Acquiring Data

The amount and availability of data has grown explosively in the last decade, making the effective searching of reliable data ever more significant. Practising the use of different search engines and databases, understanding their operating logic, and assessing the credibility of sources are skills that the modern student cannot live without. It is essential to acknowledge, that in addition to online search engines there are various other methods for acquiring data and these are to be understood and applied in the way students learn.