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MBA Getting the info you need
Christine Bronkhorst
Boolean operators
Boolean cont.
• (Diversity management) AND (leader OR manager)
• (woman OR women OR female) AND discrimination NOT (gender)
Truncation
• Truncation : multiple forms of a word
• Accepted symbol for truncation *• Stem of the keyword • Eg : manag*
(will search : manager, managing)
Formulating a search strategy
• Keyword: identify three or four descriptive keywords
• Synonyms: Identify synonyms for these keywords e.g. women or female
• Spelling: British and American e.g. organization // organisation
• Plurals: Databases make it possible to use truncation e.g.female*
• Boolean operators: AND OR NOT
To access our databases
• http://www.nwu.ac.za/library• Search by subject• MBA• MBA E-library (MBA specific links)
• EbscoHost• Emerald• SAePublications• Rsat• Science Direct
Databases for MBA
When prompted for a password?
• Userid: surname
• Passw: ID no
Vs
GoogleQuantityNot organizedCommercial infoNo selection processNot permanentNot everything always for
freeNot trustworthyNo sophisticated search
strategies
LibraryQualityOrganizedCommercial and
scientificValidatedAlways available
(archive)Free (registered userd)Suitable for researchSophisticated search
strategies
Evaluation of info on WWW• Accuracy• Authority• Content &
coverage• Currency• Scientific use• Archive /
Permanency• Bibliography
Plagiarsim
• -Pass off ideas , opinions, facts you found in sources as if they were your own
• -Must credit the author• -If you use his words, indicate it by
using “quotation marks” • http://oldwww.ru.ac.za/library/infolit//own.html
Avoid plagiarism
-Don’t cut and paste information from electronic sources-Read what others have said, then formulate your own viewpoint
Harvard Referencing Style http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/default/files/files/library/documents/verwysings.pdf
• Book:• “It was anciently believed that a baby born with teeth
already formed would bite” (Smith, 1977:70.) Quote
• An ancient superstition was that when a baby was born with teeth, it would become a villain (Smith, 1977:70). Paraphrasing
• Source list:
• Smith, L. 1977. Crime and punishment. London: Batsford.
Journal articles
• Rabbi, J. 1995. Drinking among college students. Journal of alcohol and drug education, 40(3):52-64, May.
Internet Documents• Mandela, N. 1994. Statement of the
president of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at his inauguration http://www.anc.org.za:80/ancdocs/speeches/inaugta.html Date of access: 10 Oct. 2009.
• Send me an email christine.bronkhorst@nwu.ac.za
• Keywords in English
• Student number on email
• Give me at least 3 days
When in need…
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