1. Resources in English for students writing their bachelor and master’s thesis Tove Forslund, Learning Centre tove.forslund@abo.fi, www.abo.fi/lc/ tove.forslund@abo.fiwww.abo.fi/lc/ Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 1 15.3.2013

2. Information retrieval and data collection Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 2 15.3.2013

3. Information retrieval  Short courses in information retrieval and RefWorks – For dates and times, see: www.abo.fi/personal/kurskatalog www.abo.fi/personal/kurskatalog  Tailor made sessions for groups (library in cooperation with teacher)  Organiser: Åbo Akademi Library Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 3 15.3.2013

4. Online guide to information retrieval  www.abo.fi/bibliotek/en/bibkurs www.abo.fi/bibliotek/en/bibkurs Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 4 15.3.2013

5. Equipment to borrow  From the Learning Centre in ASA-building/Åbo you can borrow dictaphones and a video camera for interviews  Booking through Resource booking (Student-portal > Tools)  www.abo.fi/stodenhet/en/lcutrustningwww.abo.fi/stodenhet/en/lcutrustning Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 5 15.3.2013

6. Web survey tool  E-lomake: the web survey tool available for Åbo Akademi staff and students  Login: Student-portal > Tools  User guides: www.abo.fi/stodenhet/en/elomake www.abo.fi/stodenhet/en/elomake 15.3.2013Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 6

7. The writing process Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 7 15.3.2013

8. Academic Writing  Individual Academic Text Consultation – a complementary service for ÅAU students who would like opinions about, and assistance with, the language of their theses before submitting these for a language check. – www.abo.fi/stodenhet/csktextconsultation www.abo.fi/stodenhet/csktextconsultation  Language checking: www.abo.fi/stodenhet/csklanguagecheck www.abo.fi/stodenhet/csklanguagecheck Responsible unit: Centre for Language and Communication Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 8 15.3.2013

9. IT-courses and help  Short courses in MS Word, PowerPoint & Excel and E-lomake – For dates and times, see: www.abo.fi/personal/kurskatalog www.abo.fi/personal/kurskatalog  Individuell support for Word and e-lomake – contact Learning Centre, larcentret@abo.filarcentret@abo.fi Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 9 15.3.2013

10. Material about plagiarism and the correct use of references  www.abo.fi/student/en/etik_plagiat www.abo.fi/student/en/etik_plagiat  Procedures for Handling Cases of Plagiarism at ÅAU  Instructions for having your thesis/assignment checked for plagiarism  NB! Support material for avoiding plagiarism – Videos on writing essays and the correct use of references: – Part 1: What is science and my relation as a student to it? – Part 2: How to take notes for an academic essay/thesis and a little referencing. – Part 3: How to organize your essay/thesis and how to read academic material in order to write an excellent essay/thesis. Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 10 15.3.2013

11. E-exam for maturity exams  Ask your teacher if you can do you maturity exam as an e-exam, i.e. at any time during work days 8 am -10/8 pm in the e-exam room in Åbo or Vasa  See www.abo.fi/student/en/etentwww.abo.fi/student/en/etent Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 11 15.3.2013

12. Extra support Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 12 15.3.2013

13. Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo The study psychologist at the Learning Centre  Do you feel that the work with your thesis does not progress as it should? – contact the study psychologist at the Learning Centre, studiepsykolog@abo.fi studiepsykolog@abo.fi – www.abo.fi/student/en/studiepsykolog www.abo.fi/student/en/studiepsykolog 13 15.3.2013

14. For resources in Swedish, see www.abo.fi/stodenhet/gradu www.abo.fi/stodenhet/gradu Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 14 15.3.2013