Holly’s Answer to DQ 3 Exercise
Use the source information and the paraphrase portion of your Exercise 2 assignment to create citations in the Center for Writing Excellence Citation Generator. Save the paraphrase and citation as a Microsoft Word document and submit it to the Center for Writing Excellence Plagiarism Checker. After submission, post a 150- to 300-word summary of what you learned from using these resources and how you can use them in the future.
Paraphrased Material
According to De Janasz, Dowd, and Schneider (2002), making decisions is an important skill one uses in everyday life and in business. Making good decisions is an effective tool to have when managing a company. When one makes good decisions there are fewer problems to deal with later. The ability to make simple and complex decisions helps individuals to move through life while avoiding possible problems in the future (De Janasz, Dowd, & Schneider, 2002).
References
De Janasz, S.C., Dowd, K.O., & Schneider, B.Z. (2002). Interpersonal Skills in Organizations. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.
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