In this course, you will write a 700- to 1,400-word Personal Responsibility Essay, due in Week Five, which includes the following:
• Definition of personal responsibility and what it means to you.
• Explain the relationship between personal responsibility and college success.
• Include a preliminary plan to practice personal responsibility in your education.
This week, using the Center for Writing Excellence resources, provide the thesis statement and informal outline for your Personal Responsibility Essay assignment, due in Week Five.
Thesis Statement:
Personal Responsibility is being held accountable by yourself, peers, and superiors for what you
do or fail to do. The reason I include peers and superiors in my definition is because in a class
room environment we all are responsible for gathering resources, planning and organizing in
efforts of completing all assignment in in a timely and efficient manner. When we are giving
group assignments, it is essential that all students identify and understand their individual roles,
responsibilities, and completion date. At this point we become responsible to each other and it
becomes imperative that we all complete our individual tasks prior to a set suspense date, so that
all parties involved can compile all information and submit a finished product on time every time.
In order to succeed in college, you must understand that you are personally responsible for your
failure or success. I understand that I have not been in an academic environment and quite
some time, so I must train myself to adopt good study habits, manage my time more effectively,
review the Syllabus more frequently, take advantage of down time by not putting my
