Instructor: Mr. D. Detwiler
ESL 104
PURPOSE:
To complete library research for
your assignments. Please review the following links
for general information on your assignments:
Presentation #2 research tips:
Something of interest to me
Select a
topic.
- Mental Health (stress, anxiety, meditation)
- Medicine (alternative, diseases)
- Fitness (yoga, pilates, walking, tennis)
- Games (cards, board games, hobbies)
- Diet and nutrition (diets, organic foods, protein bars)
- Recreation (gardening, reading, travel)
- Personal finance (retirement, insurance, credit)
Presentation #3
research tips :
Technology and its effects
Find the best articles in magazines and journals
DIRECTIONS to find articles: 1) Go to
Library homepage. 2)
Click on Databases A-Z. 3) Select a database.
Note: if you use one of these
databases from a remote location, you must enter your
campus username and password.
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Infotrac:
periodical database |
leads to
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Citation
"Children and effects of television on
their behavior"
Resto, Jeri
Child Development 2:5 (2,123:March) 235.
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leads to
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Article text.
"The formation of the ideas of children constitutes a
study equally interesting from a literary and a scientific point of
view..." |
Presentation #4
research tips:
One research tip we can suggest is to look at books with "How to"
in the titles. For example, you may want to find a book
DIRECTIONS FOR TOPIC IDEAS FOR Presentation 4:
1. Go to the
Library homepage.
2. Click on "Library Catalog". At the
Library Catalog screen, and locate the word "BROWSE"
3. Click to open "BROWSE". Type in the phrase "How to".
4. You should get a list of book titles with the phrase "How to"
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To find books in the Cuyamaca Library, click on
Library Catalog,
which is on the library website under "books."
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You may also want to order titles from the SDSU
Library or from the Grossmont Library. Usually, we can get
books from either of these libraries in two business days.
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Academic
Honesty
Written work
should be original. Information taken from outside sources should
be quoted and documented in notes and a bibliography. Stealing
content from books, magazines, websites, students, and other
sources is unethical - also known as plagiarism. Students guilty
of academic dishonesty could receive a zero for the offending
assignment. Plagiarism can also be grounds for suspension or
expulsion.
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Acceptable |
Cheating |
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Including
a brief quote from a source, such as a Web page, with the
source cited in the document. |
Copying
entire paragraphs or pages and republishing it as your own. |
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Using
graphics from a clip art site |
Using
someone else's graphics without permission. |
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Discussing
an assignment with another student. |
Copying
another student's work. |
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Studying
for a quiz with other students |
Completing
a quiz with the help from another student. |
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Cajon, California 92019 
