CSD4040 Session 1
- 1. Week 1: Understanding academic study in the UK CSD4040
- 2. In this workshop we will look at.. • Studying in the UK • Active reading • Summarising • Academic writing • Thinking about resources
- 5. Find out more MyUniHub > MyStudy > MyLibrary > Library Subject Guides http://libguides.mdx.ac.uk/EIS
- 8. Keeping in touch • Librarian Blog http://satlibrarian.blogspot.com • Librarian Twitter http://twitter.com/SATlibrarian • Library Facebook Middlesex University Library • Library Twitter http://twitter.com/MDXLibrary • MDX App http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/support/app/index.aspx
- 9. Need further help? Paula Bernaschina p.bernaschina@mdx.ac.uk Adam Edwards a.edwards@mdx.ac.uk Vanessa Hill v.hill@mdx.ac.uk http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/ldu http://unihub.mdx.ac.uk/study/library
Editor's Notes
- #2: WelcomeIntros
- #3: Studying in the UK: communicating in an academic environment, student/lecturer expectationsActive reading: reading academic texts effectivelySummarising: how to summariseAcademic writing: the writing process, basic grammarThinking about resources: introduction to the range of resources available and when best to use them
- #4: Hand out exercise Thinking about resources. Groups10 mins
- #5: Magazine (A regular publication aimed at a profession, business or interest....trade/popular)Good:Latest news: events, jobs, products etc, concise info, easy to obtainBad: lacks detail, can be bias, old issues hard to come byStandards (An agreed, often legally binding level of quality or way of doing something....regional, Nat, Internat, profession/sector) Good: Created by experts, confidenceCompany/market research report (Well researched overview of a company or product market. Could contain future trends, financial data, competitors and SWOT analysis)Good: Up-to-date: latest research/data,Insider information: information not freely available elsewhere, objective, accurateBad: Hard to locateWebpageGood: All subjects covered,easy to use,mobileBad: accuracy, no editorial control, anyone can add information, provenanceNewspapersGood: Daily information ie. up-to-date, edited, current issues accessibleBad: Sensationalist, biased (unbalanced), harder to get back issuesConference proceedings (Collofaca papers distributed after a conference, cont the contributions made by researchers, academics etc)Good:Up-to-date: latest research, ideas, thinking on a subject, focussed/specialist, stringent quality controlBad: Too specificJournalsGood: Up-to-date,Focussed: specialist subject areas, qualityBad: Too specificBooksGood: overview,background knowledge, edited/qualityBad:Currency, detailed/specific information
- #6: More information about the range of resources available on the Computing Library Subject Guide.
- #7: Introduce reading listsLinks from Library and IT website, Library Subject Guides, MyLibrary and also MyLearningCSD4010, 4020,4030,4040, 4444
- #8: Schedule an appointment with VH on the LibGuides or book an AWL workshop or tutorial.