Website Credibility

Website Credibility Assignment

Webpage design and publishing is not difficult. As a result, most anyone can publish information to the web. This information is not always accurate and reliable. We need to learn to critically evaluate the information on the web; decide what’s credible and what’s not.

Assignment:

Read the guidelines for evaluating websites (lecture notes) carefully. Use Microsoft Word program for your report.

Find two websites to report on, (1) one that you consider credible, and (2) one you consider not credible.

1. For the first website, describe in one paragraph, why you feel the site meets the credibility check as described in the criteria outline (authenticity, reliability, etc.).

2. For that same site, describe in an additional paragraph what you like or dislike about the design and visual impact of the site. Is the design effective? What would you do differently?

3. For the second website, describe in one paragraph, why you feel the site does not meet the credibility check as described in the criteria outline.

4. For that same site, describe in an additional paragraph what you like and dislike about the design and visual impact of the site. Is the design effective? What would you do differently?

For each of the websites, make sure you include an example of the following html markup tags:
– paragraph tag,
– bold tag,
– URL hyperlink tag for each website
Make sure your URL hyperlink tags to the sites are working so I can click on the links to evaluate your website choices.

Assignment should be spell and grammar checked prior to posting. This is not a “texting” environment. Correct, complete, and clear professional writing is expected.

20 points

Criteria: (50 points total)	Points
Working URL hyperlink tags for each website? (5 points each)	10 points
Paragraph describing a credible website. Paragraph describing the design and visual impact of the website. · Correct, complete, and clear professional writing.		20 points
Paragraph describing a non-credible website. Paragraph describing the design and visual impact of the website. · Correct, complete, and clear professional writing.

How do You Evaluate the Quality of Websites?
Evaluating Internet Resources

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm
Misleading Websites
http://www.martinlutherking.org/

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Criteria for Evaluation
Authority
Objectivity
Authenticity
Reliability
Timeliness
Relevance
Efficiency

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