NURS 6003 Week 5: Professional Development Plan
NURS 6003 Week 5: Professional Development Plan
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). The Blueprint to Success [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). The Walden Journey to a Masters in Nursing: Your Professional Development Plan [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Analyze strategies for including academic activities and accomplishments into professional portfolios (D)
- Create curriculum vitae (A)
- Develop professional development goals (A)
- Align professional development goals to Walden’s social change initiatives (A)
- Construct elements of an Academic Success and Professional Development Plan (A)
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Burns, M. K. (2018). Creating a nursing portfolio. Ohio Nurses Review, 93(3), 16-17.
Casey, D. & Egan, D. (2013). The use of professional portfolios for career enhancement. British Journal of Nursing, 15(11), 547–552.
East, R. (2015). Developing a nurse practitioner portfolio. ACORN: The Journal of Perioperative Nursing in Australia, 28(4), 35.
Hannans, J. & Olivo, Y. (2017). Craft a positive nursing digital identity with an ePortfolio. American Nurse Today, 12(11), 48–49 https://www.americannursetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ant11-Digital-Identity-1017a-1.pdf
Leahy, R., & Filiatrault, A. (2017). Employers’ perceptions of the benefits of employment electronic portfolios. International Journal of ePortfolio, 7(2), 217-223. NURS 6003 Week 5: Professional Development Plan
McMillan, L. R., Parker, F., & Sport, A. (2014). Decisions, decisions! E-portfolio as an effective hiring assessment tool. Nursing Management, 45(4), 52-54.
Spear, M. (2016). Taking charge of your professional growth and development: Where do I start? Plastic Surgical Nursing, 36(3), 100–102. Retrieved from https://www.nursingcenter.com/journalarticle?Article_ID=3764611&Journal_ID=496448&Issue_ID=3764599
Walden University. (n.d.). Walden University catalog. Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://catalog.waldenu.edu
Select College of Health Professions, then Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Review the MSN Learning Outcomes on this page.
Walden University (2018). Creating your curriculum vitae: A building block to your future. Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/careerwebinars/resumesandCVs
Walden University. (2018). Curriculum Vitae guide: Build your curriculum vitae (c.v.). Retrieved from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/careerservices/cvguide
Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Walden templates: Overview. Retrieved October 12, 2018, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates
NOTE: Download and review the College of Nursing template by navigating to “Program-Specific Templates,” “College of Nursing,” and selecting “College of Nursing Writing Template With Instructions.”
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Document: APA Basics Checklist: Citations, Reference List, and Style (PDF)
Document: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template (Word document) NURS 6003 Week 5: Professional Development Plan
Document: PDP Sample Paper (PDF)
Required Media
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Scholars of Change: Reis Woolen [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Scholars of Change: Jackie Kundert [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2018). Scholars of Change: Joan Kempagno [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Optional Resources
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Note: If the print editions of these books are referenced here, electronic versions also may be available and may be acceptable for use in this course. If electronic versions are listed, no print versions are available.
Walden University. (n.d.). Subject Research: Nursing. Retrieved November 9, 2018, from https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/subject/nursing
Discussion: Strategies for Academic Portfolios
In the realm of marketing, a successful branding strategy is one of the most important contributors to organizational success. A solid branding strategy can help add visibility and credibility to a company’s products.
Similarly, nurse-scholars can build a personal brand to add visibility and credibility to their work. You can begin building your brand by developing and maintaining an academic portfolio. Such an activity can help share the results of your efforts and contribute to your success. This week’s Discussion asks you to consider and share strategies for building your portfolio.
To Prepare:
- Reflect on strategies that you can pursue in developing portfolios or portfolio elements that focus on academic achievements.
- Review one or more samples from your own research of resources focused on portfolio development.
By Day 3
Post an explanation of at least two strategies for including academic activities and accomplishments into your professional development goals. Then, explain how those goals may align with the University’s emphasis on social change. Be specific and provide examples. NURS 6003 Week 5: Professional Development Plan
Support main post with 3 of more current, credible sources and cite source within content of posting and on a reference list in proper APA.
By Day 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days, by offering additional ideas regarding academic achievements to include or offering alternative ways of presenting the current achievements.
Be sure to offer support from at least 2 current, credible sources in each required response to classmates’ main post and cite per APA.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
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Week 5 Discussion
Assignment: Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Part 5: Professional Development
In this week’s Discussion you were introduced to the concept of an academic portfolio to begin building your own brand. Portfolios have value that go beyond brand-building however. 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 in which you began to work on in Week 1, and have continued working on through this course, in Part 5, you will create a fully developed and accurate curriculum vitae (CV) based on your current education and professional background.
Note: Add your work for this Assignment to the original document you began in the Week 1 Assignment, which was built off of the Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template.
By Day 7
Submit Part 5.
Remember to include an introduction paragraph which contains a clear and comprehensive purpose statement which delineates all required criteria, and end the assignment Part with a conclusion paragraph.
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