Course: Database Systems Discussion 1 (Chapter 1): Give examples of systems in which it may make sense to use traditional file processing instead of a database approach. Instructions: Your resp
Dear Class,
Please be aware of the subject matter requirements for ALL work produced for this course, and you must follow the APA format.
I would like to take this time to remind you about the APA compliance requirement for academic writing purposes with our University.
Follow the link below to the APA Formatting and Style Guide by Purdue University. This is free to use and a great guide.
I would encourage to use this guide.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
https://sites.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm
Below are some helpful tips to keep in mind as you write your papers in this course.
For in-text citations, the citation needs to go inside the end of the sentence. For example: This is my sentence on APA formatting (APA, 2016).
For references, this list should start on a new page at the end of your document with a hanging indent (the title of the page should be References). You do not need to include the retrieved date. Here are some examples:
Start your paragraph with an indent (tab).
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.articlehomepage.com/full/url/
Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving
De Huff, E. W. (n.d.). Taytay’s tales: Traditional Pueblo Indian tales. Retrieved from http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/dehuff/taytay/taytay.html
Dear Class,
One of the greatest things about online learning is how we can use the world-wide-web to increase our learning potential. The amount of information on the internet is exponential! I highly recommend that you learn to tap this information source, but in doing so, I ask that you use good business and educational practices in quoting and citing your sources.
Here are some IMPORTANT rules and considerations to use when using web-research in your thread posts in my class!
DO include the URL (web address) that you took the information from. (Hit enter after pasting in the URL and it will become a hyperlink to the source for other students).
DO include quotation marks or “ ” around quoted (i.e. copied and pasted) material.
DO introduce the quoted material with YOUR OWN WORDS about why you are providing that quotation.
DO limit the quoted material to a paragraph or less (a snippet ) to entice the reader into following the URL (link) you then provide.
DO use an 80/20 rule of thumb for posting. That is, for every sentence of quoted material you should give us at least four sentences from you. Good practice is that you AT LEAST give us a few sentences to orient us to why this quote is appropriately contained in your post. Worst case: use a 50/50 rule but in no event should you simply copy and paste in paragraphs from a website with no orienting material from you. As the % of your words to quoted material decreases, so too will the value of the post decrease.
What will I do if you “copy and paste” from a book or website, in contradiction of the above guidelines?
If the problem is simply that you have “too much” copy and paste, but you have included the URL, this will affect the “quality” of your post—and your post will likely be a “low quality” post. Avoid this problem by only providing a “snippet” — i.e. 2-3 sentences of quoted material…and then provide YOUR OWN WORDS about why that is important. INCLUDE the URL!
If you do not include a cite to the website or book from which your post information came, OR if you do not use quotation marks or some other method to show that the material was not written by you, then the issue will become one of Academic Integrity and I am required to turn it into the Committee, subject to the rules on Academic Integrity in the student handbook. Please let me know if you have questions about this class policy. Take care everyone and please let me know if you have any questions.
