Final Project:
Student Survival Guide
Resources: Appendix A
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual]
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Compile a 1,000- to
1,250-word survival guide that will serve as a resource for you throughout your
program. Using what you have learned in class, develop personal action plans
for dealing with the following topics:
In
order to survive future courses, it is a good idea to develop a personal action
plan for dealing with a variety of subjects; using Axia educational resources,
upholding academic honesty, setting and achieving goals, managing time wisely,
fostering reading comprehension and retention, and applying personality and
learning styles. Each of the following
paragraphs will deal with each individual subject.
Using Axia’s Educational Resources
Axia’s educational resources can help
you in every assignment and class. The
Center for Writing Excellence has a Plagiarism Checker and WritePoint
tool. WritePoint checks spelling and
grammar in your paper and gives you suggestions for each perceived error;
Plagiarism Checker checks your paper against the web to see if you have indeed
created an original assignment. Both can
be used for even small assignments with great results. The Center for Math Excellence has assessment
tests, math tutor aides, and even a section on dealing with math anxiety. The University Library has a great research tool;
you can research information in a variety of ways. There are also an abundance of tutorials to
help you navigate the educational resources.
I would recommend taking all tutorials before navigating the library on
your own. You will probably need to take
the tutorials more than once as there is a ton of information in each one.
Upholding Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is an important issue
that is taken very seriously with every university, big or small. Upholding your own individual academic honesty
is something you will take with you in all walks of life. There are a few simple steps to ensure no
accidental slips. When doing research,
note each website you visit and read and what notes or pictures you took from
each place. This will help when it comes
time for your reference section. You
need to give credit to any original idea or quotation or picture you use in
your essay. When reading, take short
notations on a separate paper. Then
write your essay from your notes in your own words. That will help you avoid writing your essay
with someone else’s words. After
finishing your paper, run it through the Plagiarism checker in your University
Library’s Center for Writing Excellence.
The Plagiarism Checker will check your paper against the entire web and
give you the results. The result will
show you how much of your paper is not original and where the original
information can be found. Then you have
the opportunity to add a reference or reword your essay in your own words. It is most important you always turn in your
own paper and never buy a paper or have someone else do the work for you. Even if you are not caught plagiarizing you
can cheat yourself. School is for
learning, assignments are designed for you to learn what you need in order for
you to succeed in life and in your chosen career. If you cheat on your assignments you do not
learn the lesson needed, and can fail after school with no information on how
to deal with the problem at hand.
Setting and Achieving Goals
It is very important to learn to set
goals for yourself. You need long term
goals and then split those long term goals into several short ones, and even
shorter ones. Set deadlines for each of
your short term goals and stick to them.
Long term goals can feel less daunting and much easier if you break it
up into many short term goals that will be easier to achieve. Make a list or chart with your goals clearly
labeled. Make an action plan on how you
will complete each goal or what it will take to get you there. Most important, keep your goal
deadlines. Setting and keeping a goal
chart is helpful and you will find yourself to your long term goals before you
know it.
Managing Time Wisely
In order to manage your time wisely, you
can start by making a chart of how you spend each day. Really look at where you focus your
attention. Decide which areas you like
to devote more or less attention to and where you can take or add the time
from. Next, get organized. Getting organized can help you be more
successful with the time you have. Prioritizing
your goals and setting deadlines can be a good way of getting control over how
you spend your time. Decide how long a
certain objective will take to complete.
Where can you delegate time for these tasks? Sticking to your schedule is a great way of
managing your time. Most important, do
not stress out or panic if you find a deadline that you cannot make. Reassess your priorities; re-delegate time;
and most important, stay calm. Stressed
out or panicked brain cannot think properly and can cause more issues that the
original problem would have.
Fostering Reading Comprehension and Retention
To foster reading comprehension and
retention I can employ the SQR3 technique.
Survey the text by reviewing all chapter titles in the table of
contents, any boldface headings within each chapter, and reading any material
on the back of book or end of text. Ask
questions about what you previewed or list what you think each section
covers. Read the entire manuscript from
front to back highlighting or underlining any important elements. Highlighting can be a useful form of easy
review and retention, Using various colors or underlining. Always avoid over marking your text. Taking
notes is also helpful while you read.
Recite all answers to the questions you asked before reading the
text. Review immediately after reading
and several times in the next few days in order to gain the most
retention. Following this guide line
will help me retain the most of the information as I read.
Applying Personality and Learning Styles
By learning your own personality and
learning style, you can develop a study style that works for your intelligence
and personality style. Developing a
learning study style can help you adapt material into a form that can help you
learn more effectively. It’s a good idea
to take an assessment to see where your strengths lie. Following the study technique ideas for your
personality and/or intelligence will help you retain and apply learned
information.
Recall that if you
need to submit any written or visual work other than your own, be sure to
provide the name of the original author along with the related content and the
title of the work. When referring to an electronic source, provide the Web
link.
Post your Student
Survival Guide as an attachment.
166.6 – 208.3 on each of the six topics
Following
these guidelines is easy and can keep you on track for your entire academic
career. Successful learning and applying
of these study techniques can only bolster your academic career and help you
achieve your goals and ensure you succeed at life, career, or anything else you
may wish to achieve.
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