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Understanding what is meant by plagiarism. How to ensure that you are not accused of plagiarism or cheating. How to properly reference material you copy.

How to Reference and Cite

Discusses the services that the Careers service provides for ECS students - and some that ECS provides too. The importance of developing a CV over time.

Discusses the difference between how a student might project themself in social software and on a web page. Also discusses some of the risks of on-line presence.

Looks at some of the models of learning and discusses how they apply to university students

Used to make students aware of the demographics of their cohort - and trends from previous years.

A guide to writing formal technical reports for IT and CS students

Looks at the different ways we write for different audiences.

Slides and activity sheets to accompany a set of practical workshop activities which help participants identify some of their individual skills, as the basis for a future coursework to produce a CV

A workshop session which looks at skills from an employers perspective. Slides plus link to Graduate Recruiters Association. Used in first small group class of info1010 - covers ground rules, career destinations, typical earnings,types of jobs and skills evaluation. Slides are reference for interactive discussions

a pdf and word format document which level 1 students can use as an examplar or template for their CV. Also includes links to example CVs and sites which help of creating CVs

collection of resources to help students understand what employers want links to a GRA document "Graduate Careers of the 21st Century"

Describes course objectives and looks at what it takes to be successful in learning at University

collection of resources to use when developing your CV and applying for a job or summer intern-ship

Find out about the ways that people contribute to teams, and the importance of the roles in teambuilding

Notes, slides and activities which students can use/refer to when developing their CV. This is pitched at entry level students, but may be useful to students at all levels for general reference.