Online Study Tool Kit

An interactive 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.

By the end you should be able to:
--Distinguish between different information sources
--Understand that searching for academic assignments is different than searching with Google
--Decide which type of information sources may be useful for your research

An interactive tutorial on how to define your search topic, choose your search terms, and build a search strategy from the Academic Achievement Team

By the end you should be able to:
--Define your research question or topic
--Choose search terms and keywords
--Build a search string and improve your results

An interactive 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.

By the end you should be able to:
--Access relevant online resources
--Navigate the interface and search for information for your assignment
--Filter through the results and refine your strategy

Understanding the different types of sources are relevant for different assignment. This tutorial will help you to identify the type of sources you want to focus on before you search will help you find relevant information faster.

By the end you should be able to:
--Understanding the types of sources appropriate for academic work and the difference between popular and scholarly sources.
--Identifying source types that could be useful for your assignments in your subject area.
--Selecting locations to search for primary or secondary sources relevant to your topic
--Awareness of what grey literature is and places you can search for it

This interactive tutorial guides you through the basics of Roehampton Harvard Referencing with practice examples.

By the end of the tutorial, you should be able to:
--Explain what you need to reference and why
--Understand the mechanics and be able to construct references for: books, chapters in edited books, journal articles and websites
--Format secondary references
--Know when to cite a source, when to include page numbers and how to reference multiple authors
--Locate the guides for referencing styles

An interactive tutorial with tips on how to find specific file types, searching within a site, and filtering searches to scholarly articles using Google Scholar.

By the end you should be able to:
--Apply search operators
--Search within websites
--Search for specific filetypes

Academic Integrity and honesty are fundamental to the work you produce at Roehampton. Learn about the most common types of plagiarism in academic context, followed by six cases showing how plagiarism can damage one’s reputation, credibility and career prospects.

By the end you should be able to:
--Identify what constitutes plagiarism
--Develop a commitment to academic integrity and the core values that are fundamental for you to succeed in your studies and beyond.

An interactive tutorial from the AA Team aimed to help you produce excellent presentations.

By the end you should be able to:
--effectively prepare for an oral presentation using PowerPoint or create a poster presentation.

An interactive tutorial to improve you critical writing skills.

By 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.