CMM 100: Chapter 5 Research Application Exercise
| Style | APA |
| Number of words | 1210 |
| Number of sources | 0 |
| Spacing | Double |
| PowerPoint slides | 0 |
Part 1: Gathering and Evaluating Research
Research and find a source for each of the three types listed below and then use the CRAAP framework to evaluate them. If you conclude that any/all of the sources are credible, save it to a folder on your computer or browser Bookmarks titled “CMM 100 Explanatory Project.”
Source 1: Newspaper Article
Current (Relevance to Topic): Does the source talk about your topic? Does the source provide information that is appropriate for your audience (not too simple, not too complex)?
Recent:
How up-to-date is the source? Does it have the most recent information possible?
Accurate:
Does the source include other credible sources to support ideas? Has the source gone through a review process?
Author:
What are the author’s credentials? Does the author have the credibility to speak on the topic?
Purpose:
What is the goal of the speaker and/or publication? Does the source include biases or emotions that are skewing the objectivity of the research?
Source 2: Scholarly Journal Article
Current (Relevance to Topic): Does the source talk about your topic? Does the source provide information that is appropriate for your audience (not too simple, not too complex)?
Recent:
How up-to-date is the source? Does it have the most recent information possible?
Accurate: Does the source include other credible sources to support ideas? Has the source gone through a review process?
Author: What are the author’s credentials? Does the author have the credibility to speak on the topic?
Purpose: What is the goal of the speaker and/or publication? Does the source include biases or emotions that are skewing the objectivity of the research?
Source 3: Website
Current (Relevance to Topic): Does the source talk about your topic? Does the source provide information that is appropriate for your audience (not too simple, not too complex)?
Recent: How up-to-date is the source? Does it have the most recent information possible?
Accurate: Does the source include other credible sources to support ideas? Has the source gone through a review process?
Author: What are the author’s credentials? Does the author have the credibility to speak on the topic?
Purpose: What is the goal of the speaker and/or publication? Does the source include biases or emotions that are skewing the objectivity of the research?
Part 2: Documenting Information
Provide the proper APA Citation for All Three Sources You Evaluated in Part 1.
Source 1:
Source 2:
Source 3:
Explanation Project Topic (1) (2)
Image preview for “does the source include other credible sources to support ideas?”
