is
inaccurate
*Bibliography
incorrectly
formatted
*At least 5
scholarly
sources (you
must bring
them)
*Solid notes
have been
taken from
each source
*Speaks
confidently
about topic
*Bibliography
correctly
formatted
*At least 5
scholarly
sources (you
must bring them)
*Selection of
information is
excellent
*Speaks
confidently about
topic
*Bibliography
correctly
formatted
*More than 5
scholarly sources
(you must bring
them)
*Selection of
information is
excellent
*Speaks confidently
about topic
*Bibliography
correctly formatted
and selected
resources are
excellent
Thinking,
Inquiry, and
Problem
Solving
Discussi
on of
topic
criteria
and
plans for
study
guide
and
powerpo
int
*Not all
headings/key
items are
adequately
addressed (see
checklist beside
each topic)
*Point form
information
under each
heading is
sparse
*plan for study
guide and
powerpoint
weak
*All headings /
key items are
well
addressed
with notes
(see checklist
beside each
topic)
*plan/contentf
or study guide
and
powerpoint
clearly
organized –
slides and
notes
*Information
under each
heading/key
items is excellent
(see checklist
beside each
topic)
* Solid points for
each heading
*plan/content for
study guide and
powerpoint
clearly organized
– slides and
notes
*All research is
excellent and well
organized and all
headings /key items
are addressed (see
checklist beside
each topic)
*Demonstrates
thorough
understanding of
information under
each heading is
excellent
*answers questions
confidently
*plan/ content for
study guide and
powerpoint clearly
organized – slides
and thorough notes
*includes plans for
lanimations, video
clips, sound clips