Notes and Activities for November 9
Today we’ll:
1) Review your claim and reasons, and discuss the types of evidence you need to collect.
Types of Evidence You Might Use
Information You Gather From People
- observations
- interviews
- survey data
Information You Gather Through Print or Web Sources
- information about corporate culture
- information that provides perspectives which complement your observations
- information about implementations of your solution in other places
- information about best (or worst) communication practices in businesses
- information about information technologies that facilitate or hinder corporate communication
- information about how to implement your recommendations (specific items needed, cost, resources needed, timeline for implementation)
- any other types of information you think you will need
2) Discuss resources for researching businesses and business communication.
Books
- Library Catalog Search (General)
- Ebrary (collection of electronic books which includes many business communication titles)
Reference Databases
Note: To search some of these databases from off-campus, you will need to email the library for access to passwords.
- Business and Company Resource Center offers you access to company profiles, articles, financial data, and company histories.
- ProQuest provides access to a number of business-related databases that index papers, journals, and newspaper articles, including The Wall Street Journal.
- EbscoHost offers access to Academic Source Premier and Business Source Elite, both of which contain articles on business practices and business communication.
- Lexis/Nexis offers access to business and trade journals, newspapers, and legal cases.
Journals
- Association of Business Communication’s List of Publications
You will probably need to access these publications through EBSCOHost or another database in order to download and view the articles.
Internet Resources
- Research links from the Corporate Communication Institute at Farleigh Dickinson University.
- Niagara’s Library provides a collection of starting points for Web research that includes business links.
3) Begin looking for print and Web sources using keywords that are relevant to your project.
Assignments For Next Class
Send a list of 8 possible sources to instructor by e-mail.
Read pp. 584-588 in textbook.