answer all parts of the assignment. Do not hesitate to reach out to the instructor or the UofA librarians if you have any questions

HUSV301: Foundational Skills

Learning Instructions are listed below in items 1-11 – the Assignment Instructions are listed below that – be sure to

answer all parts of the assignment. Do not hesitate to reach out to the instructor or the UofA librarians if you have any

questions. The librarian dedicated to the Human Services program is Jeanne Pfander: jpfander@email.arizona.edu. The

skills incorporated into this assignment are very important for all future assignments.

From here on you are expected to:

• Use APA 7th Edition citation format, both in-text and in your reference list, for all assignments

• Know the difference between popular and scholarly articles and select appropriately for your assignments

• Use only credible web sources

• Know how to view your Turnitin score for all assignments submitted to Dropbox, and know when the score is

acceptable, and when your assignment needs editing

Assignment Preparation

A. Library Tutorials

Access the HUSV Library site: https://libguides.library.arizona.edu/HUSV_LibraryResources

The screenshot below is from this site

 

Click on “Get Help” then scroll down to ‘Learn More With Tutorials’ (screenshot below)

 

 

 

1. Go to:

a. Evaluating web sources – complete the tutorial

b. Popular vs. scholarly – complete the tutorial

c. Searching PsychINFO – complete the tutorial

d. Stop Thief! Avoiding Plagiarism by Paraphrasing – complete the tutorial

B. Using the UA Library Website

After accessing and reviewing the HUSV library site and completing the tutorials listed, go to the UA Library Website,

https://new.library.arizona.edu/ :

1. Access the Find Materials (tab to far left), click for drop down menu, go to

a. Select ‘Research Databases’

i. Scroll down and select the database PubMed (UA/HSL) as seen in the screenshot below:

 

2. Enter Human Services AND Mental Health in the search bar (see the screen shot below). Click search.

 

 

 

 

 

3. On LEFT under “Text Availability”, click Free Full Text as seen in the screenshot below:

 

4. Skip “Article Attribute” and go to “Article Type” and click on Meta-Analysis (a thorough review of published

articles on a specific topic) and Review (for general reviewed articles), as seen in the screenshot below:

 

5. Go to “Publication Date”, click on 5 years (this is because most professors and journal editors prefer references

that are no more than 5 years old), as seen in the screenshot below:

 

6. This search will generate hundreds of articles, depending on many variables. Below is a sample, found at the

bottom of the first search page, as seen in the screenshot below:

 

 

7. Normally you would want to refine your search terms to generate considerably fewer articles than this.

However, in this example, scroll down and select one article that interests you, click on the title of the article,

and you will see the abstract of the article. To the right of the abstract, you can access the full text of the article

(see the screenshot below for an example).

 

 

 

You may have to look closely or research the full name of the journal because APA style does not account for abbreviations of journal titles in the same way as other citation styles. Or, hover the mouse over the abbreviated journal title to see the full title.

8. Remember to list the last name of the author followed by their first and last initials. Many students struggle with

this. The correct listing of names for a reference would be as follows:

Walker 2nd, W.H., Walton, J.C., DeVries, A. C., & Nelson, R.J.

 

9. However, a citation would not include the “2nd” or initials of the authors. Because there are three or more

authors, a citation would read: (Walker et al., 2020). Notice there is a period after “al.” and the period goes after

the citation rather than at the end of the sentence. The citation is considered to be included in the sentence.

 

Foundational Skills Assignment Instructions

Part I: Library and APA Style

1. Download a PDF of the article you have selected in #7 above (if the article you select does not have full access,

choose another article).

Carefully review the first two pages and provide the following:

a. Write a sentence paraphrasing some information from the article and provide an in-text citation.

b. Write a sentence using a direct quote from the article and include an in-text citation for the direct

quote.

c. Write out an entry for a reference list of the article in APA style format (as you would record in the

reference section of a formal paper).

d. Include a link to the actual article OR Upload a copy of the article in D2L along with your assignment.

2. Return to Find Research Databases. Select a different database. Perform a search using the same keywords as

in #2 above. Complete the steps a-d as above for this second article including uploading a copy of the article to…

3. Find a web source relevant to Human Services and provide:

a. The URL (link),

b. The name of the website,

c. The organization or institution this website represents,

d. An APA in-text? citation for the website, and

e. An APA entry for a reference list for the website.

f. A copy of the completed Evaluation Checklist evaluating the website you have found. (The Website

Evaluation Tool is provided in D2L for this module.)

g. A 5-7 sentence description including the website information and your findings on the credibility of the

website. Use appropriate citations in the descriptive paragraph.

Authors Access

the full

text here

 

 

4. Find one “popular” article that relates to Human Services (this is an incredibly broad topic, and it is your choice

of how you would like to focus your search).

a. Carefully review the article and write a 5-7 sentence paragraph explaining the difference between

popular and scholarly articles and how this difference impacted the information contained in each

article you found. Focus on discussing (for example) credibility, supporting evidence, writing style, and

objectivity.

b. Write a sentence paraphrasing some information from the article and provide an in-text citation.

c. Write a sentence using a direct quote from the article and include a citation for the direct quote.

d. Write out a full reference of the article in APA style format (as you would record in the reference section

of a formal paper).

e. Include a link to the actual article OR Upload a copy of the article in D2L along with your assignment.

 

Part II: Accidental Plagiarism

Submit a one (1) paragraph (3-6 sentences) description for each of the following:

f. Describe accidental plagiarism.

g. Discuss what you will do to avoid plagiarism in your own assignments.

h. Describe several tools that are available on D2l to help you check for plagiarism on assignments

submitted to Dropbox?