...Guidelines for Submitting Papers Papers and articles in Library and Information Studies generally follow the social sciences paradigm. Most papers follow a format like the one outlined here. In graduate school, term-papers are usually about ten pages in length, and should be "publishable" with only minor grammatical changes. Grammar counts. Spelling matters. Do not rely upon automated spelling checkers. It often helps to have a colleague proof read your work. Identification Provide the name of the article, your name and contact information (e.g. your UB Email address). If the paper is for a class, provide the class name and number, the semester and year, and the name of the instructor. Check the SI Web site to make sure you have listed them correctly. You may not present the same essay in two different UB courses without the prior consent of both instructors. If you are writing for a journal, you may not submit the same manuscript to two different publishers at once. However, it is common practice to turn a conference presentation into a journal article. If you do that, be sure to mention that the current paper was previously presented in a modified form, and provide the details. If the paper was made possible by a grant, or with the help of some entity, provide the details. Abstract and Keywords (Required only if you are submitting a manuscript for publication). An abstract is a one or two paragraph summary of the article. A few keywords, (or key phrases), should be provided...
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...360 Performance Appraisals The Morris Candy Company has decided to use the 360 Degree Performance Appraisal for our employee review method. The 360 degree performance appraisal is an evaluation method where the employee is evaluated by their immediate supervisor, their subordinates, and their peers (C.H., 2000). This method was chosen because it provides the employee with feedback from more than one source, unlike the traditional review method. It was also chosen because it would “provide a broad perspective on an employee’s strengths and developmental needs” (Johnson, 2004). There has been a lot of criticism of this method because of the anonymity of the reviews. Since the reviewers don’t have to be identified there is concern that some employees may provide less than honest reviews either to assist their peers in obtaining better raises or give less than glowing reviews to damage a colleague’s professional reputation (Johnson, 2004) The Morris Candy Company has decided to tailor the review process to make it more effective by eliminating the anonymity. Peer reviewers may choose to identify themselves in the reviews they give. This change will allow for open dialogue between co-workers to better help identify areas where change needs to occur in performance. The ultimate goal is to “treat the appraisal as a tool for growth rather than as a way to quantify performance benchmarks or set compensation levels” (Gallagher, 2008). The evaluation form has been designed to allow the...
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...Running head: MGT 6351 RESEARCH PAPER GUIDE 1 MGT 6351 Guide to Writing the Research Paper UHV School of Business Administration and UHV Academic Center! University of Houston- Victoria MGT 6351 RESEARCH PAPER GUIDE Table of Contents Introduction ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... Relationship between the MBA and the Academic Center............................. The Academic Center's Role in Writing Assistance.............................. Academic Center's Three-Submission Process for MGT 6351 Academic Integrity ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Plagiarism Defined ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Importance of Avoiding Plagiarism in Western Scholarship......... Tips to Avoid Plagiarism................................................ ... Section 1: Getting Started ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Developing a Topic Seeking Topic Approval from Your Instructor ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... Writing Proposals Common Problems with Topics Researching Your Topic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....... Introducing the VC/UHV Library ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... Developing a Search Strategy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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...| | |Assumptions | | | |Please note that a number of assumptions have been made in response to this assignment. These include the size of the Belcher | |Rollins business and its operations, its international locations, its listings on international stock markets and its | |financial reporting process. Assumptions have also been made about the product development process and pricing. All of these| |are as realistic as possible, having been established through detailed research of the current market leader, Reed Elsevier, | |and its major competitors. | | | |As InScope is directly comparable to the Reed Elsevier ‘Scopus’ product, it has also been assumed that Scopus does not exist | |at time of the InScope launch. | INSCOPE: A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCH PR PLAN...
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...Associate Level Material Appendix F Research Plan As part of your Research Plan, you must draft a research question for your research paper. A research question, which is more specific and focused than a general topic, is the question that you will answer in your paper. For example, if your general area of interest is Social Security, a potential research question might ask, “How might low-income families save more money under a reformed Social Security plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, keep in mind that you will research sources with both supporting and differing viewpoints. Do not select a narrow or one-sided issue that will limit your research; instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate. |What is your topic or area of interest? |Affirmative Action | | | | | | | | | | |In what ways is this topic appropriate for a persuasive essay? |I feel that this topic is appropriate for a persuasive essay | | ...
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...Chapter 1 Introduction The environment in which research is disseminated and used is undergoing a radical change and the task of modern HEIs is to better understand this change and support new ways of accessing content. It is now beyond doubt that the internet has revolutionised the way that research content is discovered, accessed and used. Content which once needed specialist skills to find is now widely available and searches which once took days of painstaking work can now be done in a matter of seconds. Increasingly, learners and new teachers’ needs are defined by their capacity to differentiate information: to recognise what is and what is not research content, to sort out the good from the bad, the useful from the merely relevant. The internet also appears to have had an impact on the way that research content is used in the real world. Many universities have invested heavily in learning spaces designed to facilitate the kind of social interaction that the internet promotes. Networks – online and offline – are increasingly a part of the way that the modern world evaluates information, including research content. Yet all this presumes that modern users will best know how to find their way in this new information environment, that they have the skills to find the right databases, enter the right search terms, to discover the most appropriate research content for their teaching and learning and use it in the most appropriate way. This study was commissioned by JISC...
