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My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Winter 2018

My Research Topic is:

Key words related to my Research Topic are:

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about a topic, e.g., Nortec IF that was what I am researching) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley)). Answer the following questions:

++1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) +2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No
 * Music therapy
 * No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

+Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?
 * Purple drank, this has a red banner as it does not provide information that is accurate.

Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article?
 * Yes it is, my article goes straight to the point on what music therapy is, and gives me some history about music therapy. This is a great article for my topic to get the knowledge I need.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and foonotes at the end?”
 * There is a picture of an piece of art that seemed to be made a long time ago, there is also a picture someone in music therapy during modern times. There is different links for definitions of terms that involve music therapy, There is different headers that involve music therapy for example; "Adolescents" and music therapy.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic?
 * Yes it is well balance by giving you the definition and history of music therapy, and providing how music therapy works with different types of people also helps if someone is looking for something specific.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay?
 * It has a neutral point of view as it only gives you information about what music therapy is and how it works.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc.
 * They have scholarly and trustworthy information but, also provides articles that are not so trustworthy.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating:

+a. is the lead section well-written, in clear, correct English?
 * Yes it is

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”?
 * No

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts?
 * Yes they do

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic?
 * No It did not seem to leave out aspects, provided lots of information

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic?
 * To me yes some were longer then others

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes?
 * No

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors?
 * No I did not it was only conversation to make the article better.

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History)
 * January 21st, 2018

+Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?)
 * Yes I found that were involved in music therapy even nurses

+Relevance (to your research topic)
 * Very relevant as I am doing my topic on music and health and, music therapy is music and health so it is very important to my topic

+Depth
 * This is a good source of information about my topic, it does contain articles that are not scholarly, but the article was written and edited by professionals.

-Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.)
 * It is a scholarly research article

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?)
 * The purpose is to provide information about what music therapy is. And what it is use for