1. Susan B. Farmer

2. 1. Your name 2. Your major 3. ABAC activities you’re involved in 4. Alternate email address 5. Anything else you want me to know about you 2

3.  Outside  Inside 3

4.  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

5.  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 5

6.  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 ….. 6

7.  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. 7

8.  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

9.  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 1 st 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 3 rd paper – these points not recoverable! 9

10.  What is Plagiarism? What is copyright infringement? What are the consequences here at ABAC? How do you avoid it?  How many different kinds of plagiarism are there? (i.e., how many different ways!)  Elaborate! Explain!  Points will be deducted for lack of understanding!  1000-3000 words. 10

11.  Your choice of plant  Sign by the critter – one person per critter  Pay attention to grading metrics and the Manuscript Preparation Guidelines!  You get ONE chance for revision  You MUST turn in the original at the same time  For max credit, you must make all corrections!  Pay attention to proper format. You do NOT want to waste your revision fixing format so I’ll read it! 11

12.  Critter and Lab Papers may be revised IFF  Done within 2 weeks  The original is turned in AT THE SAME TIME  For credit, make all revisions!  If you plagiarize your paper, you can NOT revise it!  Points not recoverable with revision  Late points  Lack of turnitin.com  Formatting/style points 12

13.  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 ….. 13

14.  http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2005/1 0/06/copyright-infringement-plagiarism- and-fair-use/ http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2005/1 0/06/copyright-infringement-plagiarism- and-fair-use/  http://www.lib.uconn.edu/copyright/pla giarismVsCopyright.html http://www.lib.uconn.edu/copyright/pla giarismVsCopyright.html  http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/plagi arism-vs-copyright.php http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/plagi arism-vs-copyright.php  http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiari sm/ http://library.albany.edu/usered/plagiari sm/  https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/ https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/ 14

15.  Only the Critter Paper and Research Papers can be revised for a better grade!  Turnitin.com -- The Assignment and a Revision Assignment.  The Revision Assignment is for *YOU* to tweak your paper as many times as you want before you turn it in to me. 15

16.  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! 16

17.  Do the assigned work!  www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/inde x.php/campuslife/23-science-backed- study-tips-to-ace-a-test www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/inde x.php/campuslife/23-science-backed- study-tips-to-ace-a-test  http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/09/highl ighting-is-a-waste-of-time-the-best-and- worst-learning-techniques/?hpt=hp_bn16 http://ideas.time.com/2013/01/09/highl ighting-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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21.  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 21

22.  How do you learn?  NCSU.edu -- http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.ht ml http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.ht ml  LearnMoreIndiana.org -- http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/needtoknow/Pag es/LearningStylesInventory.aspx http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/needtoknow/Pag es/LearningStylesInventory.aspx  LDPRIDE.net -- http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm  learning-styles-online.com -- http://www.learning- styles-online.com/inventory/http://www.learning- styles-online.com/inventory/  vark-learn.com -- http://www.vark- learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnairehttp://www.vark- learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire  learningstyles.net -- http://www.learningstyles.nethttp://www.learningstyles.net 22

23.  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 …. 23

24.  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

25.  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! 25