LCB Induction Programme
 Study skills
 Reference sources
 Citations
 Assignment
process
 Formatting for
submission
Purpose of the Presentation
To provide you (LCB student) with
academic skills and knowledge
To ensure that you know how to manage
time effectively
To help you to you submit high quality
assessment work to your lecturer
To help you to be successful in your
studies
Itinerary
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Study skills
Reference sources
References, citing and plagiarism
Assignment process and writing skills
Formatting assignments for submission
SECTION 1. STUDY SKILLS
1. Study Skills
1. Understanding Bloom’s taxonomy and how
to use it
2. Managing your study time
3. Using the library
4. Collaboration skills
1. Study Skills
1.1 Bloom’s taxonomy
1. Study Skills
1.1.1 Bloom’s taxonomy verbs
1. Study Skills
1.1.2 Bloom’s taxonomy questions
1. Study Skills
1.2 Managing your study time
1. Study Skills
1.3 Using the library
1. Study Skills
1.4 Collaboration skills
2. REFERENCE SOURCES
2. Reference Sources
Using authoritative sources
1. Library books
2. Google Scholar
3. Academic databases (journal articles)
2. Reference Sources
2.1 Library books
• Books recommended
for your course by
your teacher.
2. Reference Sources
2.2 Google Scholar
2. Reference Sources
2.3 Academic databases (Open access journal articles)
Using the APA formatting guidelines for
referencing.
3. REFERENCING
3. Referencing
1. What is plagiarism?
2. What is a references section?
3. What are inline citations?
1. Direct quotes (inline citation)
2. Indirect quotations (inline citation)
3. Referencing
3.1
What is plagiarism?
3. Referencing
3.1a Why do people plagiarise?
3. Referencing
3.2
What is a references section?
3. Referencing
3.3
What are inline citations?
3. Referencing
3.4
Direct quotes
Six steps to producing successful assignment
answers
4. THE SIX STEP ANSWERING
PROCESS
4. Answering Process
1. Understand the question
2. Linking to course content and prescribed
course learning outcomes
3. Brain storming a solution that maps onto
learning outcomes
4. Filtering brain storming ideas that don’t fit
a solution
5. Sequencing ideas for an answer
6. Writing the answer
4. Answering Process
4.1
Understanding the question or task
“Evaluate the appropriateness of
technologies to solve problems
effectively, efficiently and
ethically.”
Hmmm… what does this
mean? What am I
expected to do? What
should my answer look
like?
4. Answering Process
4.2 Link the assignment question to a course
learning outcomes and find relevant
lecture notes and readings
Assignment
task
Course learning
outcome,
lecture notes
4. Answering Process
4.3
Brain storming a solution – mapping onto
course learning outcomes
4. Answering Process
4.4
Filtering ideas to include in our answer
4. Answering Process
4.5
Sequencing ideas for an answer
4. Answering Process
4.6
Writing the answer
5. FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION
5. Formatting for Submission
1. Using the LCB assignment template
2. Using the template style sheet
3. Constructing a table of contents, table of
figures and list of tables
4. Constructing a references section
5. Formatting captions for tables and figures
6. Writing and polishing the answer
5. Formatting for Submission
5.1
Using the LCB assignment template
1. Download the LCB assignment
template.
2. Rename the template file as the
name of your assignment
3. Use this template document to
complete your assignment.
5. Formatting for Submission
5.2
Using the template style sheet
5. Formatting for Submission
5.3 Constructing a table of contents, table of
figures and list of tables
5. Formatting for Submission
5.4
Constructing a references section
5. Formatting for Submission
5.5
Formatting captions for tables and figures
Captions for Tables are always ABOVE the table.
Captions for figures are always BELOW the figure.
5. Formatting for Submission
5.6
Writing and polishing the answer
1.Translating the answer-plan into a plain text
answer
2.Grammar and spelling checking
3.Header and footer settings
4.Inline citation update
5.Reference section update
6.All tables and figure captions update
7.Final check of section headings
8.Check for citation accuracy
Viper plagiarism checker - free
Free to download
for Windows. No
Apple version.
Using References
SUMMARY
THE END
Author: Dr. Michael Moroney