ENG 1020/ BUS1001 CLP
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Jenny Castel | jcastel@jwu.edu
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Business Source Complete
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition)
Pro Tip: Make sure to cite your article: These databases have a "cite" button! Find it and choose "MLA," then copy and paste the citation from the database to a Google doc or MS Word.
IBISWorld
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industry research for over 700 US industries
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research on hundreds of international industries
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Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to navigate and access global industry data and reports
Statista
Business Source Complete
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition)
The JWU Academic Success Center is open for in-person and remote appointments by zoom.
Whether you're just getting started or need final editing advice, writing coaches are super kind and trained to help you at any stage of the writing process.
Top Tips for Working with the Writing Lab:
- Book an appointment by phone: 401-598-1785
- Book an appointment online via USucceed: In jwulink, click Academics tab, Academic Support Services.
- Go to the Yena Center and the center is on the first floor! You can walk right up to the desk and ask to meet with a tutor or writing coach, then come on upstairs to the library for quiet study space.
For 24/7 free online revision feedback, submit your paper to Smarthinking. Look for the link in jwuLink, under the Academics tab, under Academic Support Services.
The JWU library has two style guides:
However, if you need more in depth guidance on formatting go to the Purdue OWL.
Need to talk to someone and seek guidance in real time?
- If you are an online student, you can go to the online writing center for information about how to contact a writing coach.
- If you are a PVD campus student you can schedule an appointment with the writing coach through uSucceed.
Scenario: You have to write a short paper for a business class on the topic of the possible impacts of raising the minimum wage.
Using the ABCD criteria on this worksheet, work with your team to score the source you are assigned.
Is your source credible?
Pro-Tip: Each team evaluates ONE of the following sources:
Database Share Out: Finding Resources for your Term Project
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Break into your term projects groups.
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Assign each person in the group a different database to work on (databases are listed on the Google Doc below)
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Each group will answer the questions on this Google Doc
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Once in the database, find at least one report/article that you may use for an upcoming assignment for each database.
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We will come back to a class together and share out: who answered ALL of the questions? How many citations does each group have? You should have quite a few!
