1. English for Academic Purposes
EAP 3
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3. USC acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which its campuses stand. We recognise and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. 
Know your assignment – what you are asked to do
Have topics been chosen?

4. So, you have a new assignment. Where to start?
Start with a worksheet to organise your ideas!
Organise and keep information together – you’ll have many assignments!
WORKSHEET – Ready to research!

5. Choose a topic and discuss your task words
Identify three major issues/challenges associated with nursing the intellectually disabled in Australia and evaluate the provision of mental health care and services for this sector of the community.
2. Identify three major issues/challenges associated with the aged care system in Australia and evaluate the effectiveness of current support services for home care and residential aged care facilities in meeting the nursing care needs of this sector.
Identify three major issues/challenges associated with animal assisted therapy and evaluate the effectiveness of using animals in healthcare.
4. Identify three major issues for nurses associated with the development of  telehealth and evaluate the current state and future trends of this approach to healthcare in Australia.
To evaluate….? Definition of evaluate is “to judge or to determine the significance, worth or quality of” assess or appraise
Causes and effects
Advantages and disadvantages
Strengths and weaknesses
Importance
WORKSHEET – fill in your topic

6. Discuss your task words
To identify “establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is” recognise
To evaluate “to judge or to determine the significance, worth or quality of” assess or appraise

7. Key words and key phrases
Identify three major issues/challenges associated with nursing the intellectually disabled in Australia and evaluate the provision of mental health care and services for this sector of the community.
2. Identify three major issues/challenges associated with the aged care system in Australia and evaluate the effectiveness of current support services for home care and residential aged care facilities in meeting the nursing care needs of this sector.
Identify three major issues/challenges associated with animal assisted therapy and evaluate the effectiveness of using animals in healthcare.
4. Identify three major issues for nurses associated with the development of  telehealth and evaluate the current state and future trends of this approach to healthcare in Australia.
To evaluate….? Definition of evaluate is “to judge or to determine the significance, worth or quality of” assess or appraise
Causes and effects
Advantages and disadvantages
Strengths and weaknesses
Importance
WORKSHEET – fill in your topic

8. Think about alternative keywords
Truncation
Intellectually disabled
ID, Mental health condition
“General learning disability”
Impaired functioning
Intellect*
Mental health care
Mental health services
Community health services
National Disability Insurance Scheme
NDIS
Aged care system
Care for the elderly
Elder*
Home care
Independent living
Residential aged care facilities
“residential aged care”
Animal assisted therapy
AAT, psychotherapy
Therap*
Telehealth
“Telecommunication techniques”
Telemedicine
Nurses
Health practitioners
Nurs*
Australia
Australasia
Austra*
Different language can be used to describe the same thing
Different spelling
“ “ What is this doing? Finding and EXACT phrase, or string of letters
* What is this doing? Truncation of a word to search for ANY alternative finishes. Why wouldn’t you use com* ?
WORKSHEET – YOUR alternative words/ truncations/ phrases

9. Putting it all together …
The hard bit … making sense of your topic search!
AND
find all of your keywords (main topics)
“residential aged care” AND “effective support” AND Austra* OR
find any of your keywords (alternative words)
Animal assisted therapy OR AAT OR psychotherapy methods
AND will give you LESS results (everything has to be included). Use AND to make sure you have a relevant search for your topic.
OR is MORE (you are happy to find this OR that OR something else). Use OR to make sure you have included synonyms or alternative search terms.
There are other things (like NOT) which can be used, but let’s keep it simple and good today 
WORKSHEET – Fill in “Putting it all together” section. Different concepts on different lines (e.g. in the OR example on this slide)

10. So, now that you have a good search plan, where will you look for good academic information for your assignment?
For a further brief look at how to search well, this Library Guide can help you gain confidence:

11. Start with the Library Homepage http://www.usc.edu.au/library
Log in here (when off-campus) and get started
Now click on Advanced Search

12. Discover in Advanced search ……search for journal articles, books, e-books, newspapers….
Use DISCOVER to search almost all library resources
To add another search field (to add another concept)

13. Discover in Advanced search ……search for journal articles, books, e-books, newspapers….
For example …

14. Limit your results … Look to Refine my Results Peer-reviewed
Publication date
Resource Type
LIMIT your results list to see more RELEVANT resources
Left hand side is where you can narrow refine or alternatively expand your search
You need books for your assignment – choose that resource type
You need journals for you assignment – choose that resources type

15. Catalogue – a simple search http://www.usc.edu.au/library

16. Catalogue – an advanced search http://www.usc.edu.au/library

17. Newspapers for background knowledge
Choose from a number of newspapers, current affairs databases or our newly subscribed News Corp

18. Websites Using Google is ok isn’t it? … well… nearly!
No control at all over what is published via Google.

19. Websites Try Google Scholar instead! https://scholar.google.com/
Better quality websites, and lots of journal articles.
Check out this Library Guide on how to use Google Scholar, including how to add USC library so that you won’t be charged for journal articles that we have access to in the library:

20. Google Scholar Click on the link
What type of websites have we found here?
(understand the information in a URL)

21. Library Guides http://www.usc.edu.au/library
Where to get a copy of this PPT – and other research tips useful for your EAP studies

22. Library Help
find more information for your subject, or how to search.

23. Need Help? Visit the Library Help Desk See the “How to” Library Guides
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