Holy CRAAP

A response to the Holy CRAAP! Activity
created by Peter Sheedy (@PeterS)

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Resource Title:
Budget Planning Case Study


Resource URL:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_7mT9-x35RLSHzsk6Yoe_u2BD5P8jgXHqCQAdiNfZs/edit?amp;usp=embed_facebook


Currency: The timeliness of the information:

When was the resource published or posted?
Has the resource been revised or updated?
Does your topic require current information?
Are the links functional?
Not specified.  Links are functional.   Information provided within the case study is still relevant.


Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs

Does the resource relate to your needs?
Who is the intended audience?
Is the information in the resource at an appropriate level for your learners?
The information is approriate for college level students.
It is amercian based as it relates to 401 (k).   This is not relevant for Canadian students.


Authority: The source of the information

Who is the creator? 
What are their credentials or organizational affiliations?
Are they qualified to write on this topic?
Not specified.


Accuracy: The reliability and truthfulness of the information

Is the information supported by evidence?
Has the resource been reviewed or refereed?
Are there spelling, grammar, or typographical errors?
Case provides student and teaches portions with answer key.      It is not known if the answer key is correct.  This would have to be reviewed prior to using.


Purpose: The reason the information exists

Why does this resource exist? (to inform, teach, sell, entertain, or persuade?)
Is the information fact, opinion, or propaganda?
Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, institutional, or personal biases?
This was created by a professor to help students learn how to budget.   It is fact-based.


Notes: Are there additional questions or observations you have about this material that affect your decision to use it? (i.e. this is an opinion piece that I will use to demonstrate one side of an argument).


Final Recommendation: Will you use this resource? Why or why not?
The case study would have to be reviewed in more detail and the answer key checked before it could be used.