Friday, July 8, 2011

Five Practice Questions on Types of Information

RQ 1)  Is a vegetarian diet healthier than a meat-based diet? 

The Subject Encyclopedia of Food and Culture would be most useful because it offers background information and overviews of the subject from scholars.

RQ 2)  Target often forces musicians to alter lyrics in order to have their CDs sold in Target stores.  Is this censorship?

Popular Magazines would be most useful because they offer Current  events and Popular opinion on the subject.

RQ 3)  How much more can a college graduate expect to earn over someone with a high school diploma? 

Academic Journals would be most useful because they offer in-depth research and statistics.

RQ 4) Should educators use commercial services to combat plagiarism? 

Books would be most useful because they offer in-depth information and I believe this has a historical element to it.

RQ 5) Is the current lack of sunspot activity affecting global warming? 

The Academic Encyclopedia would be most useful because it offers overviews and background information.  It also leads to other sources.

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Berinda:

    It sounds like you are on the right track. One other suggestion is for Q3 about earnings. The government keeps track of lots of data and it is available on the web, census data as well as employment statistics. A great resource.

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