Welcome to National University’s College of Business, Engineering and Technology podcast: The Navigate Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Aaron Brown, your Associate Dean of Students for COBET.

Our inaugural episode features Alex Pujols…no…not that Alex Pujols…

…but…the Alex Pujols who is a PhD student working on his PhD in Computer science!

Today, future Dr. Pujols shares about:

Time management

Formulate an attack plan

Balance family with school with an intense work schedule

Using the Commons (coming soon to undergraduate students)

Practical skills for navigating your relationship with professors and school work.

Wings up! Let’s soar!

A strategy:

· Print out new assignment on Sunday

· Review lightly on Sunday

· Review more in-depth

· Focused reading and researching Tuesday through Thursday

· Outline on Friday

Reach out to get to know your professor.

Email your professor early in the week to ensure you get the response from your professor you need in a timely fashion.

If you need help writing, use the many support resources that you need:

Here is the link:

Identifying potential obstacles in your work then learn how to pivot.

Be mindful of your mental health and how. Here is a link to TimelyCare.

What is the most important: an “A” or learning?

The degree prepares you to develop the knowledge base to succeed in interviews and the workplace.

Develop the habits of a student.

Learn to respectfully disagree with your professor.