GEN 499 Week 3 Discussion Responses

Discussion 2 Scholarly Sources & Bibliography Analysis

Respond to Peers: Review your classmates’ posts, and respond to two peers. In your responses, review at least one of the articles provided by your peer and expand on their description. Each participation post should be a minimum of 75 words.

Reply to James Dunn post

Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.

1. A popular source can be written by anyone such as an article on WIKI where a scholarly source is written by an expert or professional.

2. Many popular sources are written to entertain readers where a scholarly source is for educational purposes.

3. A popular source is often times biased towards the writers point of view where as a scholarly source lacks bias and allows the reader to choose a side.

4. Many times searching online popular sources have advertisements and educational sources don't.

5. Popular sources are a personal point of view or opinion where a scholarly source is reviewed by a professional.

I chose to do a peer review over an article I found in the Ashford Library on Aviation Security. The article written by Uls Haldimann touches on the history of what makes our airport security the way it is. I feel this was written professionally with no bias in mind by the author. It seems to be legitimate and reliable and uses many historical facts and sources to add proof to the authors claims. The article is strong and informative but the only weakness I can pin point is that it is rather short. If I was trying to gain information for my final out of this source alone I would only have minimal content of aviation security and would have to use another source or two.

From the sources you summarized, list and explain at least five visual cues from the peer-reviewed, scholarly source that were not evident in the popular source.

In my peer reviewed article it had five of the traits I would look for in a scholarly source. first of all, I got it from the Ashford Library so I know it is legitimate. Second it lacked writer bias and the motive was to educate. Third, the author was given credit for the article. Fourth it had a received and revised date on it. Fifth, there were no hidden agendas with the article or advertisements.

 

Haldimann, U. (2007). Unpredictability in Avation Security. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=f3080eee-bc50-4b91-92d1-a25abacffa62@sessionmgr102 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Reply to John Spencer post

The video on scholarly and popular sources helped me to distinguish some differences I did not realize I was missing. Popular sources are written to appeal to everyone and show them the general idea of a topic. Scholarly sources are written to actually give the reader a better understanding of the topic as it is explained by professionals. 

Popular sources: 1) Are written to be easily understood by normal readers; 2) Do not fully cite the sources ; 3) Are written by journalists ; 4) Are usually shorter than scholarly sources; 5) Are written for the general public in magazines or web sites.

The popular sources I choose was written by Alexandra Ossola and is titled How to Improve Airport security. The article talks about improvements in security at airports that are being made around the world. The main focus is on how TSA is not only working to make airports safer but also less intrusive on passengers. The limitation to this article is that the author is not involved in the process. She is writing the article to inform others of the changes airports are making, not why they need to be done in the first place.

 

Scholarly sources: 1) Are written by expects in that field, often scholars, faculty or a researcher; 2) Use technical or scholarly language; 3) Are often longer than popular sources; 4) Are reviewed by the author’s peers.

Included full citations for the sources used in the paper

The scholarly source I choose is From Sniffer Dogs to Emerging Sniffer Devices for Airport Security: An Opportunity to Rethink Privacy Implications? by Matteo Bonfanti. The overall theme of the paper is to show the fine line between each individual’s right to privacy and the use of portable sniffers used to detect hazardous materials. The article explains how the human body produces certain scents and how hazardous materials give off others ad how the sniffer determines which is which. It also address each individuals’ right to privacy and the intrusion these devices impose on that right.

 

References:

Ossola, A. (2017). After decades of small improvements, innovative new technology is poised to make painful security checkpoints more efficient and effective, How to improve airport security. Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20170118-how-to-improve-airport-security

Bonfanti, M. (2013). From Sniffer Dogs to Emerging Sniffer Devices for Airport Security: An Opportunity to Rethink Privacy Implications? Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=311257d1-0fec-4dcf-915e-94ec5770d256%40sessionmgr104