Ashford GEN103 2019 April Full Course Latest
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 1 Discussion
Dq1
Prepare:
Complete the SAILS Exam; take time to notice the topics covered and the questions asked.
Read Module 1 in your course textbook and the article At Sea in a Deluge of Data from the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Complete the APA Skill Check - In-Text Citation (Links to an external site.) and APA Skill Check - Creating References (Links to an external site.).
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Reflect:
Make a list of the different components of information literacy covered in the SAILS Exam and discussed in your textbook.
Consider how each of these components affect your daily life and your chosen career.
Pay particular attention to the information literacy skills that employers expect from their employees.
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Write:
Explain your understanding of information literacy. Choose three example concepts or skills from Module 1 of your course textbook and explain how these concepts illustrate your understanding. Be sure to cite your course textbook.
Explain how these concepts apply to you as a college student. Why do students need to learn information literacy?
Explain why these concepts apply to your personal or professional life and how you will apply them.
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources.
Discuss.png Respond to Peers:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least three of them. You are required to post in the board on at least three days during the learning week.
Your responses to your classmates must be substantive. Share ideas, explore differences, and think critically about your classmates’ posts. Bring in information from your textbook, classroom resources or other credible sources that you find to contribute to the discussion. You are invited to share relevant audio, video, or images in your responses. You must cite and reference any sources you use, even in your responses to your classmates.
Dq2
Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about the material that we’ve covered in this course so far.
Reflect.png Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your coursework more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post.
Write.png Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
What insights have you had?
What have you been struggling with?
What questions have come up for you at this point?
What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
What questions do you have about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging).
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.
Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?
Similarly, when responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting? Were you unaware that events associated with the topic took place? Did the information that you learned change your understanding of those events?
Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course.
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Respond to Peers: When responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting?
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
Note: If you have a question, you should contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging. This open forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
Open Forum Discussion Board Requirements
Write 100 words total.
Relate all posts to the course content.
Submit posts by Day 7 of the learning week.
Use Canvas messaging or email for questions specifically for your instructor.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 2 Discussion
Dq1
Prepare: Retrieve the research topic that you settled on and the research question that you created for the Week 1 written assignment.
Watch these videos and listen to the podcast:
TED. (2016, August 8). Why you think you’re right—Even if you’re wrong (Links to an external site.) | Julia Galef [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/w4RLfVxTGH4
Gorbach, J. (2017, February 24). Cognitive dissonance confirmation bias (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/mJagTkoVmHo
Chatfield, T. (2017). Tom Chatfield on critical thinking and bias (D. Edmonds, Interviewer) [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://methods.sagepub.com/
Reflect.png Reflect:
Consider the concept of confirmation bias and how it affects the way we frame research questions and the information we search for and select, as well as how we present the information we find. Think about the assumptions we make every day and how those assumptions might be helpful and unhelpful when doing research.
Consider any assumptions you have about your research topic, how those assumptions could lead to confirmation bias, and how you could address that bias in your research.
Reflect on the information that you learned in preparing for this discussion and how it fits with information that you learned from the textbook and in previous classes about critical thinking and mindset.
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Based on your learning in the Prepare and Reflect sections above, write at least three paragraphs fully addressing the following prompt. Be sure to cite any sources you use or refer to.
Explain what confirmation bias is, why it is important for researchers to be aware of it, and how its effects can be minimized.
Identify at least one bias you have that may affect your research question. Explain specific steps you can take to minimize the effect of that bias.
Discuss how learning about confirmation bias has contributed to your growth as a learner and researcher.
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources.
Discuss.png Respond to Peers:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least three of them. You are required to post in the board on at least three days during the learning week.
Your responses to your classmates must be substantive. Share ideas, explore differences, and think critically about your classmates’ posts. Bring in information from your textbook, classroom resources or other credible sources that you find to contribute to the discussion. You are invited to share relevant audio, video, or images in your responses. You must cite and reference any sources you use, even in your responses to your classmates.
