Juan Velazques
GEN/200
3/10/14
Najib Al-Samarrai
Personal Responsibility Essay: Research and Organization
In writing research papers it is vital to ensure that information obtained is relevant, reliable, and free of bias. You have a several ways to determine if in fact the information is accurate such as checking dates and by looking up credentials of authors. Many websites have several authors that provide input on topics and information that may be simply copied and paste or plagiarized. You should use the University of Phoenix online library and look for peer-viewed information.
The sources to be reliable and relevant You can determine if a source is reliable by checking the date it was published, and by verifying its origin. Wellman (pg. 16) “The date is an important factor because you can see if the information was publicized recently or in the past”. If the information is recent you have a higher chance that the continent will be based on recent findings or test and that the facts will be accurate.
Whether or not there is an author bias. Another important factor to know whether or not there is authors bias, is by verifying the origin of the author if it’s a book I can easily find the information by looking where the text are classified such as a biography or a documentation, he type of book you need varies by the subject you are working with . Nevertheless the Internet is a very different matter; a way that the origin can be determined is by the extension of the website. For example, Rousseau (pg 217) “if it’s educational it will be .edu; business can be .org, etc”. By determining the extension I can make sure that I am working on a webpage that can support me with the right information.
Information might strengthen or weaken your essay. On the other hand, information can strength or weaken your essay, assure that the source is relevant to the topic; you
References: Rousseau, Denise M. Journal of Organizational Behavior (1986-1998) Wellman, Christopher Heath. Liberal Rights and Responsibilities (2013)