Primary and Secondary Research/Sources

 Primary and Secondary research sources are mutually beneficial to college students because they allow them to get a wide variety of information. You can use the usual book or internet to get information, but what about a scholarly journal. You could find extra information that maybe would not be show on the internet. This could make your paper stand out.

Change

Any one person can effect change. You just have to be passionate about it and engage yourself. You have to act on something that you see needs a change. You can change someone's life by doing something little, or big.

An example from the book Outcasts United would be that the main character Luma saw something that needed change. She saw that boys from war torn countries need something to look forward to. They moved to the United States and were very poor. She saw that she had more than what she needed and decided to help them. She started a soccer team and helped them do better in school. She also helped their families by starting a company that the boys' mothers could work at.

You don't have to do something as big as Luma to make change. All you have to do is start. Start somewhere.

community engagement

I believe community engagement is very import, but I do not do as much of it as I should. I see community engagement as doing things for others, without pay, to help someone. This could be anywhere between volunteering and Rivers and Spires for the kids zone, and donating food for a homeless shelter.

When i do a community engagement project it usually has something to do with helping children or someone who is need of food or shelter. I like donating supplies, food, clothing, and all kinds of things because I know that I have more than what I need when others are suffering. Sometimes I will donate money to organizations that are trying to fund diseases for children. I only reason why I say sometimes is because I am not actually sure if my money is going toward the need that is said.

I feel like if you have more than what you need, you should help your community to support those that do not have enough.

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is avoiding plagiarism and cheating. Give other writers some credit for why they have done. Do your own work. You were smart enough to get into college, so you should be smart enough to have your own ideas! :)

Campus Resources

At the moment, I use D2L a lot. I have some friends who this is their first time going to Austin Peay, and they never get on D2L. I feel that this is the most important resource here at APSU. The teachers email you things, your assignments are posted on here, some professors have you do quizzes, and they also post information that pertains to your class discussion. Later in the semester students start to see their grades as well. In some way D2L is a life savor.

Later I know I will be using the library for a resource. I will be using the program Austin to help myself find articles that are needed for class. I know I will be doing a career essay soon, so Austin will probably become my best friend! ;)
Austin Library Database

what skills do college students need to have to find academic success?

College students are mostly well rounded. We have to have various skills to help us continue with our academics. Time management is very important. College isn't like high school. When something is due on a specific date, it must be done. There is NO accepted late work and no excuses for the late work. You have to get yourself in a routine to remember what you need to have done on a specific day. Whether you write it down in a calendar or set a reminder on your cell phone, having work on time is important. Being to class on time falls under the time management category as well. Wake up and GO TO CLASS!!

Most college students are pretty smart. Some are smarter than others. College students need these "smarts." If you feel like you are struggling, there is ALWAYS help around. College campuses offer many tutoring opportunities especially in core classes like Math, Science, and History. There are computer labs everywhere on campus where you can research the web to help you understand things in your class also.

One more thing a college student needs to be is.... Technology friendly! The world is advancing big in technology and college campuses take advantage in it widely. Most things that professors need you to do are found online. You have to know how to research using the web, write papers using a computer, and check email to know why is going on. Teachers use so much technology in the classroom it is almost crazy. Sometimes this technology allows the teacher to explain things much better than if they would have to read from the old "textbook."

Dictionary term college student means a student enrolled in a college or university, but there is more to a college student than going to college. College students are involved with the community. We have organizations, clubs, and attend many events. We have lives outside of the class room. Some live outside of campus, like myself. Most college students are between the ages of 18 and 22, but there are those students who waited later in life to go to college, maybe at the age of 30 or 40. We all have to go to class, work, and remember to do homework everyday!We are all people, and we love to have fun! 

 

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