Search engines are comprised of millions of information that everyday people have uploaded or placed onto the internet. When it comes to academic research, we want to make sure that the information doesn’t come from every Tom, Joe, and Harry, because every Tom, Joe, and Harry is not always correct. Academic research is based upon the reliable information that we find according to the credibility of the source that we gather the information from. This is where Ashford’s University Library comes into play. The Ashford University library is a digital database that has reliable and credible information that has been approved by scholarly advisors, peers, and others that have gained valuable experience in that field of
Video Case Assignment #2 Questions Questions: 1. a. Some advantages of an online survey of a cross section of Internet households are lower costs, instant results, instant updates, and better responses. The disadvantages are that not all households have Internet access, if the survey is sent via email, it may be considered junk mail. Also, some people just fill out the surveys to get the promotional offer and will just fill out anything. The disadvantages in not being able to reach as many individuals due to lack of internet or lack of email accessibility, provides major negative impacts for research.
The Importance of Critical Evaluation in News Media: “With Boston Locked Down, Small Business Steps Up” It is always important to think critically about everything that you learn via news media. In most cases news is created unfairly due to a lack of research, dishonesty, exaggeration and biases. In light of the recent tragedies in Boston I chose to use this article in order to highlight the importance of using critical evaluations of news stories. Many printed sources go through an editorial review process which means that either one person or several people agree that the information is credible before allowing it to be published. I think that Bloomsburg Businessweek did a fair job reporting this news story accurately, with some sufficient depth and breadth.
What are they attempting to achieve and what their level of understanding is. I also need to understand and consider how my message maybe received by communicating clearly to help avoid misunderstandings and potential conflict with others. In a group setting I also have to take into consideration that attendees are treated with respect given
Throughout your writing career, you will have to use a variety of formats. Being able to research and adapt to their forms is a necessity. Although not always specified by MLA, I require that your essays be free of added space between paragraphs. This can be done in the newer versions of Word by clicking the paragraph tab at the Home Menu and checking the box marked “Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style.”( Home>Paragraph>Spacing>”Don’t Add Space” box.) Submission & Drafts: All essays must be submitted electronically to Blackboard and turnitin.com.
The American Psychological Association website was located easily by Googling the abbreviation of APA. However, the American Counseling Association was slightly more difficult in that I had to actually spell out the whole title. Out of curiosity I conducted web searches on both organizations using Bing, Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Ask, and even DuckDuckGo. Each search engine required me to input the entire name for the American Counseling Association which I find slightly inconvenient due to the fact that, in my opinion their website was much more informative and easier to use then the site for the American Psychological
With so many people around the world entering information online, there was a need to properly categorized data so it can be found by the search engines. Google, Bing, and Yahoo the major players on Internet search engine employed algorithms to help users to find information. Search engines created ranks to classified information, as a means of separating professional written articles from armatures. Perhaps, the most significant metric used by search engines is authority; it measures the degree of information on a specific keyword or term. Some of the metrics used to rank web 2.0 applications are the unique monthly visitors, Alexa rank, the number of users, and quality of
Essay #4 3/31/14 Cause and Effect A book is something that might be taken for granted, due to the Internet and computers. Some people do not have patience to read books fully and they either use the Internet or just skim through books. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, by Nicholas Carr is a novel that explains some of the things that have helped reading to evolve. Many things like the printing press, books, maps, the typewriter, the Internet, and the Greek alphabet have helped reading to evolve. The printing press is what caused books to become popular.
While some subjects provide exercise books for you to work in, others may require you to use a file. While files give more flexibility in terms of what you put into them there are one or two points that you need to be aware of: Files should be well organized with dividers splitting up one area of a subject from another. Rather than carrying a number of heavy files to or from school it is better to use one file for transporting papers and keep your main storage files at home. There is nothing more distressing than a file containing two years worth of notes going missing in the last month before I/GCSE. Frequently you will be required to hand in work which you have completed using
Communication will be fundamental with interviewing, scheduling, paralegals serve as a liaison and could spend 80% of their time communicating. Writing skills will be essential as well with pleadings, motions, memorandums, and other documents. Paralegals will need to be able to be clear, concise, and persuasive in their written communication. A core skill a paralegal will need is research, not only traditional, but in the new age internet research will be very big. The ability to sort, index, categorize, order, manipulate, and organize all of the lawyers case files will be a fundamental skill.