5b.

Frequently asked questions

This lesson will answer some common

questions I have received over the last
couple of weeks.

I will also point out some of the key

issues from your previous research
assignment.

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Part 1 of this class will focus on
frequently asked questions from COMM 1101
classes. These questions will be answered:

1. Can I use the same research from the week 4

assignment in my information report/report
outline?
2. How do I cite a piece of information from an
article, if the author has cited someone else in
their own work?
3. Who do I address this report to?
4. Can I add sources to my report, even if I didn’t
include them in my previous assignment?
5. Do I have to double space my report?
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Part 2 of this lesson will look at common
issues from the first assignment. These will
be the following:

1.Lack of alphabetical order in your

reference list.
2.Lack of hanging indents in your entries.
3.Information from ‘less than credible’ or
irrelevant sources.
4.Failure to answer part two effectively.
5.Reliance on citation generators.
6.Dated research.
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Question 1. Can I use the same research
from my week 4 assignment in my
information report?
• YES. That is the whole point of the week 4 research
assignment.
• Feel free to omit sources that no longer fit or that you no
longer feel are relevant.

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Question 2. How do I cite a piece of information
from an article, if the author has cited someone
else in their own work?

These are the authors of the piece you are However, they are crediting a piece of information you
reading. would like to borrow to another source. In this case,
they took this from Perrin.

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Citation: (Perrin, 2015, as cited in Li, Leng, & Yi Xian, 2019)

Reference:
Li, X. T., Leng, H. K., & Yi Xian, P. P. (2019). Marketing on instagram.
International Journal of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship, 20(2), 321-
332.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.niagarac.on.ca:8080/10.1108/IJSMS
-04-2018-0028

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Question 3. Who do I address this
report to?

• To: Matt Sajn

• From: <your name> <your student number>
• Subject: <a 40 character overview of the topic>

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Question 4. Can I add sources to my
report, even if I didn’t include them
in my previous assignment?
• YES
• Use as many sources as you would like.
• You do not need to check with me. I trust your judgement,
based on your previous assignment.

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Question 5. Do I have to double space
my report?

• No.
• As I am marking these through blackboard, spacing is not as
important.
• That said, keep spacing between sections consistent.

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Part 2. Feedback from the week 4 assignment

1. Lack of alphabetical order in your reference

list.
2. Lack of hanging indents in your entries.
3. Information from ‘less than credible’ or
irrelevant sources.
4. Failure to answer part two effectively.
5. Reliance on citation generators.
6. Dated research.

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Issue 1. Lack of alphabetical order in your
reference list.

• Ensure entries are in descending alphabetical order, from

A-Z.
• If multiple entries start with the same letter, order it
based on the second letter.
• I.e.
• Sajn
• Sakamoto
• Smith

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Issue 2. Lack of hanging indents in your
entries.

• There are two ways to do a hanging indent:

• 1. Highlight – right click – ‘paragraph’ – ‘special’ –
‘hanging’
• 2. Use the ruler option at the top of the page. The
lower triangle will move the lines after the first one.
• Using the space or tab functions will mess up the entire
format.

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Issue 3. Information from less than credible
sources

• Use sources from experts in their field.

• Sproutsocial is not credible. It is informative.
• Capterra blog is not credible. It is informative.
• ‘Informative’ and ‘credible’ are two different things.
• Graduating from university with a bachelors degree does not
necessarily make you a credible source!
• Don’t settle for content creators.

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Issue 4. Failure to answer part 2 effectively.

• You were asked to respond to the question of ‘why is this

source credible?’
• Some did not explain this.
• Explain why you trust the source, based on the authors, or
where it has been published.

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Issue 5. Reliance on citation generators

• Citation generators are, at best, ‘just okay’ until you

manually input the necessary information.
• You would not settle for ‘just okay’ when fixing a car, or
doing work on your home.
• The best citation generator is the one built into the
library database.
• Make sure your references/citations contain the right
information, in the right places.
• When using the library database generator, ensure you
reference is presented in the APA format.

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Issue 6. Dated research

• Don’t worry too much about dated research.

• Research in IPM advancements or trends in modern
horticulture needs to be recent
• Research documenting uses and characteristics of certain
plants may still hold up after 50+ years.
• Use your discretion (and don’t get hung up on the ‘C’ of
the CRAAP test).

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Keep asking questions as they come up, and I
will keep answering them.

Good luck! Now move on to 5a. Quoting,

paraphrasing, and selecting the right
information.

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