Jacobson, J.W., Mulick, J.A., & Schwartz, A.A. (1995). A history of facilitated communication:
Science,
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pseudoscience, and antiscience. American
Psychologist, 50, 750-765. Retrieved January 12, 2001, from PsycARTICLES database.
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Sample citations where borrowed from http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.html#swd
Other than using this style, he does not have a particular hard-copy form that students must accompany with each annotation.
Since his hard drive is full of annotations and the plan is to teach this class for five more years, this database will organize the data,
allow him to sort by a particular topic, and quickly reference all annotations written by his past students.
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Lengths |
Data Type |
Description |
| Author's Last Name | 15 | Text | |
| Author's First Initial | 1 | Text | |
| 2nd Last Name | 15 | Text | Use only if there is more than one author |
| 2nd First Initial | 1 | Text | Use only if there is more than one author |
| 3rd Last Name | 15 | Text | Use only if there is more than one author |
| 3rd First Initial | 1 | Text | Use only if there is more than one author |
| Publication Date | 4 | Text | Date article was published in Journal |
| Title | 250 | Text | Title of article |
| Electronic Version | 64 | Yes/No | Title of article |
| Publication | 255 | Text | Name of the Journal |
| Volume Number | 64 | Text | |
| Issue Number | 64 | Text | |
| Pages | 15 | Text | |
| Retrieval Date | 64 | Date/Time | Use only if journal is from a database |
| Database Used | 50 | Text | Use only if journal is from a database |
| Annotation | 400* | Memo | Memo allows up to 50 words |
| Totals | 1278 | | |
* Based upon the average number of characters in a word, including spaces and punctuation is 8.
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Estimated size of the database:
Maximum size of each record: 1278 bytes
Total number of students in a class: 25 students
Total number of classes Dr. Carson teaches in fall/spring semesters: 4 classes
Number of annotations for the fall/spring classes: 15 each semester
Total number of annotations for the fall/Spring semesters: (25 * 15 * 4) 1500
Total number of classes Dr. Carson teaches in summer semester: 2 classes
Number of annotations for the summer classes: 10 each semester
Total number of annotations for the summer semester: (25 * 10 * 2) 500
Total number of annotations in a year: (1500 + 500) 2000
Maximum size of file in 5 years: (1278 * 2000) 2556000 bytes or 2.6 MB
The computers used for this database will have a minimum of 60 GB hard drive and 256 MB RAM.
Therefore, the computer will have the capacity to process and store the data.
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The screen design will conform to the APA style for easy input:
| LSC 508 Database |
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| Author's First Initial____________________ |
| 2nd Last Name____________________ |
| 2nd First Initial____________________ |
| 3rd Last Name____________________ |
| 3rd First Initial____________________ |
| Publication Date____________________ |
| Title____________________ |
| Electronic Version____________________ |
| Publication____________________ |
| Volume #____________________ |
| Issue #____________________ |
| Page # s____________________ |
| Retrieval Date____________________ |
| Database Used____________________ |
| Annotation____________________ |
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The database will be set up on the computers within the GSLIS program building.
Dr. Carson or a graduate assistant will enter all the data entries. The program is set up to
enter the password BOOKS. The assistant, Dr. Carson, and I have access to the password.
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