Test 2 ENG 1112 K February 29 2024
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ENG 1112 K, Test 2 (80 minutes, but you may ask for more time if needed) The test is worth 15 percent of your grade in the course. It will be written in two parts, and each part will be graded out of 100. This means that you will be getting two grades for test 2: one grade (out of 100) for part 1 (that grade will be worth 10% of your final grade in the course) and another grade (out of 100) for part 2 (that grade will be worth 5% of your final grade in the course). Both parts of the test should generally be completed within 80 minutes in the DGD, but you may ask for more time if needed (or take more time if you have an official accommodation from the university). The test is “open book.” You may consult course materials and notes while writing it, but you may NOT communicate with other students or other people who could help you answer the questions during the test (you may ask the professor or your DGD leader questions). My contact information in case you are not in my classroom but wish to contact me: Email: gbaronsa@uottawa.ca Mobile and text: 613-295-6372 Part 1
is included in this handout below (see instructions below). Part 2
is NOT included in this handout. You may find it in the Quizzes section of your DGD Brightspace page. It will include 10 multiple-choice questions (each question worth 10% of Part 2 of the test). Part 2 will be graded automatically. However, you will NOT receive your grade for Part 2 immediately upon completing the test. I will publish the grades for part 2 the day after the test and will keep you posted by email when the grades are available. You may submit the two parts of the test in any order that you’d like (part 1 before part 2 or part 2 before part 1). Both parts should be completed within 80 minutes (but you may ask for more time if needed). Note about accommodations If you are registered with SASS and have accommodations for extra time, please submit the test late in accordance with your accommodation (for example, within 120 minutes instead of 80 minutes if you have an accommodation for 50% extra time). Brightspace might give you a late notification, but you may ignore it. Part 1 Part 1 contains 10 questions (each worth 10% of Part 1). Part 1 is worth 10% of your grade in the course. Please download this document, save it on your computer, answer each question in the document directly below the question and upload the document in the Assignments section of your DGD
Brightspace under “Test 2
, part 1.” The file you upload should be in a Word or PDF format. Your DGD leader will typically grade Part 1 within 3 weeks. 1.
(1) Explain what is problematic in the following example and show how the problem might be fixed.
James Adams (1991) observes that the development of technology is not purely rational. “The direction of technology involves desires, dislikes, hatreds, and passion” (272).
In the example, writer simply stated their thoughts and quoted from James Adams in the next line to support their statement. Although the quote agrees with the statement, the writer must integrate the quotation into their statement analytically. Suggested correct version: James Adams (1991) observed that the development of technology is not purely rational, simply because, “
[the] direction of technology involves desires, dislikes, hatreds, and passion
”
(272). 2.
(2) Explain what is problematic in the following example and show how the problem might be fixed.
J
ames L. Adams (1991) describes “market pull” as follows:
The business world is fond of the theory that technology responds to the market by providing what people want. This is often referred to as ‘market pull,’ as opposed to ‘technology push.’ Certainly evidence can be found for this view. The supersonic tra
nsport has been a commercial failure simply because people don’t want to cross the ocean that fast badly enough to pay the price. Many inventions have no effect, as can be seen by looking through the file of U.S. patents. This philosophy might be called customer determinism. (p. 271) The example above, is a classic example of block quotation. The writer simply stated a quote without analysing. Hence
, failed to integrate the quote meaningfully in the context of their own analysis. Suggested correct version: Although an invention may be successful in solving a problem, it might not necessarily be immediately implemented into our world. One must consider what James L. Adams (1991) describes as the “
market pull
”
, before bringing about any sort of advancement into technology. Otherwise, it might end up being a complete waste to humanity. (p.271)
(3)
Explain what the problem is in the following sentence and rewrite the sentence to eliminate the problem: H
enry Petroski describes Ermal Fraze as an inventor “was reflecting on having found himself. . . without a can opener while on a picnic” (254).
In the example above, a pronoun (who) is needed to correctly integrate the quotation into the statement.
Suggested correct version:
Henry Petroski describes Ermal Fraze as an inventor “[who] was reflecting on having found himself…without a can opener while on a picnic” (254). 3.
(4) Explain what the problem is in the following sentence and rewrite the sentence to eliminate the problem: In a book chapter by Elias Aboujaoude called “The Illusion of Knowledge” that he wrote in 2012, he describes Facebook as a celestial body with a gravitational pull that distracts users “from other social and informational pursuits” (p. 186). The problem in the sentence is the redundancy of mentioning that Elias Aboujaoude wrote the book whilst clearly sating …
by Elias Aboujaoude
…
Suggested correct version: In the book, “
The illusion of Knowledge
”,
Elias Aboujaoude (2012) describes Facebook as a celestial body with a gravitational pull that distracts users “
from other social and information pursuits
”
(p.186). 4.
(5) Explain what the problem is in the following sentence and rewrite the sentence to eliminate the problem:
Each test in ENG 1112 begins at 1 p.m. in the afternoon.
The problem in the sentence is the redundancy of including “afternoon” after “p.m.” had already been added to the time. Suggested correct version:
Each test in ENG 1112 begins at 1 p.m. 5.
(6) Explain why Elias Aboujaoude presents the argument that online reading often constitutes an “evasion of reading.”
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Elias Aboujaoude highlights a common trend where readers often skim through pages rather than engaging in thorough reading, suggesting a lack of investment in the reading process. Additionally, he discusses an eye-tracking experiment, revealing that online reading tends to follow an "F" shape. It is due to these reasons that he presents such an argument.
6.
(7) Imagine a conversation with a person who contends that Facebook is first and foremost an instrument of self-expression. Explain one way in which B. Jones’s “Like me on Facebook” challenges this claim.
Although Facebook is indeed an instrument of self-expression, it also negatively impacts the self-esteem of other people. This is because, others may always seem better looking and fulfilled than others. 7.
(8) Explain what Henri Petroski means when he writes that “the successful design of an aluminum can depends on understanding how it can fail to contain its contents and on obviating the possibility that it will fail before it is supposed to.”
Henri Petroski emphasizes that designing a successful aluminum can requires a thorough understanding of potential failure points, such as leaks or structural weaknesses. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of addressing these vulnerabilities to prevent premature failures by ensuring the can functions reliably until it is intended to be opened. In essence, the key lies in not only recognizing how a can can fail, but in preventing the possibility of failure before its designated time.
8.
(9) Imagine that you are doing research about the possible correlation between winter and depression (does winter weather make us more vulnerable to depression?). What search terms would you enter into Omni to find materials about winter and depression?
“
winter
”
AND “
depression
”
9.
(10) According to the librarian guest talk, briefly explain what the CARS acronym stands for and what the CARS method is used for.
It stands for Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness and Support. CARS method is a critical of evaluating a source of information in order to make a decision about their value and appropriateness to report writing.