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Learning Skills Unit Resources

A variety of resources are available to you to help you with successfully completing your assignment.

Student Guide

Select from the menu below to view each chapter. Each of these chapters are available as printable PDF versions.

Remember if you require further assistance you can contact the LSU.

Referencing System

To find which referencing system you should use, click this link.

CQUniversity official guide to referencing.

CQUniversity official guide to other texts.

Handouts

Review Past Exams

Past Exams Webpage

 To access the Past Exam Papers Website, CQUniversity students will need to use their CQUcentral logon
(username and password) and CQUniversity staff will need to use their CQUniversity network logon (username and password). 

Useful Links

When searching the web you will find that you can come across some absolute junk! At the same time however, there are also some valuable sites that do come up when you know where to look and how to search correctly. Below is a list of addresses for search engines that may be useful to you when searching for information on various topics. For further tips on how to evaluate websites (ie decide whether or not it is a useful and valid source of information) see our website evaluation checklist.

Australian Search Engines URL

International Search Engines URL

Parallel Search Engines URL

Extra Help URL

Quick Tips

  • Select only keywords to enter into your search engine (Not entire search)
  • Different search engines will provide different responses. If you cannot find what you are after, just choose another search engine and try again. Sometimes you may need to vary the keywords you enter.
  • Parallel search engines query other search engines and then report on the findings, so they are definitely worth checking.
  • Don't be afraid to use the 'Help' and 'Advanced Search' facilities on search tools, these can help to refine a general search so that you may get more directly relevant material.
  • Use Boolean operators (AND, NOT, OR) to narrow searches.
  • Australian search engines generally concentrate on Australian resources.