Wednesday 8 October 2014

P2 discuss the characteristics of good information



Valid
Information should be accurate and reliable to ensure that no mistakes or misunderstandings occur; this could lead to a wrong decision being made.

Reliable
To ensure that information is valid and not false, it should be sourced from a reliable source and not someone/somewhere that is known to spread disinformation. This is important because the wrong information could influence a wrong decision.

Timely
Information should be obtained and used in a timely fashion to ensure that any decisions being made are made as early as possible.

Fit for purpose
Information should be relevant to the audience, for example information about a new Apple update should be given to Apple customers, not Windows customers.

Accessible
Making sure that information is available for use to anyone that needs it is important because it could be the difference between the correct and wrong decision.

Cost effective
Capturing, Processing, Storing and Presenting information can be very expensive so it is important to look at the benefits of having information before sourcing it.

Accurate/Relevant
Information should be relevant to the audience, accurate and in depth, this will make the information good and it will be useful.

Reliable Source
Information from reliable sources is important, reliable sources include trusted friends, other users in that industry and magazines.

Understandable by user
If information is presented to an audience then it is important to make sure that the audience either understands the jargon used in it, or that there is little jargon. If information is too technical then the audience will not understand it.

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