Academic Support Center
To Schedule an appointment with a Tutor, Please call 773-697-2272
The Academic Support Center is managed by:
Gail Johansen
773-697-2272
gjohansen@devry.edu
Academic Support Center Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Closed
Free Services for All Students!
- Individualized and small group tutoring in all subjects
- Peer learning coaches for customized, personal training and support
- Flexible and convenient scheduling (nights and weekends by appointment)
- Online Help Hotline (schedule appointments or get online help with your classes)
- Keyboarding/typing tutorial software
- Open computers
- Group review sessions for mid-terms and finals
- Academic advising for developmental students
- Private study carrels
- Resource library and current periodicals and journals
- Study skills materials
Online Resources
SMARTTHINKING Access through Hub or eCollege via Tutorsource.
These are further resources in addition to those available to you in the Academic Support Center and through your professors. We hope that they are useful to you in your studies. Feel free to make recommendations regarding this page to the ASC Director.
MATH
- http://www.math.com/ (basic math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, calculus)
- http://quickmath.com/ (Examples of various math topics)
- http://www.gpc.edu/~lawmol (math handouts, and other resources; archived answers to math questions; links to more math resources; Georgia Perimeter College)
- http://www.purplemath.com/ (algebra, solving word problems, links to more math resources)
WRITING MECHANICS AND COMPOSITION
- http://www.orl.devry.edu/academics_asc_lab.html (grammar, sentence structure, paragraphs, essay and research paper composition/ organization, additional resources)
- http://www.gpc.edu/~lawowl (resources for writers; Georgia Perimeter College)
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ (grammar, sentence structure, paragraphs, essay and research paper composition/ organization/ brainstorming)
- http://www.grammarbook.com/ (grammar and punctuation tutorials, exercises)
- http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing (grammar and style)
- http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html (plagiarism)
- http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml (MLA format)
- http://www.apastyle.org/ (APA format)
- http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/ (introduction to technical writing)
MAJOR SUBJECTS (ACCT, BSBA, EET, ETC...)
- http://accounting.smartpros.com/accountingstudents.xml (information for accounting students)
- http://www.fasb.org/ (Financial Accounting Standards Board website)
- http://www.aicpa.org/index.htm (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants website)
- http://www.willyancey.com/ (links to accounting, related sites)
- http://www.taxsites.com/ (tax and accounting sites directory)
- http://whatis.techtarget.com/ (definitions for current IT-related words)
- http://www.cplusplus.com/ (C++ resources)
- http://java.sun.com/ (information on Java technology)
- http://www.oracle.com/ (Oracle website)
- http://www.linux.com/ (Linux website)
- http://www.vbexplorer.com/VBExplorer/VBExplorer.asp (visual basic explorer)
- http://www.eet.com/ (EETimes journal website)
- http://www.yale.edu/pclt/COMM/TCPIP.HTM (introduction to TCP-IP protocol)
GENERAL EDUCATION SUBJECTS
- http://www.fearofphysics.com/ (physics tutorials, visual aids)
- http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/tutorials.html (physics tutorials)
- http://www.thehistorynet.com/ (history search, links)
RESOURCES
- http://dictionary.reference.com/ (online dictionary; links to thesaurus, translator, other language resources)
- http://www.onelook.com/ (online dictionary search)
- http://www.bartleby.com/100 (famous quotations)
