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INS3707
Assignment 2
Semester 2
2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,INS3707 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
Question 1
First read learning unit 9 in the study guide and then do the thesaurus
construction exercises in the workbook (Tutorial letter 102). Construct
thesaurus entries from the following lists of terms: Clinics Health institutions
Hospitals Doctors Add references to broader, narrower, related, forbidden
and preferred terms as you think necessary. Also, include examples of
scope notes. Arrange your entries in alphabetical order. With regard to
reciprocal entries, remember: RT always refers to RT (related term) BT
(broader term) always refers to NT (narrower term) NT always refers to BT
U (use) always refers to UF (used for) (U prohibits further use of the term,
and UF refers to the preferred term) Please note that it is not a thesaurus if
you only create a BT, RT, NT, SN, U and UF for each of the five terms. You
will have to add additional terms to show the relationships between terms
and to add reciprocal entries. Also create ONE thesaurus, using all five
terms as a starting point. Your thesaurus must include more terms than the
ones given. (15 marks) NB: No marks will be given if you do not include
valid reciprocal entries in your thesaurus. The following rubric will be used
for this question:
QUESTION 1:
THESAURUS CONSTRUCTION Criteria Marks Comments Alphabetical
order 2 RT terms 2 BT terms 2 NT terms 2 U terms 1 UF terms 1
, Reciprocal entries 2 Scope notes 2 Plural/Single Terms 1 TOTAL 15
NOTE: No marks will be given if the thesaurus does not include reciprocal
entries.
Question 2
1. Write a structured abstract of 200 words for the article by Boloka MJ and
Jiyane V and Mojapelo SM. (20 marks)
2. Write an indicative abstract of 100 words for the article by Boloka MJ and
Jiyane V and Mojapelo SM. NOTE: You may NOT choose your own
headings. You will NOT be credited for different headings. (20 marks)
Question 1: Thesaurus Construction
Let's start by constructing thesaurus entries for the provided terms: Clinics,
Health institutions, Hospitals, Doctors. We'll arrange the terms
alphabetically and include broader terms (BT), narrower terms (NT), related
terms (RT), use for (UF), and scope notes (SN). Additionally, we'll introduce
more terms to show the relationships and provide reciprocal entries.
Thesaurus Entries
Clinics
• BT: Health institutions
• NT: Dental clinics, Outpatient clinics
• RT: Hospitals, Doctors
• UF: Polyclinics
INS3707
Assignment 2
Semester 2
2024
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
,INS3707 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024
Question 1
First read learning unit 9 in the study guide and then do the thesaurus
construction exercises in the workbook (Tutorial letter 102). Construct
thesaurus entries from the following lists of terms: Clinics Health institutions
Hospitals Doctors Add references to broader, narrower, related, forbidden
and preferred terms as you think necessary. Also, include examples of
scope notes. Arrange your entries in alphabetical order. With regard to
reciprocal entries, remember: RT always refers to RT (related term) BT
(broader term) always refers to NT (narrower term) NT always refers to BT
U (use) always refers to UF (used for) (U prohibits further use of the term,
and UF refers to the preferred term) Please note that it is not a thesaurus if
you only create a BT, RT, NT, SN, U and UF for each of the five terms. You
will have to add additional terms to show the relationships between terms
and to add reciprocal entries. Also create ONE thesaurus, using all five
terms as a starting point. Your thesaurus must include more terms than the
ones given. (15 marks) NB: No marks will be given if you do not include
valid reciprocal entries in your thesaurus. The following rubric will be used
for this question:
QUESTION 1:
THESAURUS CONSTRUCTION Criteria Marks Comments Alphabetical
order 2 RT terms 2 BT terms 2 NT terms 2 U terms 1 UF terms 1
, Reciprocal entries 2 Scope notes 2 Plural/Single Terms 1 TOTAL 15
NOTE: No marks will be given if the thesaurus does not include reciprocal
entries.
Question 2
1. Write a structured abstract of 200 words for the article by Boloka MJ and
Jiyane V and Mojapelo SM. (20 marks)
2. Write an indicative abstract of 100 words for the article by Boloka MJ and
Jiyane V and Mojapelo SM. NOTE: You may NOT choose your own
headings. You will NOT be credited for different headings. (20 marks)
Question 1: Thesaurus Construction
Let's start by constructing thesaurus entries for the provided terms: Clinics,
Health institutions, Hospitals, Doctors. We'll arrange the terms
alphabetically and include broader terms (BT), narrower terms (NT), related
terms (RT), use for (UF), and scope notes (SN). Additionally, we'll introduce
more terms to show the relationships and provide reciprocal entries.
Thesaurus Entries
Clinics
• BT: Health institutions
• NT: Dental clinics, Outpatient clinics
• RT: Hospitals, Doctors
• UF: Polyclinics
