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Novice to Expert: Optimise Your Assignment Research

Novice to Expert: Optimise Your Assignment Research In-Person

Get ready to level up your research game and improve your marks in the "Novice to Expert: Optimise Your Assignment Research" session!  

You will gain hands-on experience in navigating library resources, sharpening your critical evaluation skills and becoming proficient in the skill of conducting effective database searches. By the end, you will have evolved from novices to research ninjas, equipped with the knowledge and skills to begin your assignment.

Learning Objectives:

Navigating Library Resources

  • Provide hands-on experience in searching for academic resources through the library catalogue and databases.

 

Critical Evaluation Skills

  • Develop students’ ability to critically evaluate sources for credibility, relevance, and reliability. Including making informed decisions when utilising AI tools in their research.

 

Effective Research Strategies

  • Introduce research strategies that save time and improve the efficiency of the assignment research process.
Date:
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Time:
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Time Zone:
Sydney, Melbourne (change)
Location:
Campbelltown Training Room
Campus:
Campbelltown
Audience:
  New to WSU     Post-graduate students     Undergraduate Students  
Categories:
  Endnote & Referencing     Study Help & Exam Preparation     Training Sessions  
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Exhibition: Artworks from Dr Shannon Foster

Exhibition at Campbelltown Campus Library Did you know there are exhibition spaces at Penrith and Campbelltown Campus libraries? Western Sydney University students and staff are invited to showcase...  More
From:
8:00am, Tuesday, April 1, 2025
To:
9:00pm, Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location:
Campbelltown
Audience:
  Undergraduate Students     Post-graduate students     Western staff     General Interest     Academics & researchers     New to WSU     Future students  
Categories:
  Community Events  
Exhibition: Artworks from Dr Shannon Foster

Exhibition: Spirit & Sound In-Person

This exhibition highlights Associate Professor Bruce Crossman’s works, Heaven to Earth Border House Project, and Gyeonggye: Border as well as performances of his works by friends and collaborators....  More
From:
8:00am, Friday, April 25, 2025
To:
5:00pm, Sunday, May 4, 2025
Location:
Penrith Campus, Penrith
Audience:
  Undergraduate Students     Post-graduate students     Western staff     General Interest     Academics & researchers  
Categories:
  Community Events  
Exhibition: Spirit & Sound

HIGH DEGREE RESEARCH IDENTIFIERS: THE IDs YOU NEED AND WHY YOU NEED THEM Online

High Degree Researchers need to create some identifiers to ensure they meet their candidature milestones. These identifiers, ORCID and Google Scholar, can be complex to set up in the first instance,...  More
Date:
Friday, May 2, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Audience:
  Post-graduate students  
Categories:
  Training Sessions  
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Online Registration
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HIGH DEGREE RESEARCH IDENTIFIERS: THE IDs YOU NEED AND WHY YOU NEED THEM

Understanding Diabetes and Pasifika Community Research - Professor Freya MacMillan and Afioga Salā Ronda Thompson In-Person / Online

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Date:
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Time:
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location:
Campbelltown Campus, Campbelltown
Audience:
  Post-graduate students     Western staff     General Interest     Academics & researchers  
Categories:
  Thought Leadership Events  
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Understanding Diabetes and Pasifika Community Research - Professor Freya MacMillan and Afioga Salā Ronda Thompson

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Date:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location:
Parramatta City Campus, Parramatta City
Audience:
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Categories:
  Community Events     Thought Leadership Events  
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Insult to Injury: Gendered, Racial and Epistemic Violence Against Migrant Women of Colour - Dr Selda Dagistanli

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Literature review language basics In-Person

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Date:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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  Training Sessions  
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How to write a report at uni In-Person

Workshop location BK-1.1.31 Struggling to keep up with your academic reading? Join us for "Academic Reading: Making the Most of Your Time and Resources," where you'll learn effective techniques to...  More
Date:
Friday, May 16, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Location:
Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
Audience:
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  Training Sessions  
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How to write well at uni: common grammar errors In-Person

Do you struggle with common grammar errors that undermine your academic writing? Join us for "How to Write Well at Uni: Common Grammar Errors," where you'll refresh your understanding of frequent...  More
Date:
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time:
10:00am - 11:30am
Location:
Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
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How to write well at uni: sentence structure In-Person / Online

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Date:
Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location:
Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
Audience:
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How to write well at uni: sentence structure

Think! Question! Evaluate! Generate new ideas In-Person

Are you ready to sharpen your critical thinking skills and learn how to evaluate ideas? Join us for "Think! Question! Evaluate! Generate new ideas," where you'll learn essential techniques to enhance...  More
Date:
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Time:
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Location:
Bankstown City Campus, Bankstown
Audience:
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