Enabling Pathways Library Guide: Semester 1 Open Foundation

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EPABOR158 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies: Cultures and Histories

Last updated 16/03/2020 Checked for S1 2020

Disclaimer: The information provided on this page is meant as a guide only. All details were correct as at the date noted - check your assessment information and Blackboard announcements for any changes that may have been made by your lecturer.

Assessment 2: Essay
Topic	Identify and describe four of the main characteristics of Indigenous Australian’s concepts about identity, culture and perceptions of community.
Resources needed	'Aboriginal Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts' You must also use at least 6 academic sources, including: Books (and chapters), and Journal articles. Only use web pages or online resources if they are authoritative, reliable sources.
Referencing style	Harvard referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	Read 'Aboriginal Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts' to find topics for your searches. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Suggested readings	'Aboriginal Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts'
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: How to Write an Essay guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can drop in to an ICAPS session at Birabahn for assignment assistance

Assessment 3: Individual presentation
Topic	Choose a topic to present, and lead a discussion, on in class. Topics will need to be approved by your lecturer.
Resources needed	Academic sources including books, chapters, and journal articles. Video and audio clips as appropriate. Pictures, graphs, etc., as appropriate.
Referencing style	Harvard referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	Will depend on your chosen topic - Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Suggested readings	Will depend on your chosen topic - Book a Librarian to get assistance.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Need video/audio clips? Try our Kanopy and ClickView video streaming databases. Both allow you to create short clips. Academic Skills: Group Work and Presentation Skills guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students can drop in to an ICAPS session at Birabahn for assignment assistance

EPARTS156 - Visual Art Fundamentals

Last updated 03/03/2020 Checked for S1 2020

Assessment 1: Visual Art Research Diary (VARD, First Submission)
Topic	Document your development of ideas, practical exercises and progress on artworks and home projects. It should include notes on lectures and ideas, sketches, images, experiments with different mediums, independent research on lecture topics and artists, documentation of process and evidence of gallery visits.
Resources needed	Quality sources that support your arguments/statements (books, journal articles and reliable internet sites).
Referencing style	Chicago referencing for the working bibliography of all your sources to date
Example Library catalogue searches	[artist name] AND interpretation [artist name] AND criticism [artist name] AND themes [technique] [movement] [medium]
Suggested readings	Will depend on your chosen artists, movements, and media - check your Blackboard course for appropriate readings.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the quality sources you need to support your report. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Writing strong paragraphs Try the ARTstor image database to download high-quality image files Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 2: Minor project 1
Topic	Still life tonal drawing, with preparatory research for your VARD.
Resources needed	Quality sources that support your arguments/statements (books, journal articles and reliable internet sites).
Referencing style	Chicago referencing for your VARD (see Assessments 1 & 6)
Example Library catalogue searches	"still life" Modernism Giorgio Morandi AND style Giorgio Morandi AND technique Giorgio Morandi AND media Giorgio Morandi AND process Chiaroscuro
Suggested readings	Check your Blackboard course for appropriate readings.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the quality sources required for your independent research. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Writing strong paragraphs Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 4: Report - Gallery Excursion
Topic	During the gallery visit, select three artworks you readily respond to, describe and analyse their features in visual and written form using the model provided in Week 5 lecture and evaluate the works in the context of the overall theme of the exhibition of which it is a part.
Resources needed	Quality sources that support your arguments/statements (books, journal articles and reliable internet sites).
Referencing style	Chicago referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	[artist name] AND technique [artist name] AND interpretation [artist name] AND criticism [artist name] AND themes [artist name] AND influences
Suggested readings	Will depend on your chosen artwork - check your Blackboard course for appropriate readings.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the quality sources you need to support your report. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Writing strong paragraphs Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 5: Minor project 2
Topic	Contemporary Australian landscape painting, with preparatory research for your VARD.
Resources needed	Quality sources that support your arguments/statements (books, journal articles and reliable internet sites).
Referencing style	Chicago referencing for your VARD (see Assessment 6)
Example Library catalogue searches	landscape* AND Austral* AND (contemporary OR modern) Idris Murphy AND landscape* Idris Murphy AND technique Austral* AND flora AND motif* Austral* AND fauna AND motif*
Suggested readings	Check your Blackboard course for appropriate readings.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the quality sources required for your independent research. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Writing strong paragraphs Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 6: Visual Art Research Diary (VARD, Final Submission)
Topic	Document your development of ideas, practical exercises and progress on artworks and home projects. It should include notes on lectures and ideas, sketches, images, experiments with different mediums, independent research on lecture topics and artists, documentation of process and evidence of gallery visits.
Resources needed	Quality sources that support your arguments/statements (books, journal articles and reliable internet sites).
Referencing style	Chicago referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	[artist name] AND interpretation [artist name] AND criticism [artist name] AND themes [technique] [movement] [medium]
Suggested readings	Will depend on your chosen artists, movements, and media - check your Blackboard course for appropriate readings.
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the quality sources required for your independent research. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Writing strong paragraphs Try the ARTstor image database to download high-quality image files Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

