Entering graduate school, I have personally had mixed thoughts on taking a writing course for my first semester. The increased demand for scholarly writing skills in the healthcare profession allows for improvement in many nursing positions. “Some individuals take to writing easily and with enjoyment”, but “for others the process is quite difficult” (Dexter, 2000). I am one to admit, for me, writing is not effortless. I feel that I have room for advancement, not only with APA formatting, but with writing skills, as a whole.
My personal goal for PC700 is to improve the use of American Psychological Association (APA) formatting. Ii would be very pleasing to apply these skills in my current nursing position and throughout my coursework …show more content…
Having the classroom in my hand while I am on the go will make this action beyond achievable. I would like to become ahead on class assignments to help with stress, anxiety and having a better mind set on assignments. Therefore, allowing more time to draft and review items before they are due. Furthermore, this will improve my overall learning during this course. Labeling my copy of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association with color coded tabs will help me stay organized with writing assignments. In addition to being organized it will aid with finding important information promptly. Another task I will perform during this course to improve my APA writing skills is to review constructive criticism given from my professor and colleagues on my writing assignments. Having another individual looking at my work will assist in knowing what skills I need to focus on.
After attending class orientation, I am more confident with starting my course work in PC700. I feel I can use this class as a starting point to getting back into the routine of being in school. I know I will be able to use skills obtained in this class as a student and in my profession. I do not only want to succeed in this program at Frontier, I want to
My personal goal for PC700 is to improve the use of American Psychological Association (APA) formatting. Ii would be very pleasing to apply these skills in my current nursing position and throughout my coursework …show more content…
Having the classroom in my hand while I am on the go will make this action beyond achievable. I would like to become ahead on class assignments to help with stress, anxiety and having a better mind set on assignments. Therefore, allowing more time to draft and review items before they are due. Furthermore, this will improve my overall learning during this course. Labeling my copy of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association with color coded tabs will help me stay organized with writing assignments. In addition to being organized it will aid with finding important information promptly. Another task I will perform during this course to improve my APA writing skills is to review constructive criticism given from my professor and colleagues on my writing assignments. Having another individual looking at my work will assist in knowing what skills I need to focus on.
After attending class orientation, I am more confident with starting my course work in PC700. I feel I can use this class as a starting point to getting back into the routine of being in school. I know I will be able to use skills obtained in this class as a student and in my profession. I do not only want to succeed in this program at Frontier, I want to