Checklist for Selecting Information

Academic and Communication Skills B

When selecting material and information for your assignments, you should evaluate the information for
its relevance and usefulness to your work, and its quality.
 This document must be filled in completely for each source used in your proposal and research
report. You must attach it to a printed copy of the article or journal paper it refers to, with the
information used being highlighted.
 A minimum of six (6) sources are required for the proposal and a total of twelve (12) sources for
the research report. At least six (6) of the total must be accessed from the Swinburne library’s
databases. (Note: the abstract of a journal paper by itself is not acceptable as it does not provide
adequate information to support a point.)
 Each checklist should have different answers to reflect thought and consideration of how the
article will be used in your essay and how it enables you to successfully complete your assignment.

Title: Investment Spree For FIFA World Cup and Olympics

Author: Antonio Guerrero

Questions Explain how the article will do this

(Simple Yes/No answers are NOT acceptable)

1. What will I use this information for?
 Background information?
 To locate other information?
 To support the advantages or
disadvantages of an aspect of my research
topic? If so, which?
 To use to support or derive
recommendations for my client?
I use the information to support my third
point of the advantage of hosting FIFA
World Cup in Malaysia on investment and
generating more jobs for the 2014 World
Cup and for coming Olympics Games in
2016 by Brazil.

2. How recent is this information?
 Is it still relevant? How so?
 Is this information useful although the
research was conducted in the past?
3. How reliable is this information?
 It should be from a reputable and unbiased
source. Explain or elaborate.
 The author should be an acknowledged
expert in the field or
 An investigative reporter or journalist
from a respectable news agency or paper.
Although the research was in 2011, it is still
relevant because it gives information on how
much amount of money to prepare for the
2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics Games
by the hotel sector.
This source is credible because it is from
Antonio Guerrero who was an Airfield
Construction Engineer from the Technical
University of Kiev, Ukraine and also from
database source.

Adapted from The Learning Centre Website, University of New South Wales

Checklist for Selecting Information, Research Report Assessment

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