UNV103 GCU Library Research Assignment PDF

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I hope you enjoyed learning more about the GCU Library and wealth of information that can be found. Learning how to correctly locate, cite, and use resources will be vital to your academic career. Your submission showed you have a clear understanding of the GCU library! Please keep this worksheet as...

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Topic 2 GCU Library Research Worksheet Overview: The GCU Library will be a vital resource for you during your academic career. The Library contains a wealth of resources that will help you find, research, and broaden your understanding on any given topic. Learning to correctly locate, cite, and use resources to support . your writing is an essential component of your academic success Directions: Type directly into this document. Be sure to address all questions within the . document. When you have finished, save the document While in the assignment dropbox: 1) click BROWSE FROM MY COMPUTER, 2) upload your saved document, and 3) SUBMIT to FINAL SUBMISSION. (This assignment will not be (. submitted to LopesWrite Before starting this assignment, review the GCU Library Walkthrough: https://libguides.gcu.edu/tutorials After reviewing the library walkthrough paying close attention to the “Finding Articles & :Databases” and “Using Boolean Operators” sections, complete the following steps 1. Go to https://library.gcu.edu. 2. From the library home page, choose “Find Journal Articles” (you may have to sign in with your GCU login information). 3. Click the “Peer Reviewed” box. 4. Type “higher education” in the LopeSearch search box and click “Search”. 5. You will see a new internet browser window open with three search boxes and more options for searching. In the first search box is “higher education”. Now, type “disability” in the second search box (below where you typed “higher education”). 6. Confirm the default selection to the left of each search box in the dropdown box is the “AND.” Click Search. (If you did not click Peer Review before clicking search, scroll down the page to “Refine Results” located on the left side of the page. The “Peer Review” option is located under “Limit To.”) 7. Scroll through the search results and locate the journal article titled “Higher education and disability: A systematic review of assessment instruments designed for students, faculty, and staff.” 8. Click on the article title. 9. Locate the “cite” icon on the right side of the screen. 10. Click on the cite icon, find the APA citation, and highlight and copy the APA citation (right click on the highlighted selection to copy). Paste it in the box below. Right click on the mouse in the box below and under the “Paste Option” select the icon for “Merge Formatting.” ( If the citation does not copy over with a hanging indent, use Control + T )

Lombardi, A., Gelbar, N., Dukes, L. L., III, Kowitt, J., Wei, Y., Madaus, J., Lalor, A. R., & Faggella- Luby, M. (2018). Higher education and disability: A systematic review of assessment instruments designed for students, faculty, and staff. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 11(1), 34–50. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/dhe0000027 11. Always review the appropriate style guides to make sure the reference from the database citation tool correctly follows the rules for the appropriate citation and style format that you are using. The Library database citation tool may use information from electronic resources that is not yet standardized, so it is important to review the citation information carefully and update as needed to reflect the proper format. GCU Library’s Citing Sources Guide: https://libguides.gcu.edu/CitingSources 11. Go back to your internet browser and your library database search results. Keep “higher education” in the top search box. (If you are timed out or have closed your previous results, start again at https://library.gcu.edu). Click on “Find Journal Articles”, click the Peer-Reviewed box, type “higher education” into the search box and click “Search.” 12. Type “leadership” in the second search box (below where you typed “higher education”). 13. Type “glass-ceiling” in the third search box (below where you typed “leadership”). 14. Confirm the default selection to the left of each search box in the dropdown box is “AND.” Click Search. 15. Scroll through the search results and locate the journal article titled “Climbing the stairs to leadership: Reflections on moving beyond the stained‐glass ceiling.” 16. As you did in #8, copy the APA citation and place it in the box below (Make sure you have a hanging ident and the citation is correct.): Barnes, J. (2017). Climbing the stairs to leadership: Reflections on moving beyond the stained‐glass ceiling. Journal of Leadership Studies, 10(4), 47–53. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/jls.21503

18. Copy and paste the “Abstract/Summary” in the box below:

The phrase Times are a changin’ was one that brought hope for a young African American woman who realized the importance of education and hard work. Entering the workforce in the mid‐1970s provided many challenges and the proverbial glass ceiling was even more difficult to conquer for women of color. The move from cashier in the retail industry to a global leader in the automotive industry to administrative leader in higher education provided many the opportunity to learn what it means to be a women leader in an ever‐changing world. The current paper provides an overview of women of color in leadership, leadership behaviors, lessons learned from the field, and what millennial women leaders can do to move from the status quo to leadership ( excellence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved

19. Read the “Abstract/Summary” and write two to three sentences, briefly summarizing what the article is about in the box below: As women of color began to enter the workforce in the mid-1970s, many of them were met with a glass ceiling. They realized that success wasn’t going to be handed to them. The only way that African American women would excel is through hard work and . dedication...