NURS6003 Transition to Graduate Study
Week 9 Assignment
Academic Success and Professional Development Plan
Part 5: Professional Development
In this Module’s Discussion, you were introduced to the concept of an academic portfolio to begin building your own brand. However, portfolios have value that goes beyond brand building. An academic and professional portfolio can also help you to build your own vision and mission and establish your development goals. In this regard, a portfolio becomes yet another tool in your toolbox as you build your success.
In this Assignment you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the fifth component–a portfolio for your academic and professional efforts.
To Prepare:
Consider your goals for academic accomplishments while a student of the MSN program.
The Assignment:
Using the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template document that you began to work on in Module 1 and have continued expanding throughout this course, you will develop a curriculum vitae (CV) in Part 5 based on your current education and professional background.
Write a statement identifying your professional development goals.
Write a statement proposing how you might align one or more of your professional development goals with the university’s emphasis on social change.
Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Module 1 Assignment, which was built from the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.
By Day 7 of Week 9
Submit Part 5.
Submission and Grading Information
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 9 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 9 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK9Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.
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Transition to Graduate Study (NURS6003)
Assignment for Week 9
Plan for Academic Success and Professional Development
Part 5: Professional Growth
You were exposed to the concept of an academic portfolio in this Module’s Discussion to help you start establishing your personal brand. Portfolios, on the other hand, have value that extends beyond brand building. An academic and professional portfolio can also Help you in developing your own vision and mission, as well as setting development goals. A portfolio, in this way, provides another another tool in your toolkit as you create your success.
In this Assignment, you will build the fifth component of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan–a portfolio for your academic and professional efforts.
To Get Ready:
Consider your academic aspirations as an MSN student.
