Guides: SOBA 200: Professional Communications: Home

Welcome

This guide includes resources and tools to help you succeed in your research assignments for SOBA 200 class.

Ask A Librarian
Call or text 386-747-9028, email libref@stetson.edu, or come to the library's front desk and ask to talk to a librarian.
Request a Research Consultation
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with a librarian for help with your research project.

These particular databases (and OneSearch) will provide research tools for your major assignments in SOBA 200.

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.

IBISWorld
A full-text database of U.S. industry market research reports.
Statista
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
ABI Inform Collection
Academic journals, business magazines, and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal. Also includes country information and statistics, company profiles, industry reports and market research reports.

These databases will also be helpful for SOBA 200 assignments.

Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
Business Source Premier contains full-text from the world's top management and marketing journals. Includes many leading journals in the areas of economics, finance, and accounting, as well as country economic reports.
NexisUni
News, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. newspapers, magazines, and some journals. Coverage includes general news topics; foreign language news; company, industry, and market news; legal news; general health topics; accounting/tax info; government topics.
Credo Reference
A starting point for research and learning that offers unlimited access to hundreds of full text reference books on every subject. Includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations.
Gale eBooks
A searchable, full-text database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
OneSearch
Select the Stetson Collections Only option to search for items accessible through the duPont-Ball Library.

The student guide to Artificial Intelligence was created by the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

7 Core Principles
Guiding ideas to keep in mind as you navigate college in the era of artificial intelligence.
The essential AI “how-to” manual
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PDF version of the Guide

How to Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook and CareerOneStop
The U.S. Department of Labor has many helpful tools for students, researchers, and career searchers. Two of those tools are the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career One Stop. This guide will introduce these tools and highlight important features.
Peterson’s Test and Career Prep: A How-to Guide
This guide will help you create an account and then utilize the many features of Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (formerly Testing and Educational Resource Center)
Citation guide
This guide features the most frequently used citation styles. You will need to cite your sources to succeed in this class.