CheckPoint: Gathering and Evaluating Information

·         Resources: Finding, Evaluating, and Utilizing Credible Information; Bias, Rhetorical

Devices, and Argumentation; and the Center for Writing Excellence

·         Complete the University Library tutorial.

·         Log on to your student Web site.

·         Click on the Library tab.

·         Select the University Library.

·         Under Library Services, click View the Research Tutorial.

·         Choose Complete the University Library Interactive Tutorial.

·         Follow the prompts to complete the tutorial.

·         Consider the steps you must 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.

·         Determine what makes each source credible or not credible. In addition to the steps you must follow to determine the credibility of a source, be aware of any biases or fallacies in the materials.

·         Explain what information you think you can use from each source.

·         Format your sources according to APA guidelines.

·         Complete Appendix D.

·         Post Appendix D as an attachment.