Human Sexuality Web

Human Sexuality Web Assignment

Paper The purpose of the Web Assignment Paper is to help students build information literacy and critical thinking. The assignments will involve finding web resources related to the assigned topic, evaluating the resources, and comparing/integrating the information with that from the textbook, and finding peer-reviewed resources on the topic. Papers will be graded for grammar, spelling, and writing style, as well as coverage and commentary on the topic. All information gained from resources beyond your common knowledge MUST be cited according to APA style. You must give a complete and accurate reference for all web resources. Failure to provide citations will be treated as plagiarism, and will be penalized according to the Academic Integrity Policy of American International College. Follow these steps to complete your paper. 1. State your topic. 2. Summarize what the book says about your topic. a. You need to reference quotations, facts, and statistics. b. If the book doesn’t address your topic, you must clearly state so. 3. Go to Google (or your web search tool of choice) and conduct a search on your topic. 4. Sate the term/phrase you used when doing your Google search. 5. Choose a site of interest from your Google search. 6. Summarize the information from that site. a. You need to reference quotations, facts, and statistics. 7. Evaluate the information from the site – using the attached handouts as guides for evaluating information presented on the web. 8. Go to Wikipedia and conduct a search on your topic. 9. State the term/phrase you used when looking for the topic in Wikipedia. 10. Summarize the information from Wikipedia. a. You need to reference quotations, facts, and statistics. 11. Evaluate the information from Wikipedia – using the attached handouts as guides for evaluating information on the web. 12. Go to the AIC Library Databases (EBSCO databases: Academic Search Premier, PsycARTICLES, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and PsycINFO) and look up your topic. 13. State the term/phrase you used when searching the databases. 14. Select an article that you determine is closely related to your topic. a. You DO NOT need to read or summarize the article, just decide that it is relevant to your topic and would provide useful information on your topic were you to actually read it. 15. Write up a complete and accurate APA-style reference page that includes: a. Reference for information from the textbook. b. Reference for site found through Google. i. This needs to be a full APA-style that includes the full url address c. Reference for information from Wikipedia i. This needs to be a full APA-style that includes the full url address d. Reference for the article chosen from Library Databases. Evaluating Information on the Internet Anyone can put anything on the internet. Here are some suggestions to help you determine whether information found on the internet is accurate. 1. Who runs the site? Any good web site related to sexuality should make it easy for you to learn who is responsible for the site and its information. 2. Who pays for the site? The source of a site’s funding should be readily apparent. The funding source can affect what content is presented, how the content is presented, and what the site owners want to accomplish on the site. 3. What is the purpose of the site? An “About This Site” link appears on many sites; if it’s there, use it. The purpose of the site should be clearly stated and help you evaluate the trustworthiness of the information. 4. Where does the information come from? If the person or organization in charge of the site did not create the information, the original source should be clearly labeled. This identification allows others to easily find original sources of information. 5. What is the basis of the information? The site should describe the evidence on which the material is based. Facts and figures from valid research should have references. Also, opinions or advice should be clearly set apart from information that is based on research results. 6. How is the information selected? Is there an editorial board? Do people with excellent professional and scientific qualifications review the material before it is posted? 7. How current is the information? Web sites should be reviewed and updated on a regular basis, and the most recent update or review date should be clearly posted. Even if the information is still accurate, you want to know whether the site owners have reviewed it recently to ensure that it is still valid. 8. How does the site choose links to other sites? What is the policy of the web site owner about how links to other sites are established? What are the criteria for the sites that are lined to the web site?