PDE 1st year session 2 Oct 2017

Editor's Notes

• #2: Session all about curiosity and being a good designer. Iceberg picture will make more sense later on.
• #3: Why you should get curious The reason why it is good to research Feeding your creativity Using keywords and serch tips to search for information We’ll be concentrating on the Internet as your source of information.
• #4: Your finished product (or essay, project etc) is just the tip of the iceberg. Below it is should be loads of research ie. looking at theory and facts, being inspired, getting ideas, stimulating your imagination etc. Limited research = less creativity. Finished design might not be as good as it could be. Find out as much as you can. Question, discuss, be inspired, think etc Feed your creativity…….library resources can help you do this. Below it is should be loads of research ie. looking at theory and facts, being inspired, getting ideas, stimulating your imagination etc. Research at Uni of Huddersfield shows that students who use library resources get better degrees. We’re going to start off with an exercise to get you thinking about keywords.
• #6: The keywords you use are important to get what you want from the Internet, but you can also use some of these search tips to ensure that you get what you want.
• #9: You can also access many of these refining tools in most search engines such as Google……..just click on ‘Settings’ and choose ‘Advanced search’.
• #10: Click on Tools to further refine your search by country and date. You can find a guide to searching the Internet (called ‘Google and beyond’) at the URL on the screen. Let students continue searching for another 5 mins. ************Now its time for the presentations*************** After about 20 mins ask each group in turn to show us how they found their item using the demo computer and importantly why they chose it. Ask the students to hang on to their worksheets as this will be useful later on when they have a go at referencing.
• #11: Sometimes you need to find the best quality information e.g. if you need medical advice. The keywords you use will affect your search results. When you’re deciding what words to put in the search box, try to choose words that are likely to appear on the site you’re looking for. Eg. The word ‘headache’ is more likely to be used on a medical site. Not just with Google, but need to consider with any type of search you may carry out.
• #12: When you’re deciding what words to put in the search box, try to choose words that are likely to appear on the site you’re looking for. Eg. The word ‘headache’ is more likely to be used on a medical site. Not just with Google, but need to consider with any type of search you may carry out.
• #16: Hand out worksheets to small groups. Ideally more than one group should have the same image so that we can compare the search results. Each worksheet displays one of these images, plus a variety of questions (see below): Describe what you see in the picture List 3 interesting/surprising facts connected with the picture Start to research the image/topic on the Internet: Feedback after.
• #27: Google Search has finally added a simple way to search for images that have reuse rights.
• #29: Trend and colour forecasting, business strategy, trade news etc
• #30: Trends, forecasting, interviews, careers
• #31: A84 Uni email
• #32: Free for academic use within reasonable limits The Sheppard Library is the hub of print activity across Campus and to support demand a blend of printers are installed.  These are designed to meet a variety of challenges such as faster printing, higher image quality and delivering across a wide range of media.  Flexible ways to print such as directly from USB and mobile devices (See How to… guides) continue to play an important part towards enhancing student achievement and experience. Where to find student printers: There are 24 printers in the Sheppard Library and they can be found on each floor (excluding the Law wing). Basement       (5) Ground            (6) 1st floor left (print pod x 2,  Room S118 x 2) 1st floor right     (2) 2nd floor left (print pod x 2,  Room S219 x 1,  Room S217 x 1) 3rd floor (print pod x 2, Room S305 x 1) Student printers are also located across Campus and easily recognisable by two large red stickers on the front of the machine. Library@Williams (2) Grove (10) Williams Building (5) College Building (6) Hatchcroft (2) Ravensfield (1) The Vine (1) Ritterman Building (5)
• #33: More help available at the link.