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From Monster.com: A "Must Read" for 181 Students!
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For Tech Careers - it's not about what you studied, it's about what you learnedA quick read--skills you don't want to leave this class without.
Separating Fact from Fiction
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False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical "News" SourcesA publicly available Google doc by Melissa Zimdars, an assistant professor of communication at Merrimack College in Massachusetts.
Class Outcomes
Authority is constructed and contextual. Check the AUTHORITY of your sources - make sure they know what they are talking/writing about.
Information has value. Yes, there's a lot of free information on the internet, but do consider what's not available there and why.
Searching as strategic exploration. Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative (ie. requiring repetition and practice). You evaluate the sources you find, and follow leads from what you have to recognizing what else you need.
Annotated Bibliography vs. Literature Review
SCU Writing Center - The HUB
Need writing and presentation assistance? See the SCU Writing Center - known as The HUB.
Engineering/Math Librarian
Susan Boyd
Contact:
Santa Clara University
University Library
Ph: 408-554-4067
skboyd@scu.edu
WebsiteUniversity Library
Ph: 408-554-4067
skboyd@scu.edu
Wordnik
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WordnikWordnik is an interactive online dictionary of English. It provides example sentences showing words in context, information about the words' frequency and use patterns, related words, and more.