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Assignment: Application: Student Contributed Resource

Jennifer Green

Walden University

IDST – 2050C

Paige Parker

October 11, 2020

THIS WILL BE THE WORKSHEET THAT YOU WILL USE IN THE REFERENCE POST OF THE DISCUSSION QUESTION

Student Contributed Resource Worksheet

Directions: Please type your answers in the boxes provided. If you need more space, the box will expand as you write—so, there is no need to worry about space. Do not write your answers in a separate document because your Instructor uses the Rubric after each question to grade that section. You may also use the Rubric as a guide to make sure you completed the question correctly.

Quality of Life in Cities: Perspectives

1. Find one article from the library or credible Internet site that focuses on quality of life in a specific city or in cities generally.

Note: You may use articles by the authors listed in the Learning Resources section, but you may also include other authors.

Insert the requested information in the box below.

Author name: Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander & Peter J. Rentfrow

Year and date of publication: 25 August 2011

Name of the article (or web article or website): The Happiness of Cities

Name of the publication (or website): Journal of Regional Studies

Volume and issue number (for magazine or journal articles): Vol 47 issue 4

URL (that is, the web address) of the website (if applicable): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2011.589830

Next, attempt to organize the information above into an APA-style reference. There are two examples in the following box, one for an article published in a magazine or journal and one for an article published on a website.

Insert APA reference below.

Example of an article published in a magazine or journal:

Kotkin, J. (2005). Cities: Places sacred, safe, and busy. The Next American City, (8), 19–22.

Example of an article published on a website:

Montgomery, C. (2013, November 1). The secrets of the world's happiest cities. The Guardian. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/01/secrets-worlds-happiest-cities-commute-property-prices

Enter your attempt at an APA style reference:

Florida, Mellander, C & Rentfrow, P, J. (2011). The Happiness of Cities. Journal of Regional Studies,2011, 47 (4), 613-627. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2011.589830

Finally, post this reference to the course blog.

Question #1 Rubric (for Instructor use only)

Points

Did the student find one academically appropriate source? _____ / 17.5 points

Did the student provide all the requested details about the source? _____/ 17.5 points

Did the student attempt to put the reference to the source in APA format? _____/ 17.5 points

Did the student post the reference to the course blog? _____ / 17.5 points

Instructor Comments:

70 Points

_____/70

2. Write an annotation in the box below. An annotation summarizes the article and its point of view. It can be thought of as the explanation for why the article relates to the topic or an Assignment. Your annotation for this article should be 3–4 sentences.

Insert your answer below.

The article called The Happiness of cities explores some of the major aspects that defines what makes citizens of a place to be happy. We are introduced to the factors which are considered crucial by people when they want to live in a place or when they consider their place to be the best place to live in as compared to other places. Some of the things described to create happiness in a city in a city include the citizens income connection, the aspect of human capital, housing, equality in the way of life and socio-economic factors such as employment opportunities. The article relates to the topic because it portrays some of the major important things that many cities should strive to build on to make their citizens comfortable in their daily lives. Secondly, these things that have been described to contribute to the happiness of a city are also important when it comes to convincing other people to immigrate in terms of investments, education and even business activities. The article can be described as an academic masterpiece which is not only educational but also insightful as to how we gauge the quality of happiness in our respective cities across the world.

Question #2 Rubric (for Instructor use only)

Points

Did the student provide an explanation for why the article relates to the topic? _____/30 points

Instructor Comments:

30 Points

_____/30

Worksheet Total Points

100 points

_____/100