Finding Reliable Information on the Internet Assignment Instructions It can be extremely difficult to determine the reliability of health and wellness information found on the web or in popular media sources. Yet many of us heavily rely on Internet sources to provide us with critical information when we need facts and insights. For example, when we have questions about our health or that of a loved one, or need to find health resources or have questions about a diagnosis we have received. The information is voluminous, but not necessarily accurate, factual or evidence-based. How can you determine which sites offer valid, reliable information, and which sites provide questionable, false or misleading information, or personal perspectives/opinions (i.e., blogs) thatare not necessarily based upon current evidence? In addition to the readings for this module, the resources found on the library website and linked in this module, will be instrumental in helping you to complete this assignment. NOTE: For this assignment, you are searching for websites or web pages - do not use library sites (i.e., SPC Library), publication websites (i.e., do not use a journal article published on a website, such as American Journal of Public Health), or databases (such as Medline or EBSCO), blogs, etc.. Remember, you are not summarizing the content of the sites or reviewing an article; you are critiquing a each website as a whole using the criteria that you have learned from the tools that you reviewed for the assignment to determine the validity and reliability of 3 sites (i.e., do you trust the information/evidence presented on the site?), and one site that you deem to be unreliable or untrustworthy. Step 1 - To Prepare for the Assignment • Review the SPC Library resources on Evaluating Sources of Information at: https://spcollege.libguides.com/evaluating. • Additional Tools you may find useful include (many colleges feature them on their websites as well!): • https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/EvaluatingInternetHealthInformationTutorial.pdf • https://usm.maine.edu/library/checklist-evaluating-web-resources • I expect to see evidence that you have thoroughly reviewed the sites as well as the resources for evaluating a website, Checklist link in the instructions and other resources you may find, and have applied the information to develop a well-articulated critique of your websites – what evidence supports the reliability of 3 of your websites, and what evidence supports the unreliability of 1 website. . . Step 2 - To complete the Assignment 1. Review the contents of the textbook and choose the topic that you would like to learn more about. 2. Find 4 Internet sources of information directly related to this topic and meet the requirements noted in the instructions. • • Rev TT 8/21 Confine your search to sites that are appropriate for academic use. Three of the sites should be from reliable sources and one should be a site that would not be considered reliable. • Note: only oneGov. website may be used for this assignment. 3. You will need to provide separate explanations for why you believe each of the 3 sites are reliable, using evidence to support your determination. Then describe and give evidence to support your determination for one site that you believe is not reliable – thus keep accurate notes! 4. You must provide accurate citations and references for all sites. 5. For this assignment, 3 of your sources must be valid and reliable, and 1 of your critiques should be based upon a site that is unreliable. 6. List the Keywords used in your search, sites and locations (URL address). 7. Use the questions you reviewed in the Lib Guide site or other resources to evaluate the websites and their information – e.g., do you consider the site to be reputable, useful, believable; why or why not; who would benefit from using the site, etc. 8. Write a summary (paper) of your evaluations (450-500 words), including how the site would be useful to a professional searching for information on your topic. In order to receive the maximum numberof points you must provide a clear rationale for your assessment. 9. Answering one or two of the questions is not adequate - you need to give the reader concrete reasons why they can or cannot trust the site that you have chosen. You do not necessarily need to answer all of them in your write-up, but your evaluation must give enough information to support your reasoning. 10. Submit the paper to the dropbox by 11:59 p.m. EST Sunday Important Notes/Expectations • Do NOT simply cut and paste items from the Internet for this assignment – your paper will not be accepted if you do. • This is an APA format assignment. Include a title page, references, appropriate writing style, and the Assignment Rubric (pasted correctly to the end of your paper). • Provide a correctly formatted file name and Title page for the paper as well as paste the 20-point Rubric to the end (see the Rubrics folder in the Table of Contents) Rev TT 8/21 Health Services Administration Assignment Grading Rubric Component: Content Demonstrates accurate understanding and synthesis of assignment concepts by: • Meeting content standards • Identifying relevant points and main ideas that are organized and complete • Providing accurate and relevant information highlighting an understanding of material • Demonstrating original thought and personal reflection in relation to the concepts • Providing evidence to support thoughts, comments and opinions (e.g., source citations) Component: Professionalism Demonstrates a commitment to academic integrity and professional standards by: • Meeting all assignment requirements completely • Maintaining academic integrity • Applying instructor feedback, when appropriate • Submitting work that is accurate and reflective of upper level scholarly expectations • Using professional language and terminology • Submitting work on time Unacceptable • Content does not meet assignment standards • Information provided was inaccurate • Information presented in disorganized manner • Information presented in an incomplete manner • Demonstrates limited understanding of the material • No supportive evidence provided • Provides insufficient peer-reviewed resources (citations and references) • Demonstrates limited or no original thought and/or reflection Unacceptable • Assignment requirements were not met • Did not adhere to principles of academic integrity • Work does not reflect correction of errors previously noted by instructor • Excessive errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and/or APA • Excessive use of unprofessional language, terminology or abbreviations (i.e. texting) Marginally Meets Expectations • Content marginally meets assignment standards • Information presented was generally accurate • Information presented is minimally developed • Content presented in a disorganized manner • Information presented demonstrates only partial understanding of the material • Information is insufficiently supported with up-todate, peer-reviewed resources • Demonstrates some original thought and/or reflection Marginally Meets Expectations • Key requirements of the assignment were missing • Adhered to principles of academic integrity • Works reflects only minimal correction of errors previously noted by instructor • Numerous errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and/or APA • Some use of