This assignment help is designed to assist you with your assessment two preparing an annotated bibliography on a research topic.
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Begin by clarifying the assessment requirements. Read the assignment instructions and marking criteria supplied on your course site. The video below explains more about writing assignments at uni.
If you need to develop a research topic/question, visit the Formulate a Question tab on this guide to learn how.
Start by identifying the concepts (main ideas) from your assignment topic prior to searching. Then consider alternative words for each.
Break down the question
As your topic might have multiple questions, you should perform a search for each sub-question. Use the common concepts plus one or more question-specific concepts.
For the example of 'What are best practice safety and security procedures for trauma-informed care in a newborn intensive care unit?' identify the concepts common to the main question.
Key concepts |
Alternative concepts |
newborn intensive care unit |
NICU, paediatric intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit |
safe |
secure, careful, rigorous |
trauma informed |
trauma-informed, trauma sensitive, trauma compassionate |
Now use AND and OR to combine your keywords
Line 1 | newborn intensive care unit OR NICU OR paediatric intensive care unit OR pediatric intensive care unit |
Connector | AND |
Line 2 |
safe OR secure OR careful OR rigorous |
Connector | AND |
Line 3 | trauma informed OR trauma-informed OR trauma sensitive OR trauma compassionate |
Finally, add truncation and phrase symbols This will help you save time and get relevant results.
For example
With truncation/phrases
Line 1 | "newborn intensive care unit" OR NICU OR "paediatric intensive care unit" OR "pediatric intensive care unit" |
Connector | AND |
Line 2 |
safe* OR secur* OR careful* OR rigorous |
Connector | AND |
Line 3 | "trauma informed" OR "trauma-informed" OR "trauma sensitive" OR "trauma compassionate" |
The Library Collection can be a useful starting point in locating quality information.
Use the Library Collection to find:
Learn to use the Library Collection by working through the interactive tutorial below.
Journals are the primary medium for scholarly communication and account for a large percentage of university research output. Journals contain collections of articles and are generally published on a regular basis.
For further information about journal articles and a list of key databases to help with your research:
Emcare
Searching in Emcare is different to searching in the Library Catalogue.
1. Type your first concept and alternative words into the search box.
2. Untick the box labeled Map to Subject Heading.
3. Select Search.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for your next concepts.
5. Tick the boxes next to each of your concept lines.
6. Select Combine with AND.
7. Scroll down to see your results.
Use this tutorial to learn how to search the Emcare database |
More useful databases:
You should critically evaluate all resources found to determine their appropriateness for your assignment. The video below explains more.
You also need to understand the requirements of your assignment.
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You must appropriately cite (‘acknowledge’) all references used in your assignment to avoid plagiarism.
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