Research / Writing Assignment

* full bibliographic details of four (4) books/ texts relating to your topic, including the call number for each book/ text.

* choose one (1) book from your list of 4, and locate a hard or E copy of it.

* photocopy or print the full title page and imprint page. The imprint page is usually found on the reverse

side of the full title page. This also forms one of the attachments required.

* full Bibliographic details of four (4) academic journal articles relating to your topic.

* choose one (1) article from your list of 4, locate the FULL text and then print or photocopy the first page of that article.

* using a subject directory search, and using the ‘advanced search’ function in Google, find two (2)

high quality websites related to your topic.

* print out the first page of one (1) of these sites.

Note:

· Bibliographic details must be complete for all ten (10) items

· Leave spaces between each source

· Use the Harvard System

· Place all the above attachments at the end of your assignment before the marking guide.

· Do not provide an Appendix

Search for materials (500 words +/- 10%)

Using the above title which should include your topic, describe how you located the resources. Focus on describing your actual search, and not on the materials you actually found.

Use the first person and past tense to describe your search, what you actually did and how you completed it (Eg: I went to the Deakin library to begin my search on a relevant text concerning drug use in sport on three occasions over the Easter vacation….).

If you encountered any hassles or difficulties that you overcame in locating your sources, include this in your description. Include all relevant library call numbers for your searches as mentioned above.

Place your word count at the end of this section.

You do not have to actually read any content from the resources you have located.

Just writer the process of the researching

B. Reference List

Under the heading reference list, draw up a single alphabetical reference list presenting the bibliographical details of all ten items related to your specific research topic as instructed in Part A. There is no need to divide your 10 items by type of resources.

All you need to do is format the list using the Harvard based author-date system. Include this list immediately after your account in Part A, as it will form part of your submission.

Do not worry about the length of your list, as it will vary from student to student depending on the 10 items chosen, and the different details of all these resources.

C. Abstract (140 words +/- 10%)

Under the heading Abstract of Chapter 1, and giving the chapter number and title, you must summarise one of the chapters in your textbook, Good Study. Choose the chapter number that corresponds with the last number of your MIBT ID number.

· Write your abstract in the same style as the original, using the second person and a relatively informal

style (no slang).

· Include your word count at the end of the abstract.

D. Text Review (700 +/- 10%)

Under the heading Review of Good Study, write a review of this text. Imagine that the editors of an academic journal have asked you to write the review for the undergraduate journal of their publication.

* you must write this review in the normal, formal academic style.

* you must use both direct and indirect citations according to the Harvard Referencing system in this part of

your work.

* your review must be partly descriptive and partly evaluative. In order to achieve this, you must place your

review in context with other similar texts, and you must use two such texts to complete this part of the

task.

* one of these similar texts must be the E book The Complete Study Skills Guide: A Practical Guide for All

Students Who Want To Know How to Learn by Catherine Dawson (How To Books 2011), available in the

Deakin Library catalogue.

* you will need to choose a second alternative title/ text, written in Australia, since 2003, intended for use

by new tertiary students, studying in Australia. This text must be a print copy, (not an e book) and

Available in the Deakin Library. A list of available and relevant texts is on the MIBT ASC160 portal, in

Week 6, titled Study Skills Books Published in Australia.）

* provide an appropriate Reference List in line with Harvard principles, that matches all your citations.

Include this at the conclusion of your review.

Formatting Instructions

Follow all the formatting instructions on the portal as per Task 1.