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Juan: I am deeply concerned with the lack of work that you did for this week's assignments. You did not turn in any of the assigned materials. Is everything okay? [[User:Alfgarciamora|Alfgarciamora]] ([[User talk:Alfgarciamora|talk]]) 20:30, 30 January 2017 (UTC) |
Juan: I am deeply concerned with the lack of work that you did for this week's assignments. You did not turn in any of the assigned materials. Is everything okay? [[User:Alfgarciamora|Alfgarciamora]] ([[User talk:Alfgarciamora|talk]]) 20:30, 30 January 2017 (UTC) |
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'''Week 4 Assignment''' |
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1.) Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why? |
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Blog posts and press releases are typically a person's opinion, not fact. To write information about a topic based on a person's opinion would be irresponsible for multiple reasons, such as the fact that his or her opinion may be uninformed or purely based on personal bias. Reliable information is information that has been reviewed by many, critiqued, and compared to other verifiable facts; it does not come from one person's singular viewpoint. |
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2.) What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company? |
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A company's website is going to try to paint the company in the best light possible to make it appealing to consumers. For example, maybe sales from a specific year where the company did well may be provided but not the latest numbers if they did not do as well as in the past. Therefore, this makes the website bias, and information must be unbiased and not swayed by a specific person or group. |
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3.) What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism? |
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Plagiarism is using someone's work as your own and taking credit for it. Copyright violation is using someone's work without their permission, but it is not necessarily taking credit for the work. Both are punishable legally since both violate the author or creator's rights of intellectual property. |
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4.) What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism? |
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A good technique to use would be to read a few articles about a particular topic and take notes on what you have read. Then read another related article but not one that focuses on the same exact topic. After that try to explain the topic of the first articles you read, and compare them to your notes after to make sure it is accurate and not too close to the original. Also, save the names and links of every article, website, book, or other source you used to properly cite later. |
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Revision as of 01:46, 13 February 2017
Prof Garcia's Comments
Week 2
Juan: I am deeply concerned with the lack of work that you did for this week's assignments. You did not turn in any of the assigned materials. Is everything okay? Alfgarciamora (talk) 20:30, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Week 4 Assignment
1.) Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
Blog posts and press releases are typically a person's opinion, not fact. To write information about a topic based on a person's opinion would be irresponsible for multiple reasons, such as the fact that his or her opinion may be uninformed or purely based on personal bias. Reliable information is information that has been reviewed by many, critiqued, and compared to other verifiable facts; it does not come from one person's singular viewpoint.
2.) What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company? A company's website is going to try to paint the company in the best light possible to make it appealing to consumers. For example, maybe sales from a specific year where the company did well may be provided but not the latest numbers if they did not do as well as in the past. Therefore, this makes the website bias, and information must be unbiased and not swayed by a specific person or group.
3.) What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism? Plagiarism is using someone's work as your own and taking credit for it. Copyright violation is using someone's work without their permission, but it is not necessarily taking credit for the work. Both are punishable legally since both violate the author or creator's rights of intellectual property.
4.) What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism? A good technique to use would be to read a few articles about a particular topic and take notes on what you have read. Then read another related article but not one that focuses on the same exact topic. After that try to explain the topic of the first articles you read, and compare them to your notes after to make sure it is accurate and not too close to the original. Also, save the names and links of every article, website, book, or other source you used to properly cite later.