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Resource Management and Development Strategies in Academic Projects

Explore effective resource utilization, information search, and critical thinking in academic projects. Utilize the learning center for guidance in planning and executing your project, with tips on utilizing different resource types for a successful outcome. 8 Relevant

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Resource Management and Development Strategies in Academic Projects

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  1. Your Extended Project & The Learning Centre

  2. Your Project..... Performance Dissertation

  3. Assessment Criteria • Management of a project (20%) • Using resources (20%) • Developing & realising (40%) • Reviewing the project (20%) OCR Extended Project Handbook (2009)

  4. Why the learning centre is so important for your EP? • “...how you manage the resources you have access to, and how to search effectively for relevant information using libraries, the internet and other sources...” • James, Mary (2009, p. ?) James, M. (2009) AQA Extended Project Companion. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes Limited.

  5. The learning centre can help you with... • Getting started • Developing your ideas • Planning your research • Where to find information • Critical thinking/evaluating resources • Statistics • Referencing your sources

  6. Top tips... • Evidence required – Using resources: • Use of range of sources (Collating information) • Understanding the different types of resource • Independent research • Citation (lists of referencing + bibliography)

  7. LC support • Initial meeting with a Facilitator • Ongoing contact (3-5 times) • Support you in taking responsibility for your own learning

  8. Different types of resource • E-resources • Information you can’t get from internet, more reliable • Search engines • Different engines, different results • Treat with caution

  9. Types of resources contd... • Books • Detailed, in depth coverage • E-books • Reliable • Magazines/journals/newspapers • Up-to-date information • Millions of articles available electronically • Different opinions

  10. Types of resources contd..... • Encyclopaedias • Detailed coverage • Generally not biased • Vast range of subjects • Link to Credo reference • Wikipedia • Good for ideas, keywords, inspiration... • Treat with caution!

  11. Tips on using e-resources • Remember advice so far • Very important to use different types of resource! • Keywords • Not too broad • Synonyms

  12. Tips on using books • Have you got time to read everything? • Skimming • Start in contents page • Move quickly through text • Gain overall idea of value of text • Look at titles, subtitles, images, diagrams • Read first and last line of each paragraph

  13. Tips on using books • Scanning • Looking for a specific piece of information • Start in index • Move on when you’ve found what you want...

  14. LC EPQ guide

  15. Demonstrate.....

  16. Reference & Bibliography... • Crossland,B and Walsh-Atkins, P. (2009) Extended Project Student Guide. London: Hodder Education. • OCR Level 3 Extended Project Handbook. (2009). Available at: http://www.ocr.org.uk/download/kd/ocr_12625_kd_project_spec.pdf (Accessed: 22 November 2011). • James, M. (2009) AQA Extended Project Companion. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes Limited.

  17. Stay in touch! Tel: 020 7832 5296 Email: gilibrary@westking.ac.uk

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