Research paper
In this research paper, you will summarize 2 articles about 1 industry area of hospitality. You will also pick a company, based on that area, review their website, and define how your summaries can help them.
Industry Areas in Hospitality
Hotels (Chapters 2-4)
Restaurants (Chapters 6-7)
Tourism (Chapter 9)
Theme Parks & Attractions (Chapter 10)
Gaming (Chapter 11)
Special Events (Chapter 13)
Here is how the paper will function (4-5 pages total):
1. Find 2 articles from the library (online) about the industry you chose
2. Write an introduction to your paper, what will you be discussing in the paper; also include a summary of the company you picked. (1/2 page; 2 paragraphs)
3. Summarize article 1 (1 page)
4. Summarize article 2 (1 page)
5. Conclusion: What are 4 key ideas that can be used to make the company you chose better? (1 page)
6. Bibliography: All websites and articles referenced to be cited in APA format
Resources
Library QuickFind:
https://www.uregina.ca/library/
(to find an article online through U of R library; can search by keyword or idea)
Citing
How to cite a website in APA:
Workplace Bullying Institute (2010). 2007 United States Workplace Bullying Survey. Retrieved from
http://www.workplacebullying.org/research/zogbyflyer_2010
How to cite an article in APA:
Zinn, J. O. (2008). Heading into the unknown: Everyday strategies for managing risk and uncertainty. Health, Risk & Society, 10(5), 439-450.
When there is more than one author:
· 2 authors: Shin and Kang (2010)
· 3 to 5 authors: Oyam, Vallero and Cayabyab (2009)
· 6 or more authors: Cochran et al. (2006)
AGuide to Using the Online Library Catalog
1. Begin your search at the FNUniv Website at www.fnuniv.ca
2. Navigate your mouse over the “Library” tab from the menu across
the top of the screen. This will prompt the drop down menu; click on
the “Search the Library” link.
3. This will direct you to the Library homepage.
From this screen you can search the Library Databases or the
Library Research Guides, for our purposes we will use the Quick
Find Search. There are also links on this page about the Library
hours and how to contact the Library.
1. Enter your search criteria into the search field, press the
Enter key or click on symbol.
2. You will be redirected to the University’s new catalog
page “Primo” and you will be able to see your search
results.
Welcome to Primo! On this page, you will see the results of your
search. You can refine your search by using the tabs along the left-
hand side of the screen.
Refining Your Search
Refining Your Search Continued
Using the Active Filters to “Tweak” your search
Under the Active Filters heading we can see the “tweaked”
results. This particular tweak shows the FNUniv Library &
Books filters, so only books at the FNUniv Library will be
displayed in the search results section. When finished using
this particular tweak/filter, simply click the “x” to close the
filter and return to the regular search page.
You can “tweak” your
search results. Refine
results by Journals,
Online, Articles,
Publication Dates, and
Subjects, to name a few.
You can further refine by
Journal Title, Language, and
by Library as there are 7
Libraries within the
University of Regina. When
clicking on each of the links,
you will be directed to a new
screen with your new
“tweaked” search results.
Using the Filters Continued
Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of available tweaks. You
can also click on the “Load More Results” if you need to see
more results of your search.
Viewing Your Book/Item
Once you have found what you are searching for, click the
title to open up the details screen for the particular item.
You will be able to view the location of your book/item, if it
is available, and details about it. Some sources have a
preview of the item as well as additional resources.
Locating your Book/Item
On this screen you can see the title of your search as well as the
Library where it is located and the Call Number. In this example
this book is found in the FNUniv Library Regina, its Call Number
is E 99 E7 W4 2010. This library has only 1 copy and it is
available. This area will also show the other Libraries that carry
the same book/item and if they are available or not.
Viewing More Details About Your Item
When you scroll down you can access more details pertaining to
your selected book/item. This sometimes will offer a brief
description about the item as well as publication dates, languages,
and formats. Some will offer various links to the table of contents,
etc. You will note that your search criteria has been underlined in
yellow.
Virtual Browsing
Scrolling to the bottom of the page is the Virtual Browse. This allows you to
virtually browse all of the Libraries in the U of R system. It would be
comparable to doing a physical shelf browse at each of our 7 Libraries. Press
the arrows from left or right to navigate through the Virtual Browser. When
you have found a title that interests you click on the title to view its details.
When you have finished your search simply click the “X” and return to the
previous “Results” page.
Library & Call Number
Click to exit