Group Presentation PPs 560-570

51 AReviewing a web site:- They can be created by anyone.- They don’t have standards for the design, so click and scroll before locating clues about a site’s reliability.- Check for relevance, reliability, and currency.- Browse the home page.- Look for the name of an author or a webmaster.- Check for a sponsor name.- Find out when the site was created or last updated.- For many college assignments you’ll be asked to use scholarly sources.- Look for formal language and presentation.- Authors who are academics or scientists, not journalists.- Find the citation of the works.- Original research rather than a summary of others’ work.- Look for quotations.- A description of research methods or a review of related research.- If a site gives little information, be suspicious; do not rely on it.51 B. Select appropriate versions of electronic sources*An electronic source can be an abstract, an excerpt, or a full-text article or book. Therefore, to use complete versions of source needs to distinguish among these versions.*Abstract – a brief summary typically appears in a database record for a periodical article. In order to cite your paper, you need to read the complete article because the abstract itself, does not contain enough information for you to cite your paper.*Excerpt- the first few sentences or paragraphs of a newspaper or magazine article and it usually appears in a list of hits in an online search. Excerpt would help you to determine whether the article is going to be useful for paper you.*Full-text usually appears as a PDF file (for portable document format) or as a HTML file. PDF file contains an exact copy of the pages of a periodical online article with pages numbers. The PDF file is paginated and the HTML or a text file is not paginated. If your source is available in both formats, use the PDF file because it has specific pages numbers that you cite in your paper.51 CRead with an open mind and critical eyes:- As you begin reading, keep an open mind. Do not let your personal beliefs prevent you from listening to new ideas and opposing viewpoints.- When you read critically, you are not necessarily judging an author’s work harshly; you are examining its assumptions, assessing its evidence, and weighing its conclusions.51D-Assess Web sources with special care.*Web sources can be deceptive.-Sophisticated looking sites---can be full of dubious info---identification of author hidden---hidden motives-know the purpose-------hate sites*Evaluate Sources-Check for signs of Bias.---political knowings/religious views---published with special interest group---opposing views-fairness---language-Assessing an argument---central claim/thesis---support claim-----relevant/sufficient evidence---consistent statistics-----fair use-----origin---assumptions-----questionable?---opposing arguments-----refute persuasively---any logical fallacies?*Evaluate Web Sources-Authorship---is there an author?-----search homepage/ about this site---knowledgeable/credible-----qualifications listed-----links to author's homepage--------interests/expertise-Sponsorship---who sponsors the site?----URL ending------specifies hosting group-ex/nonprofit= .org-Purpose & Audience---why site was created------position, product, inform?---intended audience------audience profile------relevant info-Currency---date of publication/latest update---current links------do they work?


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