LSCI 100

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Lesson 3 Assignment

Due: November 7

NAME:

Each question is worth 1 point unless otherwise noted. Total points for this assignment: 42

Please answer all of the questions below and then email your completed assignment to your instructor (either: Eric Brenner at: Brenner@smccd.edu or Dennis Wolbers at: Wolbers@smccd.edu)

NOTE: DO NOT PROCEED WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR INSTRUCTOR ON THE DRAFT OF YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION YOU WROTE IN ASSIGNMENT 2.

SHORT ANSWER

1.  What is the Deep Web? 

2.  How do you access the information found within the Deep Web?

3.  Give one reason that explains why periodical articles are almost always included in research projects.

4.  TRUE or FALSE:  In general, scholars and scientists publish their discoveries, experiments, and new ideas in scholarly journals rather than books.

5.  Which type of periodical article is a formal report describing original research?

6.  TRUE or FALSE:  If the word “journal” appears in the title of a periodical, it is always safe to assume it is a scholarly journal.

7.  TRUE or FALSE:  A refereed journal is a journal that examines the role of the referee in sports.

ADVANCED SEARCH ON GALE POWERSEARCH: PRACTICE

Following the instructions on Advanced Searching on Skyline College Library Periodical Databases, please carry out a search for articles on the following research question, using all of the search terms shown below on the search worksheet for the research question.

"What is the effect of illegal immigration on the U.S. economy?"

Search worksheet for this research question:

CONCEPT #	Search Terms
1	illegal immigration	illegal aliens	undocumented workers	x	x
2	economy	economics	x	x	x
3	U.S.	United States	American	x	x

Enter the exact search statements shown below (including Boolean operators, i.e. ORs, and truncation symbols, i.e. *s) in the search boxes in the Gale Powersearch Advanced Search mode.

	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)	illegal immigra* OR illegal alien* OR undocumented worker*
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)	econom*
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)	United States OR U.S. OR America*

SEARCH RESULTS

8. How many magazine articles did your search retrieve?

How many academic journal articles did your search retrieve?

How many book articles did your search retrieve?

How many news articles did your search retrieve?
(4 points)

Look in the Magazines results list and find an article titled:

“Are illegal immigrants good for the U.S. economy? There are currently 12 million people living in the United States illegally.”

9. Copy and paste below the full source citation for this article. (The “Source Citation” is listed at the very bottom of the article.) Do not include the full text of the article:

If you need help in answering questions 10 -15, click here to see an example and explanation of an article citation

10. Who are the authors of this article?

11. What is the title of the magazine this article is published in?

12. What is the date of the article?

13. What is the page number the article starts on?

14. How many pages is the article?

15. How many words in the article?

FINAL VERSION OF YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION

16. PLEASE NOTE: Do not answer this question until you have received feedback from your instructor on Assignment 2.

Based on feedback you received from your instructor on the draft of your research question you wrote in Assignment 2, write your current final research question. (This should either be the same question as you wrote in Assignment 2, if approved by your instructor, or revised exactly as requested by your instructor.)

Write your research question below. (For example: How does violence on television news shows affect children?) (1 point)

ADVANCED SEARCH ON GALE POWERSEARCH:
SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES ON YOUR RESEARCH QUESTION

17. Identify two to four concepts in your research question. (2 points)

For example:

Concept#1: violence

Concept#2: television news

Concept#3: children

Your concepts (fill in as many concepts that are appropriate to your research question):

Concept#1:

Concept#2:

Concept#3:

Concept#4:

18. Using the search worksheet given below, enter your search terms for each concept of your research question. Include synonyms or related terms (if appropriate) for each concept. [Click here for a review of search strategy and an explanation of using a search worksheet.] (5 points)

Example:x

Concept #

Search Terms

1	violence
2	television news	TV news
3	children	kids	youth

Your Search:

Concept #

Search Terms

1	.	.	.
2	.	.	.
3	.	.	.

CARRY OUT YOUR SEARCH:

Follow the instructions on Advanced Searching on Skyline College Library Periodical Databases. Please use the Gale PowerSearch databases to carry out your search. (If you would prefer to use one of the other databases listed on the Advanced Searching tutorial, please get the approval of your instructor before completing this assignment.)

19. Type below the exact search statements (including Boolean operators, i.e. ORs) you typed in each entry box for your search. Include truncation symbols if you used them. (5 points)
For example:

	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)

Enter your exact search in the appropriate boxes below:

	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)
And Or Not	Keyword(ke) Entire Document(tx) Abstract(ab) Document Title(ti) Author(au) Word Count(wd) Document Number(rn) Start Page(sp) Publication Title(pu) Publication Date(da) Publisher Name(pb) ISSN(is) ISBN(ib) Issue Number(iu) Volume Number(vo) Subject(su) Person Name(p0) Company Name(c0) Place Name(g0) Named Work(w0) Brand Name(b0) Previous Searches(ps)

SEARCH RESULTS

20. How many magazine articles did your search retrieve?

How many academic journal articles did your search retrieve?

How many book articles did your search retrieve?


How many news articles did your search retrieve?
(4 points)

Select 2 articles on your research question. Try to find articles that present two different perspectives on your question. (If you can’t find different perspectives, just find the two articles most appropriate to your research question.)

21. Copy and paste below the source citations of the two articles you selected. Click here to see an example and explanation of a citation. (The source citation is at the end of the article; do NOT copy the abstract or full text.) (2 points)

CRITICAL THINKING / REFLECTION

22. Briefly describe how easy or difficult it was for you to do each of the following steps in the research process:

a) What was easy or difficult for you when you developed your research question?
(1 point)

b) What was easy or difficult for you when you divided your question into concepts?
(1 point)

c) What was easy or difficult for you when you found synonyms or additional search terms for each concept?
(1 point)

23. How effective was this process in helping you to find articles that seemed relevant to your research question? (1 point)

24. Do you think it is likely that you will use this process in the future when you do research outside of this course? (1 point)

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last revised: 11-13-08 by Eric Brenner & Dennis Wolbers, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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