Stantec

Article summary

Stantec Inc. is a multinational professional services company in the design and consulting industry. The company was founded in 1954, as D. R. Stanley Associates in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Stantec provides professional consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics for infrastructure and facilities projects. The company provides services on projects around the world, with over 32,000 employees operating out of more than 450 locations in North America and across offices on six continents.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. employees: 32,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. employees: 2,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 34,000 employees — 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 foundation is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the employees is "32,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the employees is "2,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "34,000 employees". 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=1378635480