Susan B. Farmer

1. Your name2. Your major3. ABAC activities you’re involved in4. Alternate email address5. Anything else you want me to know

about you

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Outside Inside

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Handwritten study guides may be turned in before each exam for 5 points extra credit. Late Study Guides will NOT be accepted!

Extra credit questions are on each exam

Don’t be asking for more!4

Programmable calculators, PDAs, cell phones, headphones, etc. are not permitted during exams or quizzes. Failure to comply will result in a ZERO for the exercise.

Ball caps or other hats or head wear may not be worn on test days.

Make-up exams will NOT be given (after the fact!) – if you miss it; it’s your drop grade

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Bibliography Lecture and Lab papers/projects Plant Collection

When is it late? Papers due by class time on the date

due Penalties? Letter grade per class …..

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Must be CSE format UNIQUE

1 Journal article 1 book 1 chapter (contributed) in a book 1 website A source (can be any time above) with

more than one author.

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Every paper written for me must (but not limited to) USE IN-TEXT CITATIONS – even for paraphrases! include a proper bibliography (MUST be CSE style!) Be submitted to turnitin.com

Make sure you turn it in to the correct assignment! I an NOT hunting it down!

See files in Critter Paper Folder for full directions! BasicFormatting and CommonMistakes especially!

If you can’t figure out HOW see me or the writing center! 8

Every paper written for me must (but not limited to) be double spaced with proper margins! have a single spaced (yes, I know that’s not MLA!)

header block on the right of the 1st page Your name Your class **AND** your class meeting time (or lab as

appropriate) The topic of the paper

Do NOT use the header function of your word processor! Separate header from body by TWO blank lines! Be aware – if you do it again, I’ll take off points again!

By the 3rd paper – these points not recoverable! 9

DON’T! I DO CHECK! And so does turnitin! Copying or paraphrasing without

attribution is considered plagiarism. If it’s not an original thought with you,

you’ve got to cite a source! (and in the text!) Check out PlagiarismExamples on WebCT! If you don’t know how to paraphrase, check

with the Writing Center! Quotations …..

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http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2005/10/06/copyright-infringement-plagiarism-and-fair-use/

http://www.lib.uconn.edu/copyright/plagiarismVsCopyright.html

http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/plagiarism-vs-copyright.php

http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiarism/

https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/

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Don’t study to pass the test; study to Learn! Come to class (and not to talk/text) Start studying for The Test yesterday! Take notes – use PPT as outline! Transcribe your notes! Do the study guides before each exam

Clarifies what you don’t understand! If you don’t get it, come and see me!

Study Guide questions Essay Questions!

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Do the assigned work! www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/ind

ex.php/campuslife/23-science-backed-study-tips-to-ace-a-test

http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/09/highlighting-is-a-waste-of-time-the-best-and-worst-learning-techniques/?hpt=hp_bn16

Read and FOLLOW directions! I take off points for not following directions!17

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Find out what kind of learner you are! Find out how you study best!

Right brain or left brain?

Take one or more of the self-tests

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How do you learn? NCSU.edu --

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

LearnMoreIndiana.org -- http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/needtoknow/Pages/LearningStylesInventory.aspx

LDPRIDE.net -- http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm

learning-styles-online.com -- http://www.learning-styles-online.com/inventory/

vark-learn.com -- http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire

learningstyles.net -- http://www.learningstyles.net

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Put BOTH names on your papers!!!!! ABAC “emergency number”

(229) 391-5225 I do not give out grades via email/FB/etc. Check out links on my faculty page (some

are under construction!) If I take off points for something once,

and you do it again …. more points off ….

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Do NOT staple/fasten different assignments together!

Make certain you have enough ink! Don’t pad a paper just to meet the word

count. It really is obvious … (if it’s too short, you probably missed something!)

Invest in a stapler Those stoopid caterpillar things on your

paper? ….. Yeah …..24

If you can’t open them Right Click and save to the desktop –

then open outside of your browser Let me know and I’ll put up .PDF files!

Explore different printing options to save paper (and $$$) and provide note-taking space! You can print in black & white!

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