Write a 700- to 1,050-word comprehensive paper. A comprehensive paper should incorporate concepts from your previous GEN/201 coursework including but not limited to: The Continuing Academic Success Thesis/Outline, Critical Thinking/Ethics Inventory, and the Sources Assignments.

Use the Week 5 Final Paper Student Template provided to assist in your paper.

The final paper‘s focus is to help you share what you learned throughout your studies in GEN/201, including how you will apply this knowledge to take responsibility for your success in your education and your career.

Include the following concepts and ideas in your final paper:

• Create an opening statement or thesis, developing a core theme for your paper (i.e., Continuing Academic Success).
• Include at least one educational goal and one career goal, and discuss how setting goals can lead to greater educational and career success.
• Consider how the writing process discussed in GEN/201 can help you advance in your education and your career.
• Share an example of how the information from your Ethical Lens Inventory can help you make better decisions and how this impacts your educational and career success.
• Elaborate on the steps you will take to improve your critical-thinking skills to help you advance academically. Use the critical thinking information you explored in GEN/201.
• Highlight the university resources you will use to ensure academic success, and also consider the benefits and challenges of working with outside sources.
• As you conclude the paper, feel free to include any other important lessons you learned in this course and summarize.

The paper format should include the following:

• An introduction
• A body incorporating the ideas below, as well as a minimum of three properly cited and referenced sources from the University Library       
• A conclusion
• A reference page

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Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines