Holy CRAAP!

A response to the Holy CRAAP! Activity
created by Jenn Harren (@j_harren)

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This was helpful to go through.  It allowed me to give more in-depth thought to the resources I use and for future, to run through this “test” with resources and hopefully provide a more well-rounded selection of materials to students in my classes.

Currency: The timeliness of the information.

  • Recorded in Nov 2020 – very current and the topic is not requiring current information. The info has not been revised or updated though not required here.
  • Link is very functional (user friendly)

Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs.

  • The topic relates to content within my course (Recruitment and Selection) in terms of doing things a bit more “outside the box”.
  • The intended audience appears to be business owners, managers, and HR professionals
  • It’s a nice bite-sized piece of content though not very in depth and more of a “sound bite” with a couple of practical suggestions
  • It would be fine to use in a research paper

Authority: The source of the information.

  • The author is a business owner and is easy to locate online. He is an organizational consultant and keynote speaker – qualified on the topic and the source (TED Talk) gives quick access his contact info and profile.  I would consider him a valid authority on the topic.

Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.

  • The accuracy is okay – it’s his own personal experience so not supported by evidence, nor reviewed. I would say though from my own personal knowledge the content is sound
  • No errors in the talk, it is professionally recorded and I would say as the topic is not very specific it is unbiased as a result.

Purpose: The reason the information exists.

  • I would say the purpose of the info is to inform but also to sell/persuade the audience to find out more about the speaker and thus use his consulting and/or public speaking services

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