Student Survival Guide
Student Survival Guide
Axia College of University of Phoenix
The first nine weeks of my Axia courses have been very interesting. Classes went by extremely fast, before I even knew it was week three, then five, then I was working on my final project. I have to say it has been a great deal of fun. I love writing, communicating, and learning on a professional level. I have created my personal action plan on how to handle many different situations. These include using the educational resources available, upholding academic honesty, setting and achieving goals, managing time wisely, reading and retention, and applying personality and learning styles. These are all important subjects that are handled differently by everybody. My personal action plan is important for me to recognize because it will help me get through school.
Using Axia’s Educational Resources
There is a large amount of information available in Axia’s educational resources, and I plan to use it. Axia’s Educational Resources are a very important part of getting through these courses. The ones I mainly use are the library, and the Center for Writing Excellence (CWE). The library is a very important tool for research. Axia’s library has several methods of studying. These include researching the large databases, asking a librarian, or using the guides and tutorial features. There are quick searches of articles, books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other numerous sources to employ. I have also learned how to target key information. I look for headlines, boldfaced words, and anything that is emphasized. Reading the chapter summary is also important. The CWE is excellent for editing papers using the plagiarism checker, and WritePoint. The plagiarism checker reviews the submitted paper for any plagiarism. The tool then displays the percentage of the paper that was plagiarized. Plagiarism Checker is a useful tool when citing works, or double-checking for plagiarism. In...