Course Competencies
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
Select relevant and authoritative information to fulfill an information need
Compare problem-solving methods in a variety of fields
Examine the impact of intercultural competence on collaboration and communication
Prompt
Learning how to manage your time, create goals, and use the resources you have available will help you take ownership of your academic journey. It’s important for you to get the most out of the support system available to you in your personal life and through SNHU as you progress through your academic career. Think about the factors that assist your academic success, what you’ve learned in this course, how to set goals, and the resources you have available as you complete this assignment.
Directions
Create an academic success plan by addressing the criteria below in the provided template. The template is linked below in the What to Submit section; it has specific locations for you to respond to each of the steps listed here. Read these directions and the rubric criteria, check to make sure you know where to respond in the template, and reach out to your instructor before you begin if you have any questions.
Note: The quality of your responses will be more valuable than the number of examples you provide.
In this section, you’ll identify potential scheduling interruptions, prioritize your tasks, and then identify social supports and motivational factors. You’ll also explain how to take ownership of your academic success.
Identify a problem-solving technique or method you have used in a previous situation and explain how it helped you. How might problem-solving methods be different in diverse cultures or fields of work? How can effective problem solving help you in your academic journey?
Explain how problem-solving methods might be different in diverse cultures or fields of work.
Explain how effective problem solving can help you in your academic journey.
Identify your learning style and explain how knowing/learning about your learning style helped support your success throughout this course..
Identify the way you feel you learn best academically.
Be sure to provide examples of a time you felt that learning in your preferred learning style helped you succeed.
Identify which of the five successful habits of an SNHU student have been most helpful for you throughout this course.
Explain how these habits have helped you.
Explain how you will stay on track in your courses and overcome interruptions that may impact your schedule.
Consider why your choices are the most effective for your unique time-prioritization needs.
Choose two SNHU resources and two social supports that will help the most with achieving your mission and goals, and that will help you prioritize your time.
Indicate why these resources and social supports are key for your success.
Consider how you can use these time support resources in future classes.
List your academic personal mission statement.
a. You may incorporate instructor feedback from your Module Four journal submission.
List your THREE short-term academic goals.
You may incorporate instructor feedback from your Module Four journal submission.
Describe the importance of setting goals on your academic journey.
How will goal setting assist you in accomplishing what you want in future classes?
Explain how you are going to stay motivated to achieve your goals and mission statement, based on what you have learned in SNHU 107.
What motivates you to pursue your personal mission statement and goals?
Explain why an awareness of diversity is beneficial to giving and receiving feedback when collaborating with others.
Consider your own personal experiences dealing with diversity awareness when collaborating with others.
Explain why it is important to take ownership, be vulnerable, ask for help, and have an open mind to achieve your goals.
Consider your own personal experience on how taking ownership, being vulnerable, asking for help, and having an open mind have helped you.
Explain what your biggest takeaway was from this course.
How will using the resources you’ve explored in this course help you in your future success?
Consider how you can use these resources in future classes.
What to Submit
To complete this project, you must submit the following:
Academic Success Plan
Use the provided academic success plan template to address all the steps listed above. A sample filled-in template has been provided for your reference. Any sources used should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.
Supporting Materials
The following resource(s) may help support your work on the project:
Document: Project Example
Document: Project Template
