Overview
For this Performance
Task, you will reflect on time management strategies, social change, and
professional goals. This Performance Tasks consists of two parts. For Part 1,
you will write a 1-page paper about time management strategies based on what
you learned from the Module 1 learning activity about planning your time. For
Part 2, you will write a short reflection paper (2–3 pages) related to social
change and professional goals. In this reflection, you are required to answer a
series of questions related to your experiences.
Professional Skills:
Professional Skill of Engaging Multiple
Social and Cultural Perspectives, Information Literacy, and Written Communication are assessed in this
Competency. To make certain you are addressing all aspects of the Professional
Skill, please review the Rubric to determine what is necessary for meeting the
requirements. Visit the Professional Skills resources, as needed.
Your response to this
Assessment should:
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Reflect the criteria provided in the Rubric.
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Adhere to the required length.
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Use the Time Management Strategies Template.
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Use the APA Course Paper Template
This Assessment
requires submission of two documents, a completed Time Management Strategies
Template and a short reflection related to social change and professional
goals. Save your files as follows:
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Save the Time Management Strategy as GS003_strategy_
firstinitial_lastname (for example, GS003_strategy_J_Smith).
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Save the short reflection related to social change
and professional goals as GS003_reflection_ firstinitial_lastname (for
example, GS003_reflection_J_Smith).
You may submit a
draft of your assignment to the Turnitin Draft Check area to check for
authenticity. When you are ready to upload your completed Assessment, use the Assessment
tab on the top navigation menu.
Instructions
Access the following
to complete this Assessment:
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Time Management
Strategy Template
·
APA Course Paper
Template
Before submitting
your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the
assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria
describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that
understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help
them direct their focus and use their time most productively.
Rubric
Time Management Plan,
Professional Goals, and Social Change Reflection
Work/life/school
balance is often challenging for many adults these days. Adding coursework to
your already demanding schedule can be overwhelming. When adding coursework
into the mix of life, it is critical that you best utilize your time, so you
can attend to other duties in your work and personal life. Being able to
complete your degree faster will get you one step closer to your goals. Your
studies at Walden University can assist you in increasing your skills to create
positive social change.
For this Assessment,
you will submit two documents:
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A 1-page paper that analyzes time management
strategies and includes a time management plan. Use the Time Management
Strategies Template for this paper.
·
A 2-3-page reflection paper about social change and
your professional goals.
Click each of the
items below and follow the instructions to complete each part of this two-part
Assessment:
Part 1 Time Management Strategies
(1 page)
For this Part 1 of your
Competency Assessment, you will write a 1-page paper that analyzes your time
management strategies and includes an ideal weekly schedule for managing your
time effectively. To complete this paper use the Time Management Strategies
Template. In the Template, you will find a table in which you are to document
an ideal weekly schedule for yourself. Below the weekly schedule, you will
write an analysis of time management strategies. To complete this Template,
consider what you learned from the Module 1 learning activity in which you
compared your time management plan to what actually occurred. Your paper should
include the following:
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A realistic weekly schedule for managing your time
based on what you learned by completing the Module 1 Time Management Plan
Learning Activity in this competency.
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An analysis which responds to the following:
o What challenges did
you experience in managing your time when completing the Module 1 Learning
Activity?
o What resources might
you need in order to minimize those challenges? Include strategies that you
might use to minimize challenges.
o If you did not
experience challenges in managing your time, what do you think you are doing
well and how do you plan on maintaining your ability to manage time well?
o Explain the
importance of time management and how this impacts your progress as a student.
Submit your Time Management
Strategies paper as Part 1 of this Competency Assessment.
Part 2 Professional Goals and
Social Change Reflection (2–3 pages)
For this Part 2 of your
Assessment, you will complete a short reflection related to social change and
professional goals. In this reflection, you are required to answer the
following related to your experience:
Since starting your program of
study:
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Reflect and explain what you have you enjoyed the
most.
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Reflect and explain what you expect to be the most
challenging as you progress through your program of study. Also, explain how
you can minimize those challenges.
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Explain how you can contribute to social change. Be
sure to include the following in your explanation:
o Professional Goals
you are interested in pursuing after your studies, including why your goals are
important to psychology and social change.
o An explanation on
whether you think it is important to contribute to social change and why or why
not.
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Explain what drives or motivates your progress in
your program. (Include any strategies you might use to help your progress.)
·
Explain how you can keep your goals in mind when
making time for your studies as it gets difficult. (Include any strategies you
might use to help you throughout your studies.)