Dq2
Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about the material that we’ve covered in this course so far.
Reflect.png Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post?
Write.png Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
What insights have you had?
What have you been struggling with?
What questions have come up for you at this point?
What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
What questions do you about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging.)
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.
Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?
Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course.
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Respond to Peers
When responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting?
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
Note: If you have a question, you should contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging. This open forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
Discussion Board Requirements:
Write 100 words total.
Relate all posts to the course content.
Submit posts by Day 7 of the learning week.
Use Canvas messaging or email for questions specifically for your instructor.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 3 Discussion
Dq1
Prepare:
Watch the GEN103 Scholarly & Popular Resources (Links to an external site.) and How to Read a Scholarly Article (Links to an external site.) videos, and review the Source Types handout,
Read this scholarly, peer-reviewed article:
Ajunwa, I., Crawford, K., & Ford, J. S. (2016). Health and big data: An ethical framework for health information collection by corporate wellness programs. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 44(3), 474–480. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073110516667943
Depending on first letter of your last name, read one of the following:
A-I
Ajunwa, I. (2017, January 19). Workplace wellness programs could be putting your health data at risk (Links to an external site.). Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2017/01/workplace-wellness-programs-could-be-putting-your-health-data-at-risk
J-Q
Hancock, J. (2015, October 2). Workplace wellness programs put employee privacy at risk (Links to an external site.). CNN. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/28/health/workplace-wellness-privacy-risk-exclusive/index.html
R-Z
Hannon, K., & Next Avenue. (2016, May 29). New rules on wellness programs spark privacy worries (Links to an external site.). Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2016/05/29/new-rules-on-wellness-programs-spark-privacy-worries/#6fc33f205ad5
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Reflect: You read two articles that address the same topic but are different types of sources. Consider the following questions:
What characteristics make the sources different?
How do those differences add to or detract from the credibility of the sources?
How could you use each of the sources in school, at work, or in your personal life? Think of at least two specific examples.
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Write: Based on your learning in the Prepare and Reflect sections above, write at least three paragraphs that fully address the prompt below. Cite any sources you use or refer to.
Identify the type of source you read in addition to the scholarly, peer-reviewed article. Who is the audience for each source? How does the intended audience affect the choice of language, images, and organization?
Analyze the credibility of the two sources that you read. What specific features of the articles led you to conclude the source was or was not credible? Provide at least one specific example for each source.
Explain how each source might be used to address a specific information need. What research situations would be appropriate for each source? What concerns would you have about using the sources in those situations?
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources
Discuss.png Respond to Peers:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least three of them. You are required to post in the board on at least three days during the learning week.
Your responses to your classmates must be substantive. Share ideas, explore differences, and think critically about your classmates’ posts. Bring in information from your textbook, classroom resources or other credible sources that you find to contribute to the discussion. You are invited to share relevant audio, video, or images in your responses. You must cite and reference any sources you use, even in your responses to your classmates.
Dq2
Prepare: Take a few minutes to think about this course and the material covered in the course so far.
Reflect Icon Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post.
Write Icon Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
What insights have you had?
What have you been struggling with?
What questions have come up for you at this point?
What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
What questions do you haveabout the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging).
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.
Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?
Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course.
Discuss Icon Respond to Peers:
When responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting?
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
Note: If you have a question, you should contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging. This open forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
Open Forum Discussion Board Requirements
Write 100 words total.
Relate all posts to the course content.
Submit posts by Day 7 of the learning week.
Use Canvas messaging or email for questions specifically for your instructor
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 4 Discussion
Dq1 Prepare:
Read Module 3 of your course textbook and review the Evaluating Information—Applying the CRAAP Test (Links to an external site.)
Watch the GEN103 Determining Authority (Links to an external site.)and GEN103 Determining Currency (Links to an external site.)
Find a non-scholarly web page that relates to your research question (you can use this web page for your annotated bibliography). Keep in mind you are to find a web page and not a website. Review the Websites versus Web Pages handout to be sure you understand the difference between the two.
Examine your chosen non-scholarly web page for currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose.
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Reflect on the elements of the CRAAP test and how each one indicates the credibility and reliability of a source.
Consider how your evaluation of each of these elements affects your understanding of the strength of the source.
Think about why it is important to evaluate any web page that you plan to rely on for information.
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Apply the CRAAP test to your source.
For each of the CRAAP criteria, start a new paragraph.
In each paragraph, state which criterion you are addressing and evaluate the source based on that criterion.
Provide specific examples to support your evaluation.
Evaluate your source’s overall strength based on the elements of the CRAAP test. Is this source appropriate to use in answering to your research question, why or why not?
Explain one thing you have learned from the process of doing this CRAAP test.
Provide a properly formatted APA reference to the web page at the end of your initial post.
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources.
Discuss.png Respond to Peers:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least three of them. You are required to post in the board on at least three days during the learning week.
Your responses to your classmates must be substantive. Share ideas, explore differences, and think critically about your classmates’ posts. Bring in information from your textbook, classroom resources or other credible sources that you find to contribute to the discussion. You are invited to share relevant audio, video, or images in your responses. You must cite and reference any sources you use, even in your responses to your classmates.
Dq2
Prepare:Take a few minutes to think about this course and the material covered in the course so far.
Reflect.png Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post.
Write.png Write: This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
What insights have you had?
What have you been struggling with?
What questions have come up for you at this point?
What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
What questions do you about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging.).
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.
Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?
Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course.
Discuss.png Respond to Peers:
When responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting?
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
Note: If you have a question, you should contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging. This open forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
Open Forum Discussion Board Requirements:
Write 100 words total.
Relate all posts to the course content.
Submit posts by Day 7 of the learning week.
Use Canvas messaging or email for questions specifically for your instructor.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 5 Discussion
Dq1 Prepare:
Read the Ashford University Catalog Academic Integrity (Links to an external site.) and Academic Dishonesty (Links to an external site.)
Read Module 5 in your course textbook.
Find a piece of online writing that uses information unethically. For example, it might be a source that fabricates information, a photo or graphic that is altered in misleading way, an example of deceptive Internet advertising, or some other type of unethical use of information.
Reflect.png Reflect:
Reflect on all the concepts from the catalog and course textbook and how they might help you to become a better scholar and professional.
Consider how you can apply your understanding of ethical use of information to the materials you see and read daily.
Think about how the online writing or graphic you selected uses information unethically.
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Identify two key elements of the catalog’s Academic Integrity (Links to an external site.) and Academic Dishonesty (Links to an external site.) sections and describe how you feel these elements are important to you as a scholar and professional.
Explain how the online writing or graphic you chose uses information unethically. In your explanation, be sure to refer to the two key elements you identified in the previous step.
Develop a strategy for how you, as a scholar, could avoid making this same ethical mistake?
Your initial post must be at least 350 words and address all of the prompt’s elements.
You must cite and reference any sources that you use in your posts, including your textbook or any other sources of information that you use. Please refer to the Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) and Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) for help with citing and referencing your sources.
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Respond to Peers:
Review several of your peers’ posts and respond to at least three of them. You are required to post in the board on at least three days during the learning week.
Your responses to your classmates must be substantive. Share ideas, explore differences, and think critically about your classmates’ posts. Bring in information from your textbook, classroom resources or other credible sources that you find to contribute to the discussion. You are invited to share relevant audio, video, or images in your responses. You must cite and reference any sources you use, even in your responses to your classmates.
Dq2
Prepare:Take a few minutes to think about this course and the material covered in the course so far.
Reflect.png Reflect: Reflect on what you found interesting, surprising, or confusing in this past week. What did you learn that caused you to understand an issue differently? What habits, tips, or resources did you discover that helped you to complete your course work more effectively or efficiently? Cite clear examples and details to support your post.
