Physics 2.2 Fibre Optics Seafloor mapping Telescopes Level 2 Physics Demonstrate understanding of physics relevant to a selected context. Internal Assessment 3 Credits

Dealing with information Research Assignments Where to research How to research Dealing with information

Where to look for information sources?

Remember – give yourself time to search On-line Searching Try Explora Powersearch Remember – give yourself time to search

Search Tips Key words AND/OR/NOT Search specifically Keep track Use a variety; try synonyms or related words; use combinations to broaden or narrow search; truncate (eg *); use “ ” AND to find info with both terms in. OR to find info with either term in. NOT to cut out some info eg file:edu; site:NIWA file: search for file type site: to search within a site Take photos – articles, book/mag covers, publishing page, websites, etc Open a Word/Docs page and keep all URLs of any articles you’ve read and sites you’ve visited. Save directly to Google docs from EPIC Some Helpful Links: https://www.ebsco.com/blog/article/keyword-search-tips-for-students http://northeast.edu/Library-Resources/Database-Search-Tips.aspx https://www.google.com/intl/br/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

Check it out So, you’ve found a great looking website? But, how do you know if you can trust it? Remember Information from EPIC is reliable. You can use these sources confidently. Or use the CRAP test

Plagiarism Plagiarism does matter.  Basically plagiarism is theft.  Theft of someone else's ideas, words or images.  But, it is sometimes difficult to know just what is and isn't plagiarism. Important terms: Plagiarism Accidental plagiarism Common knowledge ​Paraphrasing All of the following are considered Plagiarism: Turning in someone else’s work as your own Copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit Failing to put a quotation into quotation marks Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation Changing words but copying the structure of a source without giving credit Copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not. (fair use rules apply) Taken from: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism

Bibliography Referencing, citing, bibliographies - what are they? When you present any academic assignment you need to use your own thinking, experience and ideas as well as information you have learned from other sources through your research.  As you do this, you need to acknowledge the author(s)/creator(s) and show where you found the information.   By doing this you avoid plagiarism What is a bibliography? A bibliography is a list of the resources you consulted to complete the assignment - it may have resources which you have not cited in your work. How do I write it? At Burnside we use APA format to cite, reference and write a bibliography. It is very important you get the format right . If you’re not completely sure how to write your Bibliography – check the Citing and Referencing page on the BHS Research site