Academic Accelerators

Download this pamphlet to understand what Plagiarism is and what the consequences can be. Academic expectations in the U.S. are different from many other cultures around the world. When in doubt, cite the source. https://www.cmu.edu/student-success/other-resources/fast-facts/plagiarism.pdf

Nice article from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) offers comprehensive language support for non-native English speakers through the Student Academic Success Center (SASC) and other resources. This support includes free individual consultations, language training workshops and seminars to help students develop academic fluency, presentation skills and other language-related tools crucial for success at CMU.

Eberly Center @ Carnegie Mellon University The Eberly Center provides a wealth of resources largely based on research from CMU LearnLab on how to put learning science research into practice. You will find guidelines and examples ranging from creating learning objectives and rubrics to developing a syllabus. You can also attend one of their many

You will be reading many research papers over the next 12 months, and maybe this is something that you have not done before. Fortunately, there are techniques for reading a research paper so that you will get the most out of your reading. Keep your notes on the paper in an electronic form so you can track