This 23-minute video presents three academics’ comments about positionality in research. Increasingly researchers are expected to state their considerations on positionality in their research design
Students are often told that we reference to avoid plagiarism. They are also told that if they plagiarise, they can be excluded from the university.
Plagiarism happens along a continuum from intentional to unintentional. Learning how referencing is used to build claims can help to prevent unintentional plagiarism, but what
In order to complete a quality research study, you need to know how to find and use relevant literature, and ethically incorporate these into your
Supervisors often make assumptions about what their students are able to do. The assumption is that their undergraduate learning provided them with a solid foundation
Postgraduate students often ask How much reading they should be doing. There is no one answer but this brief audio recording offers a few ideas
This narrated PowerPoint presentation discusses 3 different, widely used tools or strategies to help busy postgraduate students make and keep regular commitments to writing and
Literature reviews tend to be one of the toughest parts of thesis writing, and research. This is in part because the volume of reading is
Every thesis has to make a contribution at the boundaries of the field. Can you state in just a sentence what the contribution of your
Two-minute tips provide short suggestions on how to improve your research. This two-minute tip looks at when it is appropriate to use a direct quote