This five part assessment task (presented in a Blackboard learning module) is designed to build foundational research skills , provide meaningful engagement with library resources, and prepare students for a major assessment item.

Designed to teach foundational research skills , provide capabilities in critical analysis , and prepare students for a major research essay, this assessment sees students locate four scholarly sources via disciplinary databases or on-campus library collections. Students must judiciously select and correctly reference these sources, conducting critical analysis on one o analysis , and prepare students for a major research essay , this assessment sees students locate four scholarly sources via disciplinary databases or on-campus library collections. Students must judiciously select and correctly reference these sources, conducting critical analysis on one oanalysis on one of these.