Adjunct Skills Internet Lab C:

Online Content Specific Strategies

The purpose of this Adjunct Skills 232 lab is to enable you to learn about a specific study technique or strategy that is related to your specific content course. 

Skills Internet Lab C is worth a maximum of one-hour off-site credit.

To complete Lab C:

1. Select a link from the list below related to your content course;
2. Read the assigned requirements under each course topic;
3. Submit your one page of notes and post test quiz or journal in your folder
4. Skills grades are based on effort and the quality of the notes and work.  A pass grade is not necessarily based on the accuracy of your post test.  We strongly recommend students review any questions missed on a quiz before submitting it for credit.

COURSE TOPICS:

• Lab C: Accounting
• Lab C: Biology 10
• Lab C: Economics
• Lab C: Geography 1
• Lab C: Geography 10
• Lab C: History
• Lab C: Poli Sci 1
• Lab C: Poli Sci 2
• Lab C: Poli Sci 3
• Lab C: Poli Sci 5
• Lab C: Psychology 1
• Lab C: Psychology 4

Lab C: Accounting

1. Take at least one page of notes on the Accounting Study Strategies website:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/accounting.html
2. For your post test activity:
   1. Go to http://www.swlearning.com/accounting/warren/acct_21e/warren.htmlhttp://college.cengage.com/accounting/mcquaig/college_acc/8e/students/index.html
   2. Click ACE Practice Tests
   3. Select the Chapter you wish to review
   4. Click on View
   5. Take the quiz and e-mail it to yourself (not to your instructor)
   6. Print results
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of Internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to http://www.bboinc.com/actghome/slc_main.htmhttp://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/world/Accounting-101---Bookkeeping-55057.html
2. Click on "Play: HTML Quiz"
3. Take quiz
4. Click on "Submit" at bottom of page
5. Print ONLY the page that shows your score and submit with notes from the first link.
6. Submit with notes.

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Lab C: Biology 10

1. Take at least one page of notes on the Content Specific Learning Strategies for Biology web site: http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/biology.html
2. For your post test activity:
   1. Go to theStudent Companion Site for BioInquiry: Making Connections in Biology
      http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=action=index&itemId=0471473219&bcsId=2118
   2. Select a chapter you wish to review
   3. Complete at least two (2) Self-Tests (left menu)
   4. Score each quiz, and print each score report
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print outs of 2 quiz score reports
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to http://lii.org/search/file/biology/ Librarian's Index to the Internet: Biology
2. Explore this site
3. Describe your findings in a one-page journal
4. Submit with notes

Lab C: Economics

1. Take at least one page of notes on the "How to Study Economics" website
   http://muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/economics.html
2. For your post test activity:
   1. Go to the University of Omaha website http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/Dem_Sup/econqui2.htm
   2. Complete the quiz, correct it, and print it
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

Lab C: Geography 1

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/geography.html
   Muskingum College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies for Geography
2. For your post test activity:
   1. Go to Discoving Physical Geography Student Companion Site
      http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=index&itemId=0471480533&itemTypeId=BKS&bcsId=1831
   2. Select a chapter
   3. Take the chapter quiz
   4. Grade the quiz and print it
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/weather_sub/faq.html
   Hurricane Research Division
2. Select one of the main topics, then explore at least two of the suptopics listed.
3. Write or type a one page journal explaining the key facts about these subtopics.
4. Submit your essay with your notes on the Muskigum web site.

Lab C: Geography 10

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site: http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/geography.html Muskingum College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies for Geography
2. For your post test activity
   1. Go to http://lii.org/search/file/geography Librarian's Index to the Internet
   2. Look up two sites
   3. Write a one page journal reflection on your findings
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) one page journal reflection
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

Lab C: History

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.howtostudy.org/resources_subject.php?id=14 How to Study and Write for History
2. For your post test activity:
   
   1. Go toThe American Promise: 4th edition Online Study Guide
   2. Register as a student on the left side of the page where it says "Log On"
      1. Select the chapter or topic you wish to study.
   3. Select 'Assessment Quiz' from the menu and do at least one test
   4. Print out the quiz results (your answers to the multiple choice questions)
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder in ATC 302 for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor.

