On Track: Checking sources for assignments Online
Overview
The quality of your dissertation or assignment is directly related to the quality of the sources you use, so knowing how to fact check and evaluate is important to your success at University, as well as future jobs. This workshop covers how to avoid 'fake' academic journals and investigate academic, news media, and social media sources using the SIFT method.
Key areas covered
- Advantages of using academic sources in assignments
- How to spot predatory journals or fake academic publications
- Using the SIFT fact checking method
- Digital skills for verifying information found via academic, news media, and social media sources
- Where to look for reliable sources
Essex students: book your place here!
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Don't have access to CareerHub? You can register below.
It's not a requirement to preregister for our online workshops. You can decide on the day to join a session by clicking the Zoom link provided: https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/92159491873
- Date:
- Tuesday 13 June 2023
- Time:
- 15:00 - 16:00
- Time Zone:
- UK, Ireland, Lisbon Time (change)
- Campus:
- Online
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Postgraduate - Research Postgraduate - Taught Undergraduate
- Categories:
- On Track Workshop
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