In connecting these online skills to the research process, Ford helps students to understand and answer research questions, construct an argument and present their evidence.
The book includes sections on:
- beginner and advanced search techniques
- assessing online information
- organising and storing information
- social networking sites and other online tools
- referencing, copyright and plagiarism.
As well as providing all of the basic techniques students need to use the internet as a research tool, this book will also help them to convert their online findings into a well structured, high quality research project.