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July 10th, 2008

5 essential resources you may not be using

Scholarly communication is a product of research, reading, writing, critical thought, and analysis. These five academic resources will help you gain the skills in these areas as you enter the academic conversation, understand the existing knowledge and, eventually, add new perceptions.

1. Writing Handbook

Find help mastering both side of scholarly writing: organizing your thoughts and mastering details such as citations, references, and attributions. Capella’s Writing Handbook provides a solid foundation with sections on the writing process, grammar, APA style, annotated bibliographies, and a section on business and technical writing.

2. Reading Strategies Center

Think you know how to read? Get even better so you can use your reading time effectively with the Reading Strategies resource.

3. Becoming a Scholar

If you are a doctoral learner, comprehensive examinations and dissertation proposals represent some of the highest levels of work that you will produce at Capella. The Becoming a Scholar resource provides advice on advanced writing, library research, and presentations of your work.

4. Ethics: Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Not just for researchers, the Inside the IRB (Institutional Review Board) Web page—found at the Research & Scholarship Center on iGuide—helps all learners understand the ethics and resources that are part of high-quality research.

5. Library Research Handbook

The new Library Research Handbook is not a traditional textbook – it’s an online tutorial that walks you through the scholarly research process. You’ll gain a better sense of how to use the Library and Web to do scholarly research.

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12 Responses to “5 essential resources you may not be using”

  1. Sue Bell Says:
    July 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pm

    Capella University,

    Thank you so much for emailing me about these very helpful resources. I had no idea they were available to me. I have saved them all to my favorites and will go and read through them immediately.

    Sue Bell

  2. Marilynn Force Says:
    July 16th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Thank you for sending this. I’ve been looking for the IRB website information. You are the best.

    Marilynn Force

  3. Fulivia Cannady Says:
    July 16th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    This information was very informative and valuable to me as a learner, especially as I approach comps and dissertation. Reviewing the writing process model and the types of annotated bibliographies was most helpful. My knowledge of reading, scholarly writing, and critical thinking are more consolidated as a result of this manual. Thanks for the help Capella!

  4. John Simmons Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 7:19 am

    I sicerely appreciate the tools Capella makes available to us as learners. Being out of the classroom for the last ten years believe me they all help, Thank you!

    John Simmons

  5. Christopher Shead Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    These tools are a great help. They are just what a striving learner would want and need.

  6. Malissa Doster Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Thanks a lot for this information. In my first course I worked really hard and by the end I was a little stressed (because there was a lot to do) and relieved (because it was over). Now that I have these helpful tips, I know theres ALWAYS help out there if start to feel a little overwhelmed! I appreciate it :) Good Luck EVERYONE!

  7. Silbia Gonzalez Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    As a teacher and learner of English as a second language knowing available tools are essential to improve my skills and understand my strengths and weakness. I appreciate all you support.

  8. Frankie Williams Says:
    July 17th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Wow! I didn’t know these resources were available. These are very useful. Thank you.

  9. Maricruz Avitia Says:
    July 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    Being English my second language, this information is very helpful and valuable. I am impressed with the support that Capella gives to its students. Actually, this is the first time that I have a detail explanation of grammar and writing process in the English language. Years before, I spent a lot of money in different English courses but anytime I was more confused.

    Thank you very much for taking the time to send me such valuable information.

    Maricruz Avitia

  10. Gene Samuels Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 6:24 am

    Capella is always looking to make the educational experience more fruitful, informative and rewarding by providing tools that will help learners to grow. This additional resource condense in this form will definitely help not only me but other learners as well.

    Thank You,

    Gene

  11. Stephanie M. Crider Says:
    July 20th, 2008 at 2:40 pm

    As a new online learner, I am very impressed with the resources that are made available to all students at any time. Thank you Capella!

  12. Zadie R. Long Says:
    July 21st, 2008 at 8:07 am

    I truly appreciate the resources you have made available for on-line learners. It is most helpful to me as I continue on my journey in earning a Masters Degree. I have already downloaded the writing handbook and will use it as a resource throughout my career. Thank you Capella for caring about the students in providing the resources needed that makes learning worthwhile.

    I appreciate you!
    zadie

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