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Master's Resources:
Develop Academic Habits

Read Critically

Reading to Understand

Even though you may be a proficient reader of novels, business briefs, or professional communications, you may not be as experienced with academic text. That's okay. Academic texts can be more challenging because of complex concepts, terminology, and structure.

Reading to Engage and Evaluate (Module)

 

Reading to Engage and Evaluate

Be Analytical. Academically you must be a critical consumer of information. This means not taking any information at face value but instead evaluating it to determine its credibility, objectivity, and usefulness.

Reading to Engage and Evaluate (Module)

Communicate Professionally

The Importance of Professional Etiquette

In this interactive module, you’ll learn the importance of practicing etiquette in a virtual environment, as well as tips and strategies for establishing a professional image when studying from home.
Professional Etiquette as an Online Student (Module)

Develop Academic Habits Quiz

Test your knowledge on Reading to Understand, Reading to Engage and Evaluate, and Communicate Professionally.

Download a certificate when you answer all questions correctly.

Develop Academic Habits Quiz

Adjust to Graduate Education

Continuing Your Journey: Adjusting to Graduate-Level Expectations

Three members of the peer mentoring team recently completed their undergraduate coursework and chose Walden for their Master’s degrees. Here are their tips.

Writing Support Course

Transitioning from Undergraduate to Graduate Writing is a course designed to help undergraduate students planning to pursue a graduate degree, or a student entering a graduate program who have been out of school for a while.

SKIL 4000:
Transitioning from Undergraduate to Graduate Writing

Practice Mindfulness

Quieting the Skeptic: Overcoming Doubt with a Growth Mindset

As Walden students embark on this new chapter, they are excited to take a major step towards achieving their goals. And yet, they are often nagged by lingering doubts and anxieties, wondering if they waited too long to get their degrees...

Creating Mindful Writing Spaces

I know from experience that I cannot remain productive if I plop down with my laptop in front of the TV. I do my best work in a bright, organized space, (away from distractions) where I have everything I need.

Mindful Writing


How can we apply qualities of mindfulness—such as acceptance, compassion, body awareness, and being present in the moment—to our academic writing?


WriteCast Episode 34:
Taking Care of Yourself With Mindful Writing WriteCast Episode 35:
A Brief Daily Session Walk-Through—Mindful Writing, Part 2 WriteCast Episode 39:
Positive Writing Affirmations, Part 1 WriteCast Episode 40:
Positive Writing Affirmations, Part 2