Plagiarism
Plagiarism is typically defined as presenting someone else's work or ideas as one's own, including work generated by AI. Individual policies for using and crediting AI tools vary from class to class. Make sure you look at your syllabus and have a clear understanding of your professor's expectations.
False Citations
AI tools can create false citations. Providing false citations in research, whether intentionally or unintentionally, violates academic honesty policies related to improper citation. AI tools such as Copilot have been known to generate false citations (hallucinations). Hallucinated citations are easy for your professor to discover through a simple article search. Even if the citations represent actual papers, the cited content in Copilot or another tool might still be inaccurate.
Recommendations
- Know your professors' policies for AI use in every class. In this course, you are only allowed to use AI with permission from your professor. This means you must get permission for EACH instance of AI you use!
U.S. Census Bureau:
-Allows users to easily select data they would like to view from the last three censuses (2000,2010,2020).
-Video example detailing how to find population data and other demographic variables (in this case, high school graduation rates of Richfield, MN).
U.S Census PDFs from 1790-2010 through IPUMS USA
-Allows users to view PDFS to gather population data and other demographic variables
-You will want to drill down to your geographical area. This video shows how to find information on the population of Richfield, MN and high school graduation rates.
Statistics Canada:
-Allows users to find data on different demographic areas of Canada
-Video shows how to find population and high school graduation rates for Quebec City, Quebec:
These library databases will be helpful for this assignment. The first database is strictly focused on articles in the sciences, while the next three are "general academic databases," which will have articles on all academic topics. All of the databases will cover both United States and Canadian geographic areas.
ScienceDirect
Journal articles in the health and life sciences. Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database and often a good place to start.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Articles in all subjects from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. An all-purpose database. JSTOR
Scholarly articles, ebooks, and primary sources in the social sciences, humanities, earth and biological sciences, and more. Includes images from libraries, museums, and archives. These videos will be helpful for your research for this project:
What are Keywords and why are they important for successful Library Database Searches?
How to perform a successful ScienceDirect Search
How to perform a successful search in a general academic database (Academic Search Complete, Academic OneFile, JSTOR)
ProQuest News & Newspapers
News articles from U.S. newspapers. Includes the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, and many local newspapers.
Access World News
Articles from newspapers in the U.S. and around the world. Use the map to narrow your search to a particular region or country.
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See APA citation examples for the most common types of sources (7th edition).
APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
A comprehensive guide to APA formatting and style (7th edition). See examples of APA formats for papers, References lists, in-text citations, footnotes, and more.
See MLA citation examples for the most common types of sources (9th edition).
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL at Purdue)
This website offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. Uses MLA 9th edition.
Official guides to the two formats of Chicago Style. Use ONE of the following formats:
- Notes and Bibliography format guide
- Author-Date format guide
Chicago Manual of Style Guide (OWL Purdue)
A guide to the Chicago citation style, based on the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).
- Be patient. Research takes time. You will not find everything you need on the first try or in the first database.
- If you don't find many sources when you search a database, try changing your search words. Synonyms or related words will help you find more information.
- Ask a librarian if you need help!