Phoenix Student Help Blog

How to download the textbook in UoP

2013-01-09T22:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a quick tutorial of how to download the eBook in the material tab of University of Phoenix.
Just follow the simple step and make sure your pop-up blocker is deactivated when you attempt to download the Pdf file.

APA format your papers

2012-09-07T23:14:00.000-07:00

Here are a few links that will help you with the proper formatting of your papers. I hope this is helpful.

My personal Sample paper: Sample

APA Style website: APA WEB

APA Tutorials: Tutorial videos

APA Sample paper PDf

DQs and Answers Master Sheet

2012-03-29T22:34:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone this page contains a special video presentation about a DQs and answer Master sheet. This master sheet will help University of Phoenix students on:

Keeping their discussion questions organized and keeping their participation post organized

For more information just watch the video, and bellow the video you will be able to purchase this master sheet that will assist you with the organizations of DQs and Answers.

Please ensure your email address is correct so that the Master Sheet can be deliver to you properly.

$1 Dollar is cheap for a Master sheet that can help you avoid paying double tuition for a course failed for DQs and participation points.

How to type equations in UOP post

2012-02-13T23:50:00.000-08:00

How to type equations in the University of Phoenix online discussions.

To type in and equation in the University of Phoenix you will have to ether be very creative and use abbreviation to type in an equation, or you can use the following method.

There might be other method to do this but this is how I do it. Follow these 6 steps to type equations in UOP.

First: Write down on paper your equation so that you know exactly what you will be typing.

Second: go to this page: http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php

Third: type in your equation by using the tools.

Forth: right click on the equation image and select copy image.

Fifth: open the post where you want to paste your image or click reply on a post.

Sixth: press Ctrl+V or right click and select paste.

Your image should be displayed on the post, check the video bellow to see how I did it.

If you have other method of posting equations to UOP leave a comment to share it with others

How to take a Screenshot

2012-02-07T14:33:00.000-08:00

How to take a screenshot

The University of Phoenix will need you to take screenshots of certain document; therefore is very important that you know how to Screen capture correctly so that you do not lose any point for late assignment.

To take a screenshot on your computer or laptop you can press on your keyboard the key “PrtSc or Ctrl+PrtSc.”

I do not like that method and I prefer using a program that captures a specific area, you can see this tool in
action in the video bellow, and you can download it for free at: http://screencapturer.com/

This program will allow you to choose from a specific region and then you can ether paste it to your word document or save the image in your computer to use later.

Leave a comment if this was helpful and if you need any further explanations.

Quick Introduction to University of phoenix Math

2012-01-31T00:52:00.000-08:00

UOP Math Introduction video.

Here you will find a quick video introduction to Math; it is not a complete review, but it has the basic thing to know before starting the class. If possible use Microsoft 2010, but you can use other versions.

Also keep in mind multiple browsers just in case one does not work properly, and here are quick links to down load the browsers for free.

Google Chrome

Firefox

Internet Explorer

Thanks for visiting the site, and keep up the good work.

How to install RiverPointWriter

2012-01-24T09:55:00.000-08:00

On this section you will find a quick video of how to install River Point Writer.

RiverPointWriter: Is a tool that is used in the University of Phoenix to help and assist students on creating better APA format papers, It does not do all the work for you but it can definitely minimize the time on creating your Microsoft word papers. It will create the proper margin, proper heading, assist you on imputing citations, text spacing, and proper introduction. It might not seem like much but it is definitely time saved that you can use to concentrate on creating your assignments properly and with no delay.

Enjoy the Video and if you have any request for a video tutorial just leave me a comment.

WritePointReview rejected (SOLUTION)

2011-12-06T18:44:00.001-08:00

What to do when you submit a paper to write a point review (WritePointReview) and it gets rejected.

There are a few reasons your write a point review can be rejected at the University of Phoenix, and some of them are the following:

1. Your document is not a word document or compatible.

2. The document is corrupted.

3. Your word document saved “Time and date” does not match the University of Phoenix time and date.

Today I will go over in the following video of how to correct number three so click and view the video bellow, and if something is not clear just check the abbreviation transcript bellow the video or leave a question.

