Open-ended survey questions ______.
/ provide short answers
/ leave little room for interpretation
/ easily fit into a response table
/ produce interesting answers
Question 2
Experts often gladly share their knowledge with ______.
/ other experts in their field
/ curious students
/ newspaper reporters
/ university professors
Question 3
The most productive interview format features ______.
/ email exchange
/ face-to-face conversation
/ mail correspondence
/ telephone contact
Question 4
______will facilitate conducting the interview.
/ Starting with a favorite joke
/ Creating a list of potential questions
/ Bringing along a video camera
/ Emphasizing closed-end questions
Question 5
You plan a survey on plagiarism. Which question would reveal the most useful response?
/ “Have you ever plagiarized?”
/ “Explain your justification for plagiarizing?”
/ “Have you witnessed plagiarism?”
/ “Is plagiarism always wrong?”
Question 6
In the unlikely event you are coming up empty-handed when searching for books on the online catalog, your library's ______offers another method to begin gathering information.
/ Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature
/ Essay and General Literature Index
/ Online card catalog
/ Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Question 7
You decide to help support your topic by conducting an informal survey of other students. This type of survey ______.
/ conforms to scientific methodology
/ requires a large sample size
/ suggests some behavior patterns
/ produces scientifically reliable results
Question 8
Most academic writers in humanities and social sciences document sources by using in-text citations in______.
/ footnotes
/ end notes
/ parentheses
/ superscript
Question 9
Even when you discover a wealth of resource material on your topic that can be easily integrated into your research report, you should strive to make your own content equal ______of the report.
/ 80-90%
/ 75%
/ 50%
/ 33%
Question 10
In addition to libraries, ______can be worthwhile resources for research information.
/ professional organizations
/ blogs
/ online dictionaries
/ course syllabi
Question 11
Summarize how to locate and interview an expert.
Question 12
Through what methods can information from research sources be integrated into your writing?
Question 13
Answer the following question, and if appropriate, include personal experience as part of your answers.
- How willyou use electronic research sources for your research paper?