EP004 Information Literacy & Research Skills
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EP004 Information Literacy & Research Skills Semester II, 2011 Lecturer: Carolyn Crook Week 3 / Lecture 2 “Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life – Les Brown
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“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life – Les Brown. EP004 Information Literacy & Research Skills. Semester II, 2011 Lecturer: Carolyn Crook Week 3 / Lecture 2. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EP004Information Literacy &Research SkillsSemester II, 2011Lecturer: Carolyn CrookWeek 3 / Lecture 2
“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life –
Les Brown
OverviewShare the important links you identified between “information literacy” and “the research cycle”Review Research CycleStep 4 – SearchComments on readingLibrary WebsiteLibrary Visit
Amazing Race
Outcomes of LectureAnalyse a topicCreate a brainstormEstablish concepts/keywordsNavigate and find sources in the ND library
The Happy Couple“Information Literacy and
Research Cycle”List at least 4 points that “cement the relationship between information literacy and the research cycle”
Research CycleFind a diagram of research cycle on the internetCopy and paste onto a word docHighlight the 1st three stepsNext to each step list the important points of that step.
Practise Step 1ANALYSE THE TOPIC / QUESTIONWhat are the 3 parts of a topic / question?Analyse the following topic/question:
“Discuss the ways information technology has changed work and
working practices in the past 10 years.”
Practise step 2 & 3Identify the main concepts (using the keywords and limiters)BRAINSTORM ideas for each concept for 2 minutes.Create a concept table or map to ESTABLISH KEYWORDS.
STEP 4 - SEARCHSTEP 4 of the ‘research cycle’ - SEARCH
“Search Smarter, Search Faster”
Comments on the reading:Form a group of 4 (move if necessary)List as many points about searching as you can [from your reading / video “Search Smarter, Search Faster”]Share with class
“Search Smarter, Search Faster”
Identify key conceptsFind synonyms for your key concepts
Group together in brackets using a boolean = “or”
Use a thesaurus or synonym dictionary to find synonymsSearch key concepts using a boolean = “and” between brackets
Directed Study - Homework
Create own diagram of the research cycle” on a PPT slideEmail slide to Carolyn: [email protected] a comment on our blog: “How does the research cycle help you?”
Library VisitForm Teams of 3At least one team member needs:
Phone that can take photosMoney on card to print in library
Meet Carolyn in Library /Room 6 – 9.25amIntroduction – by Reference Desk staff“Amazing Race”
