| Advanced Research |
Official documents, microforms, newspapers,
and the University Archives Program are key resources for researchers in
the social sciences and humanities - These courses will be announced
in the near future. |
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A bibliographic creation and management
tool for those who use LaTeX. |
| E-publishing
Theses and Research Papers |
Covers the tools and techniques for electronically publishing
theses and research papers in Adobe PDF format. Graduate research students
intending to deposit their theses with the Australian
Digital Theses (Adt) Program are strongly recommended to attend a session. |
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EndNote is a software application used
in association with MS Word that greatly improves the efficiency of creating
bibliographies. It's a must-learn for graduate students! |
Introduction
to Information Literacy
(Online WebCT course which requires self-registration with your student
number and ISIS password)
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This is the foundation module
for the Graduate Course Award in Research Information Literacy. Also included
is how being confident and competent in information literacy skills relates
to the postgraduate experience and to the Australian Information Literacy
standards. |
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For those who use LaTeX instead of MS
Word for word processing. |
| Literature
Review Project |
In order to complete the Course Award in
Research Information Literacy and support your PhD thesis, students are
required to complete a Literature Review Project and a Research Sources
Consultation. |
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This workshop considers key issues in
Literature Review writing with the aim of highlighting how process preferences
may influence both the information you choose to document from your reading
of the literature and how you organise your information. |
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An introductory seminar which
explores the issues surrounding managing the thesis production process
for graduate students starting out, or part way through, their candidature. |
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Covers all you will ever
need to know in order to produce a thesis using Microsoft Word. |
| Research
Sources Consultation |
In order to complete the Course Award in
Research Information Literacy and support your PhD thesis, students are
required to complete a Literature Review Project and a Research Sources
Consultation. |
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A hands-on workshop for research
students on how to analyse a topic, identify appropriate keywords and
search databases effectively using Boolean operators. A selection of general,
subject specific databases will be used in this course. |
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Learn how to select information
sources that are appropriate to your needs. Develop skills in evaluating
information while working on a number of subject specific databases. |
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Search the Web efficiently
and evaluate what you find. This workshop includes information about citation
indexes, how to conduct citation searches and how to set up a current
awareness profile. |
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This session
will provide staff and postgraduate students with information about how
to create, use and provide access to their digitial research materials,
Bookings essential for this course. |