Write.png Write:
This discussion forum is an opportunity for you to explore topics that interest you, share critical insights and questions that you are working with, share your struggles and triumphs, and discuss difficulties that may have arisen this week, hopefully finding solutions. Your posts should describe your experiences in the course this past week, prompting further discussion. You should address at least one of the following questions:
What struck you in particular as you explored the course materials this week?
How might you apply this information to your life in the future?
What insights have you had?
What have you been struggling with?
What questions have come up for you at this point?
What helpful tips have you picked up in this course or in a past course?
What questions do you about the assignment that your classmates might be able to help with? (If you have a question for the instructor, be sure to contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging.).
You are required to post at least 100 total words in this forum this week. You can post one time or ten times; the only requirements are you post at least 100 words total and you engage in conversation related to course. Ask questions, answer questions, provide extra resources you found that are interesting, or engage in a debate about something you learned this week.
Provide a full explanation of the issues you discuss in your posts. For example, if you write that you had difficulty finding sources for your annotated bibliography, explain where in the process you had difficulty. Was it thinking of search terms? Did your search locate too many sources that were not relevant to your topic? Did your search return too few results? Did you have difficulty finding credible sources?
Students who post early in the week, using this forum to engage their classmates on a regular basis, tend to do well and learn more from the course.
Discuss.png
Respond to Peers:
When responding to your classmates, be sure to elaborate. For example, if you write that you also found a specific topic interesting, explain what about that topic you found interesting and why. Is it the same aspects of the topic that your classmate found interesting?
If you notice a classmate is struggling with something that you can help with, use your responses as a way to support them. Helping out your classmates will not only benefit them, but it will also help to solidify your own knowledge.
Note: If you have a question, you should contact your instructor through email or Canvas messaging. This open forum is a place for you to collaborate and connect with your classmates as well as support one another. Your instructor will monitor this board and may post, but he/she is not expected to answer all questions.
Open Forum Discussion Board Requirements:
Write 100 words total.
Relate all posts to the course content.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 2 Quiz
Question 1
Jackie is writing a research paper for a history class. She carefully reads over an important, four-paragraph section of a scholarly article. Then she summarizes the author’s point in two sentences, puts an in-text citation after it and the reference for the article at the end of her paper. This is,
copy and paste plagiarism
not plagiarism. Jackie put the information into her own words and then correctly cited and referenced the source.
find and replace plagiarism
fabrication
Question 2
Which of these sources belong on your reference list?
Sources that your read but did not actually use in your paper or discussion board post.
Sources that you quoted in your paper or discussion board post.
Sources that you summarized or paraphrased in your discussion board post.
both b and c.
Question 3
In-text citations are optional for which of these
summarized information
paraphrased information
quoted information
none, citations are required for all of these
Question 4
Buying a paper and then submitting it as your own is
okay as long as it is special ordered and only you get a copy
fine if you pay a lot of money for it
not a problem if you get the paper from a credible source
plagiarism and never acceptable
Question 5
What is wrong with this reference:
Magee, Elaine. (n.d.). How food affects your moods. WebMD. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/how-food-affects-your-moods#1 (Links to an external site.)
nothing. It is correct.
The author’s first name should not be there, only her first initial should be included.
The name of the article should not be there.
The name of the article/web page is missing.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 3 Quiz
Question 1
A summary in a scholarly journal of a research study carried out by another researcher is an example of what kind of source?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of these
Question 2
A good secondary source can include references to primary sources.
True
False
Question 3
A presentation of original research would be an example of what type of information?
Primary
Subjective
Secondary
None of the Above
Question 4
The following are all examples of Primary Source material except
Photographs
an encyclopedia entry.
Government documents
Original research.
Question 5
Tertiary sources are acceptable for background research but are usually not acceptable to use for academic papers.
True
False
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 4 Quiz
Question 1
Out of the following two statements, which one is subjective?
The City Council approved a city ordinance that allows a private company to staff and manage the city swimming pool.
The pool will be much cleaner and the pool staff much friendlier this summer.
both
neither
Question 2
Out of the following statements, which one is subjective?
