Tutoring
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Our professional tutors, located within the Student Success Center on the first floor of Madison, offer tutoring in nursing, science, math, and English. The tutors provide supplemental instruction and guidance to students in meeting course requirements.
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Document .pdfHow to Schedule Advisor or Tutor Appointment
A printable step-by-step tutorial on scheduling an appointment online for advising or tutoring.
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Reminder
When you sign-up it may look like you are signing up for 30 minute blocks; however, once you select tutor as the service, it will automatically make your appointment for one hour. If you select advisor as the service, your appointment will be 30 minutes.
Please call 419-251-8955 if you need further assistance with scheduling your appointment.
Before You Go to Tutoring
Review important information from each tutoring area below.
Nursing Tutoring and Information
Kelly Seward , MSN, RN : Nursing Tutor
- phone icon 419-251-1761
- mail icon kelly.seward@mercycollege.edu
- location icon M1720
V. Dawn Hathaway , MSN : Nursing Tutor
- phone icon 419-251-1804
- mail icon virginia.hathaway@mercycollege.edu
- location icon M1714
Somia Abou-Osman , BSN : Advisor/Tutor
- phone icon 330-480-3145
- mail icon somia.abou-osman@mercycollege.edu
- location icon Youngstown
Math and Science Tutoring
Scott Hevner , MS : Math and Science Tutor
- phone icon 419-251-1493
- mail icon scott.hevner@mercycollege.edu
- location icon M1704
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Document .pdfMath and Science Tutoring Information
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Document .pdfArterial Blood Gas Test: The Tic-Tac-Toe Method Tutorial
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Document .pdfMetric System Conversions
This document shows metric system conversions.
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Writing Tutor
Tracy Darr , MEd, BS : Academic Advisor/Writing Tutor
- phone icon 419-251-1882
- mail icon Tracy.Darr@mercycollege.edu
- location icon M1723
The Writing Tutor at Mercy College of Ohio provides free writing support and feedback to all students, staff, and faculty in all programs. During a session, the professional writing tutor engages in conversation with the writer to help achieve the goals of the written work, focusing on ideas, organization, development, argument, synthesis, and writers’ concerns. The purpose of writing sessions is to promote awareness of self and audience through clear and concise writing.
Services
Writing online and on-campus tutoring is available at both the Toledo and Youngstown campuses. Help is available for anything writing related at any point in the writing process. Types of sessions include:
- Face-to-face tutoring for individuals or small groups
- Online tutoring in real time on Canvas Big Blue Button
- Email feedback on papers (2-5 days turnaround time)
Topics
No matter what course and what program you are in, the Writing Tutor can help. Topics commonly covered during a session include:
- APA formatting
- Brainstorming/topic generation
- Outlining
- Thesis development
- Organization
- Clarification
- Grammar/mechanics
- Syntax
- General feedback
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Document .pdfIn-Text Citations
A handout to help students cite sources in text
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Document .pdfAPA Guide
A comprehensive APA style guide
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Document .pdfIncluding DOIs and URLs: A Flowchart
A flowchart to help students understand what DOI numbers are and how to use them
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Document .pdfAPA Style Principles
A presentation to help students understand the underlying principles of APA style
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Document .pdfSynthesis: Integrating Sources Into Your Writing
A handout to help students synthesize research in their writing
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Document .pdfEvaluating Resources: The CRAAP Test
A handout to help students evaluate resources
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Document .pdfPrimary, Secondary, & Tertiary Sources
A handout to help students determine the originality of the research in the resource
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Document .pdfIdentifying Sources
A handout to help students identify what kind of sources they have
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External LinkAPA Style Blog for Help with Unusual Citations
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External LinkCrossRef.org for Help with Finding DOI Numbers
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External LinkPurdue OWL - Comprehensive Guide to APA Style
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