MGT100 Quiz (worth 10% of your total grade)

Remember that this copy is for your reference only, you must complete and submit the online Test
Centre version of this quiz by the due date.

Part 1 of 2 - Library research skills
The answers to this part of the quiz are located in the Library research skills tutorial, accessible through
the left hand menu on your MGT100 Interact site, or at
http://www.csu.edu.au/division/library/tutorial/mgt100_2013/

This section is worth 5% of your total grade.

1. Journal articles are a good information source for:
A. General overviews, introductions or background information on a topic.
B. Reports and documents from government, professional and academic organisations.
C. Information about current affairs and public attitudes.
D. the latest research and ideas on a topic, and examine your topic in very specific detail.

2. What type of resource does this citation refer to?
Liccione, W. J. (2009). Goal commitment. Performance Improvement, 48(7), 26-30.
A. A journal
B. A journal article
C. A book
D. A book chapter

3. You will have a better chance of finding information if you have a clear idea of the assignment:
A. Concept terms B.
Question terms C.
Qualifying terms D.
Due date

4. When searching for resources for your assignments, you should only ever use the exact concept
terms that your lecturer used in the assignment question and look for books and articles with those
terms in the title. It is not appropriate to search for related terms and synonyms to expand your
searches.

True False

5. According to the Library Research tutorial, which of the following statements is the most accurate?
A. Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing are all you will ever need to find scholarly
information resources.
B. Primo Search is a discipline specific search tool.
C. Google Scholar and Primo Search are both good search tools for finding scholarly information
resources, (although Primo Search is better).
D. Journal databases are not a recommended search tool, as they give too many results, there is
no review process for the content, and the information is rarely scholarly.
6. Which of the following is true about Primo Search?
A. You can use Primo Search to place loan and copy requests, and renew loans.
B. You can use Primo Search to locate books, DVDs, eBooks, journal articles and CSU research
outputs.
C. You can use facets in Primo Search to limit your results by date, format, topic, and more.
D. All of the above.

7. You can use Google Scholar to search for resources, but you will not be able to access anything you
find through the CSU Library subscriptions.

True False

8. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
A. Journal databases contain journals, articles, conference papers, reports, and more, generally
arranged by subject.
B. There are many relevant journal databases that can be found under Business on the Library
website's Journal Databases page.
C. Some journal databases will only list abstracts and you have to find the article somewhere else,
and some will hold the full text of the article.
D. All of the above.

9. To evaluate whether any resources you find are appropriate for your assignments, you should
consider the following criteria:
A. Complexity, Reputation, Authenticity, Popularity
B. Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose/Point of View
C. Word count, number of followers, likes, and retweets.

10.

If you were using Primo Search to look for material on business ethics, and found this book in your
results, why might you decide not to use it?
A. Currency - 26 years makes it too old to be useful.
B. Reliability - you shouldn't consider anything you found using Primo Search reliable or
reputable.
C. Authority - clearly the author has no experience or qualifications in the field of ethics.
D. Purpose/Point of view - although it discusses ethics, it doesn't have anything to do with
business and the author could not know anything about private business organisations.
Part 2 of 2 - Referencing skills
The questions in this part of the quiz have been taken from the Referencing at CSU page on CSU Student.
This section is worth 5% of your total grade.

11. Which of the following statements needs to be referenced?
A. Police recruitment numbers for NSW have increased 10.25% since 2005
B. Constable Rogers was not available for comment
C. Policing is an important job

12. When using a direct quotation, where should the citation be located?
A. Immediately after the quotation
B. After the quotation marks if mid-sentence
C. After the quotation marks and before any final punctuation
D. There are several ways, depending on the situation

13. When quoting a source with multiple authors for the first time, your in-text citation includes
A. The first author plus 'et al.'
B. All the authors for up to five authors
C. Only the first two authors plus 'et al.'
D. The first three authors plus 'et al.'

14. What is the correct order of information when referencing a journal article in a reference list?
A. Author, Article title, Periodical title, Volume number, Date, Page number(s)
B. Author, Periodical title, Article title, Date, Volume number, Page number(s)
C. Author, Date, Article title, Periodical title, Volume number, Page number(s)
D. Author, Article title, Periodical title, Date, Volume number, Page number(s)

15. When citing a direct quotation in-text, include the following details from the source:
A. Name(s) of author(s)
B. Year of publication
C. Page number(s)
D. All of the above

16. Where the author of a source is not named, it should be included in your reference list
A. Under the title in lieu of the author's name
B. Under "Anonymous" as author's name
C. Alphabetically under publisher

17. An in-text reference is not necessary when you paraphrase the work of another writer

True False

18. Which of the following sources should be noted in-text but are not included in the reference list?
A. Email
B. Interview
C. Letter
D. All of the above

19. Where two or more works by the same author are cited, and published in the same year, the in-text
reference should
A. differentiate between the works by adding a, b, c after the year of publication
B. include the title of each publication in the in-text reference
C. use only author's name, year and page number
20. Which of the foll owing is the correct way to write a book title in a reference l ist?
A. Grammar for Everyone: Practical Tools for Learning and Teaching Grammar.
B. "Grammar for everyone: practical tools for learning and teaching grammar."
C. Grammar for everyone: Practical tools for learning and teaching grammar.
D. Grammar For Everyone: Practical Tools For Learning and Teaching Grammar.