This document provides an overview of the course materials and assignments for GEN 201, including: 1) Summaries of the weekly assignments which cover topics like preparing for academic success, developing a thesis statement and outline, using sources, and career research. 2) Examples of completed assignments that students submitted, including worksheets, outlines and papers on topics such as responsible borrowing, critical thinking, and continuing academic success. 3) Learning objectives and requirements for the major assignments, like developing a thesis, incorporating sources, and writing a final comprehensive paper tying together the course concepts. The document aims to familiarize students with the full scope of work for the GEN 201 course and provide models for the types of assignments they

1. GEN 201 entire course
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GEN 201 Week 1 Preparing for Academic Success GEN 201 Week 1
Student Resources Worksheet GEN 201 Week 1 Responsible Borrowing
GEN 201 Week 2 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet
GEN 201 Week 3 Using Sources GEN 201 Week 4 Critical Thinking
and Ethics Assignment Options GEN 201 Week 5 Career Interests and
Market Research Worksheet GEN 201 Week 5 Continuing Academic
Success
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GEN 201 Week 1 Preparing for Academic Success (100%
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GEN 201 Week 1 Preparing for Academic Success

2. Submit your assignment by clicking the Assignment Files tab above.
Preparing for Academic Success Worksheet
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 readiness?
What concerns, if any, do you have with academic writing and reading?
What two university resources will you use to strengthen your writing
and reading skills (refer to your Student Resources Worksheet)?
What is your personal learning style (refer to the Ch. 1 Aplia
homework)?
What is an advantage and disadvantage of your personal learning style?
How does knowing your personal learning style help you be successful?
How can you strengthen your personal learning style?
Do you feel you are ready for the academic and financial commitment of
attending college?
How can goal setting and time management help you reach your goals?
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GEN 201 Week 1 Responsible Borrowing (100% Score)
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GEN 201 Week 1 Responsible Borrowing Complete the University of
Phoenix Material: Responsible Borrowing Worksheet. Submit your

3. assignment by clicking the Assignment Files tab above. Responsible
Borrowing Worksheet Many students acquire federal student loans to
pay for college. The goal of this assignment is to help you learn how to
borrow responsibly, which means that you do not borrow at all or that
you may borrow only what you truly need. To borrow responsibly, you
must understand your options and establish a financial plan for your
entire program. With that plan in place, you can focus on your courses
and make connections with instructors and other students. Step 1 Watch
the “Responsible Borrowing (Financial Aid)” video on the orientation
website (http://www.phoenix.edu/student-orientation.html). Respond to
grants
availability? Step 2 Navigate to the Your Student Loans category of the
Financial Services PhoenixConnect Community. Explore the resources
provided, as well as some of the discussions shared by community
members. Pay special attention to the following posts, and use them to
answer the follow-
Loan Borrowing (https://port
Creating an Educational Financial Plan
(https://portal.phoenix.edu/social/thread/95046) Respond to the
al plan important? Step 3
Access the Financial Plan
(http://www.phoenix.edu/financialplanassignment). Enter your program,
and respond to the questions. Explore the information about options for
payment, reducing costs, and military students (if applicable). If you
have already completed the plan as part of the enrollment process, you
completing the plan, what changes can you make to reduce the amount
you might borrow? Why?
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GEN 201 Week 1 Student Resources Worksheet (100% Score)

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GEN 201 Week 1 Student Resources Worksheet Complete the
University of Phoenix Material: Student Resources Worksheet. Submit
your assignment by clicking the Assignment Files tab above. Student
Resources Worksheet Resources provided by University of Phoenix can
contribute to your academic, personal, and professional success. Support
resources include a variety of helpful websites and tools that can assist
you in completing assignments, connecting to other students, and
searching for careers. Instructions Complete the following Scavenger
Hunt Matrix regarding student resources provided by the university. In
the first column, list the steps used to locate each resource. In the second
column, explain how each resource might contribute to your success.
Scavenger Hunt Matrix Student resource List the specific steps you used
to locate each resource. Explain how you can use each resource to
support your academic, career, or personal success. Course syllabus
Academic policies Instructor policies University Academic Catalog
PhoenixConnect University Library Center for Writing Excellence
Student store University Marketplace Life Resource Center Phoenix
Career Services Student workshops Technical Support phone number
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GEN 201 Week 2 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline
Worksheet (100% Score)

