GATHER DATA
Research (published information on internet & books or
newspapers, interviews)
Evaluate reliability:
Is the author/organisation reliable
Date of creation / update of information (NB because it could have
changed in the meantime)
Does it match other sources?
Is this objective?
Good language / no spelling mistakes
Printed media e.g. books
Electronic sources e.g. Internet articles, e-encryclopedias:
Already electronic / less typing time
More sources available
Easier to search content
More up to date
Copyright:
A legal right / ownership of your own intellectual material
Plagiarism:
To present someone’s work / intellectual material as own (copy a
source’s information just like that) without their
permission/acknowledging them.
Opinion polls (to get people’s opinions)
Research (published information on internet & books or
newspapers, interviews)
Evaluate reliability:
Is the author/organisation reliable
Date of creation / update of information (NB because it could have
changed in the meantime)
Does it match other sources?
Is this objective?
Good language / no spelling mistakes
Printed media e.g. books
Electronic sources e.g. Internet articles, e-encryclopedias:
Already electronic / less typing time
More sources available
Easier to search content
More up to date
Copyright:
A legal right / ownership of your own intellectual material
Plagiarism:
To present someone’s work / intellectual material as own (copy a
source’s information just like that) without their
permission/acknowledging them.
Opinion polls (to get people’s opinions)