Susan B. Farmer

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!

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

ndex.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!

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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 (that

are under construction!) How to succeed (being worked on) This ain’t High School Homonyms

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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

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You’ll make out your own study guide – there may be some guidance from me in the form of questions/assignments

Extra credit questions are on each exam Exams may very well include essay

questions

Don’t be asking for more!9

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.

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

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Attendance Exams (Science/Math will no longer

provide Scantrons) Thursday, 22 August, we’ll enroll and

test the iClicker. 15 points!!!

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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

USE IN-TEXT CITATIONS – even for paraphrases! include a proper bibliography (MUST be CSE style!) Be submitted to turnitin.com (not hunting it down!) See BasicFormatting (and CommonMistakes) for full

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Papers due by class time on the date due

A confirmed time in turnitin.com (before 9AM on the due date) will get you until the NEXT class period to bring me a paper copy!

Penalties? A letter grade/class.

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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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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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You’ll write at least one 5-7 page research paper on some aspect of Plant Physiology

Lab related smaller paper

Papers will be peer-graded, revised and then turn into me. More info later.

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Critter Papers may be revised IFF Done within 2 weeks The original is turned in AT THE SAME TIME For maximum credit, make all revisions! Late points are not recoverable with revision If you plagiarize your paper, you can NOT

revise it!

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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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1. Your name2. Your major3. ABAC activities you’re involved in4. Alternate email address5. Are you in my biology lab? 6. Anything else you want me to know

about you

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