Essay resources
This tab helps you break down your assignment topic, identify key terms and create a search strategy. This will help you develop skills you cna use throughout your degree.
Essay writing skills
This tab gives you specific help in writing an academic essay.
APA Referencing
This tab links you to the JCU referencing guide. It is important to follow the examples on these guides when referencing.
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InfoSkills ToolkitThe InfoSkills Toolkit is a self-paced training tool to help you understand what is needed to unpack your assignment question, work out the keywords for your research, find good quality sources and reference them appropriately.
There are four modules, and you can work through them in order, or jump straight to the part you need. Come back to the guide whenever you need a refresher on basic searching skills.
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