What advice would you now give to someone writing his/her first scientific paper?
The advice I would give, is to start the paper 2 weeks before the due date; this is because you'll have 2 weeks to re-read and correct anything that might be wrong.
What areas do you feel you strengthened in the past 10 weeks?
I have the finally say that I finally got APA format correct this time! And I added more vocabulary :]
What areas do you feel still need improvement in regards to writing?
To stop using the same words over and over and to stop thinking that commas need to be placed all over the place.
Any final thoughts or statements to make before we wrap up?
I have none, This has been a very helpful and enjoyable 10 weeks!
Bye guys, Hope all of you do extremely well in all your other classes and future career.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
My computer is freezing and I can't get anything done! I'm starting this blog at 11pm Let's see how many timesthis messes up
I don't know what happened to my computer 2 hours ago but it's going CRAZY. I should have put warranty on this laptop from day 1, Silly me.
k It's 11:28pm I'm tried of having to close this out, signing back in and copying and pasting this blog back and forth.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Unit9
• Do you feel nervous, accomplished, or just plain tired?
I feel nervous because I hope it actually sounds good! Accomplished because it's out of the way! and tired because I've been reading A LOT of information on my topic, plus reading on my other class and typing so much haha.
• How do you feel about writing at this point? Has your idea of writing changed throughout the course?
I've always enjoyed writing papers, If I'm warned in advance, I know that in high school a teacher would say " you have 1 week to complete 5 pages" But here we had 9 weeks :) which is pretty good! Head start to say. My writing has changed because I learned many new techniques and such, But I've always had A's in English classes, I just wished I had the advice and suggestions I had now back then.
• What other topics would you like to research?
For right now, taking a long rest from writing papers would be amazing! But I do love learning about things and being able to explain to people what I've learned when the conversation comes up. Since I'm in the heath area in college I get to learn about all sorts of things that could be considered research.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Unit 8
Discuss any issues you have had throughout the process.
I've had a hard time with APA format I just can't get the information down correctly if I don't open the handbook and literally look at each step while writing down the information, I've also had a little hard time on the seminar. Thing is I can do the paramedic method on my own with my own writing good, but when someone gives me something to fix I just stay blank.
How do you feel about the comments, or lack of comments, that have been made to your blog posts?
All the comments I've been getting are super nice, There are lack of comments but I do know that people are reading the blog, It doesn't matter if I get comments or not. But good comments are always fun to read! :-]
Do you plan to continue your blog even after the course?
Probably not, I've never really been a big blogger, I mean I used to blog when I was 14 and had the BEST times of my life and had all my friends with blogs and we would go back and forth commenting, But blogging now is just dull. I know I won't delete this blog or the people that I have added so all is good.
I've had a hard time with APA format I just can't get the information down correctly if I don't open the handbook and literally look at each step while writing down the information, I've also had a little hard time on the seminar. Thing is I can do the paramedic method on my own with my own writing good, but when someone gives me something to fix I just stay blank.
How do you feel about the comments, or lack of comments, that have been made to your blog posts?
All the comments I've been getting are super nice, There are lack of comments but I do know that people are reading the blog, It doesn't matter if I get comments or not. But good comments are always fun to read! :-]
Do you plan to continue your blog even after the course?
Probably not, I've never really been a big blogger, I mean I used to blog when I was 14 and had the BEST times of my life and had all my friends with blogs and we would go back and forth commenting, But blogging now is just dull. I know I won't delete this blog or the people that I have added so all is good.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Unit 7
How do you feel about peer reviews? What have your experiences with them been like?
I like peer reviews but I'm kind of confused on it. I think I need to re-read Unit 7 in order to fully understand a little more. Because I need to know this!
Discuss any “Ah Ha” moments you have had during the writing process or in your research.
When I mess up and did a lot of typos, as well as a "Ah,ha" when I remembers something I read before and fit into my paper so great :]
Is there anything that you have found shocking or intriguing in the process or your research?
Yes, the whole thing about how coffee can prevent cancer is just mind blowing. But some information didn't come to me as a surprise such as how soda can led to obesity.
Look at your peers’ blogs and link to one of their responses in your own take on the idea.
When I looked at Roberts I could tell that hes serous about school and about the blog assignments that we have for this class.
I like peer reviews but I'm kind of confused on it. I think I need to re-read Unit 7 in order to fully understand a little more. Because I need to know this!
Discuss any “Ah Ha” moments you have had during the writing process or in your research.