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GEN 201 Week 2 Thesis Statement and Informal Outline Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Thesis Statement and
Informal Outline Worksheet. Submit your assignment by clicking the
Assignment Files tab above. Thesis Statement and Informal Outline
Worksheet In this course, you will write a 1,050- to 1,400-word
comprehensive Continuing Academic Success essay, due in Week 5.
The Week 5 essay will help you apply what you learned in this course
and take responsibility for your success in your education and your
career. Please review the requirements for the Week 5 assignment to
become familiar with the instructions. Starting this week, and in the
weeks to come, we will be building upon an outline with a thesis
statement, subtopics, and research to assist in your final paper. For this
week, using the Center for Writing Excellence resources, provide your
thesis statement and begin creating the informal outline for your
Continuing Academic Success essay assignment. Include the following
in your outline this week:  The benefit of creating educational goals,
including at least one educational goal you set for yourself  Your
personal learning style, as well as how knowing your learning style can
help you be successful as you move through your program and career 
How the writing process can help you advance your education and
career  Which resources, inside and outside of the university, you can
use to help you reach your goals and make you more successful  An
explanation of the importance of academic integrity Thesis Statement
This is a one-sentence summary of your Week 5 paper that will be based
on the bulleted items above. Informal Outline Each topic below should
be a main idea for a paragraph that might be in your Week 5 assignment

6. (see bulleted items above). Each support point should be something that
you plan to write about that relates to the corresponding topic. 1. Topic 1
1. Support 2. Support 2. Topic 2 1. Support 2. Support 3. Topic 3 1.
Support 2. Support 4. Topic 4 1. Support 2. Support 5. Topic 5 1.
Support 2. Support
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GEN 201 Week 3 Using Sources (100% Score)
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GEN 201 Week 3 Using Sources Complete the University of Phoenix
Material: Using Sources Worksheet using the three sources you located
for the Continuing Academic Success paper. Submit your assignment by
clicking the Assignment Files tab above. Using Sources Review the
Continuing Academic Success assignment requirements from Week 5.
Conduct research in the University Library to find at least three sources
that are relevant for your Week 5 essay. Complete the following table
for each source you have chosen. Include the original passage when you
provide the summary, paraphrase, and quote. Source 1 Title of the article
Why did you choose this article? Is the article credible? How? Is the
author biased? How do you know? Is the article relevant? How? Find a
passage you might use and summarize it. Find a passage you might use
and paraphrase it. Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.
Formal APA citation (Try using the citation generator in the University
Library for additional information. This formal citation is what you will
use for your reference page in your Week 5 essay.) Source 2 Title of the

7. article Why did you choose this article? Is the article credible? How? Is
the author biased? How do you know? Is the article relevant? How? Find
a passage you might use and summarize it. Find a passage you might use
and paraphrase it. Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.
Formal APA citation (Try using the citation generator in the University
Library for additional information. This formal citation is what you will
use for your reference page in your Week 5 essay.) Source 3 Title of the
article Why did you choose this article? Is the article credible? How? Is
the author biased? How do you know? Is the article relevant? How? Find
a passage you might use and summarize it. Find a passage you might use
and paraphrase it. Locate a direct quote that might fit into your paper.
Formal APA citation (Try using the citation generator in the University
Library for additional information. This formal citation is what you will
use for your reference page in your Week 5 essay.)
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GEN 201 Week 4 Critical Thinking and Ethics Assignment
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GEN 201 Week 4 Critical Thinking and Ethics Assignment Options
Choose one of the following options to complete your Week 4
Individual Assignment: Option A Write a paper of at least 350 to 700
words describing the relationship between critical thinking and ethics.
Include the following in your paper:  A definition of critical thinking
 A description of the steps in the critical-thinking process  An

