Week 1 - Major ProSeminar

This week I learned about how to be successful in an online class environment.  I learned that scheduling study time and sticking to the schedule is important so that I don’t fall behind.  I also was taught about the culture of CSUMB and how they are committed to multilingual, multicultural, and gender-equitable learning.  I learned about the different types of sources I can find and use in my research papers.  Plagiarism can get a student a failing grade in that class or even dropped from the program.  So I read a detailed reading on plagiarism and how to avoid it and cite sources properly using ALA format.

I took quizzes on these things to show that I had learned the information.  Then I had to post links from my Blog and LinkedIn page to the Team Roster and connect with Professor Tao on LinkedIn.  I also created a video of myself giving a brief introduction on who I am and some of what makes me an individual.  I also had to spend a lot of time researching web development and the company Jelvix.  I will be writing a paper on Software Development and more specifically the Web Development industry.  I turned in my outline for this paper with a small number of sources cited.  The pace of this class will be challenging but I am ready to take it on full steam ahead!


Divine Out.


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