Business Research Roundups are short assignments designed to get you using the academic research tools you will need for your COMM 1011 written Assignment #4 and in other Commerce courses. Check here for frequently asked questions about Research Roundup Assignments 1, 2 and 3.
If you do not see your question listed and answered, please send your questions to Librarian Laura Landon or your teaching assistants for COMM 1011.
Q: Ebsco's Business Source Complete Database will not let me log in from home
A: Please contact Laura for troubleshooting. If it is after hours and you need access now, you should be able to get access from anywhere on campus. Other advice: Make sure you are accessing the database through the Library and not Googling it to get access. Go here to find it: https://libraryguides.mta.ca/az.php?s=4805
Questions Laura will ask you: Can you log into other databases (e.g., ProQuest)? Do you see the off-campus login prompt asking for your Mount A user name and password when you click into the database from off campus? If you cannot log into other databases it's possible there is a problem with your account and Laura can ask the Library's IT specialist to investigate.
COMM 1011 assignments require in-text citations when you refer to information you learned from the textbook, lectures, and other sources such as books, academic journal articles, and newspaper articles.
Commerce uses APA citation style.
Tip: Use citation generators within Novanet and databases, but always double check them because they often make mistakes.
Tip: Use APA's examples for how to format citations of books, journal articles, newspaper articles, websites, etc. found at the link below. (See "Textual Works" for journal and newspaper articles, even if they are online. See Online Media for websites and web pages.)
Tip: To cite class notes from Dr. Olayele's PowerPoint slides, follow the format listed on the APA website here: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/powerpoint-references#2
Tip: To see where and how to place in-text citations, and how to format a list of references at the end of your assignment, see Purdue OWL's sample APA paper.
