This assignment help is designed to assist you with your assessment two preparing an annotated bibliography on a research topic.
Please refer to your learnonline course site for assessment instructions.
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.
To search effectively, it is important to first prepare a search strategy.
Start by identifying the concepts (main ideas) from your assignment topic, then consider alternative words for these concepts. Together, these will become your searchable keywords.
Synonyms:
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Combined search string with:
AND / OR / truncation * (secur* instead of secure OR security) / phrases ("word + word")
secur* OR saf* OR care* OR stringent OR rigou*
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"newborn intensive care unit" OR NICU OR "paediatric intensive care unit" OR "pediatric intensive care unit" OR "newborn critical care
unit"
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"trauma inform*" OR "trauma-inform*" OR"trauma sensitiv*" OR "trauma compassionate"
The Library Catalogue can be a useful starting point in locating quality information.
Use the Library Catalogue to find:
Learn to use the Library catalogue 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:
Journal articles are often found in databases.
Useful databases to search:
Search Emcare Tutorial
Database limits and filters
Database limits and filters may be applied to reduce your search results if you have too many. Some useful limits include 'English Language' or date. Note the following about using limits:
Using a limit only applies to the database you are currently searching. If you have selected more than one, only the results from the filtered database will display.
If the database is bibliographic (abstract) only – it won’t find any full-text. Using a full text limiter will therefore yield 0 results.
If you limit your results, there is always the potential that you could miss some important/useful research.
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.
The Student Engagement Unit has created a suite of resources called Study Help that can help you understand different assignment types. Have a look at:
You must appropriately cite (‘acknowledge’) all references used in your assignment to avoid plagiarism.
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