Nursing & Health

In groups of 3, please assign someone to each of the following roles:

• Manager: ensures that assigned tasks are being completed on time and all members of the group are participating in the activities and understanding the concepts
• Recorder: records the group's answers in the forms below - please remember to click "submit"
• Spokesperson: reports back to the class and asks questions on behalf of the group

Working together, please complete the four tasks below.  You will have 40 minutes total to complete the tasks, so please pay close attention to the time. If you complete one task, you may move on to the next in the sequence in order. Please remember to submit your answers.

Explore Source #1. You do not have to read it in detail.

All group members explore the source and answer the questions below. Source #1 should take 10 minutes.

1. Who is the author of the information? What information is available about the author (credentials, background, etc.)?

• Hint: The "author" may not be an individual person. Corporations or organizations can also be considered "authors.

2. When was the information published?

• Hint: Not every source will have a clear publication date.

3. Is the information supported by evidence? How do you know?

4. Who is the intended audience? How do you know?

5. Why has the information been made available? What is the purpose?

6. List two things you like about the information.

7. List two things you don't like about the information.

Explore Source #2. You do not have to read it in detail.

All group members explore the source and answer the questions below. Source #2 should take 10 minutes.

1. Who is the author of the information? What information is available about the author (credentials, background, etc.)?

• Hint: The "author" may not be an individual person. Corporations or organizations can also be considered "authors.

2. When was the information published?

• Hint: Not every source will have a clear publication date.

3. Is the information supported by evidence? How do you know?

4. Who is the intended audience? How do you know?

5. Why has the information been made available? What is the purpose?

6. List two things you like about the information.

7. List two things you don't like about the information.

Explore Source #3. You do not have to read it in detail.

All group members explore the source and answer the questions below. Source #3 should take about 10 minutes.

1. Who is the author of the information? What information is available about the author (credentials, background, etc.)?

• Hint: The "author" may not be an individual person. Corporations or organizations can also be considered "authors.

2. When was the information published?

• Hint: Not every source will have a clear publication date.

3. Is the information supported by evidence? How do you know?

4. Who is the intended audience? How do you know?

5. Why has the information been made available? What is the purpose?

6. List two things you like about the information.

7. List two things you don't like about the information.

Explore Source #1, Source #2, and Source #3. You do not have to read them in detail.

All group members explore the sources and answer the questions below. The comparison should take about 5-10 minutes.

1. What factors should be considered when deciding whether to trust information. List at least five.

2. Look at Source #1 considering the list you generated. Do you trust the information?

3. Look at Source #2 considering the list you generated. Do you trust the information?

4. Look at Source #3 considering the list you generated. Do you trust the information?