Evaluating and using Information
Completion requirements
This section explains how to use the information you find within your academic work.
3. How do I know that I have found the information that I need?
There are some simple questions which you should always ask yourself when evaluating information:
- Who?
- What?
- Why?
- When?
- Relevant?
Turn over each of the cards below to find out more:
Check out this short animated introduction to evaluating information: it will help you memorise the five points mentioned above until they have become second nature.
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