Dameon has been tasked with finding out consumer trends for his new job at a textile company. What is a good first-step to his research strategy?

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Create good research strategy.

Have well-defined research question.

Consult the right sources.

Know where to find primary source material.

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Question 2

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Suzanne is writing a research paper. She is required to include five direct quotes into her paper. What should she do?

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Suzanne should rephrase her research and put it into her own words.

Suzanne should copy and paste phrases and passages from the source directly into her own paper.

Suzanne should take her research and write paragraph about what she has learned.

Suzanne should take words and/or phrases directly from her source and explain them or use them to make a claim.

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Question 3

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Stephan remembers the acronym IAP GEMP to help him recall all of the steps in the Seven Pillars of Information Literacy. He's completed the first few steps of identifying a topic, assessing what he already knows, and planning out his research, but can't remember what to do next. What is his next step?

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Gather data.

Present information.

Gauge the importance of each piece of information.

Go forward with evaluating sources.

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Question 4

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Bill wants to find information on the symbolism used in Dracula. What search engine would be the most useful?

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Google Scholar

Google

Internet explorer.

Bing

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Question 5

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Jamaal wants to ensure his is preparing his presentation with professional integrity. In order to do this he should

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take on projects that are just outside of his skillset so that he is pushed to grow.

consider the CRAAP test.

always get a second opinion about his work.

imagine he is writing something his grandmother would read.

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Question 6

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When trying to put information into a useful format to analyze data sets using statistical methods, one helpful tool is/are ________.

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personal interviews

Survey Monkey

internal questionnaires

paper surveys

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Question 7

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If Jenny creates a report on her company's quarterly sales, it would be a ________ report.

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internal qualitative

external qualitative

external quantitative

internal quantitative

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Question 8

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Anthropologists collect data by ________.

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conducting surveys

watching from a distance

gathering information from secondary sources

embedding themselves in the organization

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Question 9

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Zuri prepared a paper for her English class. In her paper she used the sentences "Penguins are torpedo-shaped birds that live in the southern regions of the Earth. While they don't fly through the air, their movement in the water looks similar to that of flying birds." without citing it. Is this plagiarism

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No, this is common knowledge.

Only if she leaves it in quotation marks.

No, she didn't reuse enough material for this to count as plagiarism

Yes, absolutely.

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Question 10

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One of the main differences between Google sheets and Excel is that

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Google sheets allows for real-time collaboration.

Google Sheets offers more functionality.

Google Sheets does not automatically save your work.

Google Sheets is free.

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Question 11

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Derek is writing an email to a colleague about new research the puts some of their previous work into question. While he is clearly not writing a formal paper, how can he still ensure he attributes the work he summarizes in his email?

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He could attach a works cited page so his colleague can find the same sources later.

He should pick one of the standard citation methods (APA, MLA, etc.) and cite his work accordingly.

He could provide links to the articles he read and summarized.

He doesn't need to attribute sources in an email.

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Question 12

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Which is the best description of primary research?

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research authorized by a group you want to study

research you conduct yourself

research done primarily by other people that is analyzed by you

research done by a group

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Question 13

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Lauren's manager has requested that she research sales strategies for the company's new market launch. How can Lauren make sure that the data she finds is useful to her manager?

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She can prepare factual report sharing all the data she has found.

She can prepare factual, concise report that addresses the best sales strategies

She can prepare multi-page report detailing each of their competitors' sales strategies.

She can prepare concise report of her opinion of the data she has collected about sales strategies.

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Question 14

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Jamal designed a new ad campaign for a new shoe coming out from a major company, but wants to test it out on consumers before the campaign is launched nationally. What primary research could he conduct?

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He could show clips of the marketing campaign in malls and observe the reaction of the people in the mall.

He could send out a survey to random people and ask them to log in and watch the marketing campaign and give their opinion.

He could do an analysis of the campaign results after the marketing campaign launched.

He could interview people about their shoe preferences.

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Question 15

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Jess included a quote in her PowerPoint presentation from Nelson Mandela, but didn't cite it. Is this plagiarism

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No, quotes by Nelson Mandela would be considered common knowledge.

Yes, absolutely.

Yes, but only because it's in a presentation.

No, she didn't reuse enough material for this to count as plagiarism

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Question 16

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Erica works for a toy company that sells toy trucks in a variety of colors. They are forecasting production for the next year and Erica needs to determine how many of each color of toy trucks they have sold in the past. She can find the specific colors listed in the spreadsheet by using the ________ feature of Excel.

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clustered column charts

IF/THEN

COUNTIF

IF

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Question 17

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Josiah is adamantly opposed to driving diesel cars, so when his boss asks him to write research article about car emissions, Josiah recognizes his personal bias. When searching online and finding sources, Josiah decides to assess his preconceived notions and put his feelings aside to approach each article with an open mind. This is called

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bracketing

mindfulness

phenomenology

bias-blocking

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Question 18

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In what ways do Google scholar and library databases differ from regular search engines?

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They require specific keyword searches.

They cost money to use.

They focus on returning results from peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly works.

They focus on returning the most-possible results for the topic from the entire Internet.

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Question 19

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Dallas is putting together a report for the marketing department analyzing the impact of social media on marketing. Which of the following sources should she NOT incorporate in her report?

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a youtube video that went viral

a blog post from a popular instagrammer

an article from an online newspaper about social media usage

a psychology journal article on marketing

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Question 20

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Maria is a new employee and her manager has asked her to prepare report with information about the company's last quarter. The manager would like a story or two along with all the required factual data. The types of data Maria would need to include in her report would be:

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qualitative and quantitative

external and qualitative

internal and quantitative

internal and external

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Question 21

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David wants to make his data from Excelt look more visually pleasing for a presentation. What would be an easy to read format he could utilize?

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Conditional Formatting

Worksheet

Flash Fill

Clustered Column Charts

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Question 22

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Amy's manager has requested that she research marketing ideas for the upcoming marketing campaign. How can Amy make sure that the data she found is useful to her manager?

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Amy can prepare multi-page report detailing each company's marketing strategy.

Amy can prepare factual report sharing all the data she has found.

Amy can prepare factual, concise report that addresses the issue of new marketing idea

Amy can prepare concise report of her opinion of the data she has collected.

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Question 23

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Xander is trying to put together information on the feasibility of opening a new store in a small town in Ohio. He has all the numerical information he needs but he has no idea how the town feels about his company. What would be the best primary research for him to do?

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Xander could create survey that is mailed to the town's residents.

Xander could interview as many people in the town as he can.

Xander could spend a week in the town observing the residents.

Xander could do an analysis of the town.

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Question 24

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Jamie has been asked to prepare report using only primary sources. What could he use as a primary source?

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a library database

legal documents

books

Google

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Question 25

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Therese has almost finished her paper for her English class. What is the last step in the process?

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Therese should determine a problem and define a question to answer

Therese should conduct targeted research on her topic.

Therese should find general information on her topic.

Therese needs to write down all her searches.