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InfoLit for U MOOC
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2018
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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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In this video, a group of students from the School of Journalism and Communication is preparing for a group assignment. They need to do a group assignment based on one current social hot topic - Elderly issue and social protection system in Asian countries.The team is now discussing how to kick-start the group assignment and what information sources are needed. Let's check out what they are discussing!
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Social sciences -- Research Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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For most of us, research starts with a search engine like Google. Is a search engine always the best tool for getting business information? Have you experienced the frustration of not being able to find what you need online? In this video, the students on the team are about to face some challenges as they begin their information search.
- Keywords:
- Business planning Corporations -- Finance Proposal writing in business
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In this video, the team meets again, after analyzing and evaluating their search results from academic articles and news sources. They found they need to be careful in avoiding using fake news into their work. Fake news is not a new phenomenon, but with the rise of social media like Facebook and Twitter and the extensive use of messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat, we are faced with growing cases of FAKE news.
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Information resources -- Evaluation Social sciences -- Research Fake news Internet research
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In this video, the 4 students have used skills learned in Section 3 to evaluate the information found in various databases on a journal article, e-books, anatomy and drug information, etc. They have now come up with a batch of most relevant information that they will use in their community health project assignment which comprises the creation of patient education materials and the writing up of a project report. They meet to discuss what information they should use to fulfil the information tasks. The issue of properly citing sources of the information used also comes up as a skill that they also need to master to avoid plagiarism.
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In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being information literate help you find creative and innovative ways of doing things, which is invaluably advantageous to your wider profession.
- Keywords:
- Study skills Learning Information literacy
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In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being able to evaluate information in leisure, home, or professional situations is an essential skill. Our information world is always changing, and shelf-life of most information is no more than two years!
- Keywords:
- Study skills Learning Information literacy
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In this video, the students are whining about how difficult it is to prepare their paper in APA Style. Then a senior student shared with them the tips of using reference management tools like EndNote; RefWorks; Mendeley; and Zotero.
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Bibliographical citations -- Computer programs Information storage retrieval systems
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In this video, a team of students are working together to create a business plan--a formal document that describes the business goals of a start-up company, and provides a strategic map to show how it will attain those goals. What kinds of information do they need to write a business plan? Which information sources will provide them with the critical evidence
- Keywords:
- Business planning Proposal writing in business
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Starting your research in Google may not be ideal as it often ends up leading you to millions of websites and you have no clue which ones are dependable and reliable. Let’s watch this video and learn the short-cut of locating quality social sciences information.
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Information resources Keyword searching Social sciences -- Research Database searching Web search engines Internet searching
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- Video