EPBIOL140 - Fundamental Biology

Last updated 12/03/2020 Checked for S1 2020

Assessment 2: Annotated bibliography (part of Portfolio submission)
Topic	Identify four sources on the assigned topic (*What are the impacts of feral cats, Felis catus, on Australian biodiversity?*) to produce an annotated bibliography (including an introductory paragraph), to provide a short summary of the content of each source and an evaluation of its quality and/or relevance to the topic.
Resources needed	Four sources are needed. At least one each of the following: an academic journal (published in, or after, 2014) an academic book a reputable website You should aim to include credible, scholarly materials.
Referencing style	APA 6th referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	"feral cats" AND Austral* "introduced species" AND Austral* "pest animals" AND Austral* "invasive species" AND Austral* biodiversity AND Austral* AND "feral cats"
Suggested readings	An Introduction to Conservation Biology [your textbook] Guide to Introduced Pest Animals of Australia [ebook] Cats in Australia: Ecology, Impact, Management ['Virtual issue' of the journal Wildlife Research]
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Guidance evaluating your sources (what to think about). Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Annotated Bibliography guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

EPCHEM137 - Foundation Concepts for Chemistry and Life Sciences

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EPEDUC101 - Foundations in Education: Introduction

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EPENGG101 - Introduction to Engineering: Problem Solving in Practice

Last updated 16/03/2020 Checked for S1 2020

Assessment 1, Assignment 2: Solution finding
Topic	Answer the 4 required questions around the defined problem below. You will need to research existing solutions and background information as part of this. How can Waterlea Holdings continue to be profitable while losing 30% of its input water [due to mandated water restrictions in the Murray-Darling basin for irrigation farming]? Find more efficient ways of using water to produce crops for the farm.
Resources needed	Minimum of 5 references: Academic sources including books, chapters, and journal articles. Reliable online sources as appropriate (e.g. legislation, government reports, etc.).
Referencing style	IEEE Computer Society Style
Example Library catalogue searches	"Murray Darling" AND irrigat* AND efficien* "irrigation farming" AND "water restrictions" Rice AND irrigat* AND "New South Wales" irrigation AND "water reduction" AND crop* Book a Librarian for assistance
Suggested readings	The readings provided in your course
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ebooks and ejournals. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Write Strong Paragraphs guide Need to search for NSW legislation? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance.

Assessment 4: Group Project
Topic	Work within a group to prepare a poster (with associated pitch) relating to one of the nine provided science and research priorities for Australia. Define a problem of national significance within your chosen priority area and propose a solution using the engineering problem solving cycle. You will need to get approval from your lecturer for your chosen problem before moving forward.
Resources needed	Academic sources including books, chapters, and journal articles. Reliable online sources as appropriate (e.g. legislation, government reports, etc.).
Referencing style	IEEE Computer Society Style for the poster
Example Library catalogue searches	Will depend on the chosen problem - Book a Librarian for assistance
Suggested readings	Australian Government - Science and Research Priorities (PDF) The readings provided in your course
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ebooks and ejournals. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Group Work and Presentation Skills guide Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance.

EPHLTH170 - Science Essentials for Nursing and Midwifery

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EPHUMA131 - Australian History to Federation

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EPHUMA144 - Literature and Film

Last updated 16/03/2020 Checked for S1 2020

Assessment 3: Draft essay plan
Topic	Provide a detailed overview of the structure and key argument that you plan to use for your major essay task: Compare and contrast Annie Proulx’s short story, and Ang Lee’s film, Brokeback Mountain. A final essay plan will also need to be submitted as part of Assessment 4
Resources needed	Academic / critical texts (books, journal articles) in your list of supporting evidence
Referencing style	Your supporting evidence can be provided in dot-point form (add page numbers where appropriate) Note that APA 7th referencing is to be used in the major essay
Example Library catalogue searches	"brokeback mountain" AND "short story" "brokeback mountain" AND film "brokeback mountain" AND interpretation "brokeback mountain" AND critic*
Suggested readings	The readings provided in your Blackboard course
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic readings you need. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: How to Plan an Essay guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 4: Major Essay & Final essay plan
Topic	Compare and contrast Annie Proulx’s short story, and Ang Lee’s film, Brokeback Mountain. You must discuss both the short story and the film, analysing how each text treats at least two of the following elements: Plot/story; Setting; Characterisation; Narrative/directorial voice; Themes addressed/issues explored.
Resources needed	At least 4 different academic / critical texts (books, journal articles)
Referencing style	APA 7th referencing
Example Library catalogue searches	"brokeback mountain" AND plot "brokeback mountain" AND setting "brokeback mountain" AND narrative "brokeback mountain" AND theme*
Suggested readings	The readings and links provided in your Blackboard course
How the Library can help with this assignment	Finding the academic sources you need. Accessing ejournals and ebooks. Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: How to Write an Essay guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance

Assessment 5: Annotated bibliography
Topic	Presentation of a list of research sources used in preparing the major essay, with a brief summary and critical evaluation of each source.
Resources needed	Use the critical texts from your essay (at least 3 different academic / critical texts, such as books and journal articles)
Referencing style	APA 7th referencing
Suggested readings	The critical texts used in your essay
How the Library can help with this assignment	Guidance evaluating your sources (what to think about). Assistance with referencing. Book a Librarian to get assistance.
Other things that will help	Academic Skills: Annotated Bibliography guide Callaghan student? Drop in to the GP Building for assignment assistance. Ourimbah student? Visit a Writing Drop-In in the Ourimbah Library for assistance