Evaluating sources is going to be one of the most important
steps in the research process because it is the factual basis of your entire
project. Peer-reviewed and scholarly articles are of high value because their credibility
can be accounted for. Sources must contain a significant amount of evidence to
prove why they are worthy of use. A lack of evidence backing the statements
probably is a sign that there is no evidence and the credibility should
questioned. If the author is well known it is probably safe to say the source
is a good one versus an unknown author or publisher you might look twice at.
The dates of the sources and information collected should be considered because
you do not want out dated information others may know to be no longer correct.
Information such as this may make a reader stop reading completely. The source
should presented in a logical and comprehendible manner to establish it’s
worthiness. I have notice particularly in websites and online sources that the
relevance and credibility should be examined a bit more than a book or
magazine. There are too many fake and fluffed articles out there to persuade people
in one way or another.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Chapter 3
My research question as I see it right now is going
to be a Why. Why aren’t veterans getting the proper treatment and why isn’t it
available in a timely manner. This is just a sample question but it will be
something similar to this with the understanding that it may change throughout
my research. This is a hot issue and there are many different answers to these
questions and my job is to weed about the best one to present in my research
paper. I will collect things such as information, history, assumptions, rumors,
and confirmed documentation. I will answer my research question with a theory
of my own at the beginning and end of my entire research process and judge how
the two answers vary. My research question will be narrowed to a few samples of
information collected that present a logical and understandable answer. My goal
is to answer this problem/question for all of those who are seeking the answer.
My research proposal should be fairly easy to complete now that I have
collected over 20 credible sorts and dozens of other bits of information to
complete this research paper. Completing the annotated bibliography is going to
help this process along greatly.
20 Item Bibliography
Bibliography
Health-related Quality of Life of Canadian Forces Veterans
After Transition to Civilian Life.
Author: Thompson, Jim, MD,
CCFP(EM), FCFP
Access to mental health services at veterans affairs
community-based outpatient clinics
Author: Wooten, Adam, F
The effect of veterans benefits on education and earnings
Author: Angrist, Joshua D
Delayed Benefits Frustrate Veterans; Hundreds of Thousands
of Disability Claims Pending at VA; Current Wars Likely to Strain System
Further: [FINAL Edition]
Author: Christopher Lee -
Washington Post Staff Writer.
We aren't doing enough to help veterans transition to
civilian life (Posted 2014-04-02 04:37:05): There is much more we could and
should be doing, a consultancy adviser former Defense official says.
Author: The Washington Post
Are Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Using Mental Health
Services? New Data From a National Random-Sample Survey
Author: Elbogen, Eric B
Department
of Veterans Affairs compensation and medical care benefits accorded to veterans
with major limb loss
Author: Maynard, Charles
Wounded
warrior handbook : a resource guide for returning veterans
Author: Don Philpott and Janelle Hill.
Checked out from OC Library
Homelessness
: demand for services to homeless veterans exceeds VA program capacity : report
to the chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate / United States
General Accounting Office.
Checked out from OC Library.
The war
comes home : Washington's battle against America's veterans
Author: Aaron Glantz
Checked out from OC Library
Veterans dying because of health care delays
Author:
Scott Bronstein, Nelli Black, and Drew Griffin, CNN Investigations
Veterans Health Administration Inspector General PDF Review
of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Author:
Office of the VA Inspector General
Elnitsky, Christine, A, et al. Access to the US department of veterans affairs health system:
self-reported barriers to care among returnees of Operations Enduring Freedom
and Iraqi Freedom. BMC Health Services Research. EBSCO, 2013. Print.
Wahls, Terry, L. Cram, Peter,M. The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in
a highly computerized health system. BMC Family Practice. EBSCO, 2007.
Print.
http://www.propublica.org/article/the-veterans-affairs-scandal-and-more-muckreads-on-va-health-care
“Veterans Diagnosis and Average wait time/treatment percent
table” Veterans Health Care. BMC
Health Research. 2013.
“Delayed treatment” Julie snider, USA TODAY. 23 Apr 2012
Web. 23 Apr 2012.
American Legion. “Epidemic of VA Mismanagement” 12 Jun 2014.
Web. 12 Jun 2014
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Works Cited/Working Bibliography
Works Cited
Health-related Quality of Life of Canadian Forces Veterans
After Transition to Civilian Life.
Author: Thompson, Jim, MD,
CCFP(EM), FCFP
Access to mental health services at veterans affairs
community-based outpatient clinics
Author: Wooten, Adam, F
The effect of veterans benefits on education and earnings
Author: Angrist, Joshua D
Delayed Benefits Frustrate Veterans; Hundreds of Thousands
of Disability Claims Pending at VA; Current Wars Likely to Strain System
Further: [FINAL Edition]
Author: Christopher Lee -
Washington Post Staff Writer.
