I need it by 12pm on thursday.

Hi everyone! Here are some common sources that should be avoided when researching

discussions and assignments.

Other sources to avoid are boundless.com, study. com, coursehero.com, cliffnotes.com, or any

similar source. These web sites usually are not written by subject-matter experts and often

contain factual errors.

Wiki sources in general should be avoided, but the most popular is Wikipedia. There are a few

reasons why Wikipedia or other wiki sources can't be considered valid research sources. 1) The

authors have no credentials. Anyone can write anything at any time. 2) Because of #1, it's

technically possible for you to write or make stuff up in a wiki article, and then cite yourself. 3)

What's written in them is often wrong, and even if accurate, the site can change after you've cited

it. Even Wikipedia has a disclaimer that their site isn't to be trusted as a valid source.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer

If you’re having trouble finding good sources, use the “Library” link on the left of the classroom

page to search their databases. A Google search is not the optimal method to find useful sources.