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- 1.
Project Formulation, Proposal,
Planning & Management:
- Generating ideas & forming a question (University of Reading) [PDF]
- How to
Write a Research Proposal (University
of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/howtowritearesearchproposal.pdf
- Managing a Research Project (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/managingaresearchproject.pdf
- Project management http://betterthesis.dk/project-management
- 2. Reading Skills:
- Critical
Thinking - Critical Reading (RMIT) https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/critical-thinking-critical-reading
- Doing the research (University of Reading) [PDF]
- Effective academic reading (University of Reading) [PDF]
- Literature Review and Critical Reading [PDF]
- Reading Effectively (UNSW) [PDF]
- 3. Literature Review:
- Getting Started on Your Literature Review (UNSW) [PDF]
- How to undertake a literature search and review: for dissertations and final year projects (DMU) [PDF]
- Literature Review: Academic Tip Sheet (Edith Cowan University) [PDF]
- Writing a Literature Review (UNSW) [PDF]
- Writing the Literature Review / Using the Literature (RMIT) [PDF]
- 4. Referencing:
- Chicago
Author-Date Referencing (Curtin University) [PDF]
- Citations, Bibliographies and Referencing (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/citationsbibliographiesandreferencing.pdf
- Havard System (Bournemouth University) [PDF]
- The Harvard system of referencing (DMU) [PDF]
- Plagiarism
– and how to avoid it (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/plagiarismandhowtoavoidit.pdf
- Referencing: Why, when and how (Lincoln University) [PDF]
- 5. Report Writing:
- A Report Checklist (Lincoln University) [PDF]
- Features of good reports (University of Reading) [PDF] https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/reports/features
- Abstract:
- Abstract Preparation and How to Write a Good Abstract https://www.sirmeeting.org/index.cfm?do=cnt.page&pg=1036
- How to write an abstract https://www.scribbr.com/dissertation/abstract/
- How to Write an Abstract for Your Thesis or Dissertation https://www.sfu.ca/~jcnesbit/HowToWriteAbstract.htm
- Paraphrasing, Summarising & Quoting (UNSW) [PDF]
- Writing “critically” (Lincoln University) [PDF]
- Writing
process http://betterthesis.dk/writing-process
- Writing
your report (University
of Reading) [PDF] https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/reports/writing-up
- 6. Oral presentations:
- Giving an Oral Presentation (University of Kent) https://www.kent.ac.uk/learning/resources/studyguides/givinganoralpresentation.pdf
- Oral presentations (RMIT) [PDF]
- Oral
presentations (tutorial) (RMIT) https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/content/oral-presentations
- Oral Presentations Guidelines (PSU) [PDF]
- Using PowerPoint in Oral Presentations (UNSW) [PDF]
Library Resources and
Literature Search:
- Hong Kong Academic Library Link (HKALL)
香港高校圖書聯網 http://hkall.hku.hk/
- THEi
Learning Common https://www.thei.edu.hk/student-services/learning-commons
- Technology
Enhanced Learning Programmes & Library
Literacy and Academic Writing Programme https://www.thei.edu.hk/student-services/learning-commons/programme
- VTC
Library Services http://library.vtc.edu.hk/
- Library
Handbook http://library.vtc.edu.hk/english/handbook/
- VTC
Institutional Repository http://repository.vtc.edu.hk/
- Electronic
Resources http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/english/eres/eres.php
- E-Databases http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/english/eres/
- ASTM Standards by IHS Standards Expert https://login.ihserc.com/login/erc [VTC login]
- BSI (British Standards Institution) by BSI Group https://bsol.bsigroup.com [VTC login]
- Construction Information Service (CIS) by IHS [VTC login]
- CRCnetBASE [VTC login]
- EBSCOHost http://search.ebscohost.com/ [VTC login]
- Emerald Insight http://www.emeraldinsight.com [VTC login]
- IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) by IHS Standards Expert [VTC login]
- ProQuest http://search.proquest.com [VTC login]
- ProQuest Research Library http://search.proquest.com/pqrl?accountid=29075
- ProQuest
Science Journals http://search.proquest.com/sciencejournals?accountid=29075
- RefWorks http://www.refworks.com/refworks
- Science Direct http://www.sciencedirect.com/ [VTC login]
- WiseNews http://vtclib.wisenews.net/?gid=vtclib&user=ipaccess
- 中 國國家標準全文數據庫 http://sale.gb168.cn/hk_vtc/
- 中 國學位論文全文數據庫 by 萬方數據 http://c.g.wanfangdata.com.hk/Thesis.aspx
- 中
國數字化期刊數據庫 by 萬方數據 http://c.g.wanfangdata.com.hk/Periodical.aspx
- E-Books http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/english/eres/ebk.php
- E-Journals http://library.vtc.edu.hk/web/english/eres/ejou.php
- Recommended search engines/tools:
- Construction Information Service (CIS) by IHS http://eproxy.vtclib9.vtc.edu.hk:2048/login/CIS
- Google
Scholar http://scholar.google.com.hk/
- Science Direct http://www.sciencedirect.com/ (VTC: http://webpac.vtc.edu.hk/record=b11106431)