DQ2-2

DQ 2-2 Responses

1.

It is important to critically analyze sources to ensure that the work is valid and accurate, especially when you are stating facts to your audience and there are expecting the information to be truthful. . There is so much information on the internet and many can include opinions and incomplete information.  It is your job to check this information based on you being the presenter.   If the work you have presented has any incorrect information, this could definitely hurt your credibility and any future work you try to present may not be accepted.

 

 Scholarly sources are more appropriate for academic research based on the fact that these sources have been researched to ensure they have accurate information for students. Most of these articles are completed by professors and students in doctoral programs in a peer-reviewed process. According to Mary Beth Nipp, “This peer review process ensures that the articles published within the journal are academically rigorous and meet the required expectations of an article in that subject discipline”. They are known as the most trusted-worthy sources students should use when completing their academic research since they will contain the author’s credentials such as relevant degrees.

 

 Mary Beth Nipp, M.Ed., GCU Assistant Professor 

2

There is so much information available for when doing research. Unfortunately, not all informational sources out there are held to the same standard of a scholarly source. Therefore, it is necessary to critically analyze a source to ensure that the information contained is sound, solid, fully-researched and peer-reviewed.  It is also important to critically analyze sources to ensure that the information is current, accurate, and relevant to the reader.  Organization and objectives of the author are also important to consider when deciding on a source. 

 

Scholarly sources are the most appropriate for academic research due to the fact that the information has been extensively researched and peer-reviewed.  According to Yale Center for Teaching and Learning (2018), "Scholarly sources are those that have been approved by a group with recognized expertise in the field under discussion. Books published by University Presses fall into this category, as do articles published in peer-reviewed journals—journals where the editors send pieces out to be read by experts in the field before deciding to publish them".  Scholarly sources also contain a bibliography with additional sources available for review which also proves beneficial in research.

 

References

Yale Center for Teaching and Learning. (2018). Scholarly vs popular sources. Retrieved from:  https://ctl.yale.edu/writing/using-sources/scholarly-vs-popular-sources

3

Based on our reading it provides us with information that is needed to make sure we are within the grading rubric as well as not making it difficult for us to get the work done. In my opinion it is important to critically analyze your sources because it saves time on reading and citing articles and journals that are not relevant to your course of study. It also plays a part in helping us become scholars and move upward from our undergraduate techniques to our graduate foundation. Scholarly sources are important to academic research because of the process it goes through to ensure that we are getting the update and current information pertaining to the area of subject we choose. Having an article or journal that has went through this process helps us to think on a much deeper aspect.

 

Critical analysis of information resources in your area of study differentiates your graduate studies from your undergraduate research. Peer-reviewed resources and scholarly resources will dominate your studies with less time spent on the review of popular resources, such as magazines or references written for general audiences and consumption. Your critical analysis of the scholarly resources in your graduate studies is heavily emphasized. No longer are you just summarizing or paraphrasing the research to support your thesis statements; the expectation is that you provide a deeper analysis of the validity of the data, methodology, and results of the literature you select.

 

Reference

DiVincenzo, A., Alexander, M., & Quow-Thomason, N. (n.d.). Mastering Graduate Studies(1st ed.). Retrieved May 5, 2018.