Week 10 Wrap-up

The most valuable skills I learned in College Composition II for the Health Care Professionals were APA formating, pre and post draft techniques, tips on editing, and peer reviewing. All of which will come in handy when I author or co-author a scientific abstract and submit it for publication. I honestly would have liked to have written more scientific papers but with only 10 weeks our time was very limited. With the final paper I felt like I was guided (I it was a much-needed guide) but I would have also liked to try writing it completely on my own. I might actually have a chance later on in a different course but this course definitely helped me prepare.

Whew…I made it!!!

I have to be honest, going into College Composition II for the Health Care Professionals I was pretty intimidated. I thought the class would be inundated with reading and writing assignments and I really wasn’t sure how I would possibly fit it into my already crazy schedule. Then when I learned we were going to write scientific papers…I nearly lost “it”. I started to panic and couldn’t really think straight. I began to think about my other class and what my responsibilities were there, my familial obligations and my anticipated travel for work – needles-to-say it was a lot all at once. I’m a perfectionist in recovery so the thought of getting anything less than an “A” in a class was still daunting to me. However, once we started working on the paper week by week as a class I was so encouraged. Each week I was getting tips and advice on areas I struggled with and it made all the difference for me. It was also encouraging to hear that students had similar struggles and were willing to offer me advice.

All-in-all I’m glad I made I through (will not completely – last day is 4/13). The skills I’ve learned from this class will stay with me throughout my career, I’m sure.