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Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Review and coursework completion

HES 103 · Research and Study Skills for University Study — Week 15 of 16

CourseHES 103
Week15 of 16
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This week’s topics

Review and coursework completion

  1. Reviewing the learning outcomes
  2. Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
  3. Self-assessment

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Distinguish between primary and secondary sources.
  • 1.2 Evaluate the credibility of a source (CRAAP test).
  • 2.1 Apply Harvard referencing to in-text citations and a reference list.
  • 2.2 Explain the consequences of plagiarism and how to avoid it.
  • 3.1 Formulate a clear research question.
  • 3.2 Produce a simple project timeline/plan.

Activity

Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing Guide, 1.6: Evaluation: Intention vs. Execution · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 1.6: checking your work against a rubric or set of criteria, pp. 30–31 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), ch. 20 (20.1–20.5): looking back at your work and writing a self-assessment, pp. 664–678 · for registered students
  • A critical review of research on student self-assessment · Open-access article · Andrade (2019), Frontiers in Education. What research says about doing self-assessment well. · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Studying independently: planning your week
  • Week 2: What is research?
  • Week 3: Primary and secondary sources
  • Week 4: Finding information: libraries, databases and search engines
  • Week 5: Can I trust this source?
  • Week 6: Making notes from sources
  • Week 7: Referencing: why and how
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Plagiarism and how to avoid it
  • Week 10: Asking a good research question
  • Week 11: Collecting your own data: surveys and interviews
  • Week 12: Planning a project: aims, steps and a timeline
  • Week 13: Presenting what you found
  • Week 14: Reflecting on your learning
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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