assignment 84

RE2A Reliability Checklist

Class:	E2E1
Student Name:
Student ID:
Citation: - Author/Organization - Date -Title - Publisher - Viewed Date - URL (if applicable)

Please complete the following questionnaire to determine how reliable your source is.

1. What type of source is this? (book/chapter/ website/lecture)

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· If it is a website, what is the website domain of the source? (.gov/.org/.edu)

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Is this a credible source? ( journals/reports/statistics/reviewed articles)

☐Y ☐N

1. When was this source published?

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Is this source current? (Published in the last ten years)?

☐Y ☐N

1. The objectivity of the source: Is the information mostly factual or opinion based? Provide factual examples.

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Is this source objective?

☐Y ☐N

1. Is the author credible? OR Is the organization credible?

Find information about the author’s experience, education, or training on the topic.

OR

Find information about the organization’s purpose, and other related academic articles and reports that it has

published on the topic.

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Is this source credible?

☐Y ☐N

1. The Relevance of this Source: Does this source provide useful information? (Background info/causes/effects/solutions)

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Is this source relevant?

☐Y ☐N

ACKENG2E TAS Revision No. 0

Created By: Fajer Al Shammari Revised by: Add Instructor name and date 

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