End of December 2014 Semester

     Today marks the end of the semester for December 2014 for me. I have turned in all assignments for Statistics, Accounting 101, and Intro to Marketing.  I have to get at least a D in Statistics and a C in Accounting and Marketing since they are core classes. Per the grades, I have the D in Statistics already and have one more assignment that has not been graded. I just might pull off a C.  I did not do so well on the Final for the class. I honestly was completely lost.
    
     For Accounting and Marketing, I am waiting on the Final Projects to be graded. For each class, I need at least a 50 out of a 100 to get enough points for a C.  My midterm grades really hurt me in these classes. 

Grade Update:

Statistics:

• Discussion Forum 6                                     100
• Written Assignment 5                                    97.5
• Written Assignment 6                                    82.5
• Final Exam                                                    35 ( I know it is horrible)
• Final Project   - the difference between a C and a D

Marketing:

• Discussion Forum 5                                     78
• Written Assignment 4                                   80
• Written Assignment 5                                   80
• Written Assignment 6                                   85
• Written Assignment 7                                 100
• Final Project (Need a 55 for a C)

Accounting 101:

• Written Assignment 7                                  70 - late
• Written Assignment 8                                  70 - late
• Written Assignment 9                                  70 - late
• Written Assignment 10                                78 - late
• Written Assignment 11                                92 - slightly late
• Final Project (Need 50 for a C)

I can only try harder next semester. I really want to do well and I have a few ideas on how to better keep myself on task.  I need to spend a bit more time with the books and less with everything else.  I am only human and no matter what there are only 24 hours in a day and to function I must sleep at least 6 of those each day if not more.  I must get the reading done and the assignments in on time.

I hope everyone has enjoyed reading about this first semester in my journey to become an accountant. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think.

Next Semester starts: March 2, 2015 - Accounting 102, Macroeconomics, and Managerial Communication.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

~Winston Churchill : English Statesman

Week 12, The End is Near

I spent most of my week reading. Unfortunately, all of this reading leads to a mammoth amount of work that needs to be completed.  I have made great strides in this as well.

Today alone, I turned in four written assignments and two parts of a final project.  All of these were for Marketing

Therefore, I have the remainder of work left to complete.  Please keep me in your thoughts, this week is going to be tough. 

Statistics

• Written Assignments 5 and 6
• Final Project 
• Final Test

Marketing:

• Final Project Steps 8, 9

Accounting:

• Written Assignments 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
• Final Project

I realize that I have also not mentioned the reading that was done. I read the four chapters for accounting. I'm not sure about how much more will get done as the reading is not graded and the assignments are. I'm hoping to get some more reading done for Statistics but we shall see.

My goal for next semester is to not get as far behind. I attribute my issues with the fact that Christmas and my birthday both occurred during this semester.


Update on grades: 

Statistics: 

• Discussion Forum 5                       100
• Written Assignment 4                    100
• Written Assignment 5                        0 - 

Marketing: 

• Discussion Forum 4                            0 - Since it was late, I will not get any credit

Accounting: 

• Discussion Forum 4                           70
• Discussion Forum 5                           90

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live.

~Greg Anderson : American Author

Week 11 and One More to Go

Well it has been several weeks since I last posted.

Tomorrow starts Week 11 of this semester and there is only more week left of work for these classes.  I am still extremely behind but am working diligently to rectify this situation. I have also registered for next semesters classes that start at the beginning of March. They are: Accounting-102: Managerial Accounting, ECO-111 : Macroeconomics, and MAN-373 : Managerial Communications.

I was very proud of myself today. I completed six discussion forums and two responses per forum. I have completed all of the discussion forums for each of my classes this semester. I will not get full credit on some but some credit is better than none. Another accomplishment today is that I finished steps 3 through 5 for my marketing final project.   I got into a really great groove with this and hope that I turned it in in time to get at least a bit of response from my professor.  These steps are not individually graded but make up that whole of the final.

The remaining work that I have to complete is as follows:

Statistics:

• Read parts or wholes of seven chapters. 
• Written Assignments 5 and 6
• Final Project 
• Final Test

Marketing:

• Read eight chapters
• Written Assignments 4, 5, 6, and 7
• Final Project Steps 6, 7, 8, 9

Accounting:

• Read four chapters
• Written Assignments 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
• Final Project

So just a recap, I have to read 19 chapters (parts and wholes), 11 written assignments, three final projects and one final test.

I have an uphill battle, but I am determined and I have this week and next to get it done. I will post my final set of due dates. As a reminder, anything in green is completed. I have also included the due dates for Week 12!

