Interactive Research Tutorials
New to searching the library databases or need a refresher? Our 3 part tutorial series will walk you through the process. Our Primary and Secondary Resources tutorial will help you to identify what to search for and the Harvard Referencing tutorial will teach you how to use the Roehampton style of Harvard referencing.
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Planning Your Research - TutorialA 15 minute tutorial on how to set yourself up for successful research by considering what kind of information you need and how searching at university is different from everyday life.
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Starting Your Research - TutorialA 20 minute tutorial on how to define your search topic, choose your search terms, and build a search strategy from the Academic Achievement Team
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Finding Your Research - TutorialA 20 minute tutorial on how to search using databases, tips and tricks for effective searching, and how to filter your results from the Academic Achievement Team. NB: This tutorial uses Education Research Complete as an example, but the techniques can be applied to most databases the library subscribes to.
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Primary and Secondary Sources - TutorialA 10/15 minute tutorial which will help you to identify the type of sources you want to focus on before you search to help you find relevant information faster.
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Roehampton Harvard ReferencingA 30 minute interactive tutorial which explains how to use the Roehampton Harvard Referencing Style for referencing sources.
Academic Integrity Tutorial
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Understanding Academic Integrity & Plagiarism - TutorialA 45 minute tutorial to help you identify what constitutes plagiarism as well as develop a commitment to academic integrity and the core values that are fundamental for you to succeed in your studies and beyond.
Effective Presentation Skills - Tutorial
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Effective Presentation Skills - TutorialBy the time you complete this tutorial, you should be able to effectively prepare for an oral presentation using PowerPoint or create a poster presentation. Approximate time needed to complete this tutorial: 30 minutes
Critical Writing - Tutorial
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Critical Writing - TutorialBy the end of the tutorial, you should be able to: demonstrate what is descriptive writing; demonstrate critical writing; understand the techniques and be able to construct and critique your writing for: essays, portfolios, posters, reports and other assignments; practice criticality and identify the difference in short pieces of text; learn how to be critical.
Approximate time needed to complete this tutorial: 30 minutes