Useful Web Sites
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Google Chrome: http://google.com/chrome
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.uk/
Google Alerts: http://google.com/alerts
Google Book: http://books.google.co.uk/
Used Books: http://www.usedbooksearch.co.uk/UK.htm
Office of National Statistics: www.statistics.gov.uk
IHR:
http://www.history.ac.uk
Voyager: http://voyager.herts.ac.uk
IOP
http://www.iop.org/
Parliament: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/
TNA:
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Met Police: http://www.met.police.uk/history/ripper.htm
Other on-line materials
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Intute: www.intute.ac.uk
Parliament: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/
Old Bailey: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
I- Tunes U: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunesu/id490217893?ls=1&mt=8
Twitter – follow reputable organisations, societies or
academics
Podcasts - www.podomatic.com
You tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyX8kQJzHI
On-line lectures:
http://www.thehistoryfaculty.org/
http://www.sciencelive.net/
Plagiarism and Referencing
Note!!
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Be aware of the most important works in
your area of research and use them as a
starting point. (But beware plagiarism!!!)
Definition
What is plagiarism?
‘The practice of taking someone else’s
work or ideas and passing them off as
one’s own’
Source: Oxford Dictionary of English, (OUP, Oxford, 2003).
Unacknowledged copying from published
sources (including the Internet) or
incomplete referencing’
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Source: JCQ, 2009, p.28
Reference List
This reference list also includes important details such
as the title and publisher.
All items should be listed alphabetically by author or
authorship, regardless of the format, i.e. whether books,
websites or journals etc. Where there are several works
from one author or source they should be listed together
but in date order, with the earliest work listed first.
Source: University library: Guide to the Harvard Style of Referencing, July 2008, Anglia Ruskin
University: http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm (2010)
Harvard
In this, the author's surname and year of publication are
cited in the text, e.g. (Bond, 2004) and a reference list
(of these citations) is included at the end of the
assignment, in alphabetical order by author with date.
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Source: University library: Guide to the Harvard Style of Referencing, July 2008, Anglia Ruskin
University: http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/files/Harvard_referencing.pdf
Bibliography
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A bibliography lists relevant items that you have used
in the preparation of the assignment but not necessarily
cited in your text. A bibliography should also be in the
Harvard style and the inclusion of such a list shows that
you have read widely beyond the items you have cited
Writing Up
WRITTEN REPORT
A project which consists solely of written work should be
approximately 5000 words, for example an investigation,
exploration of a hypothesis or extended essay or
academic report.
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Level 3, cited in: http://store.aqa.org.uk/over/pdf/AQA-9990-EPQ-WSP.PDF(Nov 2010)
Writing Up
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Introduction:
What should be in your introduction?
Introduction
Introductions. An introduction should do at least four
main things:
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ii. State your objectives in the essay i.e. say what you
are going to do.
iii. Outline which aspects of the subject you are going to
deal with and how.
iv. Indicate what you are going to argue.
Source: http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/writing/planningandstructure/introductions.cfm (Sept
2010)
Another way of thinking about the introduction is that it
should draw a map for the reader. Imagine you are
taking the reader on a journey. Your introduction tells
the reader not only the intended final destination but
the route you are going to take, the method of
transport, the places you are going to visit on the way,
the people you are going to meet and even some of the
things they are going to say.
Source: http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/writing/planningandstructure/introductions.cfm
Main Body of the Project
‘In your main body you work through key
points and support them with evidence.
You bring together different ideas about
the same subject and let them have a
conversation with each other which you
mediate’.
Source: http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/writing/planningandstructure/introductions.cfm
 Present arguments, points and theories in favour of and against
the main proposition of the essay – with supporting evidence.
 Give an overview of the main issue, topic or proposition and then
work through the main issue’s key components.
 Explore strengths and weaknesses in the main proposition of
the essay. This is particularly useful for titles that ask you to ‘discuss’
or ‘evaluate’.
 Identify and outline differences and similarities between two
or more ideas, theories or views.
 Review theories about a subject and then present examples or
case studies to show which theories are most useful.
Source:
http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/writing/planningandstructure/introductions.cfm
Conclusion
What should we write in a conclusion?
Your conclusion should give a sense of completion to your
essay and should point to your central idea or to the
argument you have been making. You should try and
summarise the main points you have made – although
you should not simply go over everything again. You
should also revisit the question to show how you think
your essay has answered it.
Source: http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/writing/planningandstructure/introductions.cfm
PRESENTATION
The presentation should be for a non-specialist audience
and use media appropriate to the type of project. The
presentation may involve the use of flipcharts, posters,
OHP transparencies, PowerPoint or short excerpts of
video material. The presentation should include live
response to questions from the supervisor.
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Level 3, cited in: http://store.aqa.org.uk/over/pdf/AQA-9990-EPQ-WSP.PDF(Nov 2010)
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN PRESENTING
YOUR WORK
Prepare thoroughly
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What form will it take?
Make sure you have all the materials you need
Where is it?
The actual presentation
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What is the time limit?
Who is the audience?
What is the purpose?
Make sure it is structured