Research and Research-Writing Introductory Lectures (Videos)

These lectures, by Prof Bret Battey, were originally developed for a year-one module introducing students to the research process and research writing. Each main lecture has been broken down here into sub-topics, with one short video for each sub-topic.

• Introduction to Research and Research Writing
  • Writing Cultures + What is Research?
  • The Research Process
  • The Thesis Statement
  • Structuring Your Time
• Being a Detective: Finding Sources
  • Introduction
  • The Library Search Engine
  • Other Ways to Search for Sources
  • Additional Advice
• Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Citations, Referencing and Bibliographies)
  • Introduction
  • How to Do It
  • Academic Integrity vs. Plagiarism and Collusion
• Reading and Note Taking
  • Reading
  • Note Taking
  • Outlining for Note Taking
• Clarifying Your Thought, Structuring Your Essay
  • Types of Structures and Strategies
  • Physical Approaches, Outlining and Mind Maps
• Objective Style
  • Overview
  • More Examples
• Introductions, Conclusions and Titles
  • Introductions
  • Conclusions
  • Titles
• Critical Thinking
  • What and Why
  • Common Flaws in an Argument