Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles This assignment will intrduce yu t the fundamentals f lcating and evaluating s. In this assignment I will be lking t see that yu are able t: cntinue t refine fcus n a specific aspect, r aspects, f yur tpic search alternative press databases t effectively lcate useful material use keywrds and keywrd phrases t cnstruct a fcused search and ultimately lcate relevant infrmatin perfrm a search using apprpriate Blean peratrs, phrases, and ther advanced search techniques t cnstruct a well fcused and narrw search t lcate s that supprt yur thesis statement and research questins select articles that directly supprt ne r mre aspects f yur research tpic use infrmatin accrding t ethical guidelines f infrmatin studies: cite all surces using MLA style apprpriate use f paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting using infrmatin true t riginal cntext distinguish between cmmn knwledge and ideas requiring attributin explain in precise terms exactly what aspects f yur schlarly jurnal articles will be useful in supprting yur research questins and thesis statement explain hw yur selected s supprt specific aspects f yur thesis statement, research questins, and research fcus evaluate yur articles based upn clear and specific criteria wrk in cllabratin and cperatin with team members t cmplete all required tasks cmplete all assigned individual tasks apply effective cmmunicatin strategies t accmplish team gals Befre wrking n this assignment, yu shuld watch the relevant database tutrials. Yu will be wrking with yur team t lcate and evaluate s. Yu shuld als review the Types f Peridicals handut, Research Prcess handut, the Searching Databases Quick Guide r Detailed Guide, and keep the Evaluating Resurces handut nearby as yu will need it fr this assignment. Please see team assignment rubric & teamwrk rubric fr mre detailed criteria f hw I will be assessing yur wrk. The alternative press is nt well represented in many traditinal peridical databases. Mst libraries d nt cllect alternative press resurces in the same manner as they d material frm mainstream publishers. The alternative press presents ideas and arguments that are nt ften fund in mainstream material as many f the ideas cntradict ruling idelgies and perspectives. Yu can use alternative press resurces t cmplement the infrmatin yu find in mre traditinal peridical and newspaper databases. T lcate s, yu may use ne f the fllwing MCTC subscriptin databases: Alternative Health Watch, an EBSCOhst database that fcuses n cmplementary, alternative and integrated appraches t health care and wellness. Alt-Press Watch, a PrQuest database that includes full-text alternative press newspapers, magazines and jurnal articles. Ethnic NewsWatch, a PrQuest database cntaining full-text articles frm newspapers, magazines and jurnals f the Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege
Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles ethnic, minrity and native press. All databases can be accessed under Cmplete List n the Library s hme page. Each member f the team needs t lcate ne (1) full-text that addresses the narrwed tpic fcus, supprts the argumentative thesis statement, and answers ne r mre research questin. Please be sure yur article is available full-text, is frm an alternative press database and that there is n verlap r duplicatin in article selectin. Team members shuld clsely scan their selected full-text and prvide a justificatin & evaluatin fr each article selected. NOTE: Yu will see space prvided belw fr up t 5 articles. Each team will have n mre than 5 members, and many will have less, s please nly use the number f bxes needed by yur individual team. If ne r mre team member fails t cmplete their prtin f the assignment, this will nt affect the grade f the assignment (unless all members fail t cntribute) but will affect the grade f the individuals wh did nt cntribute. One team member shuld take n the rle f being respnsible fr cmmunicatin, crdinatin, editing, prfreading and making sure the assignment is ready t be submitted t the apprpriate Drpbx n time. Getting this assignment cmpleted successfully and n time requires crdinatin, cllabratin, cmmunicatin & cperatin. Plan yur individual deadlines accrdingly. All f the assignment crdinatin shuld ccur in D2L Discussin. It is imperative yu cmmunicate with each ther in that space (rather than private emails r phne calls/texts) because part f yur grade will be determined by yur teamwrk (see separate rubric fr specifics) and I need t be able t bserve hw the team interacts with each ther. Pst yur cntent & cntributins t D2L Discussin area first, and have ne persn be respnsible fr pulling it all tgether int the riginal assignment dcument. Please submit yur final versin f the assignment as a.dc r.dcx file t the Drpbx by the assigned deadline. Fr each resurce selected, I will ask yu t explain yur search, analyze & justify yur selectin, and evaluate based n a specific set f criteria. Here is a mre detailed explanatin f what I m lking fr in each f thse bxes. Analyze & Justify Explanatin f hw and where yu lcated the resurce. Tell me exactly hw yu searched fr each item, i.e., keywrd, subject heading, r ther type f search. Write dwn yur exact search phrases, including any advanced search techniques such as Blean peratrs r truncatin. Tell me if yu lcated any useful subject headings that lead yu t ther resurces, r if the subject headings helped yu refine r refcus yur search strategy. Prvide an explanatin f yur search apprach t help me understand why yu searched the way yu did. I shuld be able t d yur search and lcate the same full-text. Once yu have lcated a full-text, yu will need t analyze the cntents and justify its relevance. Identify the specific sectins that wuld be useful in supprting yur tpic. Tell me exactly hw yu culd use the infrmatin in this full-text t supprt specific aspects f yur tpic fcus, thesis statement and research questins. D NOT just summarize the cntent but tell me which research questins it answers fr yu and hw it helps yu make yur argument. Als tell me what infrmatin the resurce prvides that is unique and nt prvided by any f the ther resurces. Justify why yu think each full-text magazine r newspaper article is valuable fr supprting yur research tpic and fcus. Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege
Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles Evaluate Be very detailed in yur explanatin, referencing specific passages f article if apprpriate. Sme things t include: Big Picture Assessment limited t five r fewer sentences abut why yu think the resurce is gd fr yur tpic Research Questins answered r the cnnectin t the Thesis Statement Qutatins frm experts Interesting case studies r examples that supprt yur research fcus Descriptins f riginal research Other imprtant research r researchers cited in the article Useful search terms fr future research Evaluate yur based upn the criteria utlined in the Evaluating Resurces handut Authr Publisher Type f Infrmatin Purpse Surces Currency Style D nt just tell me the authr s name r the publisher s name use the guiding questins prvided in the handut t tell me what yu knw abut the authr and abut the publisher and hw that infrmatin leads yu t cnclude the surce s credibility. Use the handut t guide yu thrugh the varius listed criteria, use yur wn wrds, and cite any utside surces cnsulted. Yu will find the tasks utlined in this clumn Team member respnses shuld appear in this clumn Prvide an MLA citatin fr first full-text alternative press article Name f team member wh lcated this full-text Analyze & Justify first full-text selected Evaluate first full-text selected Prvide an MLA citatin fr a secnd full-text alternative Name f team member wh lcated this full-text Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege
Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles Analyze & Justify secnd full-text alternative press article selected Evaluate secnd full-text selected Prvide an MLA citatin fr a third full-text alternative Name f team member wh lcated this full-text Analyze & Justify third full-text alternative press article selected Evaluate third full-text selected Prvide an MLA citatin fr a furth full-text alternative Name f team member wh lcated this full-text Analyze & Justify furth full-text alternative press article selected Evaluate furth full-text selected Prvide an MLA citatin fr a fifth full-text alternative Name f team member wh lcated this full-text Analyze & Justify fifth full-text selected Evaluate fifth full-text selected Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege
Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles Yu can earn up t 10 pints fr this assignment. Up t 5 pts fr Assignment Up t 5 pts fr Teamwrk I will use the Team Assignment Rubric t assess yur team s final prduct. I will use the Teamwrk Rubric t assess yur individual cntributins t the grup effrt. Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege
Team Assignment Rubric Requirement Insufficient Emerging Satisfactry (B level) Superir (A level) 0-3 3 4 5 Uses apprpriate databases Des nt use required database Uses required database Clearly articulates the prcess used t identify and lcate resurces Research prcess is nt clearly stated r is cnfused in its applicatin. Research prcess des nt adequately take accunt f the tpic fcus and is much t brad in applicatin Research prcess is articulated but needs mre fcus and clarity Clear research prcess that adequately takes accunt f the issues related t the tpic A clear, cncise, and well fcused research prcess that takes int accunt the relevant issues related t the tpic Uses specific and effective search techniques apprpriate fr the tpic Cnsistent mistakes are made in applying basic search techniques. Cnfusin related t applicatin f search terms and search techniques Basic search techniques are adequately applied but little r n demnstratin f advanced search strategies, r errrs are made in the applicatin f search techniques Clear use f basic r advanced search techniques. Minr errrs in applicatin f search techniques Uses basic r advanced search techniques very well and has applied the search techniques well Lcates full-text article Articles selected are nt full-text Articles selected are full-text Selects resurces that are apprpriate fr the tpic Selected s are nt apprpriate fr supprting the tpic fcus Selected s are adequate fr supprting the brad tpic fcus Selected s apprpriate in supprting specific aspects f the tpic and cmplement each ther Selected s are apprpriate in supprting specific aspects f the tpic and cmplement each ther; relevance supprted with examples Demnstrates hw the resurce supprts the thesis statement and research tpic Little r n demnstratin f the apprpriateness f the alternative s fr tpic relevance, r cnfusin related t resurce relevance Demnstratin f the apprpriateness f the alternative s fr tpic relevance is adequate but lacks detail Demnstratin f the apprpriateness f the s is well dcumented and clearly stated. Gd level f detail prvided cncerning relevance f the schlarly jurnal articles t thesis statement, research questins, and tpic fcus Demnstratin f the apprpriateness f the s is very well dcumented with in-depth analysis. Clear and detailed explanatin f hw the schlarly jurnal articles supprt the thesis statement, research questins, and the varius aspects f the tpic fcus Evaluates the resurce accrding t specific evaluatin criteria; prvides clear and specific evaluatins Little r n evidence f evaluatin. Attempts at evaluatin did nt supprt the evaluatin criteria areas, and/r were assertins f credibility withut evidence t supprt claims Clear evidence f evaluatin but evaluatin lacks depth in mst f the criteria areas Clear detailed evaluatin in mst criteria areas Strng and in-depth evaluatin in all criteria areas
Team Assignment 6: Lcating and Evaluating Alternative Press Articles Prvides MLA-style citatins fr resurces; apprpriate paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting N citatins, r citatins nt in MLA style; paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting is cmpletely inapprpriate Citatins basically fllw MLA citatin style, with errrs; paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting is smewhat inapprpriate Citatins fllw MLA citatin style with nly minr style errrs; paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting is mstly apprpriate Citatins fllw MLA citatin style accurately; apprpriate, errr-free paraphrasing, summarizing, r quting Organizatin, clarity, and cmpletin Assignment is very disrganized and difficult t fllw/read Did nt fllw directins Assignment is mstly rganized Mst directins were fllwed with n mre than 2 errrs Assignment is rganized All directins were fllwed with n mre than 1 errr Assignment is rganized well and is easy t fllw All directins were fllwed with n errrs Assignment is less than 70% cmplete Assignment is mre than 70% cmpleted Assignment is 90% cmplete Assignment is 100% cmplete Created fr INFS 1000 Minneaplis Cmmunity & Technical Cllege