The Academical Village All Things Political -- Dr. David Garrison 
Announcements -- Govt 2302 Lone Star Project
 Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor; but even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more people would be content to be ignorant than would take even a little trouble to acquire it. -- Samuel Johnson
 Welcome to Dr. Garrison's GOVT 2302 American Government II course. See the course syllabus and other course materials at the course page. Check this web site often for course work and bonus opportunities.                    

 

Spring 2012 Semester Due Dates (dates subject to change):[

  Tuesday/Wednesday, January  17/18 -- First class meeting, check your Course page information at the
                                                                             professor's website, purchase the textbook and bring it  to the second
                                                                             class meeting.  
 Thursday/Friday, January 19/20 --  Introduction to the textbook & registration for the MyLabsPlus website
  Monday/Tuesday January 24/25 -- Letter of introduction due by email to dgarrison@collin.edu .

Thursday/Friday, February 16/17 -- Task 1 due in class (after submitted to Turnitin).

Tuesday/Wednesday, March 6/7-- Exam 1 in class with Take Home Essay &
                                                               MyLabsPlus chapter exam scores submitted to  Egradebook
 Friday, March 9 --   Last Day to Withdraw
 March 12-18 -- Spring Break

 March 29/30  -- Task 2 due in class (after submitted to Turnitin).
 
Friday, April 6 -- Spring  Holiday
Friday, April 13 / Tuesday, April 17  -- Exam 2 in class  with Take Home Essay & MyLabsPlus chapter
                                                                                 exam scores submitted to Egradebook

 Monday/Tuesday, April 30/May 1 -- Task 3 due in class (after submitted to Turnitin).

Thursday/Friday, May 3/4 -- Bonus Opportunities deadline in class.

 May 7-11 -- Final Exam  All MyLabsPlus chapter exam scores finalized & submitted to Egradebook.
                                      Final Exam Schedule - Spring 2012


  SCC Writing Center

SCC WRITING CENTER SCHEDULE
972-881-5843          D-224
 
Consultants are available to help students with essays from any course in addition to resumes, college admission essays, and assessment testing. Consultants offer advice in the areas of style, organization, mechanics, grammar, and documentation. Students are allowed one consultation per day, two per week. They can call the Center (972-881-5843) or come by in person to schedule appointments---please, no e-mails.
 
Students who miss an appointment without notifying the Center ahead of time will be denied access to appointments for four school days. Students should bring assignment information and printed copies of their work. Instructors will receive notification of each student's visit.
 
We look forward to working with your students. You are invited to bring them by the Center for a group visit. If possible, please call ahead to make an appointment.
 
For more information on the Center and the online (OWL) service, please visit our Web site:www.collin.edu/writingcenter where you will find helpful resources.
 
SCC Writing Center Staff

Finding Sources, Documenting Correctly, Avoiding Plagiarism

The next CPC Writing Center workshops can help students find reliable research sources, document them correctly, and avoid unconscious plagiarism.  Each is presented twice, all in LA115, in the McKinney Campus library.  Dates and times vary. These free workshops are open to all Collin students and community members. No advance registration is required.

Workshop: MLA: Tackling the Dragon                                                                                                                          Learn the basics of MLA documentation, including format, internal citations, and works cited.

First presentation: Tuesday, February 14, 11:30-12:30 p.m.                                                          Second presentation: Thursday, February 16, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Workshop: Chicago: My Kind of Style                                                                                                                         Learn the basics of Chicago Style documentation, which includes footnotes and endnotes.  The style is often required in history classes.

First presentation: Monday, February 20, 1:30-3:30                                                                         Second presentation: Monday, March 5, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Workshop: Beyond Wikipedia                                                                                                                                                        Learn to find reliable academic sources for research and use the college library’s resources from home.

First presentation: Thursday, February 23, 12:00-2:00 p.m.                                                            Second presentation: Thursday, March 8, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Workshop: Plagiarism: How Do I Know?                                                                                                                    Learn how to avoid committing unconscious plagiarism.

First presentation: Wednesday, February 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m.                                                        Second presentation: Thursday, March 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Workshop: Conquering APA Format                                                                                                                          Learn the basics of APA formatting and documentation, required in psychology classes and many other social and natural sciences.  

First presentation: Monday, March 19, 6:00-8:00 p.m.                                                                     Second presentation: Thursday, March 22, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

The Writing Center notifies instructors which of their students were present since many instructors give extra credit for workshop attendance.

For more information, phone the CPC Writing Center: 972.548.6857.

 

 

Students have access to the NYTimes though our LexisNexis Database.  To go to LexisNexis students (and faculty)  must log into CougarWeb.  Click on the 'library' tab next to the 'home' tab at the top.  Select 'find articles' in the middle column.  Next select 'LexisNexis Academic'  from the alphabetical listing.  We also have the three most current months in print in the periodical section of the library.
 


TURNITIN information 
        Turnitin Create Acct/Log in
 

 

 
TUTORING SERVICES  
Attention Collin Faculty and Staff!
 
Tutoring Services are available free of charge to all currently enrolled students!
 
Upon request, students are assigned one of the following tutoring services, when available:
  • small group tutoring
  • online tutoring
When group or online tutoring is not available, students are given the private tutor list.   (Private tutoring services are paid by the student.)
 
Students must submit a tutor request form in order to receive detailed information about the available tutoring services.  The form is available on Collin's website* and in the following offices:
 
CPC room D117
PRC room F109
SCC room G121 or G200
 
Group tutoring is available for the following courses:
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE!)
BIOL 1406, 1408
BIOL  2401, 2402, 2421 (to be determined)
CHEM 1405, 1411, 1412
CRIJ 1301 
ENGL 0300, 0305, 0315, 1301, 1302
GOVT 2301, 2302
HIST 1301, 1302
HUMA 1301
MATH 0302, 0305, 0310
MATH 1314/1414, 1316, 1325, 1342
MATH 2312, 2413, 2414
PHYS 1401, 2425
PSYC 2301
READ 0300, 0305, 0310
 
Also available is online tutoring in the following courses:
(SUBJECT TO CHANGE!)
ACCT 2301, 2302
ACNT 1303
BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409
CHEM 1412 & below
ECON 1301, 2301, 2302
ENGL 1302 & below
ESLG 0305, 0310, 0315
ESLW 0305, 0310, 0315
GRAM 0300
MATH 2414 & below (not including Math 2305, 2318, 2320, 2373, or 2415)
PHYS 2426 & below
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322
Writing for any class
 
 
Michele Boverie
Michele Boverie, M.A.
Coordinator, Student Support Services
Collin College
ACCESS Office
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy.
Plano, TX  75074
972-881-5128
Fax:  972-881-5896
MBoverie@collin.edu



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