The purpose of this assignment is for you to reflect on your experience and what you have learned and accomplished in the course and on how your learning and accomplishments fulfill program outcomes. Each course may address one or several program outcomes. All program outcomes will not be addressed in a single course.
During the final week of the course, please do the following:
- Review the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing Program Outcomes for the program in which you are enrolled.
If you are in the BSN/BSNA program, you can find your program outcomes on the BSN Outcomes page of the University website.
If you are in the MSN program, you can find your program outcomes on the MSN Outcomes and Competencies page of the University website.
If you are in the DNP program, you can find your program outcomes on the Doctor of Nursing Practice page of the University website.
- Write a 250–500 word, APA-formatted course reflection paper (approximately 1 to 2 pages, not including title and references pages). For this assignment, please:
- Include an introduction
- Select the program outcome(s) met by this course.
- For each program outcome, list at least one course activity that helped you meet the outcome, and support your choice with a rationale.
- Summarize what you learned in the course.
- Explain how what you learned fulfills the program outcome(s) you selected.
- Explain how you will apply what you learned to your current or future nursing practice.
Thoughtful completion of the course reflection essay will prepare you to synthesize your reflections in the final capstone course. You will be required to critically reflect on your learning throughout the program and demonstrate the achievement of program learning outcomes.
You may wish to consult Chapters 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for guidance on writing style, mechanics, and formatting.
Note: These directions and the grading rubric for this assignment will be used to evaluate and grade your assignment. Please refer to the details of each when preparing your assignment. A grading rubric for this assignment can be found within the assignment submission link in your course site