Academic research course

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Library Resources - Learning Unit 3
This is the third unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are given several tasks to do in the library so as to familiarize themselves with both the catalogue and the physical layout.

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Writing Style - Learning Unit 9
This is the ninth unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are given an overview of some of the attributes of appropriate writing style within academic essays. An assignment for students is also included.

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Paragraph structure - Learning Unit 6
This is the sixth unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are introduced to 'the paragraph', learning how to understand the basic structure, the importance of using them, how to write topic sentences etc.

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Referencing & Bibliographies - Learning Unit 5
This is the fifth unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are sensitised to issues around plagiarism, learn how to use quotations in essays, how to reference primary & secondary sources and basic bibliographic skills.

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Essay Planning - Learning Unit 2
This is the second in a series of Learning units that make up an online course for first-year students on 'Academic research'. This unit contains a brief introduction (reading material), followed by an assignment. The focus is on writing drafts and structuring ideas.

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Essay structure - Learning Unit 7
This is the seventh unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are helped to understand the basic structure of an essay, how to construct an introduction and conclusion and advanced use of paragraphing.

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Web-based Research - Learning Unit 4
This is the fourth unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students learn how to discern the quality of websites for research purposes, the workings of online databases and how to use the internet as a reference tool.

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Grammar & Punctuation - Learning Unit 8
This is the eighth unit of a series forming a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. In this unit students are introduced to the basics of grammar and punctuation. Several assignments follow the overview text.

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Introduction to Academic Research - Learning Unit 1
This learning unit is the first of nine in a first year module entitled 'Academic Research'. The unit is intended for delivery through a VLE and consists of a section containing 'Reading Material' about academic research (note-taking, browsing indexes,drawing up bibliographies etc) followed by two unit assignments: one for literature students and one for language and/or linguistics students.

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Academic research course

This is a series of nine modules that form a VLE course for first-year students on 'Academic Research'. The units have been written for Literature, Language and Linguistics students but could easily be modified to suit other contexts. Each learning unit contains at least one assessed exercise based on the content of that unit.

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