Evidence Standards
Why this matters
Completion is not competence. Watching modules is not capability. This is the module where the program stops trusting your attendance and starts trusting your work.
What you will be able to decide after this
- What counts as evidence, and what counts as theater.
- Whether your own work would survive a skeptical review.
- What "I do not have enough evidence" means as a complete answer.
Core lesson
What counts as evidence:
- Artifacts you produced
- Reasoning you can show
- Verification you actually performed
- Revisions you made when the first version was weak
- Clear statements of what you still do not know
What does not count:
- "I finished the module"
- A polished output with no traceable reasoning
- Confidence, enthusiasm, or hours spent
The standard: "Here is the work, here is how I checked it, here is where I am still uncertain" is evidence. Everything else is activity. Activity is what attendance measures. Evidence is what judgment measures.
The uncomfortable part: this standard applies to you in your actual job, not just in this curriculum. If your work cannot be inspected this way, the gap is not the curriculum's.
Worked example
Two learners finish the same six modules. Learner A has six artifacts, each with a verification note and a revision, and one honest paragraph about what is still fuzzy. Learner B has six screenshots of module completion and a lot of enthusiasm. The first is ready to move into an applied pack. The second is not — and no certificate will change that.
Practice
Take the strongest artifact you have produced so far in this curriculum. Write the verification note you would attach to it. Write the revision you made, and what prompted it. If neither exists, that is the finding.
Apply — produce the artifact
Assemble a short evidence portfolio from the previous six modules: the artifacts, the verification steps, and one paragraph on what remains uncertain or unresolved.
Verify
Review the portfolio yourself against this standard: Could a skeptical, competent person look at this and see actual judgment, or only activity? If the latter, strengthen it.
Sources
This module is original practice guidance based on the authoring standard and does not depend on a specific external factual claim. Editorial review is still required.