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MBA Getting the info you need
Christine Bronkhorst
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Boolean operators
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Boolean cont.
• (Diversity management) AND (leader OR manager)
• (woman OR women OR female) AND discrimination NOT (gender)
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Truncation
• Truncation : multiple forms of a word
• Accepted symbol for truncation *• Stem of the keyword • Eg : manag*
(will search : manager, managing)
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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
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To access our databases
• http://www.nwu.ac.za/library• Search by subject• MBA• MBA E-library (MBA specific links)
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• EbscoHost• Emerald• SAePublications• Rsat• Science Direct
Databases for MBA
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When prompted for a password?
• Userid: surname
• Passw: ID no
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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
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Evaluation of info on WWW• Accuracy• Authority• Content &
coverage• Currency• Scientific use• Archive /
Permanency• Bibliography
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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
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Avoid plagiarism
-Don’t cut and paste information from electronic sources-Read what others have said, then formulate your own viewpoint
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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.
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Journal articles
• Rabbi, J. 1995. Drinking among college students. Journal of alcohol and drug education, 40(3):52-64, May.
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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.
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• Send me an email [email protected]
• Keywords in English
• Student number on email
• Give me at least 3 days
When in need…