Credibility On The Web
This paper is a mini-research brief.
The papers should be in 3 sections, as detailed below.
This research brief should pull together a main theme for the readings as a whole.
• Introduction: Introduce what the topic is and let your reader know what he/she can expect in this paper. This section should set the context through which your reader should interpret the information you present in your study summaries. TOPIC: Credibility On The Web
• Summarize: In section 1 , this brief should summarize at least 3 of the 5 provided references: the choice is up to writer.
1. Fogg, B.J., Kameda, T., Boyd, J., Marshall, J., Sethi, R., Sockol, M., and Trowbridge, T. (2002).Stanford-Makovsky web credibility study 2002: Investigating what makes web sites credible today.A Research Report by the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab & Makovsky & Company. Stanford University.
2. Metzger, M. J., Flanagin, A. J., & Medders, R. (2010). Social and heuristic approaches to credibility evaluation online. Journal of Communicaiton, 60(3), 413-439.
3. Flanagin, A. J., & Metzger, M. J. (2011). From Encyclopedia Britannica to Wikipedia: Generational differences in the perceived credibility of online encyclopedia information. Information, Communication, and Society, 14(3), 355-374.
4. Morris, M. R., Counts, S., Roseway, A., Hoff, A., & Schwartz, J. (2012). Tweeting is believing? Understanding microblog credibility perceptions. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 2012.
5. Hocevar, K, Flanagin, A. J. & Metger, M. J. (2014). Social media self efficacy and information evaluation online. Computers in Human Behavior, 39, 254-262. (attached here)
Dedicate one paragraph to each study. In your own words and without using quotations, please explain the studies.
• Begin the paragraph by explaining how the researchers conducted the study and then tell me what the results were.
• No need for information on the hypotheses or literature review.
• This paper should explain what the researchers did and what they found.
• PLEASE use transitions between studies to show how they relate to each other.
