UNV103 Week 5 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment

UNV103 Week 5 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment

UNV 103 University Success

Week 5 Assignment

Literacy Pre-Assessment

1Copyright law in the United States, which governs intellectual property rights, applies to which type of resources?

Books

Videos

Blogs

All of the above

2On the reference page of your essay, the references should be alphabetized by:

Author first name

Author last name

Article title

None of the above

3What is the BEST place to find a scholarly article?

In a research database

On the internet

In popular magazines

In newspapers

4What steps can you take to find help with library resources?

Ask a Librarian for help using the phone, email or chat

Attend a group library instruction session, either in-person or via one of the library’s virtual webinars

View a library tutorial

Visit the Library on the Phoenix Campus

All of the above

5When doing research on your topic, “The impact of steroids on America”, you find you have too much information for a three page essay. What do you do?

Use as much information as possible and hope the professor doesn’t notice that the essay is two pages longer than the maximum

Choose a brand new topic; this one is too hard to cover in a college paper

Reduce the scope of your topic to something more focused, such as the use of steroids in American high schools

Pick the first three articles you find and write an essay based on these three resources

6Scholarly articles generally contain the following elements:

An abstract that summarizes the content of the article

The author’s affiliation or credentials

A bibliography or a list of works cited

All of the above

7When should you consult a librarian for assistance? UNV103 Week 5 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment

You don’t know where to start to search for scholarly resources

You need help choosing the best keywords, search strategy, or resources

You searched in the library databases and the search had zero results

You have an article or other resource and don’t know how to properly cite the reference

All of the above

8Wikipedia can be a good starting place to learn more about a research a topic. However, it is usually inappropriate to use Wikipedia as a cited resource in college papers assignments because:

Wikipedia is created by multiple persons and it isn’t clear what authority they may have on a specific topic

Changes can easily be made to Wikipedia that may be inaccurate

It is difficult to determine if the content is biased

All of the above

9Which of the following is NOT a Boolean operator?

AND

EITHER

NOT

OR

10The correct way to write the in-text citation for the following reference is:

Solganick, H. (2013). Creating constructive consciousness: Critical thinking for the Christian. Global Education Journal, 2013(3), 1-33.

(Creating constructive consciousness, 2013)

(Solganick, 2013)

(Solganick, H., 2013)

(Global Education Journal, 2013)

11When required to use peer-reviewed articles on a topic for your essay, where would you find this type of resource?

Books

Newspapers

Journals

Magazines

Not sure

12 The following reference is a:

Bland, H. W., Melton, B. F., Bigham, L. E., &Welle, P. D. (2014).Quantifying the impact of physical activity on stress tolerance in college students. College Student Journal, 48(4), 559-568.

Book

Website

Encyclopedia

Journal article

13You find the perfect article for your assignment and want to find more like it. What do you do?

Search using the author’s name in the library’s databases to see if they have written more articles on the topic

Check the references section for articles on a similar topic that were used as sources in the article

Identify key words in the article to use in your next search

All of the above

14A peer-reviewed journal article is:

Reviewed by the author’s friends

Reviewed by experts in the same subject field prior to being published

Reviewed by the author’s colleagues

Reviewed for grammatical errors

Not sure

15When using a journal article to support your essay, when do you have to include an in-text citation?

When using a block quote from the journal article

When paraphrasing a few sentences from the journal article

When using a direct quote from the journal article

All of the above

None of the above

16To learn about the current issues in your field of study you can:

Run a search for scholarly journal articles in the library’s databases published in the last year in your field of study

Browse the website for a professional association for your field of study

Interview a professional in your field of study

All of the above

17You need scholarly research on the treatment of diabetes. What type of resource would provide the best information?

A popular medical website

A peer-reviewed medical journal

A current online magazine article

A popular YouTube video

18Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

An encyclopedia entry about World War II

A textbook about global conflict and wars

The Diary of Anne Fran

All of the above

19If, you are writing a compare/contrast paper on a controversial topic like capital punishment, it is important to:

Consider both sides of the issue and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of both

Choose only resources that describe your opinion on the topic

Only describe the strengths of one side and the weaknesses of the other

Build a strong case that one side is better than the other

20 Google is

A research database

A magazine

An internet search engine

A book

UNV103 Week 5 Assignment Literacy Pre-Assessment

 

 

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Copyright law in the United States

Introduction

The United States has a copyright law that protects original works of authorship. This includes books, movies, music and other types of work created by an author or producer. It also protects the artistic expression found in graphic art and computer software.

What is copyright?

Copyright is a form of intellectual property. It protects original works of authorship, including books and other written material, paintings and sculptures, films and videos and audio recordings. Copyrights are automatic (that is, they do not require registration) and last for the life of the author plus 70 years after his or her death.

