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$1.00 Gathering and Evaluating Information
- From Political-Science: General-Political-Science
- Closed, but you can still post tutorials
- Due on Dec. 10, 2008
- Asked on Dec. 07, 2008 at 11:44:39AM
Q:4. CheckPoint: Gathering and Evaluating Information
· Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Bias, Rhetorical
Devices, and Argumentation; the University Library Interactive Tutorial; the Center for
Writing Excellence; and Appendix D
· Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
· Complete the University Library tutorial:
1. Log on to your Student Home Page.
2. Under My Learning Resources, select Tools & Tutorials.
3. Click Library.
4. Under Library Services on the right side of the page, click Complete the Library
Tutorial.
5. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the tutorial.
· Consider the steps you should follow to complete a general search for reliable sources.
· Follow those steps to locate five to eight sources for your research paper. At least three
of these sources must come from the University Library.
· Format your sources according to APA guidelines at the Center for Writing Excellence:
http://www.apollolibrary.com/cwe/pdfs/AXIASampleAPAReferences.pdf.
COM 220 Research Writing
Course Syllabus Page 12
· Determine what makes each source credible or not credible. In addition to the steps you
should follow to determine the credibility of a source, be aware of any biases or fallacies
in the materials.
· Explain what information you think you will be able to use from each source.
· Use Appendix D to complete this CheckPoint.
· Post Appendix D as an attachment.
