and match them with

research (a-c) the terms (.

1d Read the descriptions of
types of kind of resear
student is doing s o m e ch project
Where the
Tutor- or lecturer
a
searches inds
for and find texts and
guided research
their

by
own and
themselves. The
student does not collect raw formation
data direc
but uses data published by other researchers. Usine the
Cly
resources of a library allows the tudent to collect dar
and general conclusions. It aalso
reach on
a large scale allows
students to find
out gaps in knowle which may
form the
basis for new enquiry.

2 Individual b Used when a topic

investigation
before,
has not been studied
to produce original.
before. The
Th student
carries out a new
secondary research
through fieldwork, direct observation or experiment results
student is responsible for collecting new raw data hby
The
themselves.

c The student is introduced to a topic and encouraged to

3 Individual o
more by their tutor, who may provide a reading list of bo earn
primary research
and supplementary texts for the student to investigate,or
guide them through a controlled laboratory experiment

le Work in pairs. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each type of resear
earch.
Write notes in the table.

Advantages Disadvantages
Tutor-guided research

Individual secondary
research

Individual primary
research

1f Work in pairs. Discuss which of the three

likely to be done in these contexts. types of research outlined above
Why?
is mos
1 a
taught first-year module
2 a research
project
3
third-year dissertation
a

1g Find out what modules

you are
study. You could look at the likely to take in the
course you have chosen to
staff member from
that
college or university website
to do department. In which modules are prospectus or talk
your own research? Is it
or

likely to be primary or you likely be expe

more to

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secondary researcu
Unit 1 Part C
Investigating
 When searching on topics, you may find a lot of sources which look useful
because the title is similar to the topic you are researching. However, not all of
these sources will actually be connected closely enough to the topic you want.
When you find possible sources, skim read them to decide if they are relevant.
Be critical and reject any that seem unsuitable.

4b You are an engineering student looking for books on study skills. You enter study
skills as a subject in the online catalogue and this is the list of results. Work in
pairs. Discuss which books you would choose and why.

Author Title Ed./Year Location Holdings

1 Finch, Emily Legal Skills 2nd ed. Main Library Availability
and Fafinski, 2009
Stefan
2 Johnson, Study and Communication 2009 Science Availability
Stuart and skills for the biosciences Library
Scott, Jon
3 Burns, Tom Essential study skills 2nd ed. Main Library Availability
and Sinfield, The complete guide to 2008
Sandra success at university

4 Cottrell, Stella The study skills 3rd ed. Main Library Availability
handbook 2008

5 Whitehead, Study skills for nurses 2nd ed. Medical Availability

Elizabeth and 2008 Library
Mason, Tom

6 Pritchard, Studying and learning at 2008 Main Library Availability

Alan university: vital skills for
success in your degree

On online library catalogues you may come across the following links:

Full details
If you click on this, you will get more information about the item, including the
number of pages anda summary of the contents.

Location
Many large universities have more than one library. This tells you which one the
item is kept in.

Holdings
If you click on availability, it will tell you how many copies the library holds and
if they are available to borrow or out on loan.

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