AT Week 2 Plenary

Research is more effective if you create questions that you need to find the answers to.

• True

• False

Which website traps should you avoid citing in your work? (Select all that apply)

• Wikipedia

• .Gov websites

• The Office for National Statistics

• Revision websites

What can you do if your search doesn't show relevant results? (Select all that apply)

• Try a different web browser like Edge or Firefox

• Try different synonyms

• Change the endings of words

• Broaden or narrow your search

This is an example of a narrow search: marketing techniques and startup funding.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of a broad search?

• How to start a small business

• What are the best marketing strategies for e-commerce?

• Strategic planning

• Business success stories in Yorkshire

(Read all the answers first) Referencing . . .

• Acknowledges where you've used information from another source

• Provides evidence that you've done the research

• Makes your work more credible

• All of the above

A citation is . . .

• The long reference that goes on the reference page

• The short in-text reference

• A court summons

• A way to avoid doing your own research

Which citation is correct?

• (Jackson, 2018)

• (2018, Jackson)

• (Jackson, T, 2018)

• (Taj Jackson, 2018)

When do you use quotation marks in your work? ('.... ')

• When quoting the exact words of the author

• Every time you refer to someone else's work

When quoting a source, which information is not needed for the citation?

• The author's surname

• The date

• The author's blood type

• The page number