Unit 3: Summary

Summing It Up

I believe this unit has better prepared me for the research process. I prefer GVRL to Wikipedia as it contains far more reputable resources. I enjoy the search in GVRL it provides useful keyword suggestions. I also like the user friendly citations.  I think Iris is very handy i enjoy the handouts and librarian tips. I already employ the "mind map" method of jotting down ideas.

Thanks,
Melissa

Unit 3: Questions

Narrow Focus

Questions

1. How has internet radio effected advertising?
2. What does the future of internet radio hold?
3. How has internet radio effected those abroad?

Thanks,

Melissa

Unit 3: wikipedia

Explorations Through Wikipedia

Keywords found

• webcasting
• on-demand
• e-radio
• expatriates
• Carl Malamud

Wikipedia Citation

Wikipedia contributors. "Internet radio." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.

Thanks,

Melissa

Unit 3: Research

Deep Web Research

Internet Radio

My Process

My chosen topic is internet radio. I chose this because i love my Pandora radio. For my research i used the Gale Virtual Reference Library.I gathered many keywords browsing through articles.

Keywords

• Pandora
• Sirius
• computers
• globally or international
• national
• culture
• digital
• radio manifesto
• programming
• stream
• advertising
• technologies
• demographics
• communications
• community media
• listener or audience
• broadcast
• network
• low-budget
• web-enabled devices
• Satellite

Citation

The article i found most relevant was Radio

• Sickels, Robert C. "Radio." St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Ed. Thomas Riggs. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: St. James Press, 2013. 268-271. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Apr. 2013.

Thanks,

Melissa

Unit 2: Plagiarisim

Plagiarism Or Not

Hello Class,
Our assignment is to define 8 examples from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/04/ as plagiarism or not and demonstrate how we would cite the information that is incorrect.

Examples 

1. This Passage is correct. It is all personal experience and reflection so there would be nothing to cite.
2. This passage rewords the Preamble to The Constitution so i believe that is fine because it falls under the category of common knowledge. Of course you may still want to cite the source if you are worried.
3. This passage seems to refer to statistics not in evidence. I would show where this information is coming from.
4. Despite the fact that this passage is rewritten it does not cite the source as it should.
5. This passage is correct. It uses proper quotations and cites the source.
6. This statement has quotations around it but has been partially reworded. I would use quotations only where the words are exactly the same.
7. Seems to be personal experience and seems fine to me.
8. Seems to refer to the constitution which is common knowledge so no citation necessary but couldn't hurt since common knowledge is debatable.  

Reflection

I have learned a great deal about plagiarism in this unit. I now know that punctuation in our citations will be judged by our teachers as way of determining our attention to detail. I did not realize that even my own graphics will need citation. I have learned that citing sources is important but that there are many helpful tools at my disposal. I will be using the book Rules For Writers seventh edition i purchased for English 101 to help me muddle through this process.

Thanks,
Melissa

Blog Post Number 1 :)

Success!

My First Blog

Hello Class :)

Our Assignment was to learn how to set up our own blog and then do so.I have found this tool most easy to use. It is much more efficient in terms of correction than putting pen to paper. Compared to Facebook I would say this is far more informative than intrusive.

However my cat found it quite exhausting to watch.

The aspects i enjoy most are:

• The colors
• The connectivity
• The spell check (thank goodness)

Thanks,

 Melissa