A beginner's guide to referencing books based on the Harvard system

An interactive tutorial on how to reference books correctly. It begins with an example, and interactively draws the student through the stages of accessing the relevant information through to how to include the final citation in the bibliography. It concludes with a ‘test your knowledge’ set of activities. When you view this object note that the panel on the left generated by the repository can be dragged sideways to view the learning object full screen.

SPSS Statistics Coach - An animated guide

What test for your data? SPSS Statistics Coach can help

SPSS Topics index - An animated guide

Need help with a given topic? Help to perform a test? Help understanding your results? Information and tutorials can be found using the Topics Index tab.

SPSS Topics Search - An animated guide

Need help on a given topic? Topics Search tab can help narrow down the search.

SPSS Tutorial - An animated guide

New to SPSS? Step-by-step tutorials can help!

Zappers - how to use (a guide for students)

This PowerPoint can either be used by itself the first time you use zappers with your students, or you can copy the slides to your own presentation. Students are shown how to vote using the zapper handset, and it includes a sample question "what did you drink for breakfast this morning?" so they can see how it works and test that their handsets are working. Now updated for Office 2010.

Zappers - how to reset to channel 41 (a guide for students)

This animated PowerPoint shows students how to reset their zapper handsets to use the default communication channel (41). If students press the GO button on their handset they may inadvertently change the channel and will not be able to vote. It only takes a few seconds to reset - essentially you press GO - 4 - 1 - GO and it should work again.

Library Guide: Searching Databases - Hints & Tips

Detailed guide to searching bibliographic databases for journal articles. This is a generic guide, useful for any subject.

Library Guide: improving your search & Search Planner

A search planner to help structure a search (for journal articles in bibliographic databases). Also includes hints and tips on improving your search. This is a generic guide, useful for any subject.

A guide given by the Higher Education Academy for report writing

The document explains and details all the relevant information for writing a report and what they are used for. The document explains the sections that should be used for a report and guides the reader on what the content of the report should be like.

School of Mathematics Computing Guide

Guide for computing in the School of Mathematics. Intended for new staff and PG students. Originally written by Anton Prowse from a number of earlier documents.

A guide to writing formal technical reports

A guide to writing formal technical reports for IT and CS students

Adobe Connect Quick User Guide for tutors

This brief guide (two sides of A4) is a reminder sheet for tutors and research staff who wish to hold meetings online using Adobe Connect