Hello everyone, today I am going to go over, on what to do when you submit a paper on the University of Phoenix and it gets rejected. (Maximize window of video to see better details of it)

Like you can see I submitted a paper and it got rejected, to fix this problem the first things you need to do are the following steps:

Step 1: check the University of Phoenix “Time and date” ether on the table where it shows the papers that you have submitted or on the top right hand side of the assignment tab.

Step 2: go to your computer time and date normally located on the bottom right hand side of your computer, and click on it and choose “Change date and time setting.”

Step 3: on the window of date and time, select change date and time.

Step 4: choose the same date and time of your assignment window in the University of Phoenix seen on step one, and click ok or apply.

Step 5: Open the word document you are trying to submit and type a letter and delete the letter, and then click save. (This step should rewrite the saved time and date on your document)

Step 6: resubmit your document and it should be accepted if all steps were followed.

Leave any question or suggestion that you might have to improve this blog.

What to do when a “Link” does not work in UOP?

2011-10-22T01:53:00.000-07:00

Although this might not be the solution for all related problem when trying to open a link in the University of Phoenix, it can still be a quick solution to a minor problem.

Just in case you need to download Mozilla Firefox here is a quick link for it: (It’s free) http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Other browsers:

Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome?&brand=CHMB&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk&utm_medium=ha

Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home?ocid=ie9_bow_Google&WT.srch=1&mtag=SearGoogle

How do I find the Toolwire in the University of Phoenix?

2011-10-22T00:46:00.000-07:00

Most elder students are familiar on how to find this program, but for some new student finding the toolwire program can become confusing at first. So just in case someone needs to locate it fast, here is how you do it.

Just follow the following steps and watch the video bellow for more details.

Log in to University of Phoenix.
Go to the appropriate course.
Click on course material.
Scroll down to your “current week.”
Locate the link that has the word Toolwire and click on it.
Read the description to ensure it is the correct one, scroll down and click on “Lab access.”

I hope the information was helpful for someone, and if I can assist you with something else just let me know. (Just remember, I am not an expert just a regular guy who likes to help whenever is in my possibilities.)

What to do when no one else has answer to the discussion question?

2011-10-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

You know that in order to receive full participation on each day, you need to answer to the main Discussion Question (DQ) and post a substantial comment, but what can you do when no other student has posted and answer to the main DQ? (Normally happens on Mondays) Because if you do not post two answers on the same day it will NOT fulfill the requirement of participation and you will lose half the point on that day.

This is why I created the following video, to show you what the alternative solution might be.

(Just remember to check with your facilitator requirements in case it changes)

TOOLWIRE Quick tip

2011-08-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick tip when using the Toolwire learnscape tool from the University of Phoenix.

For more about the TOOLWIRE you can go to their website at:http://media.toolwire.com/learnscapestudentresources/index.html

Maximizing adobe reader for college studies

2011-08-04T17:54:00.000-07:00

Maximizing adobe reader for college studies video tutorial.

Here is a link for adobe web page for any updated version in case you need it: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

Video transcript in case, something was not clear.

Hello everyone, today I’m going to go over maximizing adobe readers. The first thing we want to do is just press “F8 and F9” to make the tabs appear, so F8 and F9, After you make the tabs appear you want to have the find button, the sticky note button, and the highlight button. I’m just going to go over those three things today, if you don’t have those buttons.

Just right click on the tab and then just add them on.

Go to edit for the find button and comments for the sticky not button and highlight button.

After you do that well we can start.

With the highlight button: just click on it and you can highlight whatever you would like or whatever you think it’s important. So just highlight the most important thing on your paper and thing like that, this is going to help you a lot once you are going over your stuff to study for your exams and thing like that. If you want to remove what you have highlighted just right click on it and click delete. So there we go, that’s pretty much what the highlight button will do.

The sticky note button is going to let you add a sticky note to any section of the PDF, so let’s say you have a question on the PDF and you want to answer to it just click next to the question or wherever and then write whatever you would like to. You can add notes or anything that you would like, it’s a lot easier to add a sticky note than to print out the whole PDF just to answer some question, so the sticky note will help you to answer some questions. Then you can right click on it and remove it, delete it or whatever you would like to.

