Survival Guide

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In order to survive in online courses or any school courses in general you must have, time and dedication. This is my second attempt in college, but this time I plan to succeed. School is not for everyone, but as you get older and wiser you realize it sure helps with choosing a career and making descent money. I have put together this survival in hopes it helps me survive college and finally achieve my longtime dream of achieving a college degree.

In order to survive in online courses or any school courses in general you must have, time and dedication. This is my second attempt in college, but this time I plan to succeed. School is not for everyone, but as you get older and wiser you realize it sure helps with choosing a career and making descent money. I have put together this survival in hopes it helps me survive college and finally achieve my longtime dream of achieving a college degree.

Survival Guide

Survival Guide

Mayra Garcia

Mayra Garcia

GEN/105 SKILLS FOR LEARNING IN AN INFORMATION AGE

GEN/105 SKILLS FOR LEARNING IN AN INFORMATION AGE

First, and foremost you need a computer/laptop handy. You need Internet as you have to research the topic for that week. Make sure the websites you choose are reliable sources such as .gov (government sites), .mil (military sites), and .edu (education sites). Be careful with Wikipedia although the information seems good, anyone can change it at any time.

University of Phoenix and University Library resources

The library at University of Phoenix is very handy. It saves you time from going to a public library and they have many articles on just about any topics. They have a tab “Writing for Excellence” which is amazing. You submit your work for either plagiarism or grammar. It’s a fast process, you upload your paper and within a few minutes it corrects it for you. This is the best tool I found handy out of the website. This saves you time from going out to a library and looking for a book...