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APSC 1050: Process, Form, and Convention in Professional Genres

Pretend you are completing an academic assignment on the topic listed for your group below. Evaluate the 4 sources listed according to the 5Ws worksheet (or you can use a different evaluation framework like SIFT or RADAR) and consider: would you use this source for your assignment? 

Evaluating Sources - Activity

Now it's your turn! In groups, evaluate the following sources and make some notes in the worksheet:

Group 1 - Worksheet

Topic: Self-driving cars

Source 1: AccessScience - self-driving car

Source 2: Safety assessment for autonomous vehicles: A reference driver model for highway merging scenarios

Source 3: New Swiss Re study: Waymo is safer than even the most advanced human-driven vehicles

Group 2 - Worksheet

Topic: Thermal energy infrastructure 

Source 1: Modeling of thermal energy sharing in integrated energy communities with micro-thermal networks

Source 2: What’s the deal with thermal energy networks?

Source 3: URBAN HEAT NETWORK FOR THE RIVES ARDENTES ECO-DISTRICT

Group 3 - Worksheet

Topic: Climate change and flood risk 

Source 1: Changes in floodplain regimes over Canada due to climate change impacts: Observations from CMIP6 models

Source 2: Risks of flash flooding ‘exists in many places’ across Canada amid climate change

Source 3: Tides of Change: Climate Change and Flooding in Canada

Group 4 - Worksheet

Topic: Sustainable building materials 

Source 1: Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies 

Source 2: Sustainable Building Materials For New Construction Homes

Source 3: The Canada Green Buildings Strategy: Transforming Canada’s buildings sector for a net-zero and resilient future

Group 5 - Worksheet

Topic: Role of AI in engineering design  

Source 1: To excel at engineering design, generative AI must learn to innovate, study finds

Source 2:  Provide background information on the topic of "AI in engineering design"

Source 3: Fostering creativity in engineering design through constructive dialogues with generative artificial intelligence