{"id":5203,"date":"2020-07-02T05:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T05:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/support\/?page_id=5203"},"modified":"2020-07-02T05:15:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T05:15:05","slug":"working-on-assignments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/support\/help-resources\/working-on-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"Working on assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Break-2642605_1280.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Break-2642605 1280.jpg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/8\/8e\/Break-2642605_1280.jpg\/300px-Break-2642605_1280.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Working on assignments can be scary, especially if you haven&#8217;t written one for a while or are new to tertiary study.\n<\/p>\n<p>This page provides resources you will find useful to help you research, structure, draft and write your assignments.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#Essays_and_assignments\">Essays and assignments<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Report_writing\">Report writing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Reflective_practice\">Reflective practice<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Searching_for_information\">Searching for information<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Literature_Reviews\">Literature Reviews<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Referencing\">Referencing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a lot of material that can be found on the web to assist you with academic English.\n<\/p>\n<p>Below is a set of links which will act as a starting point. If you can&#8217;t find what you need here, ask for help in the <a href=\"\/support\/studying-courses\/course-forums\" title=\"OERu learner support\/Studying courses\/Course forums\">support or course forums<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Essays_and_assignments\">Essays and assignments<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/essays\/\">Essays<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Bkk3PVjDMI\">Essay Writing<\/a> (Video) (Massey University)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/assignments\/\">Assignments<\/a>  (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/mofy\/otago042510.pdf\">Planning and Writing University Assignments<\/a> (PDF) (Otago University Student Learning Centre)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saylor.org\/site\/textbooks\/Writing%20for%20Success.pdf\">Writing for success<\/a> (PDF) (Saylor)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Report_writing\">Report writing<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/report\/\">Reports<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AFGNKJruxdg\">Report writing<\/a> (Video) (Massey University)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/business-reports\/\">Business reports<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/case-study-reports\/\">Case study reports<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Reflective_practice\">Reflective practice<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> [<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/reflective-practice\/\">http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/reflective-practice\/<\/a> Reflective practice) (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/skillsforlearning.leedsbeckett.ac.uk\/podcast\/podcast_archive.shtml#ReflectionVgPart1\">Reflective writing<\/a> Three podcasts (Leeds Beckett University)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Searching_for_information\">Searching for information<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/searching-for-information\/\">Searching for information<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.library.si.edu\/2013\/09\/5-tips-for-better-searching\/\">5 tips for better searching<\/a> (Smithsonian Libraries)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studywell.library.qut.edu.au\/pdf_files\/RESEARCHING_SearchingontheNet.pdf\">Searching on the Net<\/a> (PDF) (Queensland University of Technology Library)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Literature_Reviews\">Literature Reviews<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/literature-reviews\/\">Literature reviews<\/a> What is it and how to undertake one.\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jKL2pdRmwc4&amp;noredirect=1#t=37\">The literature review<\/a> (Video) (Massey University)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/emedia.rmit.edu.au\/learninglab\/content\/literature-review-overview\">Literature review overview<\/a> (RMIT)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.screencast.com\/t\/RdY4lwEW\">Doing a literature review<\/a> (Video) (University of Reading)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/annotated-bibliographies\/\">Annotated bibliographies<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Referencing\">Referencing<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/studentservices.op.ac.nz\/learning-support\/citingandreferencing\/\">Citing and referencing<\/a> (Otago Polytechnic)\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\">Zotero<\/a>: a free personal research assistant that allows you to store reference information. It helps you collect, organise, cite, and share your research sources.\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/\">Mendeley<\/a>: allows you to organise, read and annotate documents in one place. 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