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Student Survival Guide
Venessa Box
The following are tips and guidelines to a successful and pleasant experience in the college environment. The first tip is using Axia's Educational Resources; the option to download files to your computer or a portable device, which is a great tool on the go. The University Library is a very helpful tool for locating articles that have relation to what you are researching. The search options in the library let you search key words to better help you find an article to suite the topic you are inquiring.
You must uphold Academic Honesty to the full extent. In the Code of Conduct it states "Students are expected to conduct themselves ethically, honestly, and with integrity as responsible members of the University's academic community. This requires the demonstration of mutual respect and civility in academic and professional discourse." (Student Catalog 2007, pg.31) Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas and words on your own work, for one's own personal gain or otherwise. As a result of committing plagiarism you would receive a zero on your assignment and a plagiarism report would be reported to University administration. You can avoid plagiarism by staying true to yourself and being thorough with the information you use and cite from other sources.
It is very helpful to set and identify long-term, short-term and career goals to have something to aim at. Set your long-term goals then break them down into timelines to help make them a reality. The same goes for the short-term goals, they should be broken down even further as a stepping stone to achieve your long-te ...