EP004 Information Literacy & Research Skills

EP004Information Literacy &Research SkillsSemester 1, 2012Week 4 / Lecture 3

“While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, another is busy making mistakes and becoming

superior” – Henry. C. Link

The Active ResearcherAnalyses

Understands Analyses the topic/questionMakes sure they understand what the key concepts are

(Keywords/concepts - Context)

The Active ResearcherBrainstorms

Identifies key idea /concept of topic Synonyms - Brainstorm

Recalls everything they know about the key idea

Recalls synonyms for keywords

The Active ResearcherDefines

Keywords/ConceptsGo back to the topic question

Identify the key concepts

Create a concept table or concept map

Use the key concepts from the topic as headings

Organise ideas/synonyms and group together in your concept table/ concept map.

NCISNever Cease Investigating

SystematicallySYSTEM

PLAN

STRATEGY

NCIS TEAMS

Form NCIS teams - work in pairs or a team of three.

Using your EPOO3 Essay - Carry out the first three steps of the research cycle. (You can refer to previous slides to guide you. (20 mins)

SEARCHStep 4 of the Research

CycleWhere will you search?

Google?

Google Advanced?

Google Scholar?

Google Books?

www.google.com.au

Google

Type – ‘advertising and children’ into google

How many of the results on your 1st page could you use?

What results won’t you use and why?

Would you use Wikipedia?

Wikipedia

Content can be edited by anyone

Anyone can upload articles (no publisher to screen or review articles)

Therefore, information can be unreliable

The author is not always identified – may not be reputable

However, not a bad place to get definitions or familiarise yourself with a topic

But: DO NOT USE AS A SOURCE FOR ACADEMIC WORK

Google Advanced

Find ‘google advanced’

Type – ‘advertising and children’ into ‘google advanced’

Explore the ways you can refine your search

Share the ways you can refine your search with the class

Google AdvancedRefining Search

Use and exact word or phrase

Include words tab

Exclude words – Don’t show pages … tab

File type - .doc, pdf, ppt….

Search site or domain - .edu, .org, .gov

Date – currency (old post, newer post)

Region – country

Google Scholar

Find ‘google scholar’

Type ‘ advertising and children’ into google scholar

What do you notice about the articles?

Find ‘advanced scholar search’

How does advanced scholar search help you?

Google Books

Find the ‘google books’ link

Type ‘advertising and children’ into google books

What did you find?

Previews – allow you to view certain or all pages in some of the books.

Useful for definitions and initial ideas

Can search the book using our Library page (books or eBooks)

Evaluating Websites

Class brainstorm:

What do you need to do or ask to evaluate a website?

Websites

Go to this website:http://www.martinlutherking.org/

Evaluate that website:

You have 10 minutes to explore it and then report what you found out or noticed.

Evaluating Websites

Authorship – reliable? Reputable?

Publisher – Who?

Currency - current or out of date?

Reliable? – Credentials, qualifications?

Bias – point of view, one sided?

Edited? Peer reviewed -

Links – is it linked to known reputable sites or organisations

Review

Write down the places we can search for articles etc in google.

What are two ways we can refine our search?

List 6 pointers for evaluating a website?

What is Bias?

Directed Study / Homework

Go to this website:

http://www.vtstutorials.ac.uk/detective/index.html

Read through the site – we will be completing the tasks next week.