1. Unit 6: Research skills
By Mohammad Farran

2. What is research?

3. Find relevant information
Avoid plagiarism
Find relevant information
Find more information
Research Skills
Make effective notes
Reference your work

4. What do people usually do before they travel to a new country?

5. They make sure they research the country first. Currency. Food. Rules
They make sure they research the country first. Currency? Food? Rules? Manners? Customs? Traditions? Places to visit? Places to avoid?

6. When you look for information, be selective.
Choose information which is…

7. Relevant
Reliable
Recent

8. Note-making is a very important skill. You must practice to master it
Note-making is a very important skill. You must practice to master it. There are four main ways to make notes…

9. 1. Making a list of points

10. 2. Using diagrams

11. 3. Underlining / Highlighting

12. 4. Making notes in margins

13. Good idea?

14. Which one is more effective?

15. Don’t forget that the notes you make should be:
1. Important ideas only.
2. Easy to read & understand.
3. Brief & to the point.
4. In your own words.

16. What is plagiarism??

17. Plagiarism = Stealing

19. When you take words or ideas from other people, make sure you use quotation marks or paraphrase the ideas into your own words.
Quotation Marks
Our teacher said, “GR101 is very useful” (Farran, 2012).
Paraphrasing
Our teacher told us how helpful GR101 was (Farran, 2012).

20. One way to avoid plagiarism is to use References.
Referencing your work means telling your reading where you got your information from.
When you reference your work you include the family name and the year.
Our teacher said, “GR101 is very useful” (Farran, 2012).

21. At the end of your paper or assignment, you will give us a bit more information about the references you used. This part is called the References list or Bibliography.
Book
Family name, initials. (year). Name of Book. Publisher.
~ Example: Farran, M. (2008). How to Teach Students. KPH.
Website
Website. Date accessed.
~ Example: 14th July 2012.

22. How to be a
better student
and get more information
from your
classes!

23. BEFORE CLASS Read and prepare the unit.
Write down questions you want answered.

24. DURING CLASS Focus & don’t get distracted.
Listen carefully to the teacher.
Make notes.

25. AFTER CLASS Revise and go over your notes.
Link new information to what you already know.
Write down questions you want answered.

26. The most important thing in this course is not only understanding, but applying the skills and mastering them.