Welcome to the Professionalism in Sport support page
to be used in conjunction with the task provided to you by your teacher.
A quick way to find out more about this topic is to do an internet search but remember to think critically about which websites you use. For example, the EPIC databases are probably more reliable than Wikipedia.
There are lots of ways that you can research this topic. Once you have chosen your questions and keywords, try researching using the following tools:
There are lots of ways that you can research this topic. Once you have chosen your questions and keywords, try researching using the following tools:
Why not try carrot2 as your search engine?It searches deeper across the web than just Google and clusters your results for ease of use. Click on the CIRCLES or FOAM TREE tab in the results screen to have your results displayed as is depicted here on the right.
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... Or Boolify?It helps you to create your search piece by piece to narrow it down to what you actually want. The more specific you are, the more useful your search can be.
Use the keywords you have chosen on your worksheet. ... Or SweetSearch? |
The most useful databases you can use are the ones provided through EPIC. Mr. James has a copy of some of the articles you can find in here - go and ask if you can see them. Also, ask him for the username and password if you don't know it.
Below are some 'pathfinders'. This will help you find the articles you need.
Choose the topic you are focusing on before you start and PLEASE ask if you need help!
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6. Articles listed include:
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Other useful websites include: |
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Also try a Carrot 2 search for 'sports celebrity'
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Other useful websites include:
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AND for the amateur/ professional debate:
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Articles include:
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Computer graphics:
Other sports graphics: Also computer games produced eg Celebrity Sports Showdown: Instant replays and the 3rd umpire
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