MTCS-1174 Academic Research Using the Internet

This course is designed to help students conduct research online by teaching them a variety of online search strategies, how to evaluate sources, the ethical responsibility associated with plagiarism and how to avoid it, using online library databases to conduct research, and creating and using the Modern Language Association (MLA) and/or the American Psychological Association (APA) documentation styles in Microsoft Word. Students should be able to demonstrate basic computer, internet, and word processing skills. MTCS-1173, Introduction to Computers, MTMC-1170, Internet, MTCS-1175, Basic keyboarding Using the Computer, and MTMC-1172 Word Processing are recommended, but not required.