Practical Worksheet 8

The resource I evaluated was one of the other website I found previously.

Breast Cancer Foundation Singapore
http://bcf.org.sg/index.asp?id=home

This website is very professional and easy to navigate. The information provided is very detailed and creditable. I like the simple but attractive layout.

There were no broken or dead links and loading time was very quick.

On the whole, it was a joy browsing though this website.

The formats for citation and bibliography are really long and tiring to follow! However, I understand that citation is necessary to avoid legal matters and to ensure that the information is creditable.

Practical Worksheet 7

I updated the wiki with information from on another website

Breast Cancer Foundation Singapore
http://bcf.org.sg/index.asp?id=home
The BCF hopes that by raising awareness of breast cancer and encouraging women to screen themselves regularly, breast cancer will be detected earlier and the chances of surviving the disease will be greatly enhanced.

Wiki's are great to find information compiled from all over the Internet.

It saves a lot of time going through different websites and picking out the relevant information.

Because so much information from so many sources are gathered together, it is necessary to cite the sources so that the information is creditable.

Practical Worksheet 6b

I updated the wiki with information on one of the websites I found the previously.

They are:
Singapore Cancer Society
http://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg

Wikis are not new to me as I have used Wikipedia many times before in school assignments or just to find out stuff.

What is new to me is editing and maintaining a wiki. I never though it would be so simple!

I think wiki's are a great and quick way to find information as well as compile information.

However, because it is so simple, anyone can input information, thus the information found on Wiki's might not be all that accurate.

Practical Worksheet 6a

The topic selected for our group project is " Developments in Research Cancer".

One of the two websites I got from the keyword variation of the research topic is:

#1 Singapore Cancer Society
http://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg

The Singapore Cancer Society is a self-funding voluntary welfare organization that helps to promote cancer prevention.
Although it is an authoritative website, the information is very brief and no information on cancer can be found. The link to 'Cancer Info' is broken.

I feel that this website is not up to the standard of a reputable organization like the Singapore Cancer Society.

The layout is fine and pleasing to the eye. However, I think if the background color were to be something else other than white, it would be nicer.

Some information is also outdated: cancer focus (was for Oct -Dec 07)