UMUC WRTG391 week 3 activities

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The next formal writing assignment requires that students continue to work
closely with sources.
Some
students run into trouble as the research on their chosen topic deepens.
Sometimes, sources are hard to find. In other situations, sources lead to
more interesting research ideas. These kinds of “interruptions” are
normal when researching. So, it is important to keep thinking about both the
topic and the sources as the work continues. The next two formal assignments
require engagement with the research in a committed fashion. This week the
assignments will focus on developing a Critical Annotated Bibliography.
In
addition, as research continues, it may be useful for students to view this
information on the Literature Review. A Literature Review will be
assigned after the Critical Annotated Bibliography.
The
following tutorial provides more information on writing a literature review:
.umuc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html”>http://polaris.umuc.edu/ewc/web/lit_review.html

The
following is the list of topics you saw in week one. Please chooseone of the
following topics on which to write your annotated bibliography and your
Literature Review:
1. Review the literature on the
impact of the Internet on information literacy and library skills.
For example, you might review the
literature on one or more of the following. These are just examples. Many approaches
are possible for this topic.
·
a. The impact of the Internet on plagiarism in student papers.
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b. The impact of the Internet on research methods among students.
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c. The impact of Wikipedia and other web 2.0 applications on the use of
information.
2. Review the literature on the
impact of technology on the health care field.
For example, you might review the literature on any one or more of the
following. These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this
topic.
·
a. The impact of a particular technological development on health care
costs.
·
b. The implications of maintaining a nationwide health care electronic
database of every patient’s medical records.

3. Review the literature on the impact of assessment and measurement on
education.
For example, you might review the literature on any one of the following. These
are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.
·
a. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and the use of measurement in its
assessments.
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b. The use of placement exams for entrance into colleges and
universities.
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c. The use of placement exams for enrollment into entry-level writing
and mathematics courses in colleges and universities.
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d. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) movement
in education.

4. Review the literature on the
impact of technology on a field of study or topic of your choice.
This option represents a more general
approach to the assignment.
Some examples might be the following.
These are just examples. Many approaches are possible for this topic.
·
a. The impact of mobile devices on cybersecurity
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b. The impact of the Internet on the field of advertising
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c. The impact of cloud computing on a particular business field
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d. The impact of the Internet in an area of communication studies
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e. The impact of the Internet on global marketing strategies
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f. The impact of a particular type of technology on health care
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g. The impact of technology on education in a particular field of study
·
h. The impact of technology at a particular time in history for a
particular country or region.
Task:
1.
Through UMUC’s OneSearch function, please locate three articles on one of the
topics above. The articles can be very broad at this point.
2.
List the authors, title, and journal for all three articles. You don’t
have to worry about APA format at this point.
3.
What is your reason for choosing the topic? What do you already know
about this topic? Write a short paragraph in answering these questions.

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In
preparation for writing an annotated bibliography later this week, complete the.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm”>UMUC library’s self-study module on APA
citation.(.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm”>http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm)The
following tutorial gives instruction on how to write an annotated bibliography.
It was created by UMUC’s Library and Information Services.
.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography.shtml”>UMUC Library Bibliography Tutorial—(.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography.shtml”>http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutorials/bibliography/bibliography.shtml)

After
finishing the APA citation tutorial and APA bibliography tutorials, please read
over the following sources:
Please
read over the following article:.umuc.edu/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=54162&type=content&rcode=UMUC-283184″>Chapter 12, Walk, Talk, Eat: A Guide
to Using Sources
In
addition, please read over the.umuc.edu/d2l/common/dialogs/quickLink/quickLink.d2l?ou=54162&type=content&rcode=UMUC-283185″>Commentary in Module 2 of
this class. Please pay particular attention to the description of what
is required in a Critical Annotated Bibliography.

Task:
After
reading over the material on APA citation and annotated bibliographies above,
please list the three articles you found from the previous task. However,
this time, list them in APA format.

Cham,
Jorge (1997-2013). Plan

Q
In
preparation for theCritical Annotated Bibliography, gather sources on your topic. Using
the checklist, identify and note the following aspects of a single source:
·
____a
complete and accurate bibliographic citation using APA style
·
____provide
definitions of any key terms or jargon
·
____describe
the focus of the study (subjects, participants, type of college, purpose of
study)
·
____methodology
·
____findings
Task:
After
filling out the checklist above for a single source, please provide details
abouthow the source was located and why you chose the particular source.
Examples:
“After brainstorming on technology and
education, I decided to research ______________.”
“I went to the UMUC Database and
searched ______________.”
“In the course discussion, someone
suggested author X, so I _____________”
Please
end your description with a sentence that talks about how this source informs/illustrates/alters
your ideas about your research topic.

Figure
1. “How to do Research.” Kentucky Virtual Library.
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