Getting Ready for
Assignments at SILS
Fall 2004
Readings for classes
• Reserves
– At SILS
– PAM boxes
– E-reserves, http://eres.lib.unc.edu/
• E-journals,
http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/ejournal/
• Web documents
• Print documents
Finding materials in
other libraries
• Map:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/map.html
Expectations:
Academic Integrity
• Honor Pledge:
– “As a student of the University of North Carolina, I
am on my honor not to lie, cheat, or steal, and to
encourage others to uphold this Carolina tradition.”
• Carolina’s Honor System, http://honor.unc.edu/
– Student rights and responsibilities,
http://honor.unc.edu/students/rights.html
• Respecting intellectual property rights
– From the Writing Center,
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html
Additional Expectations
• Team projects, collaboration
• Quality of work expected
– The Writing Center,
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/
– The Learning Center,
http://www.unc.edu/depts/lcweb/
• Quality of resources used
• Feedback you should expect
• Getting clarification on an assignment
Planning your time
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Anticipating due dates and deadlines
Juggling multiple commitments
Avoiding end of term panic
Counseling resources available:
– Counseling and Psychological Services,
http://caps.unc.edu/
Talking to the faculty
• Clarify expectations for classes and
assignments
• Ask questions, discuss class material
• Get suggestions for more ways to
explore a topic of interest
• Discuss conflicts with class meeting
times or assignment due dates
Our shared goal:
A successful academic
experience