research on the use of mobile technology such as cell phones or PDAs in patient care.

1. You are doing research on the use of mobile technology such as cell phones or PDAs in patient care. Which of the following groups of subject terms would be the best for searching the subject field of a health database like Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition on this topic?

a) Information Technology, Patient Care

b) Wireless communication, Medical Care

c) Telecommunication in Medicine, Medical Care

d) Hospitals, Medical Technology

2. You are using a chapter from an E-book in your research paper. Published in 2007, the book is called The Handbook of Mentoring at Work and is edited by Belle Rose Ragins and Kathy E. Kram. The chapter by Katherine Giscombe is on pages 549-575 in the book and is titled Advancing Women Through the Glass Ceiling With Formal Mentoring. The book is available in print, published by Sage Publications in Thousand Oaks, California, but you read it on January 12, 2011 in the UMUC database Sage Online Reference Collections, at http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/hdbk_workmentor/. How would you cite it in APA 6th edition format?

a) Giscombe, Katherine. “Advancing Women through the Glass Ceiling with Formal Mentoring.” The Handbook of Mentoring at Work. Eds. Ragins, Belle Rose, and Kathy E. Kram. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007. 549-575. Sage Online Reference Collections. Web. 12 Jan. 2011.

b) Giscombe, K. (2007). Advancing women through the glass ceiling with formal mentoring. In B. R. Ragins & K. E. Kran, (Eds.), The Handbook of Mentoring at Work (pp. 549-575). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://www.sage-ereference.com/

c) Giscombe, K. (2007). Advancing women through the glass ceiling with formal mentoring. In B. R. Ragins & K. E. Kran, (Eds.), The Handbook of Mentoring at Work (pp. 549-575). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://www.sage-ereference.com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/hdbk_workmentor/

d) Giscombe, K. (2007.) Advancing women through the glass ceiling with formal mentoring. In B. R. Ragins & K. E. Kran, (Eds.), The Handbook of Mentoring at Work (549-575). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Retrieved from http://www.sage-ereference.com/

3. If you were researching the effectiveness of Project-Based Learning in increasing student motivation, and your search using the phrase Project-Based Learning did not produce enough relevant articles, how might you change your search statement to cover the key concepts more thoroughly and find the most relevant search results?

a) (project based learning AND motivation) OR (process writing AND engagement) AND (student* OR learner*)

b) (project based learning OR process writing) OR (motivation OR engagement) AND (student* OR learner*)

c) (project based learning OR process writing) AND (motivation OR engagement) AND (student* AND learner*)

d) (project based learning OR process writing) AND (motivation OR engagement) AND (student* OR learner*)

4. Which of the following research questions is too broad for a graduate level research paper?

a) How does culture affect communication in virtual teams at IBM Corporation

b) How has technology improved educational practices in the United States

c) How does customer service outsourcing affect retail sales of computers

d) How does Mexican immigration affect restaurant businesses in the United States

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