My Survival Guide

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Introduction

This is my survival guide. Throughout the previous nine weeks I have been in a whole new world. That world is distance learning. My experience thus far with University has been extremely interesting. I have learned that it’s not too late for me to attend school after all. I have learned that I can move forward with my education, contrary to what I have thought for all these years. The following document will serve as my survival guide through the remainder of my experience with University of Phoenix.

Using Axia’s Educational Resources

The Library at Axia University of Phoenix is an extremely valuable tool. There is a wealth of information stored here all at my fingertips. The database search proved very useful to me when looking for articles. EBSCOHost, Gale PowerSearch, and ProQuest are the three databases available when going into the Article Database, Major. As I learned early on, finding articles here is not difficult. The option to include peer-reviewed articles is an excellent feature to take advantage of. Internet searches are also valuable, but extreme caution must be used when using sources outside of Axia. Information on the internet is easy to find, but hard to trust. It is difficult to know if the source is accurate or not. When using information found on the internet, I must remember to check if sources have been cited or not. When I need to find information on the internet, I will use Google first, as it is very expansive. I will then review my initial results and try to narrow them down to sources I can trust. I have found generally website that are .edu, or .org are reliable because these are not commercial sites and are not trying to sell anything. Even still sources must be checked. If an article I read on a website cites a source, I will attempt to find it as well and verify before using that material.

Upholding Academic Honesty

As covered very well in class, I learned quickly that upholding academic honesty is of utmost importance. First and foremost, plagiarism is not tolerated at Axia University of Phoenix. Not to mention the fact that it is a terrible thing to do anyway. Doing original work when working on an assignment is the only way to ensure you are learning what you came to learn. I’m paying money for this education, and cheating by having someone else do the work for me will not benefit me at all.

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