I am almost done with my first class. In my 9th week (these semesters are long!). I find it very doable with my full time job. I really liked how they split up the research paper into milestones, with peer check in every few weeks to go over papers with people in the small group. (Intro was milestone 1, the body of the paper was milestone 2, and the conclusion was milestone 3. Milestone 4 due this week is the final paper using suggestions and corrections from peers.) I wish it was done this way in undergrad.
I think one of the reasons I was dreading writing a research paper was because I wasn't really taught how to as an undergrad or even in high school. Back then it was - "pick a topic, turn it in, in such and such weeks" with zero guidance. I know some people say brick and mortar classes are the way to go for English comp so that one can learn to write. I am afraid that might not always be the case. My professor for English 101 and 102 didn't really teach us how. Those profs gave me a topic and that was that. If you have a shitty professor, you may pass an in- person class still not knowing how to write a paper.
The fear I had about having to do a research paper, since the last time I did one was in the late 90's was for naught. I learned more about how to write in this class than my brick and mortar classes. Granted since I graduated it's not like I haven't written. I write a fitness blog on my own time but that's not exactly academic writing! I know SNHU is dismissed here, but so far I am really enjoying it.
I think one of the reasons I was dreading writing a research paper was because I wasn't really taught how to as an undergrad or even in high school. Back then it was - "pick a topic, turn it in, in such and such weeks" with zero guidance. I know some people say brick and mortar classes are the way to go for English comp so that one can learn to write. I am afraid that might not always be the case. My professor for English 101 and 102 didn't really teach us how. Those profs gave me a topic and that was that. If you have a shitty professor, you may pass an in- person class still not knowing how to write a paper.
The fear I had about having to do a research paper, since the last time I did one was in the late 90's was for naught. I learned more about how to write in this class than my brick and mortar classes. Granted since I graduated it's not like I haven't written. I write a fitness blog on my own time but that's not exactly academic writing! I know SNHU is dismissed here, but so far I am really enjoying it.
When I am not studying - https://youtu.be/C-kk8xa0BLQ
MS in Public Health at SNHU in progress. Expected Grad Date - August 2017
Hardstyle Kettlebell Certified -2014, Ice Chamber Kettlebell Sport Certified - 2015
NCSF Personal Trainer -2010
Done! BS in LIBERAL STUDIES From Excelsior. Conferral Date - Dec 18, 2009!
Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996
Completed!
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 21 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A), Social Psychology (A)
Penn Foster- Info Lit (passed)
MS in Public Health at SNHU in progress. Expected Grad Date - August 2017
Hardstyle Kettlebell Certified -2014, Ice Chamber Kettlebell Sport Certified - 2015
NCSF Personal Trainer -2010
Done! BS in LIBERAL STUDIES From Excelsior. Conferral Date - Dec 18, 2009!
Licensed Practical Nurse - 1996
Completed!
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 21 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A), Social Psychology (A)
Penn Foster- Info Lit (passed)
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