James needs to get out more.
He spends every evening at home with his dog watching Netflix.
both
neither
Question 3
Out of the following statements, which one is subjective?
Milk contains vitamin A, vitamin D, and calcium.
A 2010 scientific study in Nutrition Journal showed that almost half of American adults have vitamin D deficiencies.
Everyone should be drinking more milk.
none
Question 4
An example of an objective statement would be which of the following?
Pepsi is better than Coke.
Shopping is a terrible way to spend your day.
Frying makes all food taste better.
Oranges contain vitamin C.
Question 5
An example of an Objective Statement would be which of the following?
Five of my friends say they like it when we play darts.
I hate rain.
Cats make the best pets.
All of the above
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 5 Quiz
Question 1
Factual statements and opinions are the same.
True
False
Question 2
Which of the following is true of Analytical Information?
It is only a statement of fact with no extra explanation
It examines and interprets factual information
It can never be incorrect
None of the above
Question 3
Out of the following three statements, which one is analytical?
Scientific studies have shown that chronic stress increases vulnerability to many serious illnesses, including diabetes and heart diseases.
However, individuals handle stress very differently, depending on personality type and personal situation.
Therefore, the actual degree to which chronic stress increases the danger for serious diseases in any specific person is very difficult for doctors to determine.
all of these.
Question 4
Analytical statements are based on facts.
True
False
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 1 Assignment
Research Topic and Question
[WLO: 3] [CLOs: 2, 4, 5]
GEN103 Research Topic and Question Assignment (Links to an external site.) Video
Prior to beginning this assignment,
Read Module 1 in your course textbook.
Watch the GEN103 Annotated Bibliography (Links to an external site.) and Picking Your Topic IS Research (Links to an external site.)videos.
Review the Week 5 Annotated Bibliography Example, and the 4 Easy Steps to Using the Ashford Library for Background Research, Possible Topics for Research, and How to Ask an Open-Ended Question handouts.
Download and review the Week 1 Research Topic and Question worksheet that you will complete and turn in for this assignment.
This week, you will develop a research question for your annotated bibliography:
Choose a research topic.
Explore your topic.
Write your research question.
Choose a Research Topic
Choose a research topic related to your program or major. This topic will be used for all five weeks so choose one that interests you and for which two scholarly articles, one e-book , and two non-scholarly sources are available. Review the Possible Topics for Research handout if you need ideas. It is recommended that you review the GEN103 Week 1 Assignment example.
Provide a two to three sentence explanation of the research topic and how it is related to your major on the Week 1 Research Topic and Question worksheet.
Explore your Topic
On the Week 1 Assignment worksheet, fill in the KWHL chart to explore the research topic. Be sure to carefully follow the instructions on the worksheet. The 4 Easy Steps to Using the Ashford Library for Background Research is a helpful resource at this point.
Write Your Research Question
Write the first draft of your research question in the table at the bottom of the Week 1 Assignment worksheet. Your research question will help you focus your research by defining the information you are looking for as you research your topic.
Your research question must be:
Open-ended (should begin with "how," "why" or "what")
Clear
Concise
Detailed
The How to Ask an Open-Ended Question handout can help you formulate an open-ended question.
Next, it is recommended you use Tutor.com to help you refine your question. If you use the service, ask your tutor to review your draft question with regard to the criteria in the table. Bring your draft research question to the Tutoring on Demand session. When you have completed the worksheet, save it to your computer and then submit it to Waypoint for grading.
To make sure your submission is as strong as it can be, use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) to assist you in locating and correcting grammar and punctuation errors.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 3 Assignment
Library Sources Annotated Bibliography
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4, 5]
GEN103 Library Sources Annotated Bibliography Assignment (Links to an external site.) Video
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Read Module 2 of your course textbook.
Complete the Creating References Skill Check Activity (Links to an external site.) from Week 1 on formatting references.
Watch Keywords are Critical (Links to an external site.) and Ebook Central Overview and Searching (Links to an external site.).
