7 Pillars Model

The Pillars

100

Able to identify a personal need of information

i.e. Identify a topic, articulate current knowledge on a topic

What is IDENTIFY

200

Define a search strategy by using appropriate keywords and concepts

i.e. Can construct strategies for locating information and data.

What is PLAN

300

Choose suitable material on their search topic

i.e. Can review the research process and compare and elevate information and data.

What is EVALUATE

400

Summarize documents and reports verbally and in writing

What is PRESENT

500

can assess current knowledge and identify gaps

What is SCOPE

Intellectual Properties

100

Protects secrets information

i.e. Coke formula

What is TRADESECRETS

200

Protects works of authorship

i.e. books, movies, music, drawings

What is COPYRIGHTS

300

Protects functional or ornamental features

i.e. Iphone design

What is PATENTS

400

Protects brands

i.e. Logos (apple for Iphone, check for NIke)

What is TRADEMARKS

500

the creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. 

i.e. IP

What is INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Source

100

Those that describe or analyze other peoples works

• reference materials – dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, and
• books and articles that interpret, review, or synthesize original research/fieldwork.

What is Secondary Source

200

• Reports original research or experimentation
• Articles written by an expert in the field for other experts in the field
• Articles use specialized jargon of the discipline

What is Scholarly Journal

300

Original materials on which other research is based, including:

• original written works – poems, diaries, court records, interviews, surveys, and original research/fieldwork, and
• research published in scholarly/academic journals.

What is Primary Source

400

Good source for a thorough investigation of a topic

What is a Book/Chapter Book

500

Departments of the government publish reports, data, statistics, white papers, consumer information, transcripts of hearings, and more.  Some of the information published by government offices is technical and scientific.  Other information is meant for the general public.

What is Government Docs

Writing Formats

100

This is the preference of the social sciences, so if you are studying sociology, psychology, medicine, or social work. What writing format am I?

What is American Psychological Association  (APA Style)

200

This writing format provides guidelines you will be familiar with if you are focused on the Humanities: so artists, English majors, and theatre students.

What is The Modern Language Association (MLA format)

300

This style is predominantly seen in the humanities, particularly with literature students and those who study advanced segments of history and/or the arts.

What is Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

400

What is the BIG THREE

What is  APA, MLA, and CMS

500

What style am I? 

Berscheid, E., Dion, K. K., Walster, E., and Walster, G. W. (1971). Physical attractiveness and dating choice: A test of the matching hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 7, 173-189.

I am APA Style

Random Selections

100

"When one uses words, thoughts, or ideas that belong to someone else without giving them credit”

What is Plagiarism 

200

If you copy a sentence or paragraph verbatim (exactly) from a book, article, website, blog posting, or anywhere online or in print, you must provide information on the author and the publication in which the sentence or paragraph appears.

What is CITING.

300

Information is correct; compare sources against one another

What is ACCURACY

400

Has this information been backed up with evidence

What is CREDIBILITY 

500

Can locate and access the information and data they need

i.e. use appropriate techniques to collect new data

What is GATHER