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Resource type
Website/Encyclopedia
Harvard referencing
What is it about?
This Website/Encyclopedia is about Type 1 diabetes. The information you can find on
this Website/Encyclopedia is for example the symptoms, what treatment to use and
possible complications to name a few. There is also a section that talks about when to
call a medical professional.
Currency
How you can find the year this website was done by looking down the bottom of the
page searching for Update date. The information was posted in 2014. The information
has been updated. The information is 1 year old and current.
Accuracy
The information is substantiated and the authors credentials are listed. There are
references near the end of the page. There are a few references at the end which means
these could be the evidence. The domain name provides credibility. There arent any
spelling or grammar errors. There werent any broken links or advertisements.
Relevance
Scope
The information could be targeted for people who want to know about and what to do
for type 1 diabetes. Information is geared to general public.
Objectivity / Bias
There is a balanced amount of information on this website. Each information section has
a heading to show what information is available in that section so it is easy to find what
you are looking for. This website provides both sides of the argument. The research may
be sponsored because the people are doctors. This website is written for a specific
purpose. This book focuses on the USA.
Location
Was it a good
resource?
This was a good resource because anyone could go on this website and find information
about what you need to do for type 1 diabetes.
Resource type
Book, Thesis
Harvard referencing
What is it about?
This book talks about how exercise can complicate the blood glucose balance and this
also means making management of blood glucose levels more difficult. There is also a
section that says what type of exercise you should do to not make it difficult to keep
blood glucose levels in check. Then on another section it went through what the people
did to test when doing physical activities.
Currency
You can find the decade this book was published by looking at the year section. The
information was published in 2011. The information is 4 years old and current.
Accuracy
The information is substantiated and the authors credentials are listed. There arent any
sources. At the end of the book there is acknowledgement to different people. The
domain name provides credibility. There arent any spelling or grammar errors. There
werent any broken links or advertisements.
Relevance
This information is relevant to the topic because this book tells you what certain type of
exercises you can do if you have type 1 diabetes.
Scope
The information could be targeted for University, TAFE students and the public who
have type 1 diabetes or the people who want to know about it. Information is geared to
general public.
Objectivity / Bias
There is a balanced amount of information in this book. This book provides both sides
of the argument. The research may be sponsored because the people are from the
university. This book is written for a specific purpose. This book focuses on Australia.
Location
Was it a good
resource?
This resource was good because it looks at what certain type of exercises can do to you if
you have type 1 diabetes and to help manage your blood glucose levels.
Resource type
Article, report
Harvard referencing
What is it about?
In this article there were tests done on adolescents by having them doing exercise for
fitness levels who had type 1 diabetes. Then in another section there was information
about how they tested twelve people for 60 minutes of moderate vigorous activity. In
the summary there is information of what could happen to people who had type 1
diabetes and what the people found out for their research.
Currency
You can find the decade the article was done on the trove website. The information was
published on 2010. The information is 5 years old and current.
Accuracy
The information is substantiated and the authors credentials are listed. There are
references at the bottom of the page and acknowledgement. There is fact and figures
included in the article. The domain name provides credibility. There arent any spelling
or grammar errors. There werent any broken links or advertisements.
Relevance
This information is relevant to the topic because this book tells you what types of tests
have been done on adolescents with type 1 diabetes and to show what they found out.
Scope
The information could be targeted for University, TAFE students and the public who are
interested in this research. Information is geared to general public.
Objectivity / Bias
There is a balanced amount of information in this book. This book provides both sides
of the argument. The research is not sponsored. This article is written for a specific
purpose. This article focuses on the UK.
Trove/National Library of Australia, United Kingdom and covers a global respective.
Location
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19968815
Was it a good
resource?
This resource was good because it looks at what certain type of exercises adolescents can
do if they have type 1 diabetes and to see what happens to those people.
Resource type
Harvard referencing
What is it about?
This research paper is about Diabetes Mellitus which is a common and noncommunicable medical condition that is worldwide. This disease has caused death in
developed worlds that have built environments, large cities with unhealthy lifestyles.
Pollution and unhealthy lifestyles affects people with diabetes. Smart technologies can
be used to help people cope with diabetes and the complications. Smart technologies are
put in the plans of the new cities.
Currency
You can find the decade this research paper was done by looking at emeralds contents
page. The information was published in 2013. The information is current.
Accuracy
The information is substantiated and the authors credentials are listed. There are
references near the end of the page. There are a few references at the end which means
these could be the evidence. The domain name provides credibility. There arent any
spelling or grammar errors. There werent any broken links or advertisements.
Relevance
This information is relevant to my topic. This is because the research paper goes into
detail of the problems caused by the unhealthy lifestyles if you had diabetes. When
looking at the information it has been written in an appropriate level for the assignment.
Scope
The information could be targeted for University, TAFE students and the public.
Information is geared to general public.
Objectivity / Bias
There is a balanced amount of information in this research paper. This research paper
provides both sides of the argument. The research may be sponsored because of the
author works in a college or school. This research paper is written for a specific purpose.
This research paper focuses on the UK.
Emerald Insight, United Kingdom and covers a global respective.
Location
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/SASBE-05-2013-0025
Was it a good
resource?
This resource is good because the research paper talks about what disease you can get
when you have diabetes.
Resource type
Book
Harvard referencing
Sinclair, A 2009, Diabetes in old age, 3rd ed, Chichester, West Sussex J. Wiley
What is it about?
In this book you can find out what risk factors elderly people with diabetes might get. In
another section there is information about management of eye disease and visual loss.
Another section is about diabetics in aged care homes.
Currency
How this was identified was by looking at the page before the contents page. The
information was published in 2009.
Accuracy
The information is substantiated and the authors credentials are listed. There arent any
sources. The domain name provides credibility. There arent any spelling or grammar
errors. There werent any broken links or advertisements.
Relevance
This information is relevant to the topic because this book tells you what happens to
elderly people if they have diabetes.
Scope
The information could be targeted for elderly people and other people who want to find
more information about diabetes in elderly people. Information is geared to general
public.
Objectivity / Bias
There is a balanced amount of information in this book. You can look at different
sections about the information under titles and know what information you are getting.
This book provides both sides of the argument. There is a section that is called list of
contributors. This article is written for a specific purpose. This article focuses on the UK.
Location
Was it a good
resource?
This is a good resource because this book looks at what happens to elderly people who
have diabetes.