Review the How to Read a Scholarly Article (Links to an external site.)
Download and review the Library Sources Annotated Bibliography template that you will complete and turn in for this assignment.
To prepare for this week’s assignment, consider the feedback your instructor gave you on your Week 1 research question and make necessary revisions. To learn how to view the comments on your papers watch the Waypoint: Accessing Assignment Feedback (Links to an external site.) video.
This week, you will continue working on your annotated bibliography. If needed review the Week 3 Annotated Bibliography ExamplePreview the document handout:
Develop search terms based on your research question.
Find two scholarly journal articles and one e-book with the help of Ashford Library Chat.
Construct APA Style references for these sources.
Write annotations for these sources.
Copy and paste the chat transcript to the end of the document.
Develop Search Terms
To start this assignment, complete the Generating Search Terms worksheet. The Generating Search Terms worksheet will help you select the major concepts in your revised research question. Note: You will not submit this worksheet, but will need it for Step 2.
Find Two Scholarly Journal Articles and One E-Book
Now you are ready to search for scholarly journal articles and one e-book. Review the steps for using FindIt@AU by completing the GEN 103: Introduction to the Ashford University Library (Links to an external site.) tutorial.
Consult with Ashford Library Chat (Links to an external site.) to find relevant search results. You will select the first scholarly journal article from these results.
Bring your revised research question and two to five search terms to the chat session.
Before you close the chat session, click on the envelope icon to email yourself a transcript of the chat. You will include the chat transcript as part of the assignment.
Download and save the full text article so you can review it later.
Use FindIt@AU and the skills you learned in chat to locate your second scholarly journal article. Download and save the full text article so you can review it later.
Use your search terms and the Ashford University Library EBook Central database to find one e-book that relates to your research question. Watch the
Ebook Central Overview and Searching (Links to an external site.) video for help with using this database.
For each source, make note of the information you need to construct references and locate each source again.
Construct APA References for These Sources
Remembering what you learned about how to format references in the APA Skill Activity, construct APA references for your sources. Write those references in the Library Sources Annotated Bibliography template. Check your reference format using the Ashford Writing Center’s Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) to ensure they are correct.
Write Annotations for These Sources
Now, you will write annotations for the two scholarly articles and one e-book. Write the annotations in your own words on the Library Sources Annotated Bibliography template. The annotations must be two paragraphs long and must address the points below. Provide brief descriptions or explanations to support your answers:
Paragraph 1: Summarize
What kind of source is this?
What is the thesis or main claim of the source?
What evidence or claims does the source present in support of the thesis? Present at least two examples of support the source uses.
What other important claims does the source make?
Paragraph 2: Evaluate
How adequately does the source support its thesis?
How current is the information in the source relative to your research question?
How credible and authoritative is the source for your research question?
What limitations, if any, did you note in the source?
How does the source help answer your research question?
Copy and Paste the Chat Transcript to the End of the Document
To make sure your submission is as strong as it can be it is recommended you:
Use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) to assist you in locating and correcting grammar and punctuation errors.
Submit your bibliography to Turnitin to make sure you did not accidently copy another’s work.
You may review the resource Understanding Turnitin (Links to an external site.) for more information.
Submit your work to the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) for feedback. The Ashford Writing Center staff can help you identify formatting, grammar, and other common writing issues in your work and give you ideas for ways to fix them. The Ashford Writing Center staff is available by email or by chat.
The Library Sources Annotated Bibliography
Must be double-spaced, include a title page, and be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.). It should not include a References page.
Must use the Library Sources Annotated Bibliography template provided in the assignment instructions.
Must use two scholarly journal articles and one e-book.
The Source Types handout offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 5 Assignment
All Sources Annotated Bibliography
[WLOs: 1, 2, 4, 5 [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
GEN103 All Sources Annotated Bibliography Assignment (Links to an external site.) Video
Prior to working on this assignment,
Read Modules 3 and 4 in your course textbook.
