Unit 4 SeminarUnit 4 Seminar

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WelcomeWelcome

In this week's seminar, we will discuss the nature of In this week's seminar, we will discuss the nature of criminal justice research, and using the KU library and its criminal justice research, and using the KU library and its resources. resources.

This week, we will focus on one of the most important skills This week, we will focus on one of the most important skills you will need as a professional – Research.you will need as a professional – Research.

SLIDE - Contacting MeSLIDE - Contacting Me

• Email – Email – kchandler@kaplan.edu

• AIM Instant Messenger - AIM Instant Messenger - kchandler44kchandler44

• Office Hours – Seminar days one hour Office Hours – Seminar days one hour prior to seminar. prior to seminar.

What will you learn in this unit?What will you learn in this unit?

• How to use the KU How to use the KU Library Library

• How to perform How to perform Online Research Online Research

• About the Interview About the Interview Proposal Proposal

What do you have to do in this Unit?What do you have to do in this Unit?

• Read the KU Plagiarism Policy Read the KU Plagiarism Policy

• Explore the KU Library Explore the KU Library through several search through several search exercises exercises

• Attend the weekly Seminar Attend the weekly Seminar (20 points) (20 points)

• Participate in the Discussion Participate in the Discussion Board (30 points) Board (30 points)

• Take the Unit 4 Quiz (25 Take the Unit 4 Quiz (25 points)points)

What is the APA Model?What is the APA Model?

APA (American Psychological Association) is most APA (American Psychological Association) is most commonly used to cite sources within the social commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource, revised according to the sciences. This resource, revised according to the 5th edition5th edition of the APA manual, offers examples of the APA manual, offers examples for the general format of APA research papers, in-for the general format of APA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page.reference page.

Important APA InformationImportant APA Information

Most assignments ask you to form a thesis, or Most assignments ask you to form a thesis, or main idea, and to support that thesis with well-main idea, and to support that thesis with well-organized evidence. In a paper reviewing the organized evidence. In a paper reviewing the literature on a topic, this thesis analyzes the often literature on a topic, this thesis analyzes the often competing conclusions drawn by a variety of competing conclusions drawn by a variety of researchers.researchers.

Domain Names and CitesDomain Names and Cites

• Domain Names such as Domain Names such as http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/daubert/fl.htm are NOT Cites:are NOT Cites:

• You can’t “reference” them when You can’t “reference” them when doing research.doing research.

A Proper CiteA Proper Cite

• You need the author’s name and You need the author’s name and initialsinitials

• You need the year of publicationYou need the year of publication

• You need the name of the article You need the name of the article

• You need the date you retrieved itYou need the date you retrieved it

• And – you need the domain nameAnd – you need the domain name

Here’s how it would lookHere’s how it would look

• Chandler, K.I., (2011) Community Chandler, K.I., (2011) Community Policing: Does it work or not? Policing: Does it work or not? Retrieved 05 09, 2009, from Retrieved 05 09, 2009, from http://www.kchandler.com.http://www.kchandler.com.

In-Text CitationIn-Text Citation

• According to Chandler (2011), According to Chandler (2011), community policing does work (p.5).community policing does work (p.5).

General APA GuidelinesGeneral APA Guidelines

You can go to this site and it will really help you, You can go to this site and it will really help you, but in essence, here are the guidelines. You can but in essence, here are the guidelines. You can go to archives for this seminar and copy and go to archives for this seminar and copy and paste them for your own information: paste them for your own information:

((http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/). ).

Major Sections of EssaysMajor Sections of Essays

• Title Page Title Page

• Abstract Abstract

• Main Body, and Main Body, and

• References.References.

Title PageTitle Page

Your title page should already include the Your title page should already include the page page headerheader. On the first line of the title page flush-. On the first line of the title page flush-left, add a left, add a running headrunning head. Begin the running . Begin the running head with the words “Running Head” followed by head with the words “Running Head” followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. Note: paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. Note: Remember that the Remember that the page headerpage header will appear on will appear on every page of your paper, whereas the every page of your paper, whereas the running running headhead will only appear on your title page. will only appear on your title page.

AbstractAbstract

• An abstract is an accurate representation of the contents of a An abstract is an accurate representation of the contents of a document in an abbreviated form. document in an abbreviated form.

