Q M5, Unit 2 Assignment: Database Activity [60 minutes] • Due No Due Date • Points 10 • Submitting a file upload Purpose: To learn strategies for using a database to conduct research, and to apply the strategies to researching your APA Recommendation Report’s topic Directions: Complete all Steps listed on the attached "Database Activity" document below, and submit your completed work here. Ebscohost Guide-1.doc Download Ebscohost Guide-1.doc Database Activity.docx Download Database Activity.docx Written Communication: Database Activity Purpose: To learn strategies for using a database to conduct research, and to apply the strategies to researching your APA Recommendation Report’s topic Directions: Complete all Steps listed below, and type your responses to all questions using this document as your file submission. Step 1: Go to the following web page and watch the “Exploring a Database” video: https://sites.google.com/view/metaliteracy/master-evaluator/content-analysis/search- strategizing/database-searching Step 2: Imagine that you are doing a project on “technology in the classroom.” You are specifically interested in researching the impact that this technology has on the student learning experience. Using the EBSCOhost database, complete the following tasks: a) Identify a subject area that might be appropriate for this research task. b) Identify a database listed under that subject area that you would use to research this topic. Now imagine that you want to find a newspaper article in order to get a sense of the most recent news on this topic (perhaps a local story or interview): c) Name a database that would be helpful for this research task. Step 3: Using your APA Recommendation Report’s topic: a) List the name of the database you chose. b) Explore the list of publications that are available in this database. List the titles of two publications that are included in this database. c) What types of materials are available (newspapers, academic journals, etc)? Identify two source types that the database provides access to. Step 4: Go to the following web page and find the heading, “Step 3: Connect Keywords with Boolean Operators”: https://sites.google.com/view/metaliteracy/master-evaluator/content- analysis/search-strategizing/search-queries a) What are the “Boolean Operators” and how does each one expand or narrow your search? b) If you do not use a Boolean Operator in your search, what is the default Boolean Operator most databases use? c) After trying at least one Boolean Operator using terms associated with your APA Recommendation Report’s topic, describe your observations of your search’s results. Step 5: Download an article related to your APA Recommendation Report’s topic, and upload it as a file submission with this assignment. Rubric M5, Unit 2 Assignment: Database Activity M5, Unit 2 Assignment: Database Activity Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSTEP 2 The student completed Step 4 by responding to the following items: a) Identify a subject area that might be appropriate for this research task; b) Identify a database listed under that subject area that you would use to research this topic; c) Name a database that would be helpful for this research task. 3 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 3 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSTEP 3 The student completed Step 4 by responding to the following items: a) List the name of the database you chose; b) Explore the list of publications that are available in this database. List the titles of two publications that are included in this database; c) What types of materials are available (newspapers, academic journals, etc)? Identify two source types that the database provides access to. 3 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 3 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSTEP 4 The student completed Step 4 by responding to the following items: a) What are the “Boolean Operators” and how does each one expand or narrow your search?; b) If you do not use a Boolean Operator in your search, what is the default Boolean Operator most databases use? c) After trying at least one Boolean Operator using terms associated with your APA Recommendation Report’s topic, describe your observations of your search’s results. 3 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 3 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeARTICLE The student downloaded an article related to his/her APA Recommendation Report’s topic, and uploaded it as a file submission with this assignment. 1 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 1 pts Total Points: 10