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Researching: Understanding Genres
Researching: Understanding Genres is the first of two courses in the Researching section. The availability of many sources at the library and on the Internet can be daunting and overwhelming. By understanding the genre of sources and where to find reliable sources, you can make researching much easier.
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Determine
where to find the sources and which ones are most
appropriate for your assessment.
Learn the difference between scholarly and non-scholarly sources so you can use them appropriately.
Apply what you learnt about genres of text to write quality essays.
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Introduction
Non-scholarly sources
Scholarly sources
Where can you find sources?
Summary
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