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Student Survival Guide

Student Survival Guide

2007

Conducting Successful Internet Searches

Successful internet search is not just about being able to go to a site and read about the information a student intends to obtain , it is also about getting into a credible and peer-reviewed one . This is actually the most important thing that students should know when they aim to conduct successful internet searches (Cohen , 2001

The other ways include the following

First of all , it is possible to go directly at the website address that is considered credible if the student

already knows the address (Cohen 2001 . Again , remember that , peer-reviewed sites are the only ones that are credible (Cohen , 2001

Second , a student may conduct a search through browsing (Cohen , 2001

Third , a student may consider joining an electronic mail discussion group (Cohen , 2001

Last but not least , a student may carry out a search utilizing the search engines like google , metacrawler , yahoo , etc (Cohen , 2006

Upholding Academic Honesty

It is also the student 's responsibility to promote academic honesty (Academic , n .d . It means that avoidance of academic misconduct should strictly be observed (Academic , n .d . Academic misconduct includes 1 ) plagiarism or using somebody else 's ideas without properly citing it 2 ) multiple submission or submitting the same to two different subjects 3 ) copying /cheating during examinations (Academic , n .d

Aside from advocating academic dishonesty directly , it may also be upheld by implementing certain sanctions

For offenses incurred for the first time , a disciplinary warning through written communication should be given to the offender (Academic n .d

For students who violate regulations of the school , they should be reprimanded and told that when the offense is incurred again , a heavier sanction is to be implemented upon them (Academic , n .d

For students who violated for the second time , the student should be subjected to a disciplinary probation (Academic , n .d

For students who incurred such an offense for the third time , they should be suspended (Academic , n .d

If after being suspended , the student goes back to committing academic dishonesty then he or she should be dismissed from the school (Academic , n .d

Last but not least , students ought to be reminded that assignments are individual tasks

and that copying each other 's work is strictly prohibited (Academic n .d

Developing Effective Study Skills

The development of effective study skills entails getting organized as a learner (Student , n .d

First of all , a student should take full responsibility for keeping track of schedules instead of being too dependent on the teacher 's reminders (Student , n .d . A student is expected to keep track : 1 ) of the dates , schedules , and subjects /courses wherein there would be quizzes or exams 2 ) units /chapters of the book that should be read as well as , 3 ) assignments or home works to be submitted (Student , n .d

Second , a student should plan his or her study time (Student , n .d . A student should alter his or her lifestyle to be able to have...

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