Academic journal

how cruel the educational resources and wanted to fix the system. However, the government made Swartz look like the enemy who was a hacktivist that sought out to take down the system and steal from the government. Aaron Swartz believed that academic journals should be free and that it was injudicious the way that we had to pay to access things that should be available to all. In the film “The Internet Own Boy” Swartz stated that, “Colleges pays so that…

resources to be personally responsible for college success. If one does just enough to get by and is not very motivated, college success will most likely mirror their efforts. A study of University Students’ Motivation and Its Relationship with Their Academic Performance, “student motivation is the element that leads students’ attitudes towards the learning process” (Afzal, Ali, Khan, & Hamid, 2010, P. 81). Motivation is intrinsic to one’s personal responsibility, and is defined as the…

Plagiarism is a serious offense in universities, it is often committed by many students in order to pass a class they have been struggling with. Some courses in universities are challenging, and some students are blinded by their desperation to pass the course and resort to negative alternatives such as plagiarism. This disciplinary action can be prevented in many ways by students and professors. The main reason students commit plagiarism is due to the education system, it focuses on…

loneliness to struggling academically and lack of money. Universities cannot control all factors relating to a student’s decision to not come back as a sophomore; however, they can experiment with ways to assist students who feel lonely or struggle with academics. One program that several universities put in place is peer mentoring in hopes that assigning a freshman to an upperclassman will allow them the opportunity to…

unavailable, keep checking back with this university for additional programs, as more are expected in the near future. Resources available to online students include academic advising, online tutoring, online writing assistance via email or Skype, disability services and an online library with access to a wide variety of academic databases as well as librarians available via email or over the phone. The Higher Learning Commission provides accreditation for Mayville State…

have been engaged in through several years of university administration and participating in national leadership positions; and I believe I am a strong fit for the institution. I am excited to have an opportunity to enter into the conversation. Academic / Practice Preparation One of the reasons I believe I am perfectly suited for the role of Dean at University of Maryland is because I am a seasoned faculty member and emerging administrator that has also engaged in practice to an unusually high…

Part A 1. What are the benefits of having a saving account? • Include the ability to withdraw at any time, unlike other long-term investments such as certificates of deposits. Savings accounts also require a low investment amounts to start with, depending on the type of account. Much like checking accounts, many saving accounts are also insured by the FDIC. Other advantages include the ability to have automatic deductions for bill-pay and minimal monthly fees. 2. What is the purpose of…

evidence. CINAHL (Current Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) is a bibliographic search database, which contains references to articles from over 2,900 journals as well as a great number of government documents, dissertations, and standards of practice articles (Chapman, 2009). MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine journal citation database. As one of the world’s largest search…

In Stephanie Ericson’s “The Ways We Lie,” Ericson discusses a contemporary issue of how we as humans justify lying to big institutions for our self-benefit. An ever-growing branch of this form of lying includes academic dishonesty. In today’s society, schools praise GPA and grades rather than student progress, prompting students to feel the external pressure of meeting these expectations. Rather than appraising students based on growth, schools admire the top students, unknowingly encouraging…

find the article using the school library online database. I first used a general database called Academic OneFile. I tried typing in the journal title, author and publication date. The article still did not come up after trying this a few times. I then decided to try using a psychology database since this is a psychology course. The first database I used was Science Direct. I tried typing in the journal title, author and publication date. No results were found when I used this database. I then…