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Www.arn.org/realscience/kog1asample/kog-ct-chem-1a-sample.pdf. /file_download/154/ Martin luther king bin laden. Research skills. Researching and Reference. Harvard Referencing - Basic - Referencing & Plagiarism - LibGuides at TAFE South Australia. The Harvard Referencing System is commonly used for referencing sources. However check with your lecturer or course handouts for any specific requirements and follow their preferred referencing method. Scroll down to the bottom for a handy 2-page printable version of this guide Why reference your assignments?

Referencing your assignments avoids plagiarism by acknowledging the original author or source of the information. It enables your reader to evaluate the worth of the sources by reading your list and to follow-up on those resources for themselves. What do you need to reference? If you use someone else’s ideas in your assignment you must include a reference to that idea in the body of the assignment and also at the end of the assignment in a reference list or bibliography. In-text Reference The brief in-text reference or citation is included in the text of your assignment. End-text Reference Sample Reference List. QUT | Library | Study Smart | 1. Understand your assignment task. Quicktips. Research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=resdev. Ms. Attribution. Skills in Accessing, Finding & Reviewing Information - Safari. It is probably obvious from your lists that the concept of information quality is anything but straightforward. To suggest that information is either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is to simplify some very complex issues and arguments.

For example, how did you classify ‘complicated’? Depending on what you need the information for this may be good or bad – the context of use is the most important deciding factor. Similarly, something that is ‘subjective’ or ‘dated’ may be useless to a scientist but very good for an historian. We will look further at this point in Section 5, Topic 4. What this activity demonstrates is that there are certain aspects of information which we need to consider when deciding whether a specific piece of information is ‘good enough’ for our particular purpose; there is a need for ‘critical appraisal’ of potential resources. To help do this we suggest you use the following mnemonic, PROMPT for short: Presentation – is the information presented in a clear and readable way? Evidence Chart - Chart the Evidence! Www.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/82740/thinkcritically.pdf.

Evaluation Criteria from "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources" Evaluating Internet Research Sources. Robert Harris Version Date: January 21, 2015 Previous: December 27, 2013; November 6, 2013; Nov. 22, 2010 and June 15, 2007 "The central work of life is interpretation. " --Proverb Introduction: The Diversity of Information Adopting a Skeptical Attitude You might have heard of the term information warfare, the use of information as a weapon. Now, as I just said above, there is a lot of high quality information available through the Internet. Getting Started: Screening Information Source Selection Tip: Try to select sources that offer as much of the following information as possible: Author's Name Author's Title or Position Author's Organizational Affiliation Date of Page Creation or Version Author's Contact Information Some of the Indicators of Information Quality (listed below) Evaluating Information: The Tests of Information Quality The CARS Checklist for Information Quality Summary of The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation Living with Information: The CAFÉ Advice.

Jenny Luca - Toorak College Information Fluency Program. Toorak College Information Fluency ProgramCC BY-NC-SAAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeAt Toorak College the teaching and learning of information fluency skills is embedded in the dissemination of an integrated curriculum. The Information Fluency Program recognises the importance of preparing and skilling students to be active, productive and collaborative contributors in an increasingly global society. The Program is based on the standards developed by the International Society for Technology in Education(ISTE®) and compatible with the General Capabilities identified by ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority) in the Australian Curriculum. It outlines, at each year level, relevant skills, learning tasks and applications that reflect 21st century learning and living.

The Australian Curriculum includes seven general capabilities: