GCU UNV103 Week 6 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment

7 If, you are writing a compare/contrast paper on a controversial topic like capital punishment, it is important to:

Consider both sides of the issue and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both

Choose only resources that describe your opinion on the topic

Only describe the strengths of one side and the weaknesses of the other

Build a strong case that one side is better than the other

8 You find the perfect article for your assignment and want to find more like it. What do you do?

Search using the author’s name in the library’s databases to see if they have written more articles on the topic

Check the references section for articles on a similar topic that were used as sources in the article

Identify key words in the article to use in your next search

All of the above

9 Copyright law in the United States, which governs intellectual property rights, applies to which type of resources?

Book

Videos

Blogs

All of the above

10 To learn about the current issues in your field of study you can:

Run a search for scholarly journal articles in the library’s databases published in the last year in your field of study

Browse the website for a professional association for your field of study

Interview a professional in your field of study

All of the above

11 Scholarly articles generally contain the following elements:

An abstract that summarizes the content of the article

The author’s affiliation or credentials

A bibliography or a list of works cited

All of the above

12 Wikipedia can be a good starting place to learn more about a research a topic. However, it is usually inappropriate to use Wikipedia as a cited resource in college papers assignments because:

Wikipedia is created by multiple persons and it isn’t clear what authority they may have on a specific topic

Changes can easily be made to Wikipedia that may be inaccurate

It is difficult to determine if the content is biased

All of the above

13 Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

An encyclopedia entry about World War II

A textbook about global conflict and wars

The Diary of Anne Fran

All of the above

14 The correct way to write the in-text citation for the following reference is:

Solganick, H. (2013). Creating constructive consciousness: Critical thinking for the Christian. Global Education Journal, 2013(3), 1-33.

(Creating constructive consciousness, 2013)

(Solganick, 2013)

(Solganick, H., 2013)

(Global Education Journal, 2013)

15 Google is

A research database

A magazine

An internet search engine

A book

16 What steps can you take to find help with library resources?

Ask a Librarian for help using the phone, email or chat

Attend a group library instruction session, either in-person or via one of the library’s virtual webinar

View a library tutorial

Visit the GCU Library on the Phoenix Campus

All of the above

17 On the reference page of your essay, the references should be alphabetized by:

Author first name

Author last name

Article title

None of the above

18 What is the BEST place to find a scholarly article?

In a research database

On the internet

In popular magazines

In newspapers

19 When should you consult a librarian for assistance?

You don’t know where to start to search for scholarly resources

You need help choosing the best keywords, search strategy, or resources

You searched in the library databases and the search had zero results

You have an article or other resource and don’t know how to properly cite the reference

All of the above

20 When required to use peer-reviewed articles on a topic for your essay, where would you find this type of resource?

Books

Newspapers

Journals

Magazines

Not sure

GCU UNV103 Week 6 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment