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Study Essentials are your online guides for study success

Wednesday, 06 September 2023

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Study Essentials is one of the Library’s most popular resources, especially for new students and researchers.

Your Librarians have compiled lots of the basic facts and information you’ll need to get a solid start on your study journey at ECU.

There are four main guides to explore:

  • Library Essentials
  • Digital Essentials
  • Information Essentials
  • Academic Skills Essentials

Library Essentials

Now that semester is well underway, you will hopefully have been able to take time to visit your Campus Library, and/or the Library website.

The Library offers so many services that it can take a while to discover them!

However, some of the key basics are covered in Library Essentials.

This includes how to successfully search the Library collections for academic resources like journal articles, and information about workshops you can attend to improve your digital and academic skills.

Digital Essentials

This guide is split into four main sections:

  • Student Learning In a Digital Environment (SLIDE)
  • eSafety
  • Generative AI
  • Copyright

New to this section: Due to the recent popularity of tools like ChatGPT, we’ve added a section on Generative AI to explore some of the considerations for using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) appropriately in an academic setting.

Information Essentials

This guide is split into four main modules:

  • Types of information: how to locate database scholarly sources, grey literature, and web sources
  • Finding sources of information: breaking down an assignment question for keywords and advanced search tips
  • Evaluating sources of information: evaluation tests, how to spot fake-news, and fact-checking tips
  • Citing sources of information: what referencing is and why it is important

Assignment Essentials

This page can be extremely helpful before you start constructing your assignments!

Find lots of information about the assignment processes at ECU, and the skills you’ll need to develop to help you get successful results – including academic writing, academic integrity, and STEM skills.

Also, there’s information about some of the different types of assignments you might be asked to submit as part of your course or studies.

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