8. explanation of how you can use critical-thinking when solving problems
and the benefits of doing so  A summary of your blind spot and
preferred ethical lens from the Ethical Lens Inventory  An explanation
of how your personal ethics influences your decision making  An
explanation of how ethics apply to professional and societal
responsibilities Format your assignment according to appropriate course-
level APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files
tab. Option B Write a 350- 700-word letter to the CEO of your current
workplace or your imagined workplace in the future in which you lobby
your organization for more of the following:  Community outreach 
Diversity in the workplace Persuade your CEO of the need for more
training, volunteering or events centered around community outreach
and diversity in the workplace and include discussion of the following in
your letter:  A definition of critical thinking  A description of the
steps in the critical-thinking process  How the critical thinking process
relates to your appraisal and recommendations for more community
outreach and diversity in your organization  How an examination of
your own ethics relates to your decision making  How ethics apply to
professional and societal responsibilities Format your assignment
according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines. Submit your
assignment to the Assignment Files tab.
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GEN 201 Week 5 Career Interests and Market Research
Worksheet (100% Score)
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9. GEN 201 Week 5 Career Interests and Market Research Worksheet
Refer to the Interest Assessment activity on the Phoenix Career Services
website. Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Careers Interests
and Market Research Worksheet. Submit your assignment by clicking
the Assignment Files tab above. Career Interests and Market Research
Worksheet Complete the Career Interest Profiler activity on the Phoenix
Career Services website. To access the interest profiler, click on Set
Your Goals. Then, complete Step 1.2. At the end of Step 1.2, Click Go
to the Career Exploration tool to access the career interest profiler.
Select two careers you are interested in based on the results of the
Interest Assessment activity. Conduct labor market research on the two
careers, and fill in the following table regarding the research you
conducted. Career 1 Career 2 What is the career? What interests you
about this career? Is there a hiring demand? What are the educational
requirements? What are the experience requirements? What are the skill
requirements? Based on your research, which career path would you
prefer to pursue? Why?
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GEN 201 Week 5 Continuing Academic Success (100% Score)
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GEN 201 Week 5 Continuing Academic Success Write a 1,050- to
1,400-word comprehensive paper. A comprehensive paper should
incorporate concepts from your previous GEN/201 coursework
including but not limited to: The Continuing Academic Success

10. Thesis/Outline, Critical Thinking/Ethics Inventory, and the Sources
Assignments. Use the template provided to assist in your paper. The
final paper’s focus is to help you share what you learned throughout
your studies in GEN/201, including how you will apply this knowledge
to take responsibility for your success in your education and your career.
Include the following concepts and ideas in your final paper:  Create
an opening statement or thesis, developing a core theme for your paper
(i.e. Continuing Academic Success).  Include at least one educational
goal and one career goal and how setting goals can lead to greater
educational and career success.  Discuss how the writing process
discussed in GEN201 can help you advance in your education and your
career.  Share an example of how the information from your Ethical
Lens Inventory can help you make better decisions and how this impacts
your educational and career success.  Elaborate on the steps will you
take to improve your critical-thinking skills to help you advance
academically. Use the critical thinking information you explored in
GEN201.  Highlight the university resources you will use to ensure
academic success and also consider the benefits and challenges of
working with outside sources.  As you conclude the paper feel free to
include any other important lessons you learned in this course and
summarize. The paper format should include the following:  An
introduction  A body incorporating the ideas below as well as a
minimum of three properly cited and referenced sources from the
University Library  A conclusion  A reference page Format your
paper consistent with APA guidelines. Run a Grammarly Report and
proofread your paper. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files
tab.
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