Please read the information below and follow all directions in order to provide scholarly answers.
There are basically two types of resources from which factual information may be extracted—either scholarly or popular resources. Popular resources refer to the books and magazines you can find at your local bookstore, as well as many websites found on the Internet. Scholarly writing is usually confined to journals or textbooks, which are harder to find in the market and are usually read by academics. While reliable information can be found in both sources, scholarly works are considered more credible because they typically contain a multitude of references and undergo a more rigorous trial of verification, including strict publishing guidelines and a peer-review process. Take a moment to think of some popular and scholarly resources you typically consult. With those examples in mind, consider the following: When looking for information on an important issue in finance or accounting, is it ever permissible to use non-scholarly resources? Why? What resources would you opt to use if you were unable to locate a peer-reviewed article? Why would you select these resources?
Analyze the differences between scholarly and popular writing and consider differences in communication based on audience.
1. Retrieve a relevant article related to the field of finance or accounting from one of the management databases. Suggested search terms include financial leverage, EBITDA, DuPont Model, Black-Sholes Model, Crowd Funding, net present value, mezzanine finance, initial public offering, or capitalization. Then, consider how you might determine if the resource that you are reviewing is biased in its information or viewpoint.
2. Visit the Wikipedia website, provided in this week’s Learning Resources. Search using the same term(s) you used in your previous database search.
3. Visit a website other than Wikipedia (e.g., a blog, news site, or a professional organization). Search using the same term(s) you used previous database search.
4. Evaluate the credibility of each resource and analyze the writing style of the author of each resource.
From the information shown below Provide the following:
1. A link to each of the following:
2. Database article you selected
3. The Wikipedia article you selected
4.The blog, news site, professional organization, or other article you selected
A summary for each article that includes:
1. Why you think this article is or is not a credible resource for financial professionals.
2. Provide the reasoning you used to determine its credibility.
3. An explanation of how the writing style of each article was structured to communicate to a particular audience