1. Primary school
2. Secondary school
3. Tertiary school
4. Format: Classroom

To equip students with basic research skills and information evaluation techniques so as to enable them to complete their project work efficiently and successfully.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and use a variety of information resources to gather information relevant to their project topic
• Evaluate and organise the information efficiently
• Improve their project presentation skills

Course outline

Module 1:Understanding Project Activities

• The information problem solving approach
• Understanding your information need

Module 2:Locating Information

• Formulating search strategies
• Sources of information
• Specialised information resources
• Accessing the information

Module 3:Organising Information

• Evaluating information
• Extracting information
• Adapting information
• Creating learning maps

Module 4:Citing and Presenting Your Project Work

• Why must we acknowledge information sources?
• Citation styles
• Choosing the most effective medium to communicate
• Basic Oral Communication Skills