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Study Hub Self-help Resources
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Applied Social Sciences - Subject Guide
Art and Design - Subject Guide
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Business School Subject Guides (all subjects)
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Computer Science and Technology - Subject Guide
Creative Writing - Subject Guide
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Email - Get help with Outlook on the web (Microsoft)
Events Management - Subject Guide
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Finance and accounting - Subject Guide
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Human Resource Management - Subject Guide
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Language and Communication - Subject Guide
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Marketing, PR and Advertising - Subject Guide
Medical, Dental and Veterinary Education - Subject Guide
Music Technology - Subject Guide
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OneDrive - Create files and folders (by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Delete and restore deleted files (video by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Delete files (written instructions by Microsoft)
OneDrive - Upload files and folders (by Microsoft)
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Paramedic Science - Subject Guide
Performing Arts - Subject Guide
Physical Education - Subject Guide
PowerPoint training by Microsoft
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Sport Science and Physical Activity and Sports Therapy - Subject Guide
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Teams help & learning by Microsoft
TV, Film and Radio - Subject Guide
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Document Supply - How to use Document Supply
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Ebooks - Ebook licenses
Ebooks - Finding ebooks in the library catalogue
Ebooks - How to highlight and make notes in ebooks
Evaluating information - Fake News
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Maths and statistics - Interpreting and using bar and pie charts
Maths and statistics - Interpreting and using line and scatter graphs
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Presentations - Delivering a bad presentation
Presentations - Delivering a good presentation
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Reading Lists – How to access reading lists through the reading lists @beds website (Talis)
Reading Lists – How to access reading lists through BREO
Referencing - How to use 'Cite them right' online
Referencing – Logging into Cite them right using your institutional login
Referencing - Referencing charts, graphs, and tables (Harvard)
Referencing – Refworks: an introduction
Referencing - Understanding citations and references
Referencing - Why you should be cautious when using free online referencing tools
Research - Digital Library
Research - Discover: advanced searching
Research - Discover: finding the full text of articles
Research - Discover: how to do a basic search (BREO log in required)
Research - Discover: how to use bookmarks, projects and saving searches
Research - Getting started with Emerald Insight
Research - Google search tips
Research - How to evaluate a resource
Research - How to use Credo Reference
Research - How to use Google scholar
Research - Using different types of Information
Research – Using keywords
Reservations - How to find and reserve books on the library catalogue
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IT basics
Search for a file on a computer
Excel
Excel: Inserting and formatting charts - Exercise file: Basic charts[XLSX]
Excel: Loading the Analysis ToolPak
Excel: PivotTable basics - Exercise file: PivotTables: Phone Sales Data[XLSX]
Resources for interpreting and referencing charts:
Interpreting and using bar and pie charts
Interpreting and using line and scatter graphs
Referencing charts, graphs, and tables (Harvard)
OneDrive
PowerPoint
PowerPoint: Adding and editing text
PowerPoint: Adding and formatting text boxes
PowerPoint: Applying slide transitions
PowerPoint: Changing the slide size
PowerPoint: Recording the slide show
PowerPoint: Themes and background
PowerPoint: Working with images
Academic posters:
Academic posters - 12 questions
Word
Format your dissertation series:
Video 1: Apply a style to a heading
Video 2: Apply numbering to headings
Video 3: Insert and update a Table of Contents
Video 4: Format a Table of Contents
Video 5: Add captions and a Table of Figures
Video 6: Page numbering and section breaks
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