Week 8

Week Eight
1. Lecture Summary
2. Tutorial Summary
a. List 5 strategies that will help you deliver a top-notch presentation.
3. Screen Shots
a. 6 powerpoint slides on how to give a low impact presentation. Include a title slide, introductory slide, 3 main body slides, a summary slide and graphics.
4. Resource Summary

Lecture Notes-

• The information issued in the powerpoint should be interesting and not be boring to the class who are reading it.
• Generate energy
• Make the audience believe in what you are saying
• Get the audience interactive with the topic, ask them questions, give them a quiz

Top Notch Presentation Strategies -

1. Have manners and introduce yourself: hi and bye
2. Have a clear ending aka "thank you"
3. Repetition helps the audience remember some of your presentation
4. Transition from slide to slide to be catchy for the audience to remember
5. Be enthusiastic and interested in your topic

Powerpoint Tutorial Activity-

Week 7

Week Seven
1. Lecture Summary
2. Tutorial Summary
a. Reference 5 different types of electronic format.
3. Screen Shots
a. ‘Endnotev11 Exercises for Vista’ (showing 3 references)
b. ‘Cite while you write Endnote Exercise’ (showing both pages)
4. Resource 1 Summary- ‘Endnote’
5. Resource 2 Summary- ‘Some additional endnote help’

Lecture -

Endnote is a database that can be used as a reference manager

We reference to distinguish our ideas from others

Endnote keeps trakc of a high number of references so thats why we use it

Endnote handles a variety of types of references

Easy access to references from different assignments


Tutorial -

• Endnote is used by university students
• It is the best form of referencing on a computer
• Continuing the group assignments
• Programming stages of endnote are important

5 Examples of Electronic References:

Webpage:
P-platers put on right road. Retrieved April 10, 2008, From The Age Education: http://www.education.theage.com.au/pagedetail.asp?intpageid=1718&strsection=students&intsectionid=0

Report - Electronic Version:
Firth, V. (2008). NSW Community Mental Health Strategy: From Prevention and Early Intervention to Recovery 2007-2012 Summary. Retrieved May 1, 2008, from
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2008/chmh_summary.html

Online encyclopedia:
Perth. (n.d.) Retrieved April 21, 2008, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth%2C_Western_Australia

Daily newspaper article, electronic version:
Mickelburough, P. (2008, April 22). Corby friend 'smuggled drugs'. Herald Sun. Retrieved May 21, 2008, from http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23734510-2,00.html

Journal Article:

Miola, R. (2008, May). Shakespeare's Religion. Retrieved May 10, 2008, from http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.ecu.edu.au/pqdweb?index=3&did=1468525971&SrchMode=2&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1211341092&clientId=7582

Exercise for Vista-

Cite While You Write Exercise-

Readings-

ECU Referencing Guide: The ECU Referencing guide is a benefitial booklet to help students with referencing and includes ways on how to reference, why we need to reference. This guide has helped me through many probelsm with referencing and supplies various high order referencing to help out with your reference list.

Guide To Endnote: Gives a formal guide to how endnote works, what it is and how to use it which is a very good guide for the people who don't know how to use the programme or are using it for the first time.

Endnote Technical Support Services: Gives a wide range of add ons to the endnote programme such as patches, more import filters, more output styles and many additional links for help for any situation as guides,tip sheets and information pages.

Week 6

Week Six
1. Lecture Summary
2. Tutorial Summary
a. List and compare strategies for evaluating information found on websites using the following webpages:
i. ICYouSeeCritical Thinking page: http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think.html
ii. INCO 48: http://www.taftcollege.edu/newTC/Academic/INCO48/sec6-4.htm
iii. Good, the Bad and the Ugly: http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/eval.html

b. Complete the "Reliving the Sixties: a Web Site Evaluation Assignment" exercise on the ICYouSee website. http://www.ithaca.edu/library/training/think60.html. Include screen shots if need be.


Lecture-

Anyone can put up a web page

Web pages can be about anything

There is no control of who publishes on the world wide web

No control of what they publish on the www

no control of why its published on the www

Strategies for evaluating information on websites:

Accuracy-

• Does it represent the topic well
• Is there a balanced viewpoint or bias

Objectivity

• Is the website changing your personal opinion in any way

Currency

• When is it updated
• When was it last updated
• Is the information relevant to the topic

Authority

• Is the author reliable
• What is the authors background (qualifications)
• Any mistakes such as spelling errors, grammar and punctuation

Coverage

• Coverage is about the information (if it has relevance to your research, if it is basic or detailed and is the language appropriate).
  

A trip back to the sixties-

Accuracy:
This website's information has no supporting texts and no references which shows a lack of authenticity. The text has no spelling mistakes, and is well written (in the articles), however, the text is written in a persuasive way, which means that the information may be written from a viewpoint which shows bias, not from facts.

Purpose:
This websites purpose was not neccessarily for academic reason, but was more for social and entertainment purposes. The website could also have a slight commercial purpose, as the website advertised/promoted quite a large number of books. The website had alot of chat and discussion forums, which indicates that the information is not academic.

Authorship:
This website was a link from another website which was designed for 'hippies' and anti-war enthusiasts. This shows that the content may be bias, therefore, not all the information will be true.

Detail and Design:
The website has a 'hippy' colour scheme, with bright colours and has a reasonably organised layout, with the links and toolbar neat. The website has easy to read font. The website does not have a particlually professional design, with the bright colours and the background.

Overall worth:
The website 'A Trip To The Sixties', is not recomended for academic use, as the website is not for academic purposes, more for entertainment and pursuasive purposes. The content of this website is not factual but is howeve from opinions.


Sixties Project-

Accuracy:
This 'Sixties Project' website's information was [retty accurate, as the site had references, which were correct, and were written in correct format. The website, though, was last updated in 1999, which should have been more recent, the website is based on the sixties, and this may not affect the information.

Purpose:
The purpose of this website seemed academic at first glance. The website said on the homepage that the website was designed for students, which indicates an academic purpose. The text was written in an informative tone, which shows that the information is factual and not bias.

Authorship:
The website was good at providing information on the author, which shows that the author is reliable. The website also had an address of the author and their name on the homepage, which is an major thumbs up as a reliable source.

Detail and design:
This website was reasonably proffesional in the layout and design. The pages were easy to navigate through, and the menu toolbar was organised and worked well.The website had colourful writing on the toolbar, but still looked neat. The text and information was organised so it looked neat but the layout was plain and simple which showed that they didnt go to much trouble making the site.

Overall Worth:
This website, 'Sixties Project', is a reliable website, which is appropriate for academic use. The website has a sufficent amount of reference, and is designed for academic purposes (to inform).