Academic Skills: Writing Assignment 1: Sources

Your QUESTION for this assignment You will be emailed a question related to your intended course of study in the first year of your undergraduate degree. The email will be sent only to your University of Manchester email address. You must answer the question you have been sent; you are not allowed to choose another question. If you do not receive a question, please tell your Academic Skills Tutor in the tutorial in Week 2. In this assignment, you will search for relevant sources on your topic. ASSIGNMENT Using a variety of search tools, such as Manchester University Library Search and internet search engines (e.g. Google), you must find FIVE sources of information that give an answer to your question, or contain information that is relevant to the question. The sources of information can be books (printed or e-books), journals, theses, newspapers, websites, online discussion forums etc. (Note: do NOT cite Wikipedia as one of your sources. While Wikipedia is good for background information, the content is open to editing and therefore may be unreliable.)

The FIVE sources should comprise the following: 1. A web source from an ac.uk or edu domain. 2. A web page with the usage rights free to use or share. 3. A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This must be a physical item, and you must give the name of the Library, e.g. Main Library or Joule Library, and the shelf mark. 4. A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This can be an electronic item (e.g. electronic book or journal article) or a physical item. For a physical item, give the name of the Library, e.g. Main Library or Joule Library, and the shelf mark. 5. A source of your own choice (from 1 4 above or elsewhere), but not Wikipedia. GUIDANCE There are two videos that give guidance on how to carry out this assignment. 1. Advanced Google 2. Accessing Source in the University Library Note: the submission template for this assignment will be visible in the Writing Assignments folder on BB only after you have taken the BB Test on Videos 1 and 2, and obtained a score of 100%. HOW TO SUBMIT THIS ASSIGNMENT Download and complete the submission template; then submit the assignment electronically via Blackboard following the instructions. The deadline for submission is 5pm on Friday 18 October 2013 (end of Week 4).

Academic Skills: Writing Assignment 1: Sources

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Writing Assignment 1: SOURCES

Write your FULL NAME here: Write the QUESTION you have been set here:

In the spaces provided below: Give the details of the sources you have found. This should include Author, Date of Publication, Title, Publisher, and either Library Shelf mark, or URL with Accessed Date. Source 1 From an ac.uk or edu site or domain 1. Details

Source 2 Free to use and share usage rights 2. Details

Source 3 A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This must be a physical item, and you must give the name of the Library (e.g. Main Library or Joule Library) and the shelf mark. 3. Details Library ( e.g. Main Library or Joule): Shelfmark: Source 4 A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This can be an electronic item (e.g. electronic book or journal article) or a physical item. (For a physical item, give the name of the Library (e.g. Main Library or Joule Library) and the shelf mark. 4. Details

Source 5 From a source of your own choice 5. Details

Academic Skills: Writing Assignment 1: Sources

Writing Assignment 1: Sources: Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria: Writing Assignment 1 SOURCES In the spaces provided below: Give the details of the sources you have found. This should include Author, Date of Publication, Title, Publisher, and either Library Shelf mark, or URL and Accessed Date. a) IF NO ENTRIES FROM UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SEARCH, AWARD ZERO MARKS FOR ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT b) THREE MARKS FOR QUESTION IF SUFFICIENT DETAIL GIVEN TO CONSTRUCT ITEM IN REFERENCE LIST c) ZERO MARK FOR QUESTION IF ONLY URL GIVEN FOR WEB SOURCES d) ZERO MARK FOR QUESTION IF WIKIPEDIA CITED AS A SOURCE Source 1: 3 marks From an ac.uk or edu site or domain

Source 2: 3 marks Free to use and share usage rights Source 3: 3 marks A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This must be a physical item, and you must give the name of the Library (e.g. Main Library or Joule Library) and the shelf mark. Source 4: 3 marks A source accessed via Search in the University Library on-line. This can be an electronic item (e.g. electronic book or journal article) or a physical item. For a physical item, give the name of the Library (e.g. Main Library or Joule Library) and the shelf mark Source 5: 3 marks A source of your own choice (can be from 1 4 above)

Performance indicators: Exceptional 15

Good 12 -14 Poor 1-7

Meets expectations 10 - 11 No grade 0

Acceptable 8-9