The Internet Detective

Answers for the questions ' The Internet Detective'

http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/detective/crimestoppers.html

1. Reasons why you might fail when writing essay.

• missed out the key sources
• the sources are inappropriate
• bias, inaccurate and out-of-date
• plagiarism

2. What does 'brush up' means

= To evaluate the information that you find on the Internet

3. Is it good idea to use Internet sources for your research?

= It is good to use Internet for research. However, you need to select information that reliable and base on your purpose.

4. Which information sources are traditionally used to support academic research?

• peer reviewed
• scholar journals
• library service
• bibliographic databases

5. What is a spoof website?

= A fake website that design to look like the real website. Their content is humorous. In some cases the design is so like the original that you have to look very carefully to determine whether it is real or fake.

6. Case-by-case approach

= To know what is your purpose of searching and find the one that appropriate for your work.

7. When judging a website, which 3 questions should you ask?

• who = source of information
• what = the content of information
• where = location of information

8. How can you find more about who wrote the information of the websites?

= Look at the contact detail that given on the website and read on the About button.

9. Why is the URL structure important?

= The URL is the address of the page. Each component tell us more about the website.

10. Which URL are likely to be the most useful for academic research?

• .ac , .edu
• .gov
• .org

11. What 3 things is important when critical evaluation?

• Take a case-by-case approach
• Ask questions (who, what, where) and look for clues
• Weigh up the evidence in the light of your own information needs

12. What is plagiarism?

= claiming someone else's work as your own.

This is an excellent tutorial. Most of information I've never known before. This will help me to be more careful when useing Internet resource in the future. I will keep all the suggestion in to my mind when searching on websites.

Thank you for the people who produce such a very helpful website.