Research
Anne Frank’s diary, the Declaration of Independence, and the Magna Carta are all examples of?
Primary Resources
In what section can you locate the CGCC database?
The library page
True or False:
Wikipedia is a great source for research papers.
FALSE!!
What is an interview?
A formal consolation usually to evaluate qualifications.
True or False:
A survey is a source of primary research.
True!
True or False:
When preparing to speak about a topic the second step is to gather information.
False, it is the first step.
Should you use quotations when searching in a database?
Yes
What is credibility?
The quality of being trusted and believed in.
True or False:
Asking an interviewee a lot of questions about the topic is good interviewing.
False!
A survey should ask what kind of questions?
Objective questions.
Secondary sources are an analysis or … of a primary resource.
Interpretation
What example of CGCC database is shown?
Academic Onefile
When you are deciding whether or not to use a source should they have been published within in the last five years?
Yes! This shows that your source is reliable.
What is a first-hand witness?
The person who was present during a crime/event.
A mistake to avoid in a survey is asking what kind of questions?
Open ended questions.
Are catalogs available at all times?
Yes
Is a blog a reliable and credible source of information?
No! Blogs include too much bias and personal opinions.
What are the six questions you should ask in an interview?
Who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Two popular online tools for a survey are?
Google forms and Survey Monkey.
True or False:
When searching a database, you can use words like and, or, and not.
True
True or false:
U.S. Major Dailies is a good example of a credible and reliable source.
True! It can also be found through the CGCC library database.
True or False:
If my interviewee tells me the sky is blue, I need to cite that information.
False.
True or False:
You should make your questions vague and personal.
False!