Update on grades: 

Statistics: 

• Discussion Forum 3                       100
• Discussion Forum 4                       100
• Written Assignment 3                    100
• Written Assignment 4                        0 - I have turned this in for partial credit.
• Quiz 3                                               73
• Quiz 4                                               70

Marketing: 

• Discussion Forum 4                            0 - I have turned this in for partial credit.
• Written Assignment 3                        83 (partial credit)
• Midterm                                             62 

Accounting: 

• Discussion Forum 3                           80
• Midterm                                             55

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

~Confucius : Chinese Philosopher

 To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

~Tony Dorsett : American Athlete

 

December 2014 Semester: January 19 – January 25

Week Eight:

• Monday -
  • Statistics: BEGIN MODULE 5
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 8
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 4, initial posting due

• Thursday
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 5, 1^st posting due
• Friday
• Saturday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 4, comments due
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 4 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 8 due

 

December 2014 Semester: January 26 – February 1

Week Nine:

• Monday -
  • Marketing: BEGIN MODULE 5
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 9
• Tuesday -
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 4: initial posting due
• Wednesday

• Thursday
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 4: comments due
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 5, 2^nd posting comments due
• Friday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 4 due
• Saturday
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 5 due
  • Statistics: Written Assignment 5 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 9 due

 

December 2014 Semester: February 2 – February 8

Week Ten:

• Monday -
  • Marketing: BEGIN MODULE 6
  • Statistics: BEGIN MODULE 6
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 10
• Tuesday -
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 5: initial posting due
• Wednesday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 5, initial posting due

• Thursday
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 5: comments due
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 6, 1^st posting due
• Friday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 5 due
• Saturday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 5, comments due
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 6 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 10 due

 

December 2014 Semester: February 9 – February 15

Week Eleven:

• Monday -
  • Marketing: BEGIN MODULE 7
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 11
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 6 due

• Thursday
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum, 2^nd posting comments due
• Friday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 7 due
• Saturday
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 7 due
  • Statistics: Written Assignment 6 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 11 due

 

December 2014 Semester: February 16 – February 22

Week Twelve:

• Monday -
• Tuesday -
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 8 due
• Wednesday

• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday
  • Statistics: Final Project Due
  • Statistics: Final Exam Due
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 9 (final) due
  • Accounting: Final Project Due

Midterm Week 7

Another week is upon me and I am so very far behind. Last week was a very unmotivated week and ended in me being sick and not wanting to do anything.

I have to get caught back up and it will have to happen this week.

Statistics:

Still behind reading two chapters, and a written assignment and a quiz due.
Continue Module 4.

Discussion Forum responses due on Thursday and written assignment and quiz due on Sunday.

Marketing:

Still have step 2 of final project due and a written assignment due. Also have eight chapters to get caught up on reading.
Being Module 4
Two new chapters to read, Final project step 3 is due on Sunday

Accounting:

Caught up in this class, which is good since it is the reason I'm going back to college.
Begin Module 7
Two new chapters to read.  Mid term is due on Saturday. Written Assignment due on Sunday

Grade Update:

Statistics:
No new grades

Marketing:
Discussion Forum 3                    - 98

Accounting:
Written Assignment 5                 - 100
Written Assignment 6                 - 100

 In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

~ Nikos Kazantzakis : Greek Writer

 

December 2014 Semester: January 12 – January 18

Week Seven: MIDTERM WEEK

• Monday -
  • Marketing: BEGIN MODULE 4
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 7
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday

• Thursday
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 4, 2^nd posting comments due
• Friday
• Saturday
  • Accounting: Midterm Exam due
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Final Project Step 3 due
  • Statistics: Written Assignment 4 due
  • Statistics: Quiz 4 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 7 due

Week Six - December Term

Welcome to a New Year.

I am starting my sixth week of college in order to obtain an accounting degree. Next week is the mid terms... Yikes!

Statistics:

I start Module 4 this week. I am still a bit behind. I have one more chapter to read, a written assignment and a quiz to take, for module 3. For module 4, I have to read chapters six and seven. I have a discussion forum, and two responses, written assignment and a quiz.  I really like this class as the other students are more interactive. I just need to get caught up.

Marketing:

I am slightly behind. I have eight chapters to read and step 2 of my final was due last week.  This week I have discussion forum responses and a written assignment due.

Accounting 101:

I am completely caught up in this class, which I am very proud of.  This week, I have a chapter to read, discussion forum and responses, and a written assignment.

I have also got some new grades. I had to speak to my statistics mentor as one assignment she gave me a zero because she didn't think I had done the assignment. I have gotten this straightened out.

