What I learned from University Of Phoenix Morning One

These are things that I learned on my first day of residency for year 3 residency at the University of Phoenix for the Doctoral Program on Day 1 from the instructor.  Most of these are directly from the instructor.  

• I know good stuff that you need to know. 
• Just finish your dissertation.  Then later do more. 
• Your dissertation should not use the word must or should. 
• Dissertations have a specific language that you need to learn.  
• Use your research vocabulary words.
• Residency is very intense and draining
• You’re going to write your chapter 1 the best you can for your proposal but you know you will get back to it. 
• Just get in the pool and swim.
• There is a pre-residency assignment.  Complete it but don’t worry about putting too much work into it. 
• It’s only easy after you learn it. 
• I played a lot of mahjong. 
• Alternative Viewpoint- Who is right?  I don’t know?  You are both right.
• Age brings knowledge
• Focus – What you learn quickly.  The focus of my dissertation is to understand who should take online classes.
• The biggest reason to complete your dissertation is to graduate; it would be nice if also it helped leaders and society.
• We can all offer our opinions and thoughts as scholarly debate, but your dissertation chair is the post important. 
• Don’t forget that you are already an expert at many things.  Use them in your residency.
• We don’t care what you think in Chapters 1-4. In Chapter 5, that is when we want to hear what you think.
• You can write whatever you want on your drafts of your dissertation.  After you have everything written down, then start chapter two.