Resources for Researchers

Written to Support The Back Porch Guide to the Research Paper

Handouts for Researchers

The following handouts will provide you with assistance in various aspects of writing and communicating with your professors.

• "Author's Certification of Academic Integrity"

• "Compiling an Annotated Bibliography"

• "Editorial Cartoons and Memes"

• "Effective E-mail Messages"

• "Evaluating Websites for Quality"

• "Fair Use Checklist"

• "Find Legal Images for Digital Literacy Projects"

• "Getting Ideas by Searching Databases"

• "Getting Ideas by Using Google"

• "Getting Permission to Use Copyrighted Material in Your Own Work."

• "Getting to Know an Instructor"

• "Paper Mills Sites As Learning Tools"

• "Plagiarism/Academic Integrity Quiz"

• "Summarizing an Article"

• "Three Common Types of 'Accidental' Plagiarism"

• "Time and Attendance Report" [to be completed by students who miss class]

• "Using Google Books"

• "Using Schoolcraft College Databases"

• "Weekly Reflection"

• "Verify References"

• "Writing Under Pressure: Short Answer and Essay Questions"