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Tips and Best Practices for Using the Internet for Academic Purposes
Be cautious when using sources like Wikipedia or other sites that have user-generated content. While these sites can contain a significant amount of useful, accurate information, they are also likely to contain misinformation. However, that does not mean that the user should reject them entirely. A well-written Wikipedia article will have a significant number of references, and examining those references can be a good starting point for research.
Using academic reference sites will lead to more reliable information. The university may provide students access to those websites. If unable to access these for-pay academic websites, a student may use free sites like Google scholar or PubMed to find academic resources.
The internet can be a great resource for books as well as articles. Many books are available for free on Google Books or similar sites.
Tips and Best Practices for using University of Phoenix's Technology Tools and University Library
1. Familiarize myself with the University resources prior to when I have an assignment.
2. Make sure that I can access all of the technology tools and the library, and address any problems immediately.
3. Use the available resources to check on work prior to turning it in to the professor.
Tips and Best Practices for Upholding Academic Honesty
1. Familiarize myself with the University's rules and regulations regarding academic honesty.
2. Familiarize myself with state laws...
When using secondary sources, ensure that the sources have properly cited their sources, to avoid inadvertent plagiarism.
4. Use a resource such as turnitin.com in order to detect and avoid accidental plagiarism.
5. Do not turn in anyone else's work, or work previously completed for another course, for credit.
6. Be prepared to deal with scenarios in which other students may be engaging in academic dishonesty and determine, prior to being confronted with that scenario, the appropriate way to handle the situation.
7. Group work presents a particular risk for a student wishing to uphold academic honesty policies; if a situation arises in a group-work scenario where a student has reason to suspect, but no proof that a fellow group member is engaging in academic dishonesty, the student should approach the professor.
Tips and Best Practices for Setting and Achieving Goals
1. Divide goals into long-term goals and short-term goals.
2. Ensure that the short-term goals will lead to accomplishing the long-term goals. If not, revise the short-term goals.
3. Do not set a goal without also having a plan for achieving that goal. For example, having a goal of maintaining an all -- A average is not sufficient; instead, the student must have a goal for how to…
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