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Writing an essay/assignment
   
 

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About Information Literacy

STEP 1: STARTING out

STEP 2: FINDING

STEP 3: EVALUATE

STEP 4: Legal & ethical USE

STEP 5: COMMUNICATE

- Writing an essay/assignment

Consulting sources

Reading and making notes

Preparing the bibliography

In-text referencing

Compiling the bibliography

Writing the first draft

Revising the assignment

Writing final draft

Collating the assignment

Checking the final draft

Example

- Tips for presentations

- Tips for posters

- Tips for brochures

- Tips for displays

- E-communication guidelines

- Writing styles

- Quiz


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The following steps will help you with the whole process of writing a report/assignment:

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  Consulting information sources  
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  Reading and making notes  
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  Preparing the bibliography  
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  In-text referencing  
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What is it?
Referencing Styles
What information is needed?
How?
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  Compiling the bibliography  
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Example
Harvard Style
Vancouver Style
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  Example of a completed assignment  
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Re-visit the sections again and again to check that you are on the right track.