Assignment
Taking Notes
You should now have a good understanding of what to expect in graduate school.
Review the article Note-Taking Strategies for Online Students and explain the note-taking methods that you feel will work best for you. Do you feel this method may change based on the course you are taking?
• Read Johnson, B. (2011). Note-Taking Strategies for Online Students. https://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2011/11/23/note-taking-strategies-for-online-students/
• Read article Kramer, L. (2007). A personal reflection: graduate study challenges and strategies for success. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 26(4), 158-159. https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=728109/
• Read Test Prep Review (2015). Study Tips for Graduate School. https://www.testprepreview.com/study_tips_graduate_school.htm
• Read Tartakovsky, M. (2013). 12 Tips for Surviving and Thriving in Grad School. https://psychcentral.com/lib/12-tips-for-surviving-and-thriving-in-grad-school/0007865
• Read Venable, M. (2013). Note-Taking in a Digital Age. https://www.onlinecollege.org/2013/01/15/note-taking-digital-age/
The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:
• 250 words (approximately 1 page) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below
• Use font size 12 and 1" margins.
• Include cover page and reference page.
• At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.
• No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.
• Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes, paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference page in APA style.
References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found in CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal, government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow, blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.
Cite a source using APA style.