We aren't doing enough to help veterans transition to
civilian life (Posted 2014-04-02 04:37:05): There is much more we could and
should be doing, a consultancy adviser former Defense official says.
Author: The Washington Post
Are Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Using Mental Health
Services? New Data From a National Random-Sample Survey
Author: Elbogen, Eric B
Department
of Veterans Affairs compensation and medical care benefits accorded to veterans
with major limb loss
Author: Maynard, Charles
Wounded
warrior handbook : a resource guide for returning veterans
Author: Don Philpott and Janelle Hill.
Checked out from OC Library
Homelessness
: demand for services to homeless veterans exceeds VA program capacity : report
to the chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate / United States
General Accounting Office.
Checked out from OC Library.
The war
comes home : Washington's battle against America's veterans
Author: Aaron Glantz
Checked out from OC Library
Veterans dying because of health care delays
Author:
Scott Bronstein, Nelli Black, and Drew Griffin, CNN Investigations
Veterans Health Administration Inspector General PDF Review
of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the
Phoenix VA Health Care System
Author:
Office of the VA Inspector General
http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-14-02603-267.pdf
Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Plagiarism is something that should be very clearly covered
in any course before beginning a writing project. I will ensure any information
directly taken from a source is in quotations and properly cited on the works cited
page. Paraphrasing must done in a manner that differs from what the source says
and is stated in your own words. Highly regarding the basic research ethics
will keep you in the lines of remaining credible and not breaking any rules. I
will be accurately and fairly presenting the information and citing it in the
proper format. If there is any question in whether to obtain permission or not
for the use of a source I will be consulting my instructor and/or the Copyright
Act of 1976 documentation to determine procedure. Any notes I take from a text
I will ensure to include the source name, title, or website and its author so
that I can easily refer back to it. My drafting process will help determine all
of my own information and where to insert sources I am using to where it makes
the most sense. If there is any question as to whether or not my writing would
be considered plagiarizing I will immediately stop and bring it the attention
of my instructor.
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Planning and preparing for your search of sources is very important because you want to have a wide variety of options. I am going to compile a list of maybe 20 keywords to search for in different combinations in order to find multiple credible sources. I will also use a Boolean search using these combinations in variation to collect data. The VA and veterans benefits and services and the quality of those have recently been in the news so I can use database that focus on newspapers and weekly magazines as well. Government publications and documents will be of great use also. I plan to stay away from broad internet search engines because a lot of the information I am finding is not true nor credible. Searching an author from a source I have already determined to be credible through Google or Yahoo is a much more viable option. The book addresses using social network as an option of searching for information. I highly disagree with this because they are so many fake and outrageous articles that have no sources or credibility what so ever. Video and documentary from personal experience is something that would be useful to me as well.
Planning and preparing for your search of sources is very important because you want to have a wide variety of options. I am going to compile a list of maybe 20 keywords to search for in different combinations in order to find multiple credible sources. I will also use a Boolean search using these combinations in variation to collect data. The VA and veterans benefits and services and the quality of those have recently been in the news so I can use database that focus on newspapers and weekly magazines as well. Government publications and documents will be of great use also. I plan to stay away from broad internet search engines because a lot of the information I am finding is not true nor credible. Searching an author from a source I have already determined to be credible through Google or Yahoo is a much more viable option. The book addresses using social network as an option of searching for information. I highly disagree with this because they are so many fake and outrageous articles that have no sources or credibility what so ever. Video and documentary from personal experience is something that would be useful to me as well.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
My 10 Sources Christopher
Corey 1/20/15
1)
Health-related Quality of Life of Canadian
Forces Veterans After Transition to Civilian Life
Author: Thompson, Jim, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
2)
Access to mental health services at veterans
affairs community-based outpatient clinics
Author: Wooten, Adam, F
3)
The effect of veterans benefits on education and
earnings
Author: Angrist, Joshua D
4)
Delayed Benefits Frustrate Veterans; Hundreds of
Thousands of Disability Claims Pending at VA; Current Wars Likely to Strain
System Further: [FINAL Edition]
Author: Christopher Lee - Washington Post Staff Writer.
5)
We aren't doing enough to help veterans
transition to civilian life (Posted 2014-04-02 04:37:05): There is much more we
could and should be doing, a consultancy adviser former Defense official says.
Author: The Washington Post
6)
Are Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Using Mental
Health Services? New Data From a National Random-Sample Survey
Author: Elbogen, Eric B
7) Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and medical care
benefits accorded to veterans with major limb loss
Author:
Maynard, Charles
8) Wounded warrior handbook : a resource guide for returning
veterans
Author:
Don Philpott and Janelle Hill.
Checked
out from OC Library
9) Homelessness : demand for services to homeless veterans exceeds
VA program capacity : report to the chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
U.S. Senate / United States General Accounting Office.
Checked
out from OC Library.
10) The war comes home : Washington's battle against America's
veterans
Author:
Aaron Glantz
Checked
out from OC Library
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