Locating and Evaluating Sources of Information
Paper details:
Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.
For this Discussion Board, complete the following:
Your other assignment this week, the Unit 3 Individual Project, asks you to locate 1 source that you could use to convince someone else to take up a hobby or interest of yours. The purpose of this Discussion Board is to help you find and evaluate that source to determine whether it is credible, meaning trustworthy or reliable.
If you have found a source already, respond to the following:
Do you think your source is credible? Why or why not?
Consider what would make this a more credible source (e.g., a more current date, a clear author, a noncommercial Web site, and so on). Why do you think this would make a difference?
If you have not found a source yet, respond to the following:
Do you need help from the CTU Library team? What specifically do you need help with?
State your topic (hobby or interest), and describe what you thicgonk a credible source might be.
