Staying on Track

I am already on the right track, even though class does not start until next Tuesday I have already downloaded my e-books and saved them to my USB drive. I'm trying to stay ahead of the game. The first two weeks of class are reading weeks so I decided if I get my reading done early I won't have so much do during those two weeks and I can focus on assignments for the other weeks. I hope I can keep up up with this trend, but with  work and home life it is hard sometimes to stay on track. I think I am only teaching one class next month so this should make my load a little lighter. Nonetheless I will keep you all abreast of what goes on throughout my doctoral journey. If anyone has any suggestions for me please feel free to leave a comment and I will make sure I respond.

Year One Residency Grade

I checked my grade for year one residency and I received a 94.  I am happy that I received an A but I was not very happy about the grade on the paper I wrote for the last assignment.  I did not clearly state one of the components in the instructions so I lost points.  Otherwise I received great comments for the rest of the paper and my participation at the residency.  The lesson I learned in this is to make sure I go over the instructions and my work with a fine tooth comb to make sure I have touched on all points.  Funny...I thought I learned that same lesson in our first group presentation!

The Beginning....

I just finished my year one residency with University of Phoenix. On day five I decided that I wanted to start a blog on the rest of my journey through the doctoral program.  Thinking back to the conversation I had with my enrollment advisor back in October 2010, it seemed like I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this degree.  Naturally I was very nervous and skeptical about going back to school because I have four degrees already but after much prayer I said why not go for the gusto?!  In order to be accepted into the doctoral program students have to pass COM705, this is a very riguous course!  I say this class "seperates the men from the boys!"  I can honestly say I have never been challenged like that before, not even in the Masters program.  I can honestly say I earned that B+.  I don't think I received a B in a class since my Bachelors from Brenau in 2004 but it was a learning experience and I appreciate it.  The simple mistakes I made, lowered my grade, at the same time increased my need to become a scholarly writer.  I hope this blog will serve as a release for me and other doctoral students or anyone going through a similar journey. SO LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN....