OVERVIEW
This
is the first assignment of three to complete the assessment for the
Research Writing and Scientific Literature module as part of the MSc
in Computing programme.
This
module is 100% continuous assessment. This assignment will
contribute 20% to your overall grade for the module.
This
assignment is designed to provide you with an opportunity:
- to explore the resources available to you to support your research
- to identify which resources are of most use in your particular area of study
- to develop a set of key words and search mechanisms for use with these resources
- to develop a checksheet for use when reviewing material found
- to explore your area of study and identify relevant research for use in the remainder of the assessment.
You
will document your process and findings through the creation of a
personal blog created using Blogger.com or WordPress. You
should regard your blog as a repository as well as a diary. Use all
the features you see fit to record the information required.
This
assignment is designed to help kick-start your thinking about and
searching in your subject area. You are not expected to undertake a
critical analysis of topics, rather to explore the resources
available, identify a set that work best for you and develop a set of
keywords for a topic you are interested in writing about. You can if
you wish expand beyond this specification.
DELIVERABLES
The
deliverable required is a blog created using Blogger.com:
- Your blog should be named:
- DITRWSL<student #>.blogspot.com e.g. DITRWSLD11111111.blogspot.com
- Your blog can include as many or as few blog postings as you like however you must include a final summary post which outlines:
- A refined topic you are interested in finding out more about
- Your resource set:
- Journals (at least 5)
- Conferences (at least 5)
- Databases (at least 3)
- Additional resources (at your discretion)
- For each of the above include:
- Justification for your choice including the criteria that influenced your decision making
- The key word list(s) you have developed which has achieved the best success for you
- Your checksheet for reviewing material
- You should use the features of Blogger or Wordpress to organise your blog efficiently.
- You should submit the name of your blog via the assessment within Webcourses.
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