Tutorial Worksheet Week 4

EVALUATING SOURCES AND REFERENCING

What you are to do:

1. Evaluate your sources:

A. Go back to the Table you have completed in Week 3 Tutorial activity.

Check the Relevance of the sources you have located to use in your essay. Does the content relate to your selected essay topic? If not, locate other sources whichare relevant.

Check the Reliability of your sources. When was the source published? Is it current? (is it published in the last five year?); do the authors present strong evidence to support their argument? If a source is published before 5years or more, locate a more recent source.

Check the Reputability of your sources. Is the source academic? What are the qualifications/credentials of the authors? If is an article, is it published in academicjournal? or in a website? in an electronic journal? in a magazine? If an article is not published in an academic journal, search for an academic source.

B. If your five sources satisfy the above requirements, list the sources in a referencing list using the Harvard Australianreferencing style (Refer to the ALS student guide Referencing).

2. Submit the word document with the heading Referencing list in the designated link for Week 4:Tutorial Activity.