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...ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 25, No. 2 2010 pp. 227–244 American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/iace.2010.25.2.227 What It Means to be an Accounting Professor: A Concise Career Guide for Doctoral Students in Accounting Brooke Beyer, Don Herrmann, Gary K. Meek, and Eric T. Rapley ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to provide a concise career guide for current and potential doctoral students in accounting and, in the process, help them gain a greater awareness of what it means to be an accounting professor. The guide can also be used by accounting faculty in doctoral programs as a starting point in mentoring their doctoral students. We begin with foundational guidance to help doctoral students better understand the “big picture” surrounding the academic accounting environment. We then provide specific research guidance and publishing guidance to help improve the probability of publication success. Actions are suggested that doctoral students and new faculty can take to help jump-start their academic careers. We finish with guidance regarding some important acronyms of special interest to doctoral students in accounting. Keywords: career guidance; doctoral students; research; publishing. INTRODUCTION igher education faces a severe, and growing, shortage of accounting professors. As a result, the job prospects for new accounting doctoral graduates are very good and are getting better. Starting salaries are increasing, but so are the requirements...
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...must be a stream of new scientific knowledge to turn the wheels of private and public enterprise. (Vannevar Bush, 1945)1 U.S. Basic Research: A Need for Serious National Attention U.S. industry and the Federal Government are the primary pillars of financial support for the U.S. research and development (R&D)2 enterprise. The National Science Board (Board) observes with concern the indicators of stagnation, and even decline in some discipline areas, in support for U.S. R&D, and especially basic research, by these two essential patrons and participants. A decline in publications by industry authors in peer reviewed journals suggests a de-emphasis by U.S. industry on expanding the foundations of basic scientific knowledge. More specifically, research contributions by U.S. industry authors in the physical and biomedical sciences through publications in peer reviewed journals have decreased substantially over the last decade. In addition, in this century the industry share of support for basic research in universities and colleges, the primary performers of U.S. basic research, has also been declining. Likewise, Federal Government support for academic R&D3 began falling in 2005 for the first time in a quarter century, while Federal and industry support for their own basic research has stagnated over the last several years. These trends are especially alarming in light...
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...Life is full of surprises The presentation of your report must follow the generally accepted style of a research paper, including depth and breadth of discussion and analysis, language, referencing style and layout. The referencing style should follow the Harvard UTS Referencing Guide. You are expected to undertake a rigorous literature search of discovery on your chosen topic, which includes a minimum of five (5) recent and relevant academic refereed publications (which is a mandatory component of the report). The length of your report should be between 2,500 to 3,500 o undertake a rigorous literature search of discovery on your chosen topic, which includes a minimum of five (5) recent and relevant academic refereed publications (which is a mandatory component of the report). Life is full of surprises The presentation of your report must follow the generally accepted style of a research paper, including depth and breadth of discussion and analysis, language, referencing style and layout. The referencing style should follow the Harvard UTS Referencing Guide. You are expected to undertake a rigorous literature search of discovery on your chosen topic, which includes a minimum of five (5) recent and relevant academic refereed publications (which is a mandatory component of the report). The length of your report should be between 2,500 to 3,500 o undertake a rigorous literature search of discovery on your chosen topic, which includes a minimum of five (5)...
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...October 30, 2012 Application 2-1 “ Planned Change at the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority” This case offers you the opportunity to identify and understand how each step of planned change is manifested in the application. It also describes how the plan evolves and adjusts during the transition. Question #1. Identify and describe the steps of the planned change process a) Recognize the need for change. The top management level recognized the need of a change. The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) was created by a California state law in October 2001. In this case, the change was motivated for the need to be seen differently in the marketplace. b) Develop the goals of the change. It was necessary to determine the importance of the change. Two broad but interdependent categories of initial activity emerged: developing the transition plan and dealing with the legal and regulatory issues. Both problems and improvement chances were evaluated and made. The group lead by Thella Bowens understood the importance of SDCRAA quickly becoming a standalone agency and recommended revising the existing strategic plan, to hire staff to research, discuss, and create a transition plan, and to conduct retreats with employees from multiple organization levels. c) Select a change agent. The change agent is the person who takes leadership responsibility to implement planned change. Thella Bowens was the senior director of the Aviation Division within the...