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Lab C: Poli Sci 1

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/polisci.html
   Conestoga College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies
   Choose "Political Science"
2. For your post test activity:
   
   1. Go to the Student textbook companion site:
      http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&flag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780495098065&discipline_number=20
   2. Select a chapter.
   3. Click on Tutorial Quiz (left menu).
   4. Take the quiz and submit for score
   5. Print out your scored quiz
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of Internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to Contact Your Elected Officials http://www.firstgov.gov/Contact.shtml
2. Click on Contact Your Elected Officials
3. Select an official of your choice. Copy the mailing address.
4. Go to Word
5. Type a one-page, formal letter to your selected official.
6. Print the letter.
7. Submit the letter with your one + page of notes from the first link.

Lab C: Poli Sci 2

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/polisci.html
   Conestoga College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies
   Choose "Political Science"
2. For your post test activity:
   
   1. Go to the Student textbook companion site:
      http://www.wadsworth.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&flag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780495098065&discipline_number=20
   2. Select a chapter
   3. Click on Tutorial Quiz (left menu)
   4. Take the quiz and submit for score
   5. Print out your scored quiz
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of Internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to Contact Your Elected Officials http://www.firstgov.gov/Contact.shtml
2. Click on Contact Your Elected Officials
3. Select an official of your choice. Copy the mailing address.
4. Go to Word
5. Type a one-page, formal letter to your selected official.
6. Print the letter.
7. Submit the letter with your one + page of notes from the first link.

Lab C: Poli Sci 3

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/polisci.html
   Conestoga College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies
   Choose "Political Science"
2. For your post test activity: 
   1. Go to the Essentials of International Relations
      http://www.wwnorton.com/college/polisci/irmingst4/welcome.asp
   2. Click on Item #2 diagnostic quizzes
   3. Select a chapter you wish to review
   4. Complete the diagnostic quiz
   5. Click on “Your Answers”
   6. Print out your scored quiz
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of Internet technical difficulties:

1. Go to Librarian Index to the Internet http://lii.org/
2. Search for “international relations.”
3. Look at any two sites.
4. Describe your findings.
5. Submit with notes from the first link.

Lab C: Poli Sci 5

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/polisci.html
   Conestoga College: Content-Specific Learning Strategies.
   Choose "Political Science"
2. For your post test activity:
   1. Go to one or both of the links below and explore a topic of your choice
   2. Government, Law and Society http://govt.eserver.org/theory.html
   3. Political Science Resources Political Theory http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/pstheory.html
   4. Write a one page journal about your findings
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) one page journal
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of internet difficulties, do the alternative posttest:

1. Go to Librarian Index to the Internet http://lii.org/
2. Search for “political theory.”
3. Look at any two sites.
4. Describe your findings.
5. Submit with notes from the first link.

Lab C: Psychology 1

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/psych.html
   Muskingum College: Content-Specific Learning Stragegies for Psychology: Notetaking and Reading, Information Organization, and Memory and Test Preparation Strategies
2. For your post test activity:
   
   1. Go to http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072494123/student_view0/index.html (McGraw-Hill)
   2. Select a chapter
   3. Under "quizzes", select "multiple-choice quiz"
   4. Take the chapter quiz and click "submit"
   5. Print the page showing your score
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) print out of quiz score
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

In case of Internet difficulties with the original post test site:

1. Go to http://www.fenichel.com/Current.shtml
2. Current Topics in Psychology
3. Select and read any two links. Write a one-page journal on your findings. Submit with notes.

Lab C: Psychology 4

1. Take at least one page of notes on the following web site:
   http://www.muskingum.edu/~cal/database/content/psych.html
   Muskingum College: Content-Specific Learning Stragegies for Psychology: Notetaking and Reading, Information Organization, and Memory and Test Preparation Strategies
2. For your post test activity, go to http://www.fenichel.com/Current.shtml
   1. Go to Current Topics in Psychology
   2. Select and read any two links
   3. Write a one page journal on your findings.
3. For a Pass Grade, submit:  1) one page of notes & 2) one page journal
4. Submit in your folder for grading. You do not need to email the results to your instructor

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