sure the information we are receiving is credible. Moreover‚ I am a firm believer that the web displays lots of information that is not completely trustworthy or authentic. In addition‚ I have also found Wikipedia to be a major popular site in which a lot of people flock to for information. Even more so as noted by Potash (2010‚ p. 98) that‚ “Popularity‚ however‚ does not ensure credibility.” It is evident that even though many people resort to the web and wikipedia for information and news‚
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Running Head: CREDIBILITY PAPER Information Credibility on the Internet University of Phoenix CMGTT530 April 17‚ 2010 Introduction The Internet was designed for the exchange of unrestricted information. When considering the Internet‚ one distinct feature pertaining to the flow of online information must be understood; unlike traditional media‚ the Internet has no government or ethical regulations controlling the majority of its available content (Eastin‚ 2001). When evaluating
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Internet Credibility For a person who does not do research on the internet‚ credibility may not mean a whole lot. Due to ease of access to the internet‚ a lot of people use this source to retrieve information. But‚ when the internet is used for this purpose‚ it is important to follow certain guidelines. The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they read something from the internet is‚ "Is this true?" One must learn to make up one’s mind by asking exploratory questions about the
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Validity Validity addresses whether the assessment measures what it is supposed to measure (Gormley‚ 2011; Van der Vleuten‚ 1996). For both the OSCE stations that I have designed‚ I have created a complimentary mark scheme. As discussed previously‚ I opted to produce a global rating scale for the history-taking station and a checklist for the procedural skill station (appendix 1 and 2). Weighting of items can improve validity of a checklist‚ which can affect which trainees pass or fail (Sandilands
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Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Management 521 July 25‚ 2011 Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Abstract Team A debated on whether Wikipedia is a credible and valid source of information. The team was divided into two groups‚ one side for and one side against. Among the five team members only one (the author) sided for Wikipedia as a credible and valid source. The debate lasted for seven days. Great points were raised by each team members to prove
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Wikipedia as a Credible and Valid Source of Information Muideen Ayorinde MGT/521 April 6‚ 2012 Jim Bingel Wikipedia created in 2001 tagged the free encyclopedia is a multilingual web-based‚ free-content encyclopedia project based on an openly editable model written collaboratively by a largely anonymous internet volunteers who write without pay. (Wikipedia:About‚ 2012) Wikipedia has at least 4.8 billion visitors annually‚ over 85‚000 active contributors working on over 21 million articles
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Exploring Reliability and Validity E. HackShawnee State University Type of Reliability and Validity Used Upon examination of the Values and Motives Questionnaire: The Technical Manual‚ it becomes clear what variables are working towards the reliability and validity of this study. The following paragraphs will entail those specific concepts. Validity After reading through the questionnaire‚ clarity develops in that two different types of validity are made distinct. Those two categories are
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Credibility Assessment of Peer-reviewed and Non-peer-reviewed Sources First Last ABC University Abstract Doctoral students have a wealth of readily available information from which to conduct research. Not all of this information is credible. The challenge for the doctoral student is to pick high quality sources. This paper will discuss peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed sources‚ and how the CARS Checklist can help find credible material for research. Credibility Assessment of Peer-reviewed
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Title |Credibility and Impact | | Assessment A‚ Part One - Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics Indicate whether each website is credible. Colbert Nation: yes Crooks and Liars: no Daily Kos: no POLITICO: yes Red‚ Green and Blue: no Salon: no The Drudge Report: no The Hill: yes The Huffington Post: yes The Nation: yes The New York Times: yes The Washington Post: yes | | | | Assessment B: Writing the Speech Speech Introductory Paragraph The internet has
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the group of incumbents that are responsible of providing the job analysis information? Whatever job analysis method you choose‚ the process of job analysis entails obtaining information from people familiar with the job. We refer to these people as subject-matter experts because they are experts in their knowledge of the job. In general‚ it will be useful to go to the job incumbent to get the most accurate information about what is actually done on the job. This is especially the case when it
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