At Harrison College we use a citation style that is best known by this three letter acronym.
What is APA?
100
This type of publication if often peer-reviewed, cites other research, goes into great detail, and can be found in the LRC databases.
Hint: No one would ever call it popular
What is scholarly?
100
This is a reference page citation for this type of resource.
Schrute, D. (2006). The science and art of beet farming. Scranton, PA: Dunder-Mifflin Publishing
What is a book?
100
This is the word associated with the letter "C" in the CRAAP test.
What is currency?
200
During this step in the research process, a person might do things like develop their main research question, focused research questions, and a concept map.
What is the first step of defining the need for information?
200
If a person uses information found in another source without giving the original author credit, they have committed this act.
What is plagiarism?
200
This type of publication is created close to the occurence of an event or time period and has not been edited or interpreted.
What is a primary source?
200
This is the legal protection of inventions
What is a patent?
200
When you look at whether or not a source has typographical errors, contains information that agrees with what you already know, and cites its sources, you are considering this component of the CRAAP test?
What is accuracy?
300
During this step of the research process, you will do things like determine the authority and purpose of the resource.
What is evaluation?
300
When the copyright of item expires and is available to for use without violating the law, it is referred to as being within the _________.
What is the public domain?
300
You want to narrow your search, so you use this boolean operator (connector word).
What is "AND"?
300
When relating the sequential steps of a medical procedure, it is best to organize those steps in this manner.
What is chronologically?
300
You find a source that is not written by a professional within the field that you are researching, so you do NOT choose to use the source because of this component of the CRAAP test.
What is authority?
400
Lightbulb! This is an example of non-physical thing that is not covered by copyright.
What is an idea?
400
While trying to come up with a topic for your research paper, you remember this database which offers you lists of controversial issues and viewpoints on each of them.
What is Opposing Viewpoints in Context?
400
What does it take to become a succesful student at Harrison College? This is an example of a good research question because it is unique, not too broad or too narrow and it possesses this other quality of a well-formed research question.
What is being open-ended?
400
When you note in your reseach that your information comes from a drug company that's competing for customers, you are looking at this aspect of the CRAAP test.
What is purpose?
500
If you use a paper you've written for one of your classes to fulfill the requirements of another class, then you have committed this act.
What is self-plagiarism?
500
You found an article in Time magazine on your research topic. You know that Time magazine is intended for the general public, so it is classified as this type of source.
What is popular?
500
Breaking down your topic into smaller portions by asking Who? Where? When? are examples of creating this type of question
What are focused research questions?
500
NOT CRAAP Question....but ran out of room in other areas :).
This type of publication is one that is most beneficial to keep up with to maintain an awareness of what is currently going on in your future profession.