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2015 Pre-sessional Programme
Independent Learning
Week 4: Research
Skills and Critically
Assessing Resources
Critical thinking…
§ What does it mean to critically assess a
resource?
§ What is meant by ‘peer review’?
§ Remember: Analyse, Argue, Evaluate and
Reflect!
Critically Assessing Resources
§ Who is the author?
§ What type of publication is this?
§ When was it published?
§ Who is the intended audience of this
publication?
§ Is it suitable for my research?
Activity:
§ Search for a webpage in your field using
Google.
§ Evaluate your chosen page using the
provided criteria
–  Remember: Author, publication type, date
published, intended audience and
suitability
§ Check Alexa.com for analytics information
about each webpage.
Homework:
§ Bring some recent feedback from one of
your tutors AND your Advising and Tutorial
Record booklet for the next class
Any Questions?
Extra Support
•  Extra one-to-one support sessions are
available. Sign up in the LRC on Avenue
Campus
•  Support groups are running on a number of
useful topics. Sign up with me!
•  Conversation cafes are taking place in the
Avenue courtyard at lunchtimes. Just go
along!

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Week 4 part 2 research skills 2015 g

  • 1. 2015 Pre-sessional Programme Independent Learning Week 4: Research Skills and Critically Assessing Resources
  • 2. Critical thinking… § What does it mean to critically assess a resource? § What is meant by ‘peer review’? § Remember: Analyse, Argue, Evaluate and Reflect!
  • 3. Critically Assessing Resources § Who is the author? § What type of publication is this? § When was it published? § Who is the intended audience of this publication? § Is it suitable for my research?
  • 4. Activity: § Search for a webpage in your field using Google. § Evaluate your chosen page using the provided criteria –  Remember: Author, publication type, date published, intended audience and suitability § Check Alexa.com for analytics information about each webpage.
  • 5. Homework: § Bring some recent feedback from one of your tutors AND your Advising and Tutorial Record booklet for the next class
  • 7. Extra Support •  Extra one-to-one support sessions are available. Sign up in the LRC on Avenue Campus •  Support groups are running on a number of useful topics. Sign up with me! •  Conversation cafes are taking place in the Avenue courtyard at lunchtimes. Just go along!