Journal -- Week 6

Part 1. Reflections on Course Content
My search strategy assignment, I went to ProQuest and selected subjects to find other subjects related to my topic. The periodical database assignment, I went to ProQuest again and also Academic Search Premier Database. The purpose of this assignment was to familiarize me with information that was on the database such as dates covered, subject areas, and types of periodicals. My search results assignment I used the Academic Search Premier Database.
I finally learned this week how to get the results for the information I was looking for instead of a bunch of results that had nothing to do with my topic except for a few. I learned that just using one or two words produced mass results but if I used the AND operation between words I got fewer results that had to do with my topic. When I just typed in Afghanistan War, I got 458 results and only a few had to do with my topic. When I typed in International Relations AND Afghanistan War it produced 8 results that had to do with my topic.

Part 2. Applications to your Life
The assignments this week were very helpful for me. I found key terms and key words that I could use for my assignment to find more information about exactly what I am looking for to make my topic global. I especially enjoyed learning about the Academic Search Premier Database because it helped me with other subject terms for my assignment to get the information that I want. I am happy with my results of my searches to narrow down the results to information that I need. I have learned so much on how to do a search and get fewer results. I thought I would never figure this one out.
My personal learning time went well for me this week and my time and stress management went well also. I was a little stressed because I had to go back in my math class and redo some assignments to fully understand them which put me a little behind but I caught up quickly and stuck to my daily planner, calendars and schedule this week which made things a lot less stressful.