Course learning outcomes

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

• identify different assessment types and their specific requirements around information sources and referencing
• identify different types of publications and their appropriate uses
• select appropriate search tools for finding specific sources of information
• apply the steps in the Information Searching Lifecycle to assessment tasks and searching
• create advanced search statements using search techniques
• locate items using the QUT Library search tools
• evaluate information sources for quality using specific criteria
• create reference lists to the specifications of different referencing styles
• apply the principles of Academic Integrity to assessment.