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#646912 12/02/10 08:37 AM
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Elizabeth, got a few things that I would love to see expanded on. Maybe they can be used for future articles.

1. Is it wise to email the professor at the beginning of the class and clarify how he/she likes things done if it is not addressed in the syllabus or material? For example, one professor said to use chapter headings in my paper. Another says that it is not the standard in that subject. Each professor seems to have a different formatting method and views it as the standard.

2. How to get a lot of info in as few of words as possible.

3. How to handle a sticky situation. For example, one professor told me that I was docked points for not using "Ibid" in consecutive footnotes. My textbook advised using the authors last name instead since most word processors will change the footnote number for you during editing if I move sentences around. Then the "Ibid" will not be with the right source. Another professor preferred me using the last name method. Does the student point that out to the first professor and, if so, how?

I thought I had more, but am brain dead this morning. These are things I have encountered that others might have also experienced.


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RebeccaG #647101 12/03/10 12:04 AM
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Hi Rebecca:

I am supporting a professor right now at a local university and she is not good about answering emails. But I do tell the students to "copy" me so that I can make sure someone gets back to them. Not every professor is like this, but there are few and far between that are not.

Great points smile

Angela J. Shirley #647650 12/05/10 12:42 AM
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Rebecca - thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely consider them for future articles. They are things that I can discuss in articles for instructors suggestions and for students as to how to handle the situations.

Angela - I'm sure that those students appreciate you being there to make sure the professors reply to them. It is very frustrating to hear that you can do better at university by making sure you understand what your professor wants and expects from you by e-mailing them when you have a question, just to hear nothing back. If the student tries to improve their chances for success they should be assisted in that goal by their professor. Isn't that what education is all about?


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