• An abstract can be the most difficult part of the research report to An abstract can be the most difficult part of the research report to write.write.

• You should usually write the abstract last.You should usually write the abstract last.

• Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the page headerpage header (described above). On the first line of the abstract (described above). On the first line of the abstract page, center the word “Abstract” (otherwise unformatted, no bold, page, center the word “Abstract” (otherwise unformatted, no bold, italics, underlining, or quotation marks).italics, underlining, or quotation marks).

• Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the Begin a new page. Your abstract page should already include the page headerpage header (described above). On the first line of the abstract (described above). On the first line of the abstract page, center the word “Abstract” (otherwise unformatted, no bold, page, center the word “Abstract” (otherwise unformatted, no bold, italics, underlining, or quotation marks).italics, underlining, or quotation marks).

What is a Thesis Statement?What is a Thesis Statement?

A thesis, which usually appears at the end of the A thesis, which usually appears at the end of the introduction, is a one-sentence (or occasionally a introduction, is a one-sentence (or occasionally a two-sentence) statement of your central idea. two-sentence) statement of your central idea.

Examples of Thesis StatementExamples of Thesis Statement

In spite of the belief of many, community Policing In spite of the belief of many, community Policing

does not reduce crime.does not reduce crime.

AnswerAnswer on Lost Evidence Statementon Lost Evidence Statement

Lost evidence by Crime Scene Investigators Lost evidence by Crime Scene Investigators results in too many guilty people not being results in too many guilty people not being convicted. convicted.

Citing Sources According to APACiting Sources According to APA

Credible academic sources are used by the Credible academic sources are used by the author to support his or her point of view on a author to support his or her point of view on a topic.topic.

Background InformationBackground Information

• You can use facts and statistics to support You can use facts and statistics to support generalizations or togeneralizations or to establish the importance of establish the importance of your topic. your topic.

• make sure to back up your assertionsmake sure to back up your assertions with facts, with facts, examples, and other evidence from your examples, and other evidence from your research. research.

• Expert opinion can give weight to your argument. Expert opinion can give weight to your argument.

Citing sources; avoiding plagiarismCiting sources; avoiding plagiarism

Your research paper is a collaboration between Your research paper is a collaboration between you and your sources. To be fair and ethical, you you and your sources. To be fair and ethical, you must acknowledge your debt to the writers of must acknowledge your debt to the writers of those sources. If you don’t, you commit those sources. If you don’t, you commit plagiarism, a serious academic offense.plagiarism, a serious academic offense.

Three different acts are considered Three different acts are considered

plagiarismplagiarism

1.1. Failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas,Failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas,

2.2. Failing to enclose borrowed language in Failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks, andquotation marks, and

3.3. Failing to put summaries and paraphrases in Failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words.your own words.

Original Source NarrativeOriginal Source Narrative

Is it or isn’t it plagiarism and how can you tell the Is it or isn’t it plagiarism and how can you tell the difference?difference?

• In an effort to seek the causes of this disturbing In an effort to seek the causes of this disturbing trend, expertstrend, experts have pointed to a range of have pointed to a range of important potential contributors to theimportant potential contributors to the rise in rise in childhood obesity that are unrelated to media.childhood obesity that are unrelated to media.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, “The Role of Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, “The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity” (2004), p. 1 Media in Childhood Obesity” (2004), p. 1

Is this plagiarism?Is this plagiarism?

• According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (2004), experts have indicated a Foundation (2004), experts have indicated a range of significant potential contributors to the range of significant potential contributors to the rise in childhood obesity that are not linked to rise in childhood obesity that are not linked to media (p. 1).media (p. 1).

Acceptable paraphrase of same Acceptable paraphrase of same

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• A report by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation A report by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (2004) described sources other than media for (2004) described sources other than media for the childhood obesity crisis.the childhood obesity crisis.

Summary of SeminarSummary of Seminar

• We learned what APA is.We learned what APA is.

• We learned how to use We learned how to use research to build a paper.research to build a paper.

• We learned how to We learned how to properly recognize and cite properly recognize and cite sources.sources.

• We learned what We learned what plagiarism is and how to plagiarism is and how to avoid it.avoid it.

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