Portfolio Assignment: Evaluating Sources at Leeds Trinity University

This portfolio delves into the critical skill of evaluating information sources, crucial for academic research and informed decision-making. It explores the CRAAP test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose) as a framework for assessing the reliability and validity of various sources, including journal articles and online resources. The portfolio highlights the importance of understanding different referencing styles, such as APA and Harvard, and provides insights into the support services offered by Leeds Trinity University, including services for students with disabilities and mental health support. The student also explores the 'Be Brilliant' tab on the university website and its features, such as assessment and referencing tools. The portfolio concludes with a list of references, demonstrating the sources used in the research and evaluation process.

PORTFOLIO

Table of Contents
 How do you find information and evaluate its source
 What do you understand by CRAAP and how it is used?
 Key support services provided by Leeds trinity University
 Key support services provided by Leeds trinity University

How do you find information and evaluate its
source
 Information will represent about accuracy and
reliability of the data gathered.
 At individual we gather information from
different
 Published journal articles, information posted
by the company itself
 Press release and E-libraries
 The automation has made access to the
information more easy and free as compared
with other sources.
 Used CRAAP test for reliability of information

What do you understand by CRAAP and how it is used?
 CRAAP evaluates currency, relevance, authority, accuracy and purpose of the information.
 Currency refers to determining the time, date or publication of the information gathered.
 Relevance helps to know the relevancy of the source for research and whether it cover
topic for needs
 Authority aims at determining credentials of authors, their knowledge and expertise of the
field
 Accuracy of information has to be ensured and whether the information could be verified
 Purpose of author for creating the sources and how it could affect the usefulness of
research

Key support services provided by Leeds trinity
University
 The support services are the
functions of the organisation that do
not generate the main business.
 New, events, blogs
 Human Resource Department
 Accounting
 Administration
 Social awareness
 Other support services provided by
the Leeds University are

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 Additional Support
Services
 Services to Students with
disabilities
 Services for mental health
 Services for well being

What is understood by Be Brilliant Tab at
University
 The tab particularly when the help tab is clicked. This tab incorporates number
of details including assessment and the referencing of data.
 This is essential as it helps the students who never visited site before and helps
them in browsing through this site.
 Evaluating information tab for helping students using information sources
through evaluating right sources for the information according to CRAAP.
 The referencing tab provide help regarding referencing and guides for APA and
Harvard styles.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
 Phillips, J. and Ward, K.E., 2019. Evaluating Sources of Information about Botanical
Products. Principles and Practice of Botanicals as an Integrative Therapy. p.1.
 Reif, M. and Mezini, M., 2019, July. Judge: identifying, understanding, and evaluating sources of
unsoundness in call graphs. In Proceedings of the 28th ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on
Software Testing and Analysis (pp. 251-261).
 Taxakis, B.J. and Dobbins, E., 2020. An Engaging, Hands-On Activity for Evaluating Sources through
Problem-Based Learning.
 Chandler, R. and Hernandez, N.D., 2020. The impact of COVID-19 among Black women: evaluating
perspectives and sources of information. Ethnicity & health. pp.1-14.

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