Budgeting Your Time (aka how to get this done in two hours):
As you budget your time for this exam, keep in mind that Part A/Ques 1-7 (reading and evaluating seven documents) and Part C/Ques 9 (making and explaining your recommendation) require more time than Part B/Ques 8 (considering what other information would have been helpful and how one would find that kind of information). While Part B is important, Parts A and C likely will require more time and deep thinking.
Also keep in mind that Part A and Part B are meant to prepare you for Part C, your recommendation and justification. Your thorough analysis of the documents in Part A in particular will help you make a persuasive recommendation in Part C, where you should plan to incorporate relevant information from the documents and explain how they led you to the recommendation.
Credibility – Credible information is based on facts and is authoritative; Credible information does not have the intent to flat-out deceive. It doesn’t unfairly promote opinion and does not have an agenda. On the other hand, biased information may promote only one opinion or side of an argument and/or contain “selective” or “cherry-picked” data.
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving aka Inquiry-Based Thinking (Demonstrating sound reasoning skills through analysis and construction of arguments)
Information literacy (Accessing, evaluating, and using information ethically)
Relevance – Relevant information closely relates to the topic/scenario you are considering. It may be recent. It affects the stakeholders in the scenario.