Now let’s go over the Find button, with the find button is going to make this tab appear and you want to type in whatever word or “key word” you are looking for, like “Negative” so click enter, and it will go over the whole PDF looking for that key word. So there we go “Negative” now this is going to help you find whatever you are looking for nice and easy, “fast.” Like you can see I have highlighted multiple things that are important or things that I will use later on for my assignments and things like that.

Here is a quick example of how I used the sticky note, for example: the word “Bias” I did not understand the full meaning of the word “Bias” so I wanted to have a sticky note and I put the meaning of the word bias, just in case I would forget.

These three tools will help you maximize your experience with adobe reader and will also save you a bunch of paper that you would otherwise print out just because you want to answer to the questions, So “sticky note,” “Highlight,” and the “Find button.”

There is also a feature called “Read out loud” which read out loud the paper while you are doing something else. You can find it over here, if you don’t have it you can just go to the help button and add it as a plug in, but I will not go over that feature today.

So that is it for today, if you have any questions or comments just post them, and if you would like to have a video of some other related topics to the university, just let me know and I’ll be happy to help you out with it.

Substantive post

2011-07-23T12:58:00.000-07:00

“Remember a substantive post constitutes as something that contributes to the discussion, offers a new idea or perspective, raises another question, or offers personal experience related to the topic of conversation.”

Written by: Michelle Block

UOP Student.

Submit your quote at: cordelandersen@gmail.com

Include name and details you want to display with it. (write in the subject line "quote for blog")

What is a substantive message and the word count

2011-07-21T01:38:00.000-07:00

Quick overview on what a substantive message is,(check academic policy at the bottom of post) when you post your individual answer to a main Discussion Question (DQ) it simple needs to have a relation to the topic. So let say you are asked to write about the flue, then is obvious your answer needs to be related to that particular topic and not something like computer or anything else other than the topic.

Always remember to check the requirements of your facilitator on the word count. And when you participate in the DQ’s of other student make sure to give also a substantive answer to them, remember that saying the word “I agree” and submitting that as a respond does not count towards participation.

To verify your word count you can do it in two ways: the first one is to highlight your words on a Microsoft word document, and the second one is to check the word count on the university post window.

Check the examples bellow and a quick video. (Click on pictures for a larger view)

Always check the academic policies in case they change. (only students can access this link)

Quick overview on how to obtain full participation points

2011-07-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

How to get full participation points according to the academic policy v.5 of 07/01/11

You need to make two substantial Discussion messages, four days out of the week A TOTAL OF 8 posts.

But remember you need to answer 3 direct Discussion Questions (DQ), and then the others (5) posts can be a reply related to the discussion question.

Reply's to main discussion questions need to be at least 150 words or more; sometimes the facilitator will required you to do 200 words or more.

Reply's to students DQ’s can be 100 words or more, again depending on the facilitator’s requirements this number can vary.

What I prefer doing to get full participation points:

Monday to Thursday I answer to one direct DQ of the facilitator and one reply to a student response per day.

This means 1 post for the facilitator DQ of 150 words or more, and 1 post for a student DQ of 100 words or more, per day, on each class I am taking in the university.

When Friday comes around I am done with all participation requirements and I can work on my assignments if I haven’t done any of them, or if I have, then just relax and enjoy the weekend.

Just remember posting a response that says “I agree” does not count for participation. You need to keep in mind the word count and your post needs to be related to the topic, so do not start chatting with someone about random things when the main DQ talks about finances or whichever the topic might be.

There are other ways of getting full participation points but as long as you place 2 posts per day (with the right word count amount) on 4 days out of the week, you will obtain full participation points.

Check the Academic policy, click this link (Note: only students might be able to access, refresh page if necessary after opening window)

About this blog

2011-07-18T14:01:00.000-07:00

The purpose of this blog is to assist students from the University Of Phoenix (UOP) with their online experience, there are many features students might come across while in the university and some of them can be very confusing in the beginning or sometimes after being a student for a while.

This blog will try to assist with tutorial videos of related topics of the UOP, some of those videos will be ether related to how to obtain full participation points, time saving tips, installation of programs, basic usage of tools and programs, common questions, and useful product reviews.

The blog can only advance to if everyone becomes a part of it so if you have a suggestion just leave a comment, and a related tutorial video will be posted depending on the time of the administrator.

Thank you for your interest in being part this blog.

Sincerely

A devoted fellow student

C. Andersen.