Mastering Graduate Studies 1e
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
RESEARCH
LIBRARY
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
COMMUNICATION
EXPECTATIONS
CAREER PATH
IMPRINT
Title
Mastering Graduate Studies
EDITION 1
CONTRIBUTORS
Editor: Alexis DiVincenzo
Consulting Editors: Mark Alexander, Nicole Quow-Thomason
Art Direction
Senior Art Director: Miranda Hildebrand
Art Development and Design: Jo DeSnyder-Rolfe
Permissions contact
Grand Canyon University
3300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85017
602.639.7500
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Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Glossary term definition/directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter waypoint directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 1:
Academic and Career Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding Your Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program of Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Financial Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . .
RESEARCH
LIBRARY
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
COMMUNICATION
EXPECTATIONS
CAREER PATH
IMPRINT
Title
Mastering Graduate Studies
EDITION 1
CONTRIBUTORS
Editor: Alexis DiVincenzo
Consulting Editors: Mark Alexander, Nicole Quow-Thomason
Art Direction
Senior Art Director: Miranda Hildebrand
Art Development and Design: Jo DeSnyder-Rolfe
Permissions contact
Grand Canyon University
3300 W Camelback Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85017
602.639.7500
Copyright Information
Grand Canyon University. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher
custom textbook usage
The following icons have been created to assist students’ interactive experience in usage of this textbook. These will appear across the top or bottom of every page.
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Underlined text
Glossary term definition/directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter waypoint directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The name of each chapter’s author appears in the chapter header bars. Clicking on author names will take you to the Biographies page.
Glossary terms on the Glossary pages will take you back to the page on which the term first appears.
Chapter 1:
Academic and Career Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding Your Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Program of Study. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Financial Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . .
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