Secondary Research:
A minimum of three pieces of secondary data will be submitted (abstract and/or first page)
related to the group research project. One article must be from a scholarly journal, the remainder
of the articles may be from scholarly journals, practitioner journals, trade publications or web
pages. For each of the three pieces of secondary data, students must complete an evaluation sheet
analyzing the credibility of the data and its relevance for the research project. There may not be
redundancy in the articles amongst the group members-- duplicates will result in grade penalties
for each student handing in the same article. (For a group of 6 members, this means that 18
different articles will be submitted.)
Secondary Research Assignment Worksheet
Credibility Assessment
Authorship
Is the author of this material a
credible source?
(things to consider: is s/he an
expert in the field; what else has
s/he written; what institution is
s/he affiliated with)
Audience
Is this article intended for use by
researchers? On what basis have
you determined this? If not
intended for research, explain
relevance for your study.
Date
Is the info suitably timely for
your study?
(Is it up to date? Does that
matter for your topic?)
Source Type
What kind of source is it? Use
the library handout “scholarly
journals…” to identify and
provide support for your
identification. For web pages use
the criteria for evaluating
websites
In 1-2 paragraphs discuss the
contribution of this article to
your topic.
Content Relevance