UNV504 Introduction to Graduate Studies in the College of Business

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 Find a scholarly article in the GCU library. For your initial discussion forum post, include an excerpt from the article that does not exceed a paragraph (approximately four to five sentences long). Also, add a paraphrase of this excerpt directly underneath using appropriate APA in-text citations and reference entry. Use the link below and the paraphrasing guidelines outlined in Lecture 2 to assist you: 

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html

DQ2 Why is it important to critically analyze sources? Why are scholarly sources more appropriate for academic research?

DQ3 Read the policy violation examples at

http://students.gcu.edu/academics/academic-integrity.php

As you read through the material, think about how these types of situations might arise in your academic career. How does academic dishonesty undermine the purpose of graduate school?