Ib 2013
- 1. Here are some resources that will help you blitz IB
- 2. Here is the list........ Formulating the right research question is the key to it all Our online databases and eBooks : Echo Online Newspaper Index, ELibrary Australasia, Newsbank etc. State Library of Victoria: what a treasure this is. Good search engines: wean yourself off Wikipedia. Citation sites: Yes, you do need to know this stuff so get over it. Drop Box: a file sharing site. Working collaboratively is the way of the world.
- 3. CRC virtual library - one stop shop StlLink / Learning/ IB/ Cornish Resource Centre and then all is at your fingertips with a click of a mouse or swipe of iPad……
- 4. The question is the answer Choose a topic you are interested in. The more background you have in the subject, the better chance to write a good EE. Formulate a well-focussed research question. Do not let it be too broad, narrow, vague, difficult or inappropriate. A good research question asks something worth answering within 4000 words. It should be clear what would count as evidence in relation to the question. If you don’t know what evidence is needed or can’t collect it, you can’t answer the question!
- 5. Examples of exemplary EE questions History The Role of Émile Zola’s “J’accuse” in The Dreyfus Affair Continuity and Change in Japanese policy Towards Jewish Refugees in Shanghai, 1938-1943 English An exploration of Jane Austen’s use of the outdoors in Emma The empowerment of the Feminine in JRR Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings Biology The effect of age and gender on the photoreceptor cells in the human retina Physics Investigation of the effects of slipping on the motion of a cylinder rolling down an inclined plane Mathematics Can the whole field grow into weed? Visual Arts How The Cultural Aspects of Jesse Trevino’s Life Impacted His Artwork Source The UAIS extended essay and research site http://www.uaisresearch.com/evaluating-the-ee.html
- 6. Do not do this…… Forget to analyse the research question Ignore the assessment criteria Collect and use irrelevant material Use the internet uncritically Plagiarise Merely describe or report (evidence must be used to support the argument) Repeat the introduction in the conclusion Cite sources that are not used
- 7. Plan your research (oh please, pretty please) Read the assessment criteria Read previous essays to identify strengths and possible pitfalls Spend time working out the research question (imagine the finished essay) Work out a structure for the essay Make the extended essay guide your new best friend http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/drq/extended_essay/d_0_ee yyy_gui_0903_1_e.pdf
- 8. Now for the research….networked databases and eBooks These are the ones that you are familiar with: Echo Online Newspaper Index : note the section News Media Links with current news sites Electric Library Australasia The Age Digital Edition Newsbank History in Context Science in Context Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBook collection) At school These can be accessed via the CRC virtual library site on Stllink. Then via the catalogue or database page. Both are on the right side of screen Away from school These can be accessed by logging on to StlLink via the school website with your user name and password OR By accessing the specific website and using the username and password on the bookmark
- 10. State Library of Victoria databases and eBooks: they have the most and they are free Become a member of the State Library of Victoria (SLV) so that you can access their eresources from school or home. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au Fill out the online registration form. You will be sent your card in the mail. You can then use your card details to logon to the databases and eBooks you want. Electric Book Library (EBL) allows you to download and “borrow” a book for a week.
- 11. Quality search engines (sites and apps) Google blogs: http://www.google.com.au/blogsearch?hl=en&tab=wb Kngine : a web 3 search engine http://www.kngine.com/ Wolfram Alpha (computational search engine) : http://www.wolframalpha.com/ Google scholar: http://scholar.google.com.au/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws Mashpedia (aggregator of web sites including social media ): http://mashpedia.com/ Searchcredible: http://www.searchcredible.com/ Type in your search term and select from the databases and directories. It does not search across all at once. Trove National Library of Australia http://trove.nla.gov.au Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/
- 12. Citation aka referencing or writing your bibliography For a guide to writing your bibliography go to the CRC virtual library site on Stllink then “Let’s research: plagiarism and citation’ page. Or from home: Murdoch University http://library.murdoch.edu.au/Getting-help/Referencing/ BibMe (online citation generator) http://www.bibme.org/ Or… use the one in Word (under the References tab)
- 13. Drop Box : file sharing http://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically 2GB of online storage for free Sync files of any size or type Sync Windows and Mac computers Automatically syncs when new files or changes are detected You can share your files with others, so it is good when working collaboratively Install it on home computer and access word documents when at school
- 14. When all else fails........ Get help sooner rather than later Ask your friendly teacher librarians Ask your subject teacher.....
Editor's Notes
- #11: There is the handout about this on the LMG
- #12: Wolfram Alfa has a You tube clip. It is long but some of it can be shown.
- #13: It’s really important to keep the bibliographic details of each resource you have used. To help you, we have these sheets, in the Harvard format to record all of the information you will need for your bibliographies. Make a habit of writing or copying the details with every resource you use. To make your life easier there are online referencing sites that will create citations in the selected style. The first one I will show you is the Online Referencing Centre for the Harvard format. Click on hyperlink. The next site is called BibMe which will compile a bibliography in the MLAQ format. Click on hyperlink. Go to the LMG, Citation references and show the links and the referencing guide.
- #14: The Dropbox client enables users to drop any file into a designated folder that is then synced with Dropbox's web service and to any other of the user's computers and devices. While Dropbox functions as a storage service, its focus is on synchronization and sharing. It supports revision history, so files deleted from the Dropbox folder may be recovered from any of the synced computers. Show the tutorial.