Study Skills

Study skills for postgraduate learning

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Research Strategies1

Search Engines1

Editorial Filtering2

Global popularity filtering2

Social filtering2

Keyword filtering2

Crowdsourced filtering2

Use the advanced search tool2

Search with a phrase in quotation marks3

Use synonyms3

Use a plus or a minus sign3

Boolean logic3

Wildcards and truncation3

Phrase searching3

Capitalization3

Try alternative search engines3

Check list4

Project plan4

Project Background4

Objectives5

Scope5

Constraints5

Assumptions5

Issues and Risks5

Methodologies and Strategies5

Delivery5

Performance Measurement5

Activity Chart6

How to write an effective essay at postgraduate level7

Critical Reflective Piece9

Effectiveness of Research Strategy9

Effectiveness of Project Plan9

Learning9

Conclusion10

Reference11

Study skills for postgraduate learning

Introduction

The following paper is about the ways of effective essay writing according to the instructions and the tips at postgraduate level

Discussion

Research Strategies

There are different ways to search for relevant information. Information available on the web is in bulk. One has to go through miscellaneous links to reach the desired link and start writing an essay. There are a few steps to finding out relevant information. The internet gives you access to a vast amount of information. One should make sure that all the information is trustworthy by finding about its resources.

There are many easy to search for the relevant stuff. One has to know how to use a search engine. Today's search engines give you the option of searching for books even. Before starting your search, know what you want and identify key words. This helps in narrowing of search. Use correct spellings for the correct results. Make sure that you search with the correct case as when there are capital letters, the search engine searches for proper names only. Use trustworthy links to gather information. Make sure to bookmark the websites that you found were useful to be used in later searches. Have a good net connection at your end to download things without much hassle and inconvenience and with high speed. Analyse what you require and go step by step to get what you want. When writing an essay, it is very important to get the correct information. Incorrect information will lead to rejection of the essay. Use the right amount of information from trustworthy links using the right keywords. Organize everything carefully and then write to avoid any rejection later.

Search Engines

There are many search engines that help you find your relevant information.

Google - The best search engine with everything at one place

Bing - Microsoft's new search engine that gives different results than Google's

Yahoo - Another best search engine

Lycos - Oldest search engine

Ask.com - Best for asking questions

Editorial Filtering

The write has the choice of filtering information. Expert filtering is good for identifying the best choices made by different experts (Warfield, 2010, n.d). The information thus available is relevant and best for an essay.

Global popularity filtering

When something is liked by many or is searched by many, than it appears on the top list in a web search. The writer has to make sure that he clicks that link where is able to find the relevant stuff.

Social filtering

Sometimes information is made available through its popularity on social media communities (Warfield, 2010, n.d). This information is also easily available because of traffic on that ...