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Research Skills

Information to help students find, evaluate, reference, and write for their assignments

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If you would like further support, please come to the Library, Student Learning Services or Te Kete Kōnae.

These Wintec Academic Learning & Writing Resources are grouped under the following steps:

Understanding and Analysing the Question   

Resources in this section can help students build their knowledge on the important areas of an assessment question.

 

Planning your Assignment 

All good assignments are planned thoroughly. Resources here will give you step by step processes towards developing your assignment skills.

 

Finding your Information There are many quality resources held in our physical Library, online databases, or are available on the Internet. Check this section to see how to find what is available.

 

Reading & Note-taking These resources help you gain strategies before, while and after reading and note-taking.

 

Writing Process - The Assignment The first part of the writing process is The Assignment.  These resources help you identify the critical areas needed to write successfully.

 

Editing & Proof-reading Editing and proof-reading your assignment ensures you present well all necessary aspects needed to fulfil your assessment question.

 

Final Steps This section addresses the other areas outside of your writing that need to be considered. This includes: formatting, uploading to Moodle, and Turnitin.