unprofessional language, terminology or abbreviations (i.e. texting) Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations • Content sufficiently meets all assignment standards • Information presented is accurate • Information presented is adequately developed • Content presented is organized • Information presented demonstrates an adequate understanding of the material • Information is adequately supported with upto-date, peer reviewed resources • Demonstrates original thought and reflection Meets Expectations • Content exceeds all assignment standards • Information presented exceeds expectations of upper division course work • Information presented is well developed • Content presented is exceptionally well organized and comprehensive • Information presented demonstrates thorough understanding and application of the material • Information is thoroughly supported with up-to-date, peer reviewed resources • Demonstrates original thought and insightful connections • Key requirements of the assignment were met • Adhered to principles of academic integrity • Works reflects correction of the majority of errors previously noted by instructor • Minimal errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and/or APA • Language and terminology is professional and appropriate • Key requirements of the assignment were met • Adhered to principles of academic integrity • Works reflects correction of all errors previously noted by instructor • Accuracy with grammar, spelling, punctuation, and/or APA • Exceptional use of professional language and terminology Exceeds Expectations Total Points Maximum Points Points Earned 14 Maximum Points 6 20 Instructor Feedback Special Disclaimers: • 1 point deduction for failure to use standard HSA file naming convention: course_assignment_lastname (i.e. HSA3104_timeline_smith) • 1 point deduction for failure to include the assignment rubric. Abbreviated Late HSA Policy, please see your course syllabus for the full late policy: • Assignments submitted within 24 hours of due date – 50% deduction (graded score – 50%). • Assignments submitted after 24 hours are not accepted for credit. Academic Integrity: All academic work submitted to satisfy course requirements is expected to be the student’s OWN work. All instances of plagiarism will be forwarded to the Dean for review and possible academic discipline. Points Earned Finding Reliable Information on the Internet Assignment Instructions It can be extremely difficult to determine the reliability of health and wellness information found on the web or in popular media sources. Yet many of us heavily rely on Internet sources to provide us with critical information when we need facts and insights. For example, when we have questions about our health or that of a loved one, or need to find health resources or have questions about a diagnosis we have received. The information is voluminous, but not necessarily accurate, factual or evidence-based. How can you determine which sites offer valid, reliable information, and which sites provide questionable, false or misleading information, or personal perspectives/opinions (i.e., blogs) thatare not necessarily based upon current evidence? In addition to the readings for this module, the resources found on the library website and linked in this module, will be instrumental in helping you to complete this assignment. NOTE: For this assignment, you are searching for websites or web pages - do not use library sites (i.e., SPC Library), publication websites (i.e., do not use a journal article published on a website, such as American Journal of Public Health), or databases (such as Medline or EBSCO), blogs, etc.. Remember, you are not summarizing the content of the sites or reviewing an article; you are critiquing a each website as a whole using the criteria that you have learned from the tools that you reviewed for the assignment to determine the validity and reliability of 3 sites (i.e., do you trust the information/evidence presented on the site?), and one site that you deem to be unreliable or untrustworthy. Step 1 - To Prepare for the Assignment • Review the SPC Library resources on Evaluating Sources of Information at: https://spcollege.libguides.com/evaluating. • Additional Tools you may find useful include (many colleges feature them on their websites as well!): • https://medlineplus.gov/webeval/EvaluatingInternetHealthInformationTutorial.pdf • https://usm.maine.edu/library/checklist-evaluating-web-resources • I expect to see evidence that you have thoroughly reviewed the sites as well as the resources for evaluating a website, Checklist link in the instructions and other resources you may find, and have applied the information to develop a well-articulated critique of your websites – what evidence supports the reliability of 3 of your websites, and what evidence supports the unreliability of 1 website. . . Step 2 - To complete the Assignment 1. Review the contents of the textbook and choose the topic that you would like to learn more about. 2. Find 4 Internet sources of information directly related to this topic and meet the requirements noted in the instructions. • • Rev TT 8/21 Confine your search to sites that are appropriate for academic use. Three of the sites should be from reliable sources and one should be a site that would not be considered reliable. • Note: only oneGov. website may be used for this assignment. 3. You will need to provide separate explanations for why you believe each of the 3 sites are reliable, using evidence to support your determination. Then describe and give evidence to support your determination for one site that you believe is not reliable – thus keep accurate notes! 4. You must provide accurate citations and references for all sites. 5. For this assignment, 3 of your sources must be valid and reliable, and 1 of your critiques should be based upon a site that is unreliable. 6. List the Keywords used in your search, sites and locations (URL address). 7. Use the questions you reviewed in the Lib Guide site or other resources to evaluate the websites and their information – e.g., do you consider the site to be reputable, useful, believable; why or why not; who would benefit from using the site, etc. 8. Write a summary (paper) of your evaluations (450-500 words), including how the site would be useful to a professional searching for information on your topic. In order to receive the maximum numberof points you must provide a clear rationale for your assessment. 9. Answering one or two of the questions is not adequate - you need to give the reader concrete reasons why they can or cannot trust the site that you have chosen. You do not necessarily need to answer all of them in your write-up, but your evaluation must give enough information to support your reasoning. 10. Submit the paper to the dropbox by 11:59 p.m. EST Sunday Important Notes/Expectations • Do NOT simply cut and paste items from the Internet for this assignment – your paper will not be accepted if you do. • This is an APA format assignment. Include a title page, references, appropriate writing style, and the Assignment Rubric (pasted correctly to the end of your paper). • Provide a correctly formatted file name and Title page for the paper as well as paste the 20-point Rubric to the end (see the Rubrics folder in the Table of Contents) Rev TT 8/21 
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