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Sociology 487 Your name: Journals, Websites, Citations and Plagiarism I. On-line Databases A. You are trying to find articles on the sociological topic of your choice. Choose one of the following databases to search (depending on which is most appropriate for your particular topic): Social Science Abstracts, or Sociological Abstracts. *These searches can be conducted off campus using the library?s off-campus sign in!! Which database did you choose: ___________________________________________ What is your topic? ______________________________________________________ Think of two different key words (or word combinations) to search for articles on your topic. (Note: do not report the results if a search yields no results; instead think of another word/word combination to try.) For each separate search, fill in the blanks with the appropriate information. Then, for each search, scan through the references for one article you think would be particularly relevant to your topic, then provide some requested information about that reference. 1. First key word/word combination: ___________________________________________ Number of references found: ______ Title: ______________________________________________________________________ Author(s): __________________________________________________________________ Journal: ____________________________________________________________________ Year/Volume/Page numbers: __________________________________________________ 2. Second key word/word combination: ________________________________________ Number of references found: ______ Title: ______________________________________________________________________ Author(s): __________________________________________________________________ Journal: ____________________________________________________________________ Year/Volume/Page numbers: __________________________________________________ B. Now, use JSTOR ("journal storage") to search for two references for a sociological topic of your choice (a different topic than the one you used for the above searches). For each separate search, fill in the blanks with the appropriate information. Then, for each search, scan through the references for one article you think would be particularly relevant to your topic, then provide some requested information about that reference. What is your topic? __________________________________________________ 1. First key word/word combination: ________________________________________ Number of references found: ______ Title: _____________________________________________________________________ Author(s): _________________________________________________________________ Journal: ___________________________________________________________________ Year/Volume/Page numbers: _________________________________________________ 2. Second key word/word combination: _______________________________________ Number of references found: ______ Title: _____________________________________________________________________ Author(s): _________________________________________________________________ Journal: ___________________________________________________________________ Year/Volume/Page numbers: _________________________________________________ II. Statistical Tools While the internet is a tool that allows us to search for many sociological issues, it is important to be able to decipher between good and bad sources. For this course, websites should be used sparingly, if at all. However, some internet sites can be helpful in providing statistics. Specifically, the CIA World Factbook and the United Nations Common Database can provide you with useful and reliable country-level information. CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ United Nations Common Database http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_help/cdb_quick_start.asp According to the CIA World Factbook, what is the life expectancy in Burma?_______ What percentage of the population is plagued with HIV/AIDS in Uganda? _________ What is the GDP in Suriname? ____________________________________________ ****PLEASE NOTE, Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable reference for any topic! III. Citations For the purpose of this course, we will be using the American Sociological Association?s citation style. This information can be found at: http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html An example bibliography follows: Domhoff, G. William. 1996. State Autonomy or Class Dominance? NY: DeGruyter. Welch, Mary R., D. C. Leege and R. Woodbury. 1998. ?Pro-Life Catholics and Support for Political Lobbying by Religious Organizations.? Social Science Quarterly 79:649-663. Wilder, Marcy J. 1998. ?The Rule of Law, the Rise of Violence, and the Role of Morality: Reframing America?s Abortion Debate.? Pp. 73-94 in Abortion Wars, ed. by Rickie Solinger. Berkeley: University of California Press. IV. Plagiarism What is academic misconduct? The University's Code of Student Conduct defines academic misconduct as "[a]ny activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the University, or subvert the educational process." While many people associate academic misconduct with only "cheating," academic misconduct actually includes a wider scope of student behaviors, which include (but are not limited to): ? Violation of course rules; ? Violation of program regulations; ? Knowingly providing or receiving information during a course exam or program assignment; ? Possession and/or use of unauthorized materials during a course exam or program assignment; ? Knowingly providing or using assistance in the laboratory, on field work, or on a course assignment, unless such assistance has been authorized specifically by the course instructor or, where appropriate, a project/research supervisor; ? Submission of work not performed in a course: This includes (but is not limited to) instances where a student fabricates and/or falsifies data or information for a laboratory experiment (i.e., a "dry lab") or other academic assignment. It also includes instances where a student submits data or information (such as a lab report or term paper) from one course to satisfy the requirements of another course, unless submission of such work is permitted by the instructor of the course or supervisor of the research for which the work is being submitted; ? Submitting plagiarized work for a course/program assignment; ? Falsification, fabrication, or dishonesty in conducting or reporting laboratory (research) results; ? Serving as or asking another student to serve as a substitute (a 'ringer') while taking an exam; ? Alteration of grades in an effort to change earned credit or a grade; ? Alteration and/or unauthorized use of University forms or records. How NOT to plagiarize: http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ rlf Microsoft Word - Soc 487 library, citations and plagiarism.doc