What is the history of management theory?
This is UCSP 615 final exam from UMUC.
I want to write a paper on some aspect of management. An example of a good research question might be:
a) What is the history of management theory?
b) There have been many different management theories in the past 50 years. Which management theory was popular in 1990?
c) How have current economic conditions in the United States affected the rise of self-managed teams in the health care industry?
d) What percentage of self-managed teams in the health care industry are successful?
and 19 more questions
Question 1 0 / 1 point
I want to write a paper on some aspect of management. An example of a good research question might be:
a) What is the history of management theory?
b) There have been many different management theories in the past 50 years. Which management theory was popular in 1990?
c) How have current economic conditions in the United States affected the rise of self-managed teams in the health care industry?
d) What percentage of self-managed teams in the health care industry are successful?
Question 2 0 / 1 point
You are writing a graduate research paper about the use of computers to address issues in student attention spans. Which source is the most appropriate for further investigation?
a) an article in Scholastic Parent and Child titled “She Won’t Sit Still!”, written by a clinical professor of psychiatry, behavioral science, and pediatrics at the George Washington University medical school
b) a book titled 10 Days to a Less Distracted Child, written by an author who is also a licensed psychologist and whose work has been quoted on television and in multiple magazines
c) an article titled “Dealing with the Students’ Attention Problem in Computer Supported Face-to-Face Lecturing,” published in the online Journal of Educational Technology & Society, written by researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chile
d) none of the above
Question 3 1 / 1 point
If you are doing research on health insurance and alternative therapies, the best database to consult would be __________.
a) Education Research Complete
b) CINAHL
c) ScienceDirect
d) Factiva
Question 4 0 / 1 point
You are evaluating an article. Which of the following is NOT a criterion to use in deciding whether an article is worth considering for scholarly research?
a) author credentials
b) publication date
c) peer review
d) citation style
Question 5 0 / 1 point
You find a well-designed website with a URL that ends in .org. The site supports your research on a controversial topic in finance. What is the most important step you should take?
a) Verify the data found on the .org site in a library database that contains finance-related information.
b) Try to find more reliable information on an .edu site.
c) Confirm the author’s use of charts and graphs.
d) none of the above
Question 6 0 / 1 point
You find an image on the web without a copyright notice or owner listed, and you want to use it in your PowerPoint presentation for class. What is the policy that applies?
a) You can use the image freely, because there is no copyright notice.
b) You can use the image, but you need to cite the source.
c) You can use the image freely, because no owner is listed for the image.
d) You cannot use the image, because it belongs to the owner of the website.
Question 7 0 / 1 point
You are writing a paper on women leaders in the field of information technology. Which of the following materials would you have to cite?
a) information obtained from an online discussion with your professor from another course
b) information paraphrased from a website
c) information that is widely known, and considered “common knowledge”
d) b and c
e) a and b
Question 8 0 / 1 point
You use the following article from CINAHL in your research paper: “The Social Context of Performance Appraisal and Appraisal Reactions: A Meta-Analysis,” by Shaun Pichler in Human Resource Management, September-October 2012, Vol. 51, Issue 5, pages 709-732. How would you cite this in APA format?
a) Pichler, S. (2012). “The Social Context of Performance Appraisal and Appraisal Reactions: A Meta-Analysis.” Human Resource Management, 51(5), 709-732. Retrieved from CINAHL database.
b) Pichler, S. (2012). The social context of performance appraisal and appraisal reactions: A meta-analysis. Human Resource Management, 51(5): 709-732. Retrieved from CINAHL database.
c) Pichler, S. (2012). The social context of performance appraisal and appraisal reactions: A meta-analysis. Human Resource Management, 51(5), 709-�“732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21499
d) Shaun Pichler, (2012). “The social context of performance appraisal and appraisal reactions: A meta-analysis.” Human Resource Management, 51(5): 709-732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21499
Question 9 0 / 1 point
If you were researching telecommuting and its effect on productivity, and your search using the search term telecommuting produced too many irrelevant results, how might you change your search statement to cover the key concepts more thoroughly and find the most relevant search results?
a) (telecommuting AND teleworking) AND (productivity OR output)
b) (telecommuting AND teleworking) OR (productivity AND output)
c) (telecommuting OR (teleworking AND productivity)
d) (telecommuting OR teleworking) AND (productivity OR output)
Question 10 1 / 1 point
According to the UMUC Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy, a student has 30 days to appeal a written sanction.
a) True
b) False
Question 11 0 / 1 point
Practitioner knowledge and training, instead of scholarly research, are usually the focus of what type of resource?
a) trade journal
b) scholarly review
c) popular magazine
d) government website
Question 12 0 / 1 point
You are doing research on the use of mobile technology, such as cell phones and PDAs, in patient care. Subject terms such as wireless communication and medical care would help to find relevant results in a health database such as Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition on this topic.
a) True
b) False
Question 13 0 / 1 point
If you mention something that is considered “common knowledge” on an essay exam, i.e. that George Washington was the first president of the United States, you do not have to cite your source.
True
False
Question 14 0 / 1 point
You use the following book that you found in catalogUSMAI in your research paper: eHealth Solutions for Healthcare Disparities, edited by Michael Christopher Gibbons, and published by Springer in New York. How would you cite it in APA 6th edition format?
a) Gibbons, Michael C. (Ed.). (2008). eHealth solutions for healthcare disparities. New York, NY: Springer.
b) Gibbons, Michael C. (Ed.). (2008). eHealth solutions for healthcare disparities. New York: Springer.
c) Gibbons, M. C. (Ed.). (2008). eHealth solutions for healthcare disparities. New York, NY: Springer.
d) Gibbons, Michael C. (Ed.). (2008). eHealth solutions for healthcare disparities. New York, NY.
Question 15 0 / 1 point
According to the UMUC Academic Levels of Progress policy, the only criterion for academic probation is a student’s GPA falling below 3.0.
a) True
b) False
Question 16 0 / 1 point
As a graduate student at UMUC, you are expected to be an independent learner. This means that you __________.
a) critically analyze information presented to you
b) actively engage in the opportunity to master the subject area of your chosen discipline
c) spend a lot of time learning on your own time, outside of class
d) all of the above
Question 17 1 / 1 point
You are writing a paper on firearms in the workplace and you find some statistics on the National Rifle Association site (www.nra.org/). What is the best strategy to apply if you want to use those statistics in your paper?
a) You shouldn’t use the statistics at all because they come from the free Web.
b) Check the statistics against other sources before you use them because they may be biased.
c) Use the statistics because they support your thesis statement and the National Rifle Association is well-known.
d) none of the above
Question 18 0 / 1 point
You are doing research on the impact of employee incentive programs on improving the economic performance of a financial organization. Which of the following sets of keywords would be the best for retrieving relevant information?
a) impact, employee, incentive programs
b) incentive programs, improve, performance
c) employee incentive programs, financial organization, economic performance
d) research, impact, financial organization, employee incentive programs
Question 19 0 / 1 point
The main idea of SMART Goals is that they allow you to create goals that are specific, measureable, action-oriented, realistic, and timely.
a) True
b) False
Question 20 1 / 1 point
According to the UMUC Code of Student Conduct, sanctions for any violation of disciplinary regulations may include expulsion from the university.
a) True
b) False