RM plc

Article summary

RM plc is a British company that specialises in providing information technology products and services to educational organisations and establishments. Its key market is UK education including schools, colleges, universities, government education departments and educational agencies. The company was founded in 1973 as Research Machines Limited. , RM plc employs around 1,700 people, the majority based in the company's headquarters located on Milton Park, near Didcot, Oxfordshire. RM also has offices across the United Kingdom (Cheshire, Nottinghamshire, Lanarkshire and London) and a software development facility in India.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1973 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1973". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362551693