• Statistics
• Discussion Forum 2:                           100
• Written Assignment 2:                        100 

• Marketing
•  Discussion Forum 2:                            95
• Written Assignment 2:                          90

•  Accounting
• Discussion Forum 1:                           100
• Discussion Forum 2:                           100
• Written Assignment 4:                        100

 My goal for this week is to catch up last weeks work and make a big push for this weeks work to be completed on time.

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

                  ~ Melody Beattie  - American Writer

 

December 2014 Semester: January 5 – January 11

Week Six:

• Monday -
  • Statistics: BEGIN MODULE 4
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 6
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 3, initial posting due

• Thursday
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 3: Comments Due
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 4, 1^st posting due
• Friday
• Saturday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 3, comments due
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 3 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 6 due

December 2014 - Week 5 Starts Tomorrow!

I am pretty proud of myself.  Even with Xmas, I have been able to turn in most of my assignments in relatively close to time that they have been due. I had two assignments that we due on Xmas and those were turned in this evening.

I had a Marketing and Accounting assignment each due today. I got the Accounting assignment turned in approximately 30 minutes late and the Marketing assignment about 2 hours late. This is a miracle since I actually have not caught up on the Marketing reading and officially for Week 5, we add another 3 chapters. In case anyone other than me is counitn, I am not up to 11 chapters to read for that class. I have read approximately 1/2 of a chapter.

I am caught up still with the reading for Accounting and Statistics but that will change with the new week starting. Please keep me in your thoughts as I attempt to get caught up as best as I can.

Week 5 is a pretty busy week. Two discussion forums, two written assignments, a quiz, and the second part of a final project is due this week.

Time for a new section called : Grade Check

• Statistics
•      Discussion Forum 1        - 100
•      Written Assignment 1     - 100
•      Quiz 1                             - 100
•      Quiz 2                             - 100
• Marketing
•       Discussion Forum 1      - 92
•       Written Assignment 1   - 75  (I also lost 10 points because it was late.)
• Accounting
•        Written Assignment 1  - 100
•         Written Assignment 2 - 100
•         Written Assignment 3 - 100 

 

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

                ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

December 2014 Semester: December 29 – January 4

Week Five:

• Monday -
  • Marketing: BEGIN MODULE 3
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 5
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday

• Thursday
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 3: initial posting due
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 3, 2^nd posting comments due
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Final Project: Step 2 due
  • Statistics: Written Assignment 3 due
  • Statistics: Quiz 3 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 5 due

Rev up for Week 4 and Christmas

I am sorry that I missed week 3 but I have been quite a bit busy with work, school, and Christmas. 

I am still slacking in Marketing. I now have eight chapters to read and two assignments that are late.  I know I must do better. 

I am completely caught up in Accounting and Statistics which feels great.  I got a huge surprise this week in statistics. I got a 100% on my second quiz.  I really had thought that I had not done that well.

I am making it my goad to get caught up in my classes even though my children are home on break for the next two weeks. Going back to school was for them is almost as important as it is to me.  Becoming an accountant will change our lives for the better and relieve some undue financial stress on my family.

They finally completed my academic evaluation.  I am about 67 credits or roughly 18 months from getting my accounting degree.  In 2016, I hope to be able to say that I have an accounting degree and hopefully will be going on to get my master's degree to make myself even more profitable for companies.

I have included the to do list for weeks 3 and 4. Remember, green denotes that the work is done. I also have a marketing assignment that is still due from week 2. (On a side note, our marketing teacher sent out a note that stated that no one had turned in the assignments that I still have to do. So I must not be the only one struggling a bit.)

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to  succeed is always to try just one more time.

                                                ~Thomas A. Edison

December 2014 Semester: December 15 – December 21

Week Three:

• Monday -
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 3
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 1 due
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 2, initial posting due

• Thursday
  • Marketing: BEGIN MEDULE 2
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 2, 2^nd posting comments due
• Friday
• Saturday
  • Accounting: Discussion Forum 2, comments due
• Sunday
  • Statistics: Written Assignment 2 due
  • Statistics: Quiz 2 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 3 due

December 2014 Semester: December 22 – December 28

Week Four:

• Monday -
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 2: initial posting due
  • Statistics: BEGIN MODULE 3
  • Accounting: BEGIN MODULE 4
• Tuesday -
• Wednesday

• Thursday
  • Marketing: Discussion Forum 2: comments due
  • Statistics: Discussion Forum 3: 1^st posting due
• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday
  • Marketing: Written Assignment 2 due
  • Accounting: Written Assignment 4 due