Wikipedia as a Credible Source Group A MGT/521 Management January 24‚ 2010 Wikipedia as a Credible Source With the emergence of the internet as a resource center for students a question arises on the credibility of web based sites. In this paper we will debate the use of Wikipedia as a credible source of information. Support of Wikipedia Since navigating the web can be difficult in obtaining information Wikipedia should be viewed as a primary source of initial‚ credible and valid
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Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Management 521 July 25‚ 2011 Is Wikipedia a Credible and Valid Source of Information? Abstract Team A debated on whether Wikipedia is a credible and valid source of information. The team was divided into two groups‚ one side for and one side against. Among the five team members only one (the author) sided for Wikipedia as a credible and valid source. The debate lasted for seven days. Great points were raised by each team members to prove
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Running head: Credible Nutrition Information: Individual Assignment Credible Nutrition Information: Individual Assignment Paul Smith University of Colorado 1 CREDIBLE NUTRITION INFORMATION: INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT 2 It is four in the afternoon and your feeling that daily slow down after a long day. Some people turn to a chocolate bar‚ cup of coffee‚ healthy fruit but many are turning to Red Bull for the boost of energy. However‚ children these days are exposed to more advertisement
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Debate Outcomes Credible sources are always a topic for debate. What is a credible source and what is not a credible source. By definition‚ credible means “offering reasonable grounds for being believed.” ("Merriam-Webster"‚ 2011) Therefore a credible source is information that is true and believable. One of the sources that we discussed and debated in class is Wikipedia. “Wikipedia is an online open-content collaborative encyclopedia.......” "Wikipedia:general Disclaimer" (2011) So what about Wikipedia
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imperative that we maintain a keen eye to distinguish what is a credible source as opposed to a Non-credible source. Both Credible and Non-Credible sources utilizes domain URL ending in ".com or .org.". Many URLs such as ".gov‚ .mil‚ and .edu." tend to be credible however; this form of identification is not just enough. One must be able to have other ways to distinguish a credible site from it’s not so factual counterpart. In order to deem a website credible‚ we must take into consideration the following
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A documentary is successful when it is able to combine both the appearance of historically accurate elements and present believable situations through a false lens‚ leading the audience to question the reality of what they are seeing. The genre of documentary aims to present a convincing story through the use of credible documentary tactics to portray a "fictional documentary." Every documentary depends on its viewers believing its premise. The illusion of believability is most often either confirmed
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What Makes a Credible Paper? When writing an essay‚ the person providing information can easily make a statement and fail to reference it’s credible source. There are steps that can be taken to ensure the information is cited correctly. This takes place with every type of paper that is written that provides facts or statements. A research paper can easily be frowned upon just because sources are not referenced‚ or they are not credible. Information will be provided how to write a paper and reference
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students now a days find themselves in a predicament where credible sources are needed to help with research projects‚ essays‚ books etc. The internet is a big place and is filled with insane amounts of information for societies reach. The question is whether these sources are credible sources or just information filled in by average person with little experience or knowledge in the subject. Information today has come a long way from what it used to be before. The internet has practically anything
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Wikipedia as a Credible and Valid Source of Information Muideen Ayorinde MGT/521 April 6‚ 2012 Jim Bingel Wikipedia created in 2001 tagged the free encyclopedia is a multilingual web-based‚ free-content encyclopedia project based on an openly editable model written collaboratively by a largely anonymous internet volunteers who write without pay. (Wikipedia:About‚ 2012) Wikipedia has at least 4.8 billion visitors annually‚ over 85‚000 active contributors working on over 21 million articles
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Credible Websites vs. Non-credible Websites: Credible websites are trusted websites usually funded by the government‚ scientific‚ or college associations. Usually the end ends in .edu‚ .gov‚ .org. Non credible websites are websites by people who post their opinions or their opinions of a fact. Anyone can make a .com or .net easily and say whatever they choose to say Credible Websites: (http://curious.astro.cornell.edu) A credible website is a site that displays accurate‚ useful‚ and true
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