Comparing Two Empirical Articles Step 1: Brainstorming Themes and Issues What are the themes and issues from the first article? Thesis Ideas & Issues Methodology Conclusion What are the themes and issues from the first article? Thesis Ideas & Issues Methodology Conclusion ?????????Article 1 ???????????????Article 2 ?????????????? SIMILARITES and DIFFERENCES 2) Use T-Chart to outline key similarities and differences between Article 1 and Article 2. For example, if you are incor- porating key issues, discuss relevant comparisons. When comparing methodology, consider if sample size and compo- sition. Compare the two theses in your essays. Discuss how they are relevant in your comparisons of both texts Article 1 Says/Used/Demonstrates Article 2 Agrees | Disagrees | Demonstrates | Doesn’t Cover Uses 100 people with survey online to test Twitter feed ??Examples: Uses 20 people 21-52 to test TV ad Published in 2015 Published in 2011. Periscope did not exist. WRITE THESIS 3) Thesis Create a Thesis. This can be broken down into specific parts to help you come up with a clear and concise message for your essay. Example: Topic (Big Idea): Stance : Link : Argument #1: Argument #2: Argument #3: OUTLINE Positive messages about negative objects “Article 1 Name” clearly proves Big Idea versus “Article 2 Name” because of Succinct Arguments. Support or lack of support of Big Idea in Article 1 and Article 2 Support or lack of support of Big Idea in Article 1 and Article Support or lack of support of Big Idea in Article 1 and Article 2 4) Outline for Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Conclusion: Analysis Thesis with general introduction of Article 1 and Article 2. Overview of Article 1. Overview of Article 2. 5 Key differences in article 1 and 2. Repeat summary /paraphrase of your thesis and a conclusions. LIST OF REFERENCES APA 5) APA in-text citations and references for only these two database articles. Remember to use the in-text citation style that refers to quotes inside of the article actually read. Radighieri, J. P., & Mulder, M. (2014). The impact of source effects and message valence on word of mouth retransmission. International Journal Of Market Research, 56(2), 249-263. doi:10.2501/IJMR-2013-029 1) Authors. Last name, first initial. Multiple authors connected by an ampersand. Three to Seven authors: Ugwuanyi, L. O., Second, O., & Third, O. If more than 7, insert ellipsis after the sixth name and end with final author. There is no ampersand. 2) Publication date. Ae empirical article will have a publication date. If month and day included, then 2015, January 1). 3) Title of article. Nothing is capitalized but for the first word, proper noun/phrase or word following a colon. 4) The title of the publication is italicized along with the volume number. 5) Issue number in parenthesis. 6) List beginning to ending page number. 7) DOI if no DOI then retrieved from publication URL Above it would be: Radighieri, J. P., & Mulder, M. (2014). The impact of source effects and message valence on word of mouth retransmission. International Journal Of Market Research, 56(2), 249-263. Retrieved from http://www.ijmr.com/ 8) Online APA references do not end with a period. In-Text Citation examples: Basic Summarization In African ethics, the concept of happiness isn’t confined to one person, but the group (Ugwuanyi, 2014, p. 520). Direct quotation “This notion is different from the conception of happiness in African communitarian ethics, which to a large extent ignores the plu- ral nature of human beings” (Ugwuanyi, 2014, p.520). A paraphrase using the author’s name: Ugwuanyi (2014) emphasized happiness in African ethics “ignores the plural nature of human beings” (p. 520).
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