Unit 10

For the unit 10 Blog we were asked what advice we would give to someone writing their first scientific paper, one thing I can think of the most is to tell them "do not procrastinate." Get your subject or idea and start researching it right from the beginning, and never think to yourself that you are not going to be able to present the paper that you would like to. Always keep an open mind about it, this really helps. By setting a schedule for yourself and sticking to it anyone preparing to do a paper should have no problem completing it. Always have someone else read through your paper. Make sure that they have an open mind about the subject you are presenting to them. Sometimes it even helps if they have the opposite opinion about the subject, because that gives your paper a chance to make them see the your side of the issue, if you can sway them, then perhaps you can sway a larger audience. One other thing, do not always trust spell check, get a good old fashioned Websters Dictionary and keep it available as well. You will find that it comes in quite handy.
For the areas of strengths gained, and areas that still need work. Throughout this class I have noticed that my post have become more detailed in respect to the subject matter at hand. I feel that my writing ability has grown (thank you Julie). Writing will always be an area that constant improvement will be a work in progress. The more we write, the easier it will be. Dot all of your i's and cross all your t's.
This has been a great term! I wish the best of luck to all of you in all of your future endeavors!

Well, lets see....................................Its done and its turned in, major relief. That goes for both of my classes! I am glad that both of my papers are complete, I think that this class was a great benefit to me. As for feeling nervous, not so much nervous as anxious about what my final grade will be for both. Now I just have to get through the final exam in my other course and all will be good. I have found that writing is beginning to come a bit easier. The more I push myself the more I seem to be able to put down on paper. I also feel that through our course on writing, it has actually helped me to become better at expressing how I am feeling, or how I am able to explain different things in a verbal manner. Wow! What an experience! Best of luck to everyone!

Unit 8

Wow, is it really unit 8 already! I can't believe that it has gone so fast! As for issues, the biggest one I had was being able to put a lot of life experience into my paper without making it all about how this issue has touched not just my life, but the life of my husband, and our children. Luckily with the help of our professor and others in class, their suggestions as well as how much my husband contributed to my paper. His comments, and how we as a family have dealt with this.
I thank God every day that he has given our family the strength and the commitment to help us all through this. I only hope that others with this issue have the same commitment not only to themselves but to others also to see it through.
Thank you to everyone who made comments and suggestions! It is appreciated greatly. Good luck to each and everyone of you!

Unit 7

Well lets see, hm mm, how do I feel about peer reviews? I think they can give you a new avenue to take your writing to, and give you thoughts or ideas that you may have overlooked. As for any AH. HA. moments, well, maybe some Oh Crap, I should have done it this way moments is more like it. Oh yeah and maybe a couple of duh, I knew that moments as well. Now for surprises, not really, a lot of my paper is based on experience with a disease, I more or less searched for the information that backed up what was learned from group and one on one counseling sessions along with wise words from our family physician.

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Unit 6

Well, what can I say, wow unit 6 already! As far as what I have been dealing with over the past six weeks, excitement about seeing our adopted son! What a great weekend! The rest of it has been work, more work, school, more work. Don't get me wrong I do enjoy the overtime pay, just not the overtime. Thank goodness for the solitude of working on homework, otherwise I don't believe I would get any time for myself. I hope that everyone's papers are going as expected. I wish everyone the best! Good Luck!

Okay, well, to start off this week has been unbelivable! Our adopted son who is in the Army surprised us on Friday! He is on R and R from Afganistan. Unfortunately he has to go back there on the 21st. Then the library would not let me retrieve any of my saved lists. Luckily I had written them down, now I am just attempting to get all the information back that I had. What a bummer! Oh well, deep breath, and then scream. AAAHHH feeling much better.

Citations!
If we don't use citations we are not giving credit where credit is due.

As far as plagiarism in the professional setting, this happens more than people realize. When a supervisor takes credit for what a person under them does, this is plagiarism. This is a situation that goes on a lot where I work. A co-worker and I do attempt to give the proper credit where it is deserved, and our superior, whom is over our supervisor is aware of the situation. This is what we have done to make sure that the appropriate people know who is responsible for a particular idea, or the work that has been done.
When plagiarism happens, it is important to notify either a supervisor, instructor of official in charge who it is that actually deserves the credit.

Sometimes it does not pay to get mad.