1. RESEARCH Study skills

2. Starting points 1. Understanding the question 2. Note taking, lecture notes 3. eStudy 4. Time management 5. Keeping records

3. 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

4. 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

5. sources  Validity  Peer reviewed  Keeping notes  Wide range – why  Journals v books  Quoting

6. Sources - which  Books – search catalogue/ask staff  E-books – catalogue online resources page  Online journals  Online databases  Open source –DOAJ  Google scholar .pdfs  websites

7. Learning skills  Keywords and subjects  Analysing and evaluating information  Value judgements / bias  Pros and cons – setting up an argument  Thinking critically  Copyright and plagiarism

8. analysis How toexample knowledgeFactEducation Act 1944 comprehensionYou would know the aim of the act Every child to have free education applicationYou can show how this was set up Creation of grammar and technical schools, 11+ analysisExplain and discuss the effect Free education affected social mobility synthesisExtracted facts and created/composed new idea/conclusion Social equality and the rise of meritocracy evaluationDrawn a conclusion after weighing up evidence You evaluate how fees alter this

9. 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

10. Writing it up Academic writing style Introduction : topic paragraph : 1 st paragraph Main body : 3/4/5 paragraphs : each has topic sentence Conclusion : last paragraph : final paragraph Bibliography/reference list

11. 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