Making a research plan

Identifying essential keywords for your research question

How to recognize the types of sources that you need

Tips for distinguishing between a book and an article

Essential steps for writing a research question

Combining keywords with Boolean operators

Finding sources

How to access sources

Where to find a book in the library

How to access electronic resources from anywhere

Tricks to know about Google and Google Scholar

Evaluating sources

The advantages of reference management software

Quality criteria for a scientific article

Determining how pertinent information is

Making reading notes

Criteria for determining the quality of a Web page

How to increase or decrease the number of hits

Techniques for organizing and collating research results

Writing and communicating

Guides for preparing your bibliography

The secret to effective presentation slides

Best writing practices for university students

Ways to improve your public speaking

Plagiarism

Guidelines for the use of quotations

The University’s rules on plagiarism

How to recognize plagiarism

How to make sure you don’t plagiarize