If you are asked about essay topics for Prep (Certificate of University Study), all the students should have been to classes in the week preceding Easter (but not all came!). These are the topics
commercial and environmental aspects of aquaculture
pros and cons of using 1080 pesticide to protect native species
negative and positive aspects of computer gaming.
overprotective parents

They need to find 3-5 sources only – newspapers and government web sites are ok, according to the tutors. In the tutorial we covered the library catalogue, Google Advanced for govt sites and the multidisciplinary databases – General Onefile, EbscoHost, ProQuest.

The trickiest topic is the overparenting one. There are 2 books on 3 hour loan
Worried all the time.
Paranoid parenting

Useful terms for database searches
helicopter child* or helicopter parent* or helicopter kid*
parent* and overinvolve*

Essay is due on Monday. Feel free to send any students to Dave, Cuiying or me.

Janette