Preparing an Annotated Bibliography and overview of the Data Protection Act

Slides used in lecture, explaining coursework and providing an introduction to the Data Protection Act. Students should use these resources as guidance for the forthcoming coursework (annotated bibliography). Like all materials you can expect slides to address issues which come up future assessment activities

Academic study skills guides for students with dyslexia

Six downloadable guides produced by Dyslexia Services covering: academic writing; dissertations; memory, revision and exam techniques; note taking and note making; organisation and time management; reading and research skills

Towards a Skills Audit: identifying your experience

A workshop session which looks at skills from an employers perspective. Slides plus link to Graduate Recruiters Association. Used in first small group class of info1010 - covers ground rules, career destinations, typical earnings,types of jobs and skills evaluation. Slides are reference for interactive discussions

CV Exemplar and Links

a pdf and word format document which level 1 students can use as an examplar or template for their CV. Also includes links to example CVs and sites which help of creating CVs

CV workshop - Projecting a professional image

Slides and activity sheets to accompany a set of practical workshop activities which help participants identify some of their individual skills, as the basis for a future coursework to produce a CV

CVs, Jobs and Work

collection of resources to use when developing your CV and applying for a job or summer intern-ship

Communities and the Web

What is a social network? How does an online community differ from a real world community? See also: Anne Hornsby, 'Surfing the net for community: a Durkheimian analysis of electronic gatherings' ch.3 in Peter Kivisto (ed.) Illuminating Social Life (3rd ed 2005). Libr ref HM51KIV. Graham Crow and Catherine Maclean, 'Community' in Geoff Payne (ed.) Social Divisions (2nd ed. 2006) HM821PAY.

Networks 3: Social Structures

A brief look at the post-industrial, network society, freed from manual labour and liberated from place.

COMP6049 Approaching Surveys - Purpose, Paradigms Protocols and Pragmatics

An introduction for students intending to design and conduct a survey. This is the prelude to a practical group activity.

Privacy and Electronic Communications

slides for a class which explores professional, ethical and legal issues surround the use, storage and transmission of electronic communications and data. Follows on from previous class which looked in greater detail at the Data Protection Act

Maps, figures and photos for theses

This PowerPoint outlines the main points that you need to consider when adding figures to your thesis, including resolution, file format and copyright.

E-government / E-democracy

In what ways does the web change the ways we interact with government and change the ways we engage in politics?

How to convert a Word file to PDF using Adobe Acrobat on an iSolutions workstation.

This PowerPoint provides a step-by-step guide to the process of converting a document (such as your thesis) from Word to PDF.

Create, Share & Collaborate

Research Seminar/Workshop related files and links

Social Networks and Actors

A discussion about Actor Network Theory