How will you approach your studies?

Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 2: Academic Resources and Strategies
New construction projects begin with a design phase, where architects blueprint the vision complete with design details. They work in collaboration with builders who use the designs to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials to bring the vision to reality. You are both architect and builder of your success. You have started to blueprint your vision in your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan. You have identified others with whom you will collaborate. Now you can begin to prepare the appropriate strategies, tools, and materials
How will you approach your studies? What types of resources are available to you, and how will you access and utilize them? Taking the opportunity to prepare these strategies, tools, and materials will help ensure you can “break ground” without incident and successfully move to the phase where you begin building your vision.
To Prepare:
• Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.
• Reflect on the strategies presented in the Resources for this module.
The Assignment:
In this Assignment, you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in the previous Assignment to develop the second component—academic resources and strategies. To accomplish this:
• Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program
• Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular
• Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professional

Continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by appending the original document you began in Week 1 to develop the second component: academic resources and strategies. To do this:
· Identify and describe at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.
The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three academic resources or strategies that can be applied to the MSN program.

Identify and describe at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in the nursing practice in general or your specialty in particular.
The response clearly identifies and accurately describes in detail at least three professional resources that can be applied to success in nursing practice in general or in a specialty.

Explain how you intend to use these resources, and how they might benefit you academically and professionally.
Response clearly and thoroughly explains in detail the intended use of these resources, including a detailed explanation of how they might be beneficial academically and professionally.

Written Expression and Formatting – Paragraph and Sentence Structure:
Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are carefully focused–neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. A clear and comprehensive purpose statement and introduction is provided which delineates all required criteria.
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.

A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.

Written Expression and Formatting – English writing standards:
Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing standards for flow, continuity, and clarity.

A clear and comprehensive purpose statement, introduction, and conclusion is provided which delineates all required criteria.

Written Expression and Formatting – The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation with no errors.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Academic Resources That Can Be Applied in An MSN Program
There are many academic resources that can be applied in nursing practice. The first resource that I will apply is the Library. The university library is one of the resources that I will use to gain the necessary knowledge towards academic success. The library has books, journals and other publications from professionals hence the possible use of evidence-based practice. Besides, the library has resourceful personnel including the librarian that can offer guidance on how to access information required for academic success. Electronic databases like EMBASE and Medline will play an important role in improving my healthcare knowledge. The second academic resource is the student writing center that has opportunities to expand knowledge and skills regarding writing styles that…