Module 6 knowledge check

Module 6 Knowledge Check

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1. Why is AI output not a source?It may generate unsupported or incorrect claims, and nothing in it has been checked.It is usually too brief to cite properly.Sources must be published before they can be cited.It cannot be given a date or a page number.

2. What should come before conclusions?A list of likely answers to test.A summary of what you already believe.A shortlist of the best sources available online.A research plan with questions, source types, and comparison criteria.

3. What belongs in a claim-check table?The claim, a confidence score, and a summary.The claim, the search terms used, and the date.The claim, the source needed, the source found, and its status.The claim, its importance, and who raised it.

4. Why record uncertainty in a research note?It satisfies most citation requirements.Weak evidence otherwise reads as settled to the next person.It shows how much work the research took.It reduces the length of the findings section.

5. Which source settles a question about a policy change?The official policy or documentation itself.A recent article summarising the change.A colleague who dealt with it last year.Several independent blog posts that agree.

6. Why ask for search terms and source types separately?Combining them produces fewer results.Source types are only needed for formal research.Search terms change more often than source types.Search terms are vocabulary; source types are where the answer would live.

7. An output offers a citation with a title, author and year. What should you do?Check the author exists and then use it.Reformat it to your house style and use it.Treat it as unverified until you have found the item yourself.Use it, since the level of detail suggests it is real.

8. A comparison table has no uncertainty column. Why is that a problem?It will not fit the required report format.It looks complete, so a reader assumes every cell was researched equally.Tables without extra columns are harder to read.The comparison cannot be sorted.

9. What is the honest response to a claim you could not verify?Remove it, or mark it clearly as unverified.Soften the wording so it reads as tentative.Keep it, since absence of a source is not proof it is wrong.Move it to a footnote.

10. Every ranking of options encodes something. What?The order the options were entered.The amount of evidence found for each.The preferences of the person who will decide.A weighting, which somebody chose — possibly not you.

What to review

Missed 1 or 7: review Unit 0.
Missed 2: review Unit 1.
Missed 5 or 6: review Unit 2.
Missed 3 or 9: review Unit 3.
Missed 8 or 10: review Unit 4.
Missed 4: review Unit 5.