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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Social Scientists (and other academics) tend to write scholarly articles.
These also are called
Peer reviewed articles
Academic journal articles
Scientific journal articles
Research reports, ….
For this course you are required to prove you can locate and use scholarly articles from a peer reviewed journal
NOTE: These articles are NOT easy to read. It will take hours or days to read through an article enough to be able to complete your critique.
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These two brief webpages are great, easy to read primers on finding and identifying scholarly articles
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UD Libraries Databases
If you are on campus, you have access to the library webpage and databases.
Go to http:// libguides.udayton.edu/ssc200
Read the homepage about Peer-reviewed primary sources. These are what you need to use for this class.
The green buttons near the top of the page link to library databases used in the various social sciences
Click on the human rights, political science, and sociology buttons to see the associated databases.
This is where you’ll go to find appropriate articles
If you are unable to figure it out, go to the library “Knowledge Hub” on the first floor and ask a librarian. They will be happy to help.
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If you are far from campus, try the following
Use google scholar—but be careful to choose a peer-reviewed scholarly article
Do NOT pay for access to articles—most of the time UD can get it for you for free. Or, look for something else.
Go to a local public or university library and ask for help
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Research Reports
Research reports or primary sources
1. Report original research, ideas, or scientific discoveries for the first time 2. Report results/findings/data from experiments or research studies 3. May also be referred to as primary research, primary articles, or research studies 4. DO NOT include meta-analyses, systematic reviews, or literature reviews. These are secondary sources 5. Should explain the research methodology used (randomized controlled trial, etc) 6. Frequently include methods, results, and discussion sections 7. Are factual, not interpretive
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Article Critique
You must critique a peer-reviewed research report (primary source) that deals with globalization and was written by a human rights scholar, political scientist, or sociologist
That means you may need to do a web search on the authors to determine their social science disciplines
What is their degree?
What department do they work for?
The critique is written in question and answer format—not essay format and must follow the guidelines given in assignment instructions.
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