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Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research
Copyright Year: 2016
Contributor: Lowry
Publisher: Ohio State University Libraries
License: CC BY
Choosing & Using Sources presents a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. Additional chapters cover understanding types of sources, searching for information, and avoiding plagiarism. Each chapter includes self-quizzes and activities to reinforce core concepts and help you apply them. There are also appendices for quick reference on search tools, copyright basics, and fair use.
(48 reviews)
The Process of Research Writing
Copyright Year: 2007
Contributor: Krause
Publisher: Steven D. Krause
License: CC BY-NC-SA
The title of this book is The Process of Research Writing, and in the nutshell, that is what the book is about. A lot of times, instructors and students tend to separate “thinking,” “researching,” and “writing” into different categories that aren't necessarily very well connected. First you think, then you research, and then you write.
(19 reviews)
Writing In College: From Competence to Excellence
Copyright Year: 2016
Contributor: Guptill
Publisher: Open SUNY
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Writing in College is designed for students who have largely mastered high-school level conventions of formal academic writing and are now moving beyond the five-paragraph essay to more advanced engagement with text. It is well suited to composition courses or first-year seminars and valuable as a supplemental or recommended text in other writing-intensive classes. It provides a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to professors' goals and expectations, demystifying the norms of the academy and how they shape college writing assignments. Each of the nine chapters can be read separately, and each includes suggested exercises to bring the main messages to life.
(43 reviews)
Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom
Copyright Year: 2015
Contributor: Priester
Publisher: Open SUNY
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom (FAS: WoW) introduces you to the various aspects of student and academic life on campus and prepares you to thrive as a successful college student (since there is a difference between a college student and a successful college student). Each section of FAS: WoW is framed by self-authored, true-to-life short stories from actual State University of New York (SUNY) students, employees, and alumni. The advice they share includes a variety of techniques to help you cope with the demands of college. The lessons learned are meant to enlarge your awareness of self with respect to your academic and personal goals and assist you to gain the necessary skills to succeed in college.
(18 reviews)
Six Steps To Job Search Success
Copyright Year: 2011
Contributors: Ceniza-Levine and Thanasoulis-Cerrachio
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This book is a practical discussion of six actionable steps that students can take to land a job regardless of the market. Whether the estimate is 25% unemployment or single-digit unemployment, that number doesn't apply to any one student. For any individual, the unemployment rate is 0% or 100%. One either has a job or doesn't. When any one person is looking for a job and there is 10% unemployment, that person just wants to be one of the nine people that has a job.
(17 reviews)
Business English for Success
Copyright Year: 2011
Contributor: McLean
Publisher: Saylor Foundation
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Business English for Success is a creative solution to a common challenge across Business Communication courses: Business English or Business Presentations? Some classes place an equal emphasis on oral and written communication. If that's the case for you check out our text Business Communication for Success. If, however, your class places the emphasis squarely on written communication and writing proficiency, then Business English for Success is for you.
(8 reviews)
Writing for Success
Copyright Year: 2015
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Writing for Success is a text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition.
(50 reviews)
College Success
Copyright Year: 2015
Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Our primary goal in writing College Success is to help you succeed in college.
(53 reviews)