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...be indicated clearly. The length of group projects shall be 3000 words. Deadline: (week 14) 24 May 2012, Thursday, 14:00 Room 221 pbrczy@ibs-b.hu The final paper must be word processed and submitted on paper and electronically as well! The submission is incomplete unless both copies are received. Incomplete submissions will not be marked at all (shall receive a mark of 0). Late submissions (max. 1 week) will be charged a -15% penalty. The project can be completed by an in-class presentation. Volunteers shall sign up for the presentation at the module leader and discuss the content in advance. Inappropriate presentations will receive no marks. Criteria of assessment The paper shall refer to at least three articles from peer-reviewed journals (accessible via the library) or academic books, other than the compulsory readings for the module. Referencing: the sources of all materials...
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...Week 1 DQ1 My initial thoughts on distance learning before I started this program. With this program it will give me the comfort of learning at home through home study because it is a difficult time in my life right now that enables me to attend a university on campus while jogging family and work it empowers me to use different resources to achieve my goal. I made a Choice to choose distance learning it has given me innovation to take classes online that has a supportive environment. Distance learning as a relationship that can emerge any discussion to try distance learning. Distance learning is any number of instructional situations. This process has been done through t correspondence courses this is very popular as technology changes so does distance learning through radio,television and also correspondence courses that teach subjects such as foreign languages. The internet and compressed video have taken distance learning in a new direction and has allowed distance learning to occur in real life video instructions as became one of the most popular and fastest growing delivery mode The comparisons that I found between University of Phoenix library databases are the articles from published newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, investments, reports, financial documents, and reference books. Most of these documents can not be retrieved using the internet engines. Using the internet search engines the websites are freely available to the...
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...A consequence of employing unqualified adjunct faculty is student dissatisfaction with their clinical learning experience. In turn, this results in less-than-favorable adjunct clinical instructor evaluation. The purpose of the appreciative inquiry is to collect data on the teaching skills of new and adjunct clinical instructors. This is important, because it is the mission of the university and the nursing program to deliver quality education to all students. It is also important to retain excellent clinical instructors for the nursing program’s accreditation status. The best way to do this is to ensure that all clinical instructors are provided with the necessary information to succeed in clinical rotations. The clinical peer review evaluation plan is designed to collect participant’s stories and includes an observation phase. The participants are the new and adjunct clinical instructors, and the reviewers are clinical nurse instructors who are certified nurse educators. The key evaluation topics were based on the eight competencies for nurse educators found in the National League for Nursing (NLN). Through the appreciative interview, the strengths and wishes of the clinical faculty will be recorded. Included in this information will be the data collected from the clinical observation and the reflection phase of the evaluation. The evaluation plan was designed by the clinical certified nurse educators. The NLN’s eight nurse educator competencies were designed...
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...academic professionals process what is good academic writing, what are common mistakes made by academic writers, common criticisms against poor academic writing, and solutions how to avoid poor academic writing. The paper will discuss how academic professionals develop ideas, and go about expressing those ideas to their peers. The paper will also explain how academic professionals use complex information to explain simple ideas and phenomena, and how the use of such complex words, is often perceived as unnecessary jargon and nonsensical to those outside the scientific community. The paper will also provide an example of how writing has become so predictable, that one author purposely submitted a flawed paper, just to have the published as proof that academic writing had fallen to new lows. Finally the paper will offer possible solutions that would help writers avoid the pitfalls that lead to poor academic writing. Keywords: jargon, academic, incomprehensible, phenomena Solutions to Avoiding Bad Academic Writing The practice of academic professional writing revolves around the principle of presenting researched studied information to peers for review in the academic community. It is this mindset that allows researched or theoretical information, to be presented in a context that is relevant to the target reader, by confuse to those outside the scientific community. The issue with this approach is that non academics who attempt to read the information, feel like...
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...is crucial for every part of our lives. While we are enjoying or studying, we use returns of science. In short, it is indispensable for our society. In spite of its enormous importance, most people do not know what science is and what its problems are. Michael Shermer’s definition for science is “Science is not affirmation of a set of beliefs, but a process of inquiry aimed at building a testable body of knowledge constantly open to rejection or confirmation” (Kida, 2006, p.72). This definition has some important points. Science is a process and it does not dictate truth. It is open to rejection. The process of looking for truth consists of experiments, peer review and publication. However, these steps are not perfect. They have some problems. Experimental problems such as loose controls and unexpected results, lack of peer review and wrong publications of media are the biggest obstacles for science because they can mislead people. Firstly, one of the obstacles for science is experimental issues. Doing an experiment is a very important part of the scientific process. It is almost the only way to prove and legitimate our truths, also experiments are the keystone for science. However, conditions can affect our results. Loose control is one of the problems of this step. During an experiment, all of variables must be under control except one to understand which variables affect which results. ”Placebo effect” is an important term about this topic. Definition of Kida for this term is...
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