Students learn criteria with which to evaluate online sources. How and when to use common resources such as Wikipedia are examined.
Students learn how and when to use search engines such as Google, and databases such as ERIC, IBISWorld, and EBSCOhost. Choosing keywords, Boolean operators, phrase searches, truncated searches, lemmatization and more will help develop students into more efficient researchers.
Students learn how and when to use popular, trade/professional, and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles, reviews, theses, dissertations, and much more.
Using case studies from Assiniboine and discussion based on academic integrity research, students become familiar with Assiniboine's academic policy A25, "Student honesty and Integrity", its definition of plagiarism, as well as ways to avoid it.
Using case studies from Assiniboine and discussion based on academic integrity research on this large and illicit industry, students will become familiar with Assiniboine's academic policy A25, "Student honesty and Integrity", its definitions of cheating, as well as ways to avoid the temptation to use contract cheating services.
Using case studies from Assiniboine and discussion based on academic integrity research, students will become familiar with Assiniboine's academic policy A25, "Student honesty and Integrity", its conception of collaboration and collusion, as well as ways to collaborate effectively and with integrity.
Students learn how to understand and apply the North American Industry Classification System, commonly known as NAICS codes, to their research assignments. They will then take these codes to databases and resources such as IBISWorld, EBSCOhost, Stats Canada, Industry Canada, and CANSIM to perform industry and market analyses using the most recent and reliable data available.
Introduces students to and incorporates activities centered around the 7th edition of APA style citing, which is the recommended style at Assiniboine. Students will also get started with Noodle Tools, an online citation manager which generates and then archives citations and references.
