Assignment Research Skills2014

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Your turn: The keywords and limits/instruction

Misunderstanding can happen if you do not take into account people’s different culture and customs. What are some differences in cross-cultural communication? How could these affect understanding a message?

1a. Analyse your topic

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1b. Brainstorm keywords

Misunderstanding• offend• confusion• mistake• misinterpret• miscomprehend• understand• comprehension

Cross-cultural• multi-cultural• multicultural• ethnicity• divergent cultures• cultural norms• traditions• social norms

Communication• body language• gesture• talk• listen• touch• written• interacting

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2. Research shortcuts

AND OR NOT / Truncation* / Wi!dcards? / “Phrase searching”

“cross-cultural communication” AND misunderstanding

offend AND cultures AND “body language” OR gesture*

confusion AND communication AND “cultural norms” OR upbringing

(misinterpret OR miscommunicat*) AND (Cross-cultural OR “cross cultural”)

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Background information on a topica) Text book b) Dictionary c) Scholarly journal articles

Number of non-English speaking people living in Queenslanda) Journal articlesb) Thesaurus c) Australian Bureau of Statistics

To understand the meaning of a worda) Dictionary b) Thesaurus c) Encyclopaedia

3. Select information sources

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4. EBSCO search

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5. Evaluate your resultsWhy should you evaluate the quality of the resources that you will use for your assignments?

a) to ensure that the information is verifiableb) to make sure the author of the source is recognised

in that field of researchc) to ensure the information supports your argumentd) to ensure the research used in the source is current

or the source was within the correct time periode) all of the above

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6a. Why Reference?Why is it important to reference your sources of information?

a) So you can find it againb) So other people can find the source when checking your

referencesc) So your lecturer can confirm where you found the

informationd) To give credit to the original author of the informatione) All of the above

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6b. Identify ReferencesWork out what kind of resources these are:

Gore, V (2013) 'The Importance of Cross-Cultural Communication', IUP Journal Of Soft Skills, 7 (1) pp. 59-65.

Thiederman, SB (1991) Bridging cultural barriers for corporate success : how to manage the multicultural work force Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books.

Journal article

Book

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Tips and Tricks

Use a Thesaurus to find alternative words

Combine keywords in different ways using short cuts

Read the Abstract first

Save the citation when you find each source

Find citation info in Databases or Library catalogue

Organise your quotes into arguments

Understand your Learning style

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