Journal -- Week 8

Part 1. Reflections on Course Content

This week has not been fun. I have not finished my assignments so I can't tell you how I completed them. I changed my topic a little and now trying to get more research to complete my project. Changing my topic a little was actually very helpful to me because now I am finding all kinds of information and don't know when to stop now. I did find that Academic Search Premier is very helpful with coming up with subjects that go with your topic and more keywords. I need to hit the library tomorrow to find a subject encyclopedia article and two books about my topic and then should be able to finish up this week.

Part 2. Applications to your Life

This week did not like me. I have been so frustrated with my topic that I ended up changing it a bit. Now that I have changed it, I am finding a lot more information and it has actually made it easier. I learned that I need to think a topic through before going with it. Dr. Walls was very helpful in getting me where I am now and I am having a lot more luck. Yeah! My time and stress management have been great this week but my topic was not going well which put me behind a little but I will get caught up by tomorrow night. No one's fault but my own. Now that I have changed my topic a bit and gone in a different direction it has made my research a lot easier to find.