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    Seven things about info. needs of research

    Seven things about info. needs of research

    In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains the seven things you should pay attention to when you plan the information needs of your research. (1) Use information and communication technology to be really up to date with what's happening. (2) Encounter different types of sources and knowing when it's important to use them. Not only academic literature but also people, social media, the environment, visual information, sound, anything that might inform you. (3) Create your processes to tackle problems or make decisions. (4) Connect information of all kinds that you encounter with specific projects, problems, or areas of interest. (5) Build your knowledge base about your fields of study. (6) Use your creativity and intuition to do something new. (7) Seventhly using information wisely for the benefit of others.

    Keywords:
    Study skills Learning Information literacy
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    Video
     
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    How to kick-start the planning?

    How to kick-start the planning?

    In this video, a team of four students are now discussing how to kick-start the exhibition and what information sources in needed

    Subjects:
    Statistics and Research Methods
    Keywords:
    Exhibitions -- Planning Humanities -- Research
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    Video
     
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    Why is information from authoritative sources not trustworthy?

    Why is information from authoritative sources not trustworthy?

    In this slide, it explains the reason why the information came from authoritative sources but still not trustworthy. The possible reason could be (1) the way information is produced, (2)carelessness or loaded with secret intentions, (3) in favour of their hidden goal, (4)not spending enough time, (5) limited topic vocabulary, (6) limited by technical barriers, (7)information that fits with your knowledge & beliefs, and (8) from a source that you think is trustworthy.

    Keywords:
    Research -- Methodology Information resources -- Evaluation
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    My info buddies

    My info buddies

    In this slide, it introduces different type of resource was created with a particular kind of purpose: to transmit facts, to interpret the findings, to put forward a viewpoint, to let fellow workers know some important idea, and so on.

    Keywords:
    Information resources Research -- Methodology
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    Steps in preparing for research task

    Steps in preparing for research task

    When preparing for research tasks (e.g. articles, essay, projects, reports, thesis,...), you have to go through a series of small tasks. In this slide, it elaborates and expands the research topic before carrying out the actual search.

    Keywords:
    Research -- Methodology
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    Others
     
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    What are the six frame of informed learning

    What are the six frame of informed learning

    In this slide, it introduces the six frames for informed learning, suggested by Prof. Christine Bruce, would help learners brainstorm about the research topic in all-rounded, comprehensive way. The six aspects of your research topic that you should brainstorm for are: (1) Content frame, (2) Competency frame, (3) Learning to learn frame, (4) Personal relevance frame, (5) Social impact frame, and (6) Relational frame.

    Keywords:
    Learning Information literacy
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    Others
     
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    The role information and information literacy play in 4 steps methods for creating refutations

    The role information and information literacy play in 4 steps methods for creating refutations

    In this slide, it explains the 4-steps-method outlined by the University of Pittsburg and it illustrate the role information and information literacy play in each step to help learners to see the bigger picture.

    Keywords:
    Information retrieval Study skills Information literacy
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    Others
     
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    5 Levels of research output

    5 Levels of research output

    The way you put ideas together reflect your level of understanding about the issue you have inquired in your research, which, is what your professor looks for when she/he assess your work. In this slide, it introduces 5 level of research output and note the differences between different sentences, and the depth of idea you could get.

    Keywords:
    Research -- Methodology Report writing Academic writing
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    Further personal competencies and skills

    Further personal competencies and skills

    Apart from subject domain knowledge, there are some personal competencies and skills that learner may want to develop in university. The personal competencies and skills include, critical thinking, evaluating definitions, evaluating arguments, evaluating news & media, evaluating scientific studies, evaluating disagreement, and evaluating statistics & graphs.

    Keywords:
    Critical thinking Media literacy Journalism -- Social aspects Information literacy Press criticism
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    Check the essentials using AAOCC

    Check the essentials using AAOCC

    In this slide, it introduces AAOCC, a way to identify bad information that helps people carrying out to filter information.

    Keywords:
    Web sites -- Evaluation Information literacy
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    Others