{"id":5759,"date":"2017-03-27T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T16:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=5759"},"modified":"2017-03-27T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T17:15:11","slug":"a-guide-to-academic-support-at-capella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/a-guide-to-academic-support-at-capella\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Academic Support at Capella"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re interested in pursuing a degree online, you may wonder what kinds of resources and support would be available to you. In a traditional brick-and-mortar university, you\u2019d have faculty to visit, tutors to meet with, libraries bookshelves to browse, etc. How does an online university provide that academic support?<\/p>\n<p>Capella University has numerous academic support services, and many are available 24\/7, meaning you don\u2019t have to work around a staff person\u2019s office hours. Here are some examples of what Capella offers to students, along with some other useful resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Capella Resources<\/h4>\n<p>Capella\u2019s academic support covers everything from writing to advising to tutoring, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Campus: Capella\u2019s version of a \u201cstudent center,\u201d this site includes everything you need to know to complete and manage your coursework.<\/li>\n<li>Writing Center: This online resource provides a number of tools to develop and polish writing skills, especially in APA format. Students will find workshops and a writing studio with regular office hours to ask questions and receive guidance.<\/li>\n<li>Quantitative Skills Center: Students can get assistance in math, statistics, and other quantitative skills areas. Post questions to teaching assistants or take labs about different aspects of statistics, how to study them, and how to use them.<\/li>\n<li>Smarthinking: This online tutoring service offers academic help in a variety of subjects facilitated by experienced tutors. Capella students receive a set amount of minutes each quarter to \u201cdrop in\u201d and ask questions, schedule appointments, or submit questions or papers for review offline.<\/li>\n<li>Library: Capella\u2019s online library is staffed by trained librarians to help with research for coursework, papers, and presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Turnitin: Linked to all Capella classrooms, Turnitin generates \u201coriginality reports\u201d that analyze a piece of writing to determine sources and detect plagiarism. This can be helpful to ensure the integrity of any written work.<\/li>\n<li>Doctoral Support Advisors: Doctoral students have access to a team of advisors to help them through the program, including advising on the dissertation stage.<\/li>\n<li>Academic Coaches\/Program Advisors: Coaches and advisors are available to answer questions and provide support on everything from scheduling to academic challenges.<\/li>\n<li>FlexPath Coaches and Tutors: Coaches are the primary contact for Capella students in the self-paced online format, answering question and helping create and adjust the academic plan. Tutors are subject matter experts and available to answer any course content-related questions for FlexPath students.<\/li>\n<li>Career Center: The Capella University Career Center\u2019s counselors, resources, and tools help students and graduates manage their careers at every stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>External Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evernote.com\/\">Evernote<\/a>: This popular clipping service allows you to amass research you\u2019ve accumulated online into a central holding spot. You can easily sync the information across multiple devices (depending on how many devices, there may be an annual fee involved). Once you\u2019ve saved something to Evernote, the app can recommend related reading on similar topics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/\">Grammarly<\/a>: This subscription-based writing tool not only conducts spell and grammar checks, but also provides context-optimized word choices and can be used virtually any time or any place you\u2019re writing online.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/\">Mendeley<\/a>: This free resource will help you properly cite your written works in whichever style guide you need, including APA style used at Capella, as well as correctly format text and bibliographies.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\">Zotero<\/a>: This free online tool allows you to collect, organize, cite, and share your research and resources.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/endnote.com\/\">EndNote<\/a>: This service, via Thomson Reuters, is a citation and resource management tool that helps you research, store, create bibliographies, and share your work. The site offers a free 30-day trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about Capella\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/about\/online-learning\/support-services\/\"><em>online academic resources and support services<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/capellaresults.org\/outcomes.asp\">Important Information<\/a> about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rate of students who attended these programs.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in an online degree, but worried about the level of support you will receive? 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