• You will have first hand knowledge of the kind of preparation in research skills that your students undergo at the beginning of their graduate school careers at UMUC.
• You will get a refresher on research skills using the everchanging online library.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Formulate a viable and subject-relevant research question
• Create effective keywords and search strategies to locate information relevant to their research question in a variety of print and online resources
• Select appropriate resources to investigate and find information to develop arguments in support of their research question
• Assess the scholarly merits and relevance of the materials they locate using evaluative criteria
• Use information ethically and legally by properly citing their materials in the correct APA format
• Develop an annotated reference list
• Use information individually or as a member of a group to accomplish a specific purpose

REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS:

American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

(This text is required in all Graduate School of Management & Technology courses. You should have your own copy in order to check your students' citations for correctness of style.)

Online Sources

Search Tips --

• International Management
• Management
• Marketing/E-Commerce

COURSE REQUIREMENTS & GRADING:

UCSP 611 is offered on a Pass/Fail basis and must be completed with a grade of Pass (P) within the first six credits of graduate study.

Note: The Grade of I (Incomplete) will be given only under exceptional circumstances, at the faculty member’s discretion, as enumerated in UMUC Policy 170.71, Grade of Incomplete, Grade Pending, and Withdrawal at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa17071.shtml.

To earn a grade of Pass (P), student must:

Participate in required Conference discussions.

Complete the required Pre-knowledge Survey intended to collect baseline information on student knowledge. Full credit is given for survey completion. 

Pass all quizzes in Modules 1 through 6. Each module has a quiz comprised of six questions, at least four of which must be answered correctly to pass. Quizzes may be repeated until passed.

Successfully complete the Scavenger Hunt assignment. This assignment is auto-graded and full credit is given for assignment completion. However, the instructor may rescind points if the assignment is not completed at a minimum level of 70% correct. This assignment may be resubmitted for a higher grade.

Earn at least 70% on Project 1 and 70% on the Final Project.

Final Project (NOT REQUIRED FOR FACULTY! Shown here for your information on what is required of students)--

Project 1 and the Final Project are each graded according to an assignment-specific rubric which is provided in the WebTycho Classroom and may be resubmitted for a higher grade. For Project 1, to be submitted in week 2 of the course, the deliverables include a viable research question, keywords, search statements, and a list of the databases to be searched for sources. Instructions for completing Project 1 can be found in Module 4. For the Final Project, to be submitted in week 4 of the course, the deliverable is an annotated reference list. Five authoritative and relevant sources are required. All five sources should be cited in correct APA style, and three of the sources in the reference list should be annotated. Instructions for completing the Final Project can be found in Module 6.

Pass the final exam. The final exam comprises ten questions, at least seven of which must be answered correctly to pass. The final exam may be repeated until passed.

GRADING: (THERE WILL BE NO GRADES FOR FACULTY! Shown here for your information on what is required of students)

This course will be governed by UMUC academic policies in the following areas: