Academic Portfolio: Comparison of Websites and Writing for Academic Purposes

Comparison of two websites

Picture of the exercise completed or Word document of the task completed The exercise which focused on carrying out a comparison of websites using factors such as authority, objectivity, currency, coverage and accuracy has helped me to have a critical view on the materials I read. Before, doing this task, I used to believe whatever the information published in the websites. However, I felt this practice is wrong and I realised the importance of checking the objectivity and accuracy of the information published in the websites.  

Mind map Picture – you can obtain online or you can make your own mind map

Picture of the exercise completed or Word document of the task completed This exercise has helped me to understand the difference between writing for academic purposes and writing for pleasure. One of the tasks required me to remove the clichés. This exercise has helped me to realise that using clichés is not a good academic practice. (student should define/explain clichés)

Summary on climate change

Search skills for Google

Presentation skills

Academic keywords

Referencing and plagiarism

Group discussion  

1.Overall summary of 500 words

2.Outline of 12 pieces of evidence

3.Summary of each evidence along with the picture or copy of the evidence

Note -- If the student is submitting their own written work as evidence, it should in Word so that we can check the similarity score.  

Write a 500 word summary to explain the rationale, the reasons, for your choice of materials used to populate the Portfolio.

Reason for selecting the exercise: University writing style and vocabulary – This is a very important exercise as an higher education learner, this exercise has helped me to improve my understanding of writing for academic purposes.

Comparison of two websites

The exercise which focused on carrying out a comparison of websites using factors such as authority, objectivity, currency, coverage and accuracy has helped me to have a critical view of the materials I read. Before doing this task, I used to believe whatever information was published in the websites. However, I realise this practice is wrong and that it is important to check the objectivity and accuracy of the information published in websites….