When I mess up and did a lot of typos, as well as a "Ah,ha" when I remembers something I read before and fit into my paper so great :]
Is there anything that you have found shocking or intriguing in the process or your research?
Yes, the whole thing about how coffee can prevent cancer is just mind blowing. But some information didn't come to me as a surprise such as how soda can led to obesity.
Look at your peers’ blogs and link to one of their responses in your own take on the idea.
When I looked at Roberts I could tell that hes serous about school and about the blog assignments that we have for this class.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Unit 6 Blog
Share what you have personally been dealing with the last six weeks.
These last six weeks have been great, I'm learning all that I can learn in order to pass and understand things that are needed to be understood. But on the other hand Kaplan University doesn't seem to leave a student alone and for the reasons you don't need to be called for.. All day I get calls from Kaplan University and when I email my financial aid officer they never apply. Since in the past I was kicked out of Kaplan because of paper work and due to the fact that Kaplan seems to not like reading emails and have a certain department call twice and day when you already spoken to them about an issue and they will tell you they'll get on it; they actually done. So basically it's stressful and gets in the way A LOT.
Consider how your ideas about your topic could be influential in later research.
Later on when I look back to all my saved work from this class I can reread what I'm drinking and putting into my body. My topic is about caffeine. I like coffee not so much soda but Coffee is delicious! While researching I don't seem to get any of the side effects or withdrawal people tend to get from drinking caffeine which is a good thing right?
These last six weeks have been great, I'm learning all that I can learn in order to pass and understand things that are needed to be understood. But on the other hand Kaplan University doesn't seem to leave a student alone and for the reasons you don't need to be called for.. All day I get calls from Kaplan University and when I email my financial aid officer they never apply. Since in the past I was kicked out of Kaplan because of paper work and due to the fact that Kaplan seems to not like reading emails and have a certain department call twice and day when you already spoken to them about an issue and they will tell you they'll get on it; they actually done. So basically it's stressful and gets in the way A LOT.
Consider how your ideas about your topic could be influential in later research.
Later on when I look back to all my saved work from this class I can reread what I'm drinking and putting into my body. My topic is about caffeine. I like coffee not so much soda but Coffee is delicious! While researching I don't seem to get any of the side effects or withdrawal people tend to get from drinking caffeine which is a good thing right?
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Unit 5 Blog
Discuss your personal writing process and see what others have to say about your style-
My personal writing process is what I talked about in this weeks discussion. I like to use free-writing and brainstorming as well as Listing too. This is the way that I've been writing about for years and It have never failed me yet! I'll continue to use this technique for years on each writing assignment and everyday life.
If there was one thing about your academic challenges, what would it be? -
I would say that sometimes I use the same words over and over while writing on the discussion board or the seminar 2 option. and sometimes I misspell words wrong when I'm in a rush as well as when I re-read what I wrote; Sometimes I don't notice that it didn't make sense or there is a typo. I guess since this is online college that typing is different and mistakes are always made. This also applies to real world writing as well. I'll sometimes write something out while listing to music or TV and actually write what I'm hearing by mistake.
How is school influencing your life at or up to this point?
School is influencing me at this point because I know for a fact that I'll need an education and degree in order to stay with a job or get a job to begin with, I'm so happy. that I don't have to actually attend on ground classes because I'm not the type to be into going to class and learning there, I like the idea that I can stay up all night and complete my work and actually learning compared to being distracted or rushing to complete an assignment that was giving to complete in less than an hour.
My personal writing process is what I talked about in this weeks discussion. I like to use free-writing and brainstorming as well as Listing too. This is the way that I've been writing about for years and It have never failed me yet! I'll continue to use this technique for years on each writing assignment and everyday life.
If there was one thing about your academic challenges, what would it be? -
I would say that sometimes I use the same words over and over while writing on the discussion board or the seminar 2 option. and sometimes I misspell words wrong when I'm in a rush as well as when I re-read what I wrote; Sometimes I don't notice that it didn't make sense or there is a typo. I guess since this is online college that typing is different and mistakes are always made. This also applies to real world writing as well. I'll sometimes write something out while listing to music or TV and actually write what I'm hearing by mistake.
How is school influencing your life at or up to this point?
School is influencing me at this point because I know for a fact that I'll need an education and degree in order to stay with a job or get a job to begin with, I'm so happy. that I don't have to actually attend on ground classes because I'm not the type to be into going to class and learning there, I like the idea that I can stay up all night and complete my work and actually learning compared to being distracted or rushing to complete an assignment that was giving to complete in less than an hour.
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