HE 440/NU 440: Health Policy

For ANY source, ask:

• Who wrote this? What are their credentials?
• What organization published it? Is it reputable?
• Who funded it? Any conflicts of interest?
• What is the purpose? Is it so inform, persuade, sell, or advocate?
• Is there bias? Does the author or organization have a particular agenda or perspective? (Note: bias doesn't automatically disqualify a source, but you must be aware of it)
• When was it published? Is it current enough?
• Does it cite credible sources? Can you verify the claims?
• What's the tone? Objective and measured, or emotional and inflammatory?
• Does it acknowledge complexity? Or does it oversimplify?
• Can you verify key claims? Do other sources say similar things?

Go to accessnyt.com. From there, enter "Monmouth University" and follow the instructions. Once you’ve set up your account, you can go directly to nytimes.com on subsequent visits to access the site.

Go to https://wsj.com/ActivateMonmouth and follow the one-time account setup process. Once you've set up your account, you can go to wsj.com/monmouth and sign in with your Monmouth University username and password.

These tutorials will teach you how to find and access high-quality sources for your nursing and health assignments.

• Work through them at your own pace. Each module builds on the previous one.
• Estimated total time: approximately 25 minutes

What you'll learn: