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Certificate of Achievement
Dr. Naraginti Amareswaran Reddy
has completed the following course:
Learning Online: Researching Your Project
This course considered the rich and diverse range of information available online, exploring methods for assessing information and the effective use of search tools. Through exercises and discussion, learners were challenged to think critically about the information that they find online.
2 weeks, 2 hours per week
Neil Morris
Chair of Educational Technology, Innovation and Change
University of Leeds
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore using search tools to more effectively locate appropriate sources.
- Perform searches using different ‘operators’ and advanced search options.
- Evaluate the validity of information found online by assessing its quality and appropriateness.
- Apply critical thinking strategies when reviewing different sources to develop your own opinion.
Syllabus
- Advantages and limitations of online search tools.
- Identifying your research question.
- Advanced search approaches and operators.
- Different types of information source.
- Critical thinking skills.
- Evaluating sources to include in your research.
- Avoiding plagiarism.
- Referencing others in your work.
- Formulating your own opinion.
Issued on 27th January 2020
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