The exclusive rights granted by law to creators under copyright include:

• Reproduction in any manner or medium; distribution to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership; performance; broadcast transmission over radio or television networks; public performance before an audience in general view apart from any place where admission charges may be made with respect to such presentation (with some exceptions). These rights may be extended beyond those given above through contractual arrangements between author/owner/copyright owner(s)

What does copyright protect?

• Copyright protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. A work can be protected even if it’s an idea that wasn’t copyrighted. For example, if you write a book about how to make a better mousetrap and publish it in bookstores or online, then your mousetrap may be considered “copyrightable” under United States copyright law. This means that anyone who buys your book can use your invention without paying you anything (although they would still have to pay tax on any profits). But it doesn’t mean that any idea contained within those pages is protected by copyright! The same goes for websites where users post their own content; those posts are not legally protected just because someone else put them there first!

How is a copyright different from a patent or a trademark?

In the U.S., patent and trademark protect the form of a product or service. Copyrights protect the form of a work (rather than its utilitarian aspects).

A patent protects an invention by giving it a limited time period during which it can be used by others in order to profit from its sale or use. It also prevents others from making similar products during this time period; however, patents are not required to be registered before they expire unless they are being held by someone else (i.e., another company).

A trademark protects a brand name or logo used on goods or services so that consumers know what kind of product they’re buying when purchasing from that company again in the future without having too much trouble finding out who actually owns them because there may be multiple owners with overlapping rights concerning their use within certain geographical boundaries such as country borders between countries where certain types of goods might legally fall under different legal jurisdictions due specifically those concerns I mentioned earlier when discussing international copyright laws related specifically toward protecting intellectual property ownership rights within borders instead within these countries’ own laws alone.”

What works are protected by copyright?

Copyright law protects all types of intellectual property, including literary works and musical compositions. The term “literary works” includes novels, short stories, plays and poetry. Musical compositions include songs and other musical works with lyrics (like pop songs). Dramatic works include dramas that were created before March 1, 1909 as well as movies made by companies who had been granted licenses by the Motion Picture Patents Company or its successor entity after that date; however this definition does not include any screenplays written specifically for films produced after 1909.

Music is also protected under copyright law but only if it’s accompanied by words (a song without lyrics can’t be copyrighted). This applies even if you don’t consider yourself a composer: if you sing along to an instrumental piece while driving your car or while walking down the street alone listening to headphones on Bluetooth technology then that would qualify as putting something into writing/recording which means it falls under our scope here today so stop asking questions!

Do I have to register with your office to be protected?

Do I have to register with your office to be protected? No. You do not need to register with us to be protected. You can register a work at any time, and we will review it as soon as possible after receiving your registration request. To learn more about how to submit an application for registration, visit our website: https://www.copyright.gov/register/contactus/.

How do I protect my work if it was created before 1978?

If you have created your work after 1978, and it’s not protected by copyright law, there are still ways to protect your work. You can register with the U.S. Copyright Office so that other people know who owns the copyright on your work and can’t copy or use it without permission from you (see “How do I protect my work if it was created before 1978?” above).

You can also use the © symbol with each page of text in a book or article—and this is especially important for comics and graphic novels!

How do I protect my work if it was created in 1978 or after?

You can protect your work by registering it with the Copyright Office. The Copyright Office is located in Washington, DC and they offer a free online form that you can fill out to register your work.

You need to register before infringement occurs so there’s no need to worry about filing a lawsuit after someone steals your work. If you have registered your work within five years of publication, then you will be protected for the life of both yourself and those who worked on it during that time period (until 70 years after death).

If I see something that I know is copyrighted material being given away on the Internet, should I accept it?

It is illegal to distribute copyrighted material without permission. If you see something that you know is copyrighted material being given away on the Internet, should I accept it?

The answer is no! It’s not just illegal, it’s against your best interests as well. You could be held liable for copyright infringement and sued for damages if someone files a lawsuit against you (which happens all too often) or be ordered by a court to pay their legal fees should they win their case against you. In addition to those penalties, there are other ways in which distributing unauthorized copies of copyrighted works could negatively impact your career and personal life:

• Destroying the copy may cause damage or destruction beyond belief — literally destroying evidence that might help prove your innocence if someone does sue over this issue later on down the road;

• Losing work product from being removed from circulation can mean losing customers who rely upon access over time periods like days or weeks instead of just minutes;

Takeaway:

The takeaway is that copyright laws are important for the arts and for society. They protect our creative works, which in turn helps to keep them alive and thriving. Copyright protects both economic benefits and public good, by ensuring that artists have an incentive to create new works in order to earn royalties from them.

Copyright law also has an important role in advancing science and technology through its encouragement of research into new forms of expression (such as music).

Conclusion

Copyright law is an important part of the legal system and it protects the works of authors. In order to be protected under copyright law, a work must be original and fixed in a tangible medium of expression. It also must be novel, creative or interesting enough to merit protection under copyright law.