Assignment 3: Website Evaluation
Due Week 7 (Module 2) and worth 135 points
For this assignment, you will identify a topic related to healthcare technology that interests you and use a search engine to find two (2) related websites with information about your chosen topic. Evaluate these two (2) websites in regard to their:
- Authority
- Affiliation
- Purpose
- Objectivity
- Content
- Learning Process
- Audience
- Currency
- Design
Utilize this chart when evaluating each of the Websites you have chosen.
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Authority |
No author or contact information is provided. |
No author is listed but an e-mail contact is provided. |
An author is listed with no credentials and you cannot tell if the author is the creator of the material. |
An author is listed with appropriate credentials and is the creator of the material. |
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Affiliation |
It is unclear what institution supports this information. |
A commercial Internet provider supports the site, but it is unclear if the author has any connection with a larger institution. |
The site is supported by a larger institution, but some bias is apparent in the information from the institution. |
The site is supported by a reputable institution without bias in the information. |
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Purpose |
The purpose is unclear or cannot be determined. |
The Website has more than one purpose but meets only a few of my objectives. |
The purpose is somewhat clear and meets most of my objectives. |
The purpose of the Website is clear and meets my objectives. |
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Objectivity |
The Web page is a virtual soapbox. |
The Website contains some bias and a great deal of advertising. |
The Website contains some advertising and minimal bias. |
The Website contains little advertising and is free of bias. |
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Content |
The information on the Website does not relate to my objectives. |
The information relates to my objectives, but many of the links do not work. |
The information relates to my objectives, links work, but the site is not well organized. |
The information relates to my objectives, the links work, and the site is well organized. |
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Learning Process |
The information will not challenge learners to think, reflect, discuss, compare, or classify. |
The information will not challenge learners to think but does provide interesting facts for resource information. |
The information at this Website will provide some challenges for the learner to think but does not relate to my objectives. |
The information challenges learners to use higher-order thinking skills, effectively engages the learner, and meets my learning objectives. |
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Audience |
The Web pages are not appropriate for my audience. |
The Web pages are written above the level of my audience, but some of the information is useful. |
The Web pages are written at an appropriate level for my audience and some of the information is useful. |
The Web pages are written at an appropriate level and the information is suitable for my classroom. |
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Currency |
Information on the site has not been revised in the last 18 months, or no date can be located. |
Information on the site has not been updated in the last year, but the information still is of good quality. |
Information has been updated in the last six months and seems to reflect currency. |
Information has been updated in the last three months and is accurate. |
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Design |
The Website design is inappropriate for my audience. |
The Website loads slowly and the general appearance is poor. |
The Website loads without issues, but the site is not easy to navigate. |
The Website loads without issues, is easy to navigate, visually pleasing, and easy to read. |
Once you have completed the evaluation for each website, write a one to two (1-2) page summary of the information learned in your evaluation of each site, in which you:
- Identify the databases used and the keyword(s) used in your search.
- Compare and contrast your two (2) chosen sites in the areas of authority, affiliation, purpose, objectivity, content, learning process, audience, currency and design, using the chart above as a guide.
- Determine if you would utilize these websites in the future. Provide a rationale for your determination.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- You must include a title page, page numbers, running head, and in-text citations (if applicable). You do not need an abstract.
- The one to two (1-2) pages are excluding the title and reference pages. There must be one to two (1-2) pages of content.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Integrate current evidence-based research and information management resources to various nursing and/or healthcare fields.
- Summarize the foundation of nursing informatics as it relates to healthcare.
Grading for this assignment will be based on the following rubric.
