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Below you'll find help on doing research (e.g., for a paper), studying, and writing.
If you're not yet getting straight A's...
When college seems tough
One of those fatherly lectures you might want to slog through.
Surviving college
Less fatherly advice on surviving your college experience.
What IS an education?
Maybe you just need to give some thought to what an education is.
Ron Blue's study guide
Written by a colleague of mine... good advice for studying.
Getting an A
Sometimes, you just have to change your habits.
Stupid questions?
You bet. Despite popular opinion, there are a few stupid questions.
If you're trying to do research...
Psychology resources
If you want to search the web for psychology related material, here are
a few places to start.
Citation help
Tips on citing source material found on-line (same as the "E-citations"
link at left).
E-reserves
Opens a new window directly into the MCC E-reserves search page.
MCC
Library
Opens a new window directly to the MCC library's on-line home page.
Using the MCC library on-line
Some personal tips from me on using the library's online databases for
research in psychology.
How I use the web
You know how you use the web, but do you know how your teacher uses
it?
Find
a psychology department
The American Psychological Society's links of psychology departments both
in the U.S. and internationally. (Unfortunately, it's a clunky web site,
so try the listing found at PsychWeb.)
If you aren't an expert writer...
Plagiarism
Not just a warning - it includes some good examples to help you distinguish
plagiarism from good paraphrasing. It's very important that you know this.
Compare, contrast,...doubt
A little insight into what we teachers want you to do when we ask you to
compare and contrast.
Effective writing
What you should be doing when you're writing a paper.
A writing rubric
A checklist to help you analyze the quality of your written work.
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