University of Phoenix Material

Academic Success

Answer each question below in at least 75 words per question, reflecting on your current abilities, and identify resources to strengthen your skills. Refer to the videos, readings, and other weekly assignments to help you compose your answers.

|Question |Your reflection |
|How would you define academic |In my opinion, academic readiness as someone who understands, or is striving to understand the |
|readiness? |topic of study. Someone who is academically ready is one with goals outlined, a vision of these |
| |goals, and a plan of action to obtain them. While each student learns differently, there are |
| |certain characteristics one should possess. Some of the traits of an academically ready student |
| |include responsibility and competency, self-direction, and creativity as well as the desire to |
| |learn. |
|What concerns, if any, do you have |I have very little concerns with the academic reading portion, though I do have a few with the |
|with academic writing and reading? |writing. Due to my lack of persistence and desire to know how to do this, I didn’t all of the |
| |skills academic writing requires. I am confident though, that I will learn the correct writing |
| |process through these classes, the workshops I have signed up for, and the tools Phoenix provides|
| |to their students,