Assignment 3:
Researching Scenarios
Throughout the
course of your academic career, you will be asked to conduct research to
support the assertions you make in papers, presentations, and projects.
Sometimes getting at the material you will need is fairly straightforward,
while other times the research process forces you to get a little creative in
seeking out (and finding) the types of source material that will be most useful
to you. This exercise will allow you to practice conducting different types of
searches.
Choose two of the
following scenarios. For each scenario you choose, answer each component as
clearly and completely as possible.
You are writing
up your weekly responses for your COM106 course and want to respond to a
classmate who discusses the need to use social media in a job search. You are
not familiar with this phrase.
Describe what
sort of search you would conduct to help you in responding to this student and
why. What search engine(s) or database(s) might you use and why? What search
terms? How would you go about evaluating the credibility of the information you
found?
Please share
three search results you found after conducting this search that you think
would be the most helpful in responding to your fellow student. Give a brief
summary of the content of each source and describe why you think it would be
appropriate to use in this particular context.
You are going to
be writing a research paper for your ENG101 class on a social issue of your own
choosing. You know that you have always been interested in the role addiction
plays in the problem of homelessness, but you are not sure what credible
research is available to support this connection.
What sort of
search might you conduct to help you get the information you seek and why?
A search that
deals with multiple components sometimes requires a few tries to get at the
appropriate information. What keywords or combinations of keywords might help
you find the relevant information here? Be sure to include details regarding
how you might represent these words within the actual search box (using
quotation marks, “and,” “or,” etc.)
Please share
three search results you found after conducting this search that you think
would be the most helpful in supporting this connection. Give a brief summary
of each source and describe why you think it would be appropriate to use in
this particular context.
You are putting
together a presentation on the benefits of sports in the lives of children for
your COM180 course. You think that your presentation would be much stronger if
you were able to argue against some of the opposition to your point of view,
although you are unsure where to find information that opposes your stance.
What sort of
search might you conduct to help you get the information you seek and why?
How will you
ensure that the sources you use are credible and reliable?
Please share
three search results you found after conducting this search that you think
would be the most helpful in supporting the opposition’s point of view. Give a
brief summary of the content of each source and describe why you think it would
be appropriate to use in this particular context.
Compile your
responses in a 2–3-page paper in Microsoft Word. Clearly cite your sources.
Since we do not cover APA format until Module 2, you do not need to use any
specific citation format, but you must identify where you found any information
you use in your response.
Use the following
file naming convention for your submission:
LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc.
For example, if your name is John Smith, name your document SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
