University Library Research
Using the topic selected in Week 6 for your four-paragraph essay, locate one source in the University Library. Provide the required information:
Source 1
• Author:
Qi Wang
• Date:
January 1, 2006 to July 1, 2008
• Title:
“Quality Assurance: Best Practices for Assessing Online Programs” (Article source from an Academic Journal.)
• Publication:
“International Journal on E-Learning” (Academic Journal-Volume 5/Issue 2 pages 265-274, 10 p.)
Educational Technology
Bibliographic Records: July 1, 2003 to present.
Full Text: January 1, 2006 to July 1, 2008
Association for the Advancement of Computing Education
P.O. Box 1545
Chesapeake, VA. 23327 USA
ISSN: 1537-2456
URL: http://www.aace.org
Write a 150- to 300-word response to each of the following questions:
• QUESTION 1
Is the source reliable? How do you know? Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part? If so, what is the bias?
I believe this particular source is reliable because this source has been used as a source for approximately nine years, since the year of 2003 and not only does the author’s email address prove the fact that she is college educated herself, but also because she used reliable and dependable sources while she produced this article. Also, acknowledging the fact that this particular source is “peer approved” also helps me believe this particular source is a reliable source.
The information provided within this particular source I chose does not reflect a bias on the author’s part. The reason I feel the author did not provide any personal bias information and statements is because the author based all of their information on reliable sources and references. All this information the author used within the article were simply based on relevant facts and statistics in order to provide the audience with a clear, concise, and basic...