Research Skills

The Learning Centre, which is part of the University's Student Services, assists students to develop the generic skills which are necessary for learning and communicating knowledge and ideas at university.
The Learning Centre runs courses in Academic Reading and Writing and Postgraduate Research Skills.
These courses are free of charge to University of Sydney Students. Time table and list of courses is available from the learning Centre homepage
url:hhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/stuserv/learning_centre/

Research Plan Template
You may find it useful to use this research plan template for recording search strategies and results of your database searches.
url:http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/researchplan.pdf

Research Skills Training
Look here for times and locations of training sessions for Architecture and Urban Planning
url:http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/libraries/architecture/informationskills.html

Endnote
To download Endnote software go to:
url:http://itassist.usyd.edu.au/student/services/software/endnote.shtml
Endnote Tutorial:
url:http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/databases/endnotex/

Copyright
Links to information on copyright can be found at:
url:http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/copyright.html

Citation and Style Guides
Information on sources for citation and documentation can be found at:
url:http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/subjects/readyref/citing.html

Australian Governemnt Information Management Office Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers, 5th edition
url:http://www.agimo.gov.au/information/publishing/style_manual

Academic Honesty/plagiarism
You should be aware of the University's policies regarding academic honesty and plagiarism:

Faculty of Architecture statement on Plagiarism
url:http://www.arch.usyd.edu.au/CS/plagiarism.shtml

University of Sydney policy on Student Plagiarism: Coursework
http://www.usyd.edu.au/senate/policies/Plagiarism.pdf

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