Information is processed data. Information is useful and meaningful to the users. Unprocessed information is called data. The singular form of DATA is called DATUM.
Qualities/Characteristic of Good information
A good information must process the following qualities/characteristics.
- Timely: A good information must be timely. It should be communicated at the most appropriate time.
- Communication: A good information must be communicated to the right person and through an appropriate channels of communication
- Meaningful: Information must be meaningful to the receiver in order to be regarded as good information
- Accuracy: A good information must be sufficiently accurate to the user.
- Complete: A good information must be complete, half-truth about any information is regarded as in complete.
- Relevance: A good information must be relevant for its purpose. Any information that is not relevant is not useful to the receivers.
- Affordable: A good information must be provided at a cost which is less than the value of its worth or benefits. If the cost of getting or using any information is more than what the information.
Evaluation
- List the information gotten from academic
- List four characteristics of a good information