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Top Tips For Research Skills - Coggle Diagram
Top Tips For Research Skills
Using books and journals
Observation
research virtual or face-to-face books and magazines
Tips
basic information
book and encyclopedia
understand the question
wish good sources
quickly
Sorting your information
Tips
Plan your essay or report
As you read, look for answers to your questions
Underline the key words
Link ideas using a mind map
Go back to your research question and ask yourself what it means
Remember to write out your bibliography
Ask someone to read what you’ve written and give you feedback
Use your word limit to guide your reading
Observation
Workshop tutors say that some students feel overwhelmed by the amount of information they have photocopied or
printed
Research Skills
Using the Internet
Sorting your information
Using books and journals
Using The Internet
Tips
The web address (URL) gives clues about the information.
This is probably part of your working or learning style, but it is not effective as
a research strategy.
Most search engines allow you the option of searching for an image only.
Observation:
IT workshop tutors say that some students use the Internet to look
for images.