2. Step 1 Read the question
Step 2 Identify topics and keywords
Step 3 Identify the focus
Step 4 Determine the task
Step 5 Determine the limitations
3.
4. Write a 2000-word essay
evaluating the new and emerging
roles of information professionals
in special libraries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
5.
6. Write a 2000-word essay
evaluating the new and emerging
roles of information professionals
in special libraries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
7. Roles
Information
professionals
Jobs, careers, profession, tasks, positions,
functions, responsibilities and so on
Librarians, records managers, knowledge
managers, archivists and so on
Special
libraries
Health libraries, corporate libraries, law
libraries and so on
Asia-Pacific
Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and so on
8.
9.
Write a 2000-word essay evaluating the new
and emerging roles of information
professionals in special libraries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
In other words, you should NOT write a
response that focuses on traditional or
historical roles of information professionals
in the given region, but rather on the
new and emerging roles of information
professionals.
10.
11.
Write a 2000-word essay evaluating the new
and emerging roles of information
professionals in special libraries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
Above you can see that the task in our
sample question is to evaluate. To evaluate is
to make an appraisal of the worth of
something, supported by evidence. Your
appraisal should include pros and cons, and
can include your own opinion.
12. Limits are placed on assignments
to guide you. It is important to
identify these limitations before
you begin working on the
assignment because they will
help you to tailor your response.
13.
assignment due date or exam time limit
word limit
format of response (essay, report, etc.)
referencing style
presentation requirements
submission requirements
content restrictions such as time
(i.e., since 1990) or context
(i.e., in the Asia-Pacific region etc.)
14. Write a 2000-word essay
evaluating the new and emerging
roles of information professionals
in special libraries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
Other limitations would be the due date,
referencing style, presentation and submission
requirements.
Editor's Notes
Limits are placed on assignments to guide you. It is important to identify these limitations before you begin working on the assignment because they will help you to tailor your response. Common limitations are:assignment due date or examination time limitword limit (generally speaking, you may lose marks if you go 10% over or 10% under the specified word limit as going too far under means you haven't given enough depth to your response to the question and too far over means you have given yourself an unfair advantage by having more scope to add to your discussion)format of response (i.e., essay, report, bibliography etc.)referencing stylepresentation requirementssubmission requirements (i.e., forum posting, via Easts etc.)content restrictions such as time (i.e., since 1990) or context (i.e., in the Asia-Pacific region etc.)
