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RESEARCH Study skills Starting points 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Understanding the question Note taking, lecture notes eStudy Time management Keeping records Literature review What is a literature review Research for essays Research for projects and dissertations Why you need to look Where to look How to look methodology Taking apart the question Understanding what you need to find out Planning Searching the LRC Searching LRC online material Searching the net Review drafts sources Validity Peer reviewed Keeping notes Wide range – why Journals v books Quoting Sources - which Books – search catalogue/ask staff E-books – catalogue online resources page Online journals Online databases Open source –DOAJ Google scholar .pdfs websites Learning skills Keywords and subjects Analysing and evaluating information Value judgements / bias Pros and cons – setting up an argument Thinking critically Copyright and plagiarism analysis How to example knowledge Fact Education Act 1944 comprehension You would know the aim of the act Every child to have free education application You can show how this was set up Creation of grammar and technical schools, 11+ analysis Explain and discuss the effect Free education affected social mobility synthesis Extracted facts and created/composed new idea/conclusion Social equality and the rise of meritocracy evaluation Drawn a conclusion after weighing up evidence You evaluate how fees alter this Bib and ref Keeping details of books and resources used. Paper and online – good practice Bib and ref section on Signpost Consistency Drop in sessions Writing it up Academic writing style Introduction : topic paragraph : 1st paragraph Main body : 3/4/5 paragraphs : each has topic sentence Conclusion : last paragraph : final paragraph Bibliography/reference list conclusion Time management Keep notes Talk to teacher Ask LRC for help with resources Do lots of reading Review your ideas and theories – things will change as you do research Spell check and save in more than 1 place relax