Throughout 3rd year we are regularly asked to start considering what we look to carry out and in April we were asked to submit a proposal for our project. This is a lengthy proposal and gets assessed as a piece of coursework.
Whilst it does seem a little daunting, we have been supported throughout the proposal process and received lectures which have given us the tools to achieve this task. One of the most challenging aspects was to provide academic paper appraisals to support our choice of project. Napier has a great on-line library resource which is very useful in helping find such papers and articles.
The challenge is breaking down the report and summarising appropriately in a short paragraph. We were also asked to reference the sources we used in a bibliography using the Harvard referencing technique and, whilst I was aware of this technique, as a direct entrant from College I had never actually carried it out.
"I read this from a website on the internet" doesn't really work any more!
There are many places to get information on how to use Harvard referencing and once you get to grips with it it isn't quite as laborious. I would urge anyone reading this who is planning on going to University to familiarise themselves with this technique.
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