SSK 1203 Computer Skills for Independent Learning

Module 3: Finding and Evaluating Information on the World Wide Web

Objectives

When you have completed this module, you should be able to:

• use a world wide web browser
• use a world wide web search engine
• navigate in a website
• evaluate information found on the world wide web

View Tasks Online Module 3 Concepts Module 3 Task 1: Learning to Use a Web Browser's Tools Module 3 Task 2: Preparing for a Research Project Module 3 Task 3: Navigating and Searching within Web Sites Module 3 Task 4: Understanding Search Engines Module 3 Task 5: Building and Focusing Search Queries Module 3 Task 6: Critically Evaluating Web Materials I Module 3 Task 7: Critically Evaluating Web Materials II Module 3 Task 8: Finding Academic Information in Databases Module 3 Task 9: Critically Evaluating Web Materials III

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Project

Module 3 Project (download Module 3 Project)

Resources

APA Reference Formats for Online Documents

Readings

Tips for Evaluating Search Engine Hit Lists

Tips for Evaluating Web Sites

Tips for Evaluating Web Documents

Books on Reserve in the Library