Internet

There is a plethora of information to use on the internet for assignment purposes. However there is also an overabundance of rubbish /garbage on the internet.

Analyse web resources before you use it for you assignment. The following guidelines will help you:

	Accuracy		How accurate is the information contained in the document?
	Authentication/Authority		Who wrote the article or designed the web-page? Can you contact the author of the article that you plan to use for your assignment? Is this person attached to a reputable institution?
	Objectivity		Does the author acknowledge other viewpoints?
	Currency		When did the author write the article?
	Coverage		How thoroughly did the author cover a certain topic? Did he focus only on one aspect or more?
	Plagiarism		Do not use another author’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person.
	Citing		Did the author of the article acknowledge other works?