Exp19_Word_Ch01_CapAssessment_Study

Project Description:

As a university researcher, you have completed a report on the study habits of typical college students. A summary of your research is in draft form so you will modify it to include appropriate formatting, margins, a header, and a watermark. In addition, you will adjust document properties and ensure that the document meets accessibility standards.

Steps to Perform:

Step	Instructions	Points Possible
1	Start Word. Download and open the file named Exp19_Word_Ch01_CapAssessment_Study.docx. Grader has automatically added your last name to the beginning of the filename.	0
2	Display nonprinting characters. Change the orientation to Portrait.	8
3	Change the left and right margins to 1.25”.	8
4	Replace the hyphen between 2015 and 2017 in the second body paragraph on the first page with a Nonbreaking Hyphen from the Special Characters.	8
5	Delete the incomplete sentence, Pell grants and those with dependents, in the first paragraph on the fourth page. Ensure that only one space is shown between remaining sentences in the paragraph from which you deleted the sentence.	8
6	Type Time Analysis as a left-aligned header. On the same header line, but right-aligned, insert a page number in Plain Number style. Mac users, use the default number style.	0
7	Change document properties to include Sangmin Roe as the Author (removing the current author) and Tarrant University as a keyword.	10
8	A watermark serves to identify a document in various ways. It may be used to mark a document as a draft or sample, or perhaps the company name appears as a watermark on each page. This document was prepared for the American Association of Educational Administrators, as evidenced by the acronym AAEA. Add a diagonal text watermark with the text AAEA in Blue color (eighth column in Standard colors).	10
9	Check for spelling and grammatical errors, correcting any identified spelling mistakes. If the word diploma is flagged, this is not a word usage or grammatical error, so ignore this flag.	12
10	Select the word agree at the end of the second body paragraph on the first page. Using the thesaurus, identify synonyms, selecting and inserting the word concur.	8
11	Insert a page break at the top of the document. At the top of the new page, insert text from Cover.docx.	10
12	Add a footer and type the author's name, Sangmin Roe.	10
13	Ensure that the header and footer do not display on the first page.	8
14	As you develop a document for distribution, keep in mind the makeup of your audience. If it is likely that those with disabilities will read the document, you should make every effort to ensure its readability. By checking for accessibility, you are alerted to possible challenges that you can consider correcting before distribution. Check the document for accessibility. Make any changes suggested in the Accessibility Pane.	0
15	Save and close Exp19_Word_Ch01_CapAssessment_Study.docx. Exit Word. Submit the file as directed.	0

Total Points

100

Answer:

Time to Study

Introduction :

If you are a college student, aged 15 to 49, you undoubtedly have spent a great deal of time on the campus or engaged in online education. Given accepted opinion, you might think that much of that time is spent studying or completing class requirements. However, a recent study sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that on an average weekday, college students spend just 3.3 hours working on educational activities. That means that out of 24 hours, only 14% of that time is spent in what is considered full-time assignment.

Findings :

So what else occupies a student’s time? Here’s what the survey found, based on non-holiday weekdays and averages for 2015-2017. As you can see, more time is spent on leisure and sports than on educational activities. We all know, though, that learning takes many forms. So perhaps a college student would argue that much learning occurs off campus as well. But it is certain that few educators would agree.

This means that a significant portion of undergraduates aren’t hitting the targeted amount of time needed to adequately complete the requirements of their coursework. This raises the question of whether college students are sufficiently learning the topics they are being taught—or whether universities have begun giving out rubber-stamp degrees.

Because our economy requires a bachelor’s degree for most jobs, many students arrive at the university who have little interest in the pursuit of knowledge or even expertise in a given field. They just need to get a diploma so they can get a half-decent job. It should come as no surprise, then, that they devote so little time to their studies.

Add to this the fact that campuses are full of so many distracting activities that students often forget that course work is the primary reason they are there. Between climbing walls, sporting events, fraternities and sororities, and countless other “activities,” it’s easy for students to be absorbed in anything but studying.

Recommendations :

So how do these findings relate to the mission and primary aim of the Center for Higher Education Expertise (CHEE) at Tarrant State University? We believe that several points are critical and deserve further study.

• Although accepted educational research recommends two hours of study for every one hour of class time, commonly referred to as the 2:1 rule, the current average suggests a very wide deviation.

a. Educators should encourage students to increase the amount of time spent on educational activities if they are falling short of the 2:1 rule.

• Typical students spend almost as much time working as they do studying. In fact, on average, they spend 2.5 hours per day on “working and related activities.” The fact that students spend just about as much time working as they do studying is important to note. If considered on an income basis, it is likely that low-income students might even spend more time working than they do studying. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that approximately 71% of undergraduates in the United States work, and one in five work at least 35 hours per week year-round.

b. Educators should provide tools that help students juggle multiple responsibilities, manage time well, prioritize competing commitments, and keep academics first.

• Students spend about 4 hours per day on leisure and sports, with another 8.6 hours spent sleeping. We might think that such time is wasted, especially when even the leisure hours exceed those spent studying, but clearly time spent in leisure and even sleeping is good for overall health and well-being. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day, while both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend 7 to 8 hours per day.

c. Educators should remember this when working with students. Leisure and sports are not time wasted but are critical to student success. Even so, time allocated to such activities must be reasonable, given the academic demands of college.

• Almost any parent of a current or former college student can attest to the importance of socialization during the college years, especially the freshman semesters, when a student is encountering so many “firsts” and so much newfound responsibility. While it is true that both studying and socializing with friends are critical to student success, socializing is unique in that it is there that many students find a sense of belonging in college. Time is a precious commodity; it is easy to spend but impossible to get back. Let’s help our students succeed both inside and outside the classroom by prioritizing time management and teaching those related principles