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Here is a video tutorial I created on how to locate scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles on the STC library's website, and a shortcut for how to copy and paste citations from the STC library's website: https://use.vg/bvPMia

Here is another video to help you step-by-step locate peer-reviewed journal articles:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYOPc9LKDQ&feature=youtu.be

Thank you to Sylvia Flores for creating this video.

Link on the STC library's website to help you in terms of creating in-text and citations and a reference list:  http://libguides.southtexascollege.edu/apa .  If you click onto that link and go to the left sidebar of that page, you will find links to examples of how to create in-text citations as well as how to create full citations for books, articles, websites, etc. The full citations appear in the reference list.

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Sample Citation of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

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Sample Citation of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

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Here is the citation of the peer-reviewed journal article I used in the sample.  It is in APA format:
Christofi, V., & Thompson, C. L. (2007). You Cannot Go Home Again: A Phenomenological Investigation of Returning to the Sojourn Country After Studying Abroad. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85(1), 53–63. https://doi-org.ezproxy.southtexascollege.edu/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00444.x

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How to Copy a Citation from the STC Library's Website

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How to Copy a Citation from the STC Library's Website

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This is a refresher of what we went over in class.  If you use a peer-reviewed journal article form the "Discovery" database on the STC library's website, here is how you can copy and paste the citation:

-To the right of your article you should see a list of icons.
-One icon is a yellow rectangle that says "Cite" when you scroll over it.
-Click onto the "Cite" icon and scroll down until you find APA. Then copy and paste this onto another document and add it to your poster with the heading "Article Citation."

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What sampling methods does the study use?  (e.g. general random sampling, stratified sampling, quota sampling, snowball sampling, convenience sampling, purposive sampling, cluster sampling, etc.)?  Describe these thoroughly and specifically.   What size was the sample?  In other words, how many people participated in this study? Describe the sample.

More information about sampling methods can be found in this link:  https://www.thoughtco.com/sampling-designs-used-in-sociology-3026562 .

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What methods does the study use to gather data and information?  (e.g. surveys, interviews, focus groups, ethnography/field observations, experiments, etc.) Describe these thoroughly and specifically. More information about methods to gather data and information can be found in Chapter 2 of our class textbook.

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Poster Samples
Poster Samples
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These samples are just ideas for aesthetic and artistic purposes.   For written content and other requirements, please go by what the checklist in the previous column says- not by the poster samples. 
You don't have to stick to these styles.  It is also okay if you are unable to read the text considering that these samples are about artistic style rather than text. 



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Locating Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Video Instructions
Video Instructions
Here is video to help you step-by-step locate peer-reviewed journal articles:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kYOPc9LKDQ&feature=youtu.be

Thank you to Sylvia Flores for creating this video.  

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Steps
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Peer-reviewed journal articles include the thorough write up of entire studies by the researchers who did the studies.   Articles are reviewed by professionals in the subject (such as sociology) and the reviewers can decide to accept the article as is, reject it, or give a conditional acceptance which means the article will be accepted if certain modifications are met.  

1.  Go to the STC website at www.southtexascollege.edu .

2.  In the upper right corner search box, type in "library" and click the search button that looks like a magnifying glass.  The STC library will be the first link in the list.  Click onto that link.

3.  On the right side of the screen on the library's webpage, there is a heading that says "Research Tools." Under this heading, click on the link that says "Discovery Search."

4. Then, click the "Advanced Search"  link in the purple bar across the upper center of the page.  

5.  Then, type your keywords.  

5.  Finally,  under the "Limit Database Results" heading on the left side of the page, click onto "Source Type."  Lastly, click onto "Academic Journals."  This is another term for peer-reviewed journals.  You are now ready to do your search.  A list of articles should appear.  
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Citing Sources
Link to Online STC Library Resource on Citing Sources
Link to Online STC Library Resource on Citing Sources
Link on the STC library's website to help you in terms of creating in-text and citations and a reference list:  http://libguides.southtexascollege.edu/apa .  If you click onto that link and go to the left sidebar of that page, you will find links to examples of how to create in-text citations as well as how to create full citations for books, articles, websites, etc. The full citations appear in the reference list.
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Sample Citation of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Sample Citation of a Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Here is the citation of the peer-reviewed journal article I used in the sample.  It is in APA format:
 Christofi, V., & Thompson, C. L. (2007). You Cannot Go Home Again: A Phenomenological Investigation of Returning to the Sojourn Country After Studying Abroad. Journal of Counseling & Development, 85(1), 53–63. https://doi-org.ezproxy.southtexascollege.edu/10.1002/j.1556-6678.2007.tb00444.x



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How to Copy a Citation from the STC Library's Website
How to Copy a Citation from the STC Library's Website
This is a refresher of what we went over in class.  If you use a peer-reviewed journal article form the "Discovery" database on the STC library's website, here is how you can copy and paste the citation:

-To the right of your article you should see a list of icons.  
-One icon is a yellow rectangle that says "Cite" when you scroll over it. 
-Click onto the "Cite" icon and scroll down until you find APA.  Then copy and paste this onto another document and add it to your poster with the heading "Article Citation."   


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Sampling Methods
Sampling Methods 
What sampling methods does the study use?  (e.g. general random sampling, stratified sampling, quota sampling, snowball sampling, convenience sampling, purposive sampling, cluster sampling, etc.)?  Describe these thoroughly and specifically.   What size was the sample?  In other words, how many people participated in this study? Describe the sample. 

 

More information about sampling methods can be found in this link:  https://www.thoughtco.com/sampling-designs-used-in-sociology-3026562 .

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Methods for Gathering Information
Methods for Gathering Information
What methods does the study use to gather data and information?  (e.g. surveys, interviews, focus groups, ethnography/field observations, experiments, etc.) Describe these thoroughly and specifically. More information about methods to gather data and information can be found in Chapter 2 of our class textbook.
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Here is the checklist of what to include on your slideshow and how you will be graded:

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Here is the link:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rZavKat93tDO9jyZ1elExSw5WaBEEEwDM_XazNFAY3Q/edit?usp=sharing  To enlarge the slideshow, please click the "Present" button in the upper right of screen.

If the link doesn't connect from here,  please open a new window in your browser and copy and paste the link.

The slideshow is also attached in PDF format.

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This is written step-by-step instructions for what the videos about showed:
Peer-reviewed journal articles include the thorough write up of entire studies by the researchers who did the studies.   Articles are reviewed by professionals in the subject (such as sociology) and the reviewers can decide to accept the article as is, reject it, or give a conditional acceptance which means the article will be accepted if certain modifications are met.

1.  Go to the STC website at www.southtexascollege.edu .

2.  In the upper right corner search box, type in "library" and click the search button that looks like a magnifying glass.  The STC library will be the first link in the list.  Click onto that link.

3.  On the right side of the screen on the library's webpage, there is a heading that says "Research Tools." Under this heading, click on the link that says "Discovery Search."

4. Then, click the "Advanced Search"  link in the purple bar across the upper center of the page.

5.  Then, type your keywords.

5.  Finally,  under the "Limit Database Results" heading on the left side of the page, click onto "Source Type."  Lastly, click onto "Academic Journals."  This is another term for peer-reviewed journals.  You are now ready to do your search.  A list of articles should appear.

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Here is a link to the tutorial: https://use.vg/P7P1w5

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Here's a link to a resource that may be helpful in terms of reading and understanding scholarly journal articles:  https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/files/instructors/How_to_Read_a_Journal_Article.pdf   If the link doesn't connect from here, please open a new window on your browser, and copy and paste the URL.