Review the Better Searches. Better Results handout.
Review the GEN103 Determining Authority (Links to an external site.) and GEN103 Determining Currency (Links to an external site.)
Review the Ashford Writing Center’s Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.) tutorial.
Download and review the All Sources Annotated Bibliography template that you will complete and turn in for this assignment.
To prepare for this week’s assignment, apply the feedback your instructor gave you to revise your Week 3 assignment. To learn how to view the comments on your papers watch the Waypoint: Accessing Assignment Feedback (Links to an external site.) video
This week, you will complete your annotated bibliography
Find two appropriate non-scholarly sources using a search engine such as Google or Bing.
Create APA references for the non-scholarly sources.
Write annotations for the two non-scholarly sources.
Include references and annotations for the sources from Week 3.
Develop a thesis statement based on your research question.
Find Two Appropriate Non-Scholarly Sources Using a Search Engine such as Google or Bing
Locate the search terms you developed in Week 3. Use them and a search engine (like Google or Bing) to find two non-scholarly sources that address your research question. In order to be appropriate, these sources must pass the CRAAP test.
The non-scholarly source may be any of these types of sources:
A newspaper or magazine article (not an editorial).
An article from a professional organization website or trade journal (e.g., science, medical, etc.).
An article or report from a .gov website.
A blog post written by an expert on the topic.
The non-scholarly source may not be
A book or book chapter.
A scholarly article.
A reference source (e.g., encyclopedia, almanac, dictionary).
Be sure to copy and record the URL (web address) of the non-scholarly sources that you choose so you can include it in your reference.
Create APA References for the Two Non-Scholarly Sources
Remember what you learned about how to format references in the APA Skill Check on creating references. Then, create the APA references for both sources in the All Sources Annotated Bibliography template. Check your references using the Ashford Writing Center’s Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) to ensure they are correct. Also, you may view the Week 5 Annotated Bibliography Example to review correct format.
Write Annotations for the Two Non-Scholarly Sources
Now, you will write annotation for the two sources. The annotations must be in your own words, two paragraphs long, and address the points below. Provide brief descriptions, explanations or examples to support your answers.
Paragraph 1:
What kind of source is this?
What is the thesis or main claim of the source?
What evidence or claims does the source present in support of the thesis? Present at least two examples of support the source uses.
What other important claims does the source make?
Paragraph 2: Evaluate
How adequately does the source support its thesis?
How current is the information in the source relative to your research question?
How credible and authoritative is the source for your research question?
What limitations, if any, did you note in the source?
How does the source help answer your research question?
Include references and annotations for sources from Week 3
Review the feedback from your instructor on your Week 3 Assignment. Make any revisions or corrections you think will improve your submission. Insert the revised references and annotations into the appropriate sections of your All Sources Annotated Bibliography template.
Develop a Thesis Statement Based on Your Research Question
Use the Turning Your Research Question into a Thesis Statement worksheet to help create your thesis statement. Your thesis statement should summarize the conclusions you came to after researching your topic and be no more than two sentences long. Note: you will not submit this worksheet for grading but will paste the thesis you develop at the beginning of your bibliography.
To make sure your submission is as strong as it can be it is recommended you:
Use Grammarly (Links to an external site.) to assist in locating and correcting grammar and punctuation errors
Submit your bibliography to Turnitin to make sure you did not accidently copy another’s work.
You may review the resource Understanding Turnitin (Links to an external site.) for more information.
Submit your work to the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) for feedback. The Ashford Writing Center staff can help you identify formatting, grammar, and other common writing issues in your work and give you ideas for ways to fix them. The Ashford Writing Center staff is available by email or by chat.
The Final Annotated Bibliography
Must be double-spaced, include a title page and be formatted according to APA style as outlined on the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) APA Formatting page. It should not include a References page.
Must use the All Sources Annotated Bibliography template provided in the assignment instructions.
Must use two scholarly articles, one e-book, and two non-scholarly sources.
The Source Types handout offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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