Week 2: Reflecting not plagiarising CSD4040
Oct 19, 2014
Week 2: Reflecting not plagiarising
CSD4040
In this workshop we will look at..
• Developing an effective search strategy
• Finding information for your project
• Evaluating information for quality
• Refection
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Plus feedback on homework
Thinking about keywords
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rossjamesparker/89414788/
The real thing: Electives Formal methods and Quantum Information Processing
Digital image and video analysis
• Keywords
• Alternative keywords
• More specific keywords
• Related subjects
Finding resourcesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library
Select Summon and search for information for your chosen elective
Refining your search
Journal DatabasesmyUniHub > My Study > My Library > Databases
Choose ‘Computing Science’ for list of relevant journal databases
Journal databases provide:• Access to quality information
• Information not available elsewhere
• Up-to-date
• Focussed/specific
• Full-text access
• Access on/off campus
• Personalize
• Citation and journal impact info
Library Subject GuidesMyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides > Computing
http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EIS
Evaluating information
Evaluating information
Imagine you are writing an essay on ‘Network Security’.
Have a look at the 4 items that you have been given and consider the following:
• Which items are the most relevant to your essay?
• Which items would be no use?
• Which item has the most academic authority?
• Which items might have bias?
• Which item is the most current?
• Authority
• Relevance
• Intent
• Objectivity
• Currency
Evaluating information
Homework
• Find a journal article using Summon or one of the
journal databases on your elective topic
• Write a reflective piece on the article and email to
Paula by 21st Oct [email protected]
• You will receive feedback on your writing and if
necessary, advice on what to do next.
Need further help?
Paula Bernaschina [email protected]
Adam Edwards [email protected]
Vanessa Hill [email protected]
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/ldu
http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library