Topics covered:
Sources of secondary data and information
Information as evidence
Criteria for data and information quality
Reliability of data and information
Manipulation techniques to spread disinformation
Fact-checking and lateral reading
Facts vs fake news and disinformation
Credibility of the source of information
Relevant criteria to judge credibility of the source of information
You will learn to:
How to use secondary sources of information accessible on the internet?
What to consider when collecting information – relevance, reliability and accessibility?
How to approach information on the internet?
How to get reliable and relevant information – source of information?
What are (not) the relevant criteria for misleading information?
What techniques are used to spread disinformation?
How to navigate between facts and fake news?
Table of contents
1. Making sense of information
2. Steps how to get to the relevant understanding of the concerned issue
3. Practical tools when making sense of information
4. Basic principles when making sense of information
5. Conspiracy theories and bad practices
6. Beyond data and information – knowledge and wisdom