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Introduction

This guide will help you find resources for your group project in CPD 150 (Tovar-Blank). Use the tabs above to navigate the site.

When looking at websites, ask yourself the questions below in order to find the highest quality sites.

CRITERIA	DESCRIPTION
AUTHORITY	What experience or education does the author have related to this subject? Is the author an expert on this topic? Is the page part of an individual's site or part of an organization's site? If an individual is the author, is he/she an expert on the topic? If an organization, is it reputable? Is contact information available?
ACCURACY	Is the source free of obvious errors? Does the author give proper attribution to borrowed information or knowledge (i.e. cite sources)?
OBJECTIVITY	Does the author have a bias, taking a position on an issue, or giving only one side of the story? To what audience is the author writing? If a website, is the site trying to sell you something?
CONTENT	Does this site contain the kind of information that I need? Does the site offer something unique that is not found elsewhere? Is the subject well-researched and covered comprehensively? Is the information well organized?
CURRENCY	Does it show when the page was last updated?

Here are some high quality websites on your topics. Use Google Advanced search and the criteria for evaluating websites to find others.