Instruction
Please copy the assignment into a WORD document, answer the questions, and then submit as an attachment.
1. (20 points)
Review record of Student Privacy in Learning Analytics: An Information Ethics Perspective (http://proxysb.uits.iu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=112812940&login.asp&site=ehost-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), then answer the questions below.
a. Who are author(s) of the article?
b. Which publication is the article published in? When is the article published?
c. List all subject terms in the record.
d. How many cited references are available in this article?
e. Is the article available in full-text? If not, how would you proceed in ordering a copy of the article?
2. (60 points)
Get into Ebscohost and select a database of your choice, then look for two JOURNAL articles of a topic (of your own selection, example a social or political issue) . Use the constructed search strings you created in the Basic Searching Techniques/Skills assignment to find a peer-reviewed journal article published within the past 4 years, then answer the questions below:
Article #1
a. Tell me the name of the database and the reason for selecting the database.
b. Tell me what search string you used, the limiters you selected, and how many results did you get. [Note: if you got more than 100 results, you will need to refine your search by adding in extra keywords and/or limiters.]
c. From the result list you got from (b), select a journal article which will be useful for your research. Tell me the name of the article, the name of author(s), and year of publication.
d. For the article you selected in (c), tell me how many Subject Term(s) is being listed. Then list two subject terms which you found helpful for your topic.
e. Is the article you selected above available in fulltext? If not, how would you proceed in ordering a copy of the article?
f. Cite the article you selected in (c) in MLA format.
Article #2
a. Tell me the name of the database and the reason for selecting the database.
b. Tell me what search string you used, the limiters you selected, and how many results did you get. [Note: if you got more than 100 results, you will need to refine your search by adding in extra keywords and/or limiters.]
c. From the result list you got from (b), select a journal article which will be useful for your research. Tell me the name of the article, the name of author(s), and year of publication.
d. For the article you selected in (c), tell me how many Subject Term(s) is being listed. Then list two subject terms which you found helpful for your topic.
e. Is the article you selected above available in fulltext? If not, how would you proceed in ordering a copy of the article?
f. Cite the article you selected in (c) in MLA format.
3. (20 points)
Using either the CRAAP test or the TRUTH test that you learned in Module 1, evaluate one of the articles you selected in question 2. Write an analysis of 1-2 paragraph explaining whether the journal article you selected is a good source for a college-level research paper.