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The type of information you need will depend upon the specific project or assignment you've been given. When determining your information requirements, look at the assignment carefully and consider the following.

  • The type of assignment it is
  • The amount of information you need
  • The currency (recency) of information
  • Particular types of publication
  • Particular types of information sources
  • Information format
  • Points of view

In this module, you will learn skills to:

  • Define what information you need for your assignments and study and explain the information concepts in your own words

  • Understand the different types of information and how useful they will be for your assignments and study

  • Decide which information is useful and select enough useful information for your assignments

  • Justify why you have selected these types of information

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