Assignment 1 Please use the grading rubric to create an outline of your assignment. Each section of the rubric should be a section of your final paper and could become the headings. Your assignment will be graded based on each element of the rubric. Compare each section of your paper with the rubric to ensure all elements are covered. Then, include an introduction and conclusion to tie the paper together. If you have any questions regarding the assignment please contact your instructor using the Course Help forum. Professional Development Plan (PDP) Part 1 Reflect upon your experience in the RN-BSN Program and how you have met each program learning outcome. Summarize the findings in a 5-7 page paper in APA format which address the 10 RN-BSN Program Learning Outcomes as defined in the Grading Rubric. Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations. Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions. Integrate professional values and role behaviors. Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. Compose your findings in 5-7 page paper in APA format. Include a minimum of four scholarly references. The title page and reference list are not included in the 5-7 page range. Grading Rubric Competency 5 points 2 points 1 points 0 points Total Points Develops a well-organized introduction paragraph discussing the purpose of a professional development plan and the importance of program learning outcomes (PLOs). Ends the paragraph with a clearly worded purpose statement. Develops a well-organized introduction paragraph discussing the purpose of a professional development plan and the importance of program learning outcomes (PLOs). Ends the paragraph with a clearly worded purpose statement. Introductory paragraph minimally describes the purpose of a professional development plan and the importance of program learning outcomes (PLOs). Some details are missing. The purpose statement is unclear or not identified. Introductory paragraph does not explain the purpose of a professional development plan and the importance of program learning outcomes (PLOs). Some content is missing. No purpose statement. No paper submitted or content missing /5 Competency 7 points 4 points 2 points 0 Points Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations Identifies half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations Summarizes less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations Does not include or address any of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Assume leadership roles on multidisciplinary teams within health care organizations /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. Identifies and addresses only half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. Identifies and addresses less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. Does not identify or address the RN-BSN PLO: Enhance professional nursing practice through the use of research and evidence-based practice. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. Identifies and addresses only half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. Identifies addresses less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. Does not identify or address the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate methods of research and scholarship to make and prioritize diagnoses. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Design care for individuals, groups and communities. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Design care for individuals, groups and communities. Identified and addresses only half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Design care for individuals, groups and communities. Identifies and addresses less than half of elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Design care for individuals, groups and communities. Does not address the RN-BSN PLO: Design care for individuals, groups and communities. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Incorporate methods of health promotion and education in nursing care of individuals, families and groups with simple to complex health care needs. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Incorporate methods of health promotion and education in nursing care of individuals, families and groups with simple to complex health care needs. Identifies and addresses half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Incorporate methods of health promotion and education in nursing care of individuals, families and groups with simple to complex health care needs. Identifies and addresses less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Incorporate methods of health promotion and education in nursing care of individuals, families and groups with simple to complex health care needs. Does not address the RN-BSN PLO: Incorporate methods of health promotion and education in nursing care of individuals, families and groups with simple to complex health care needs. /7 Address a majority of the RN-BSN PLO: Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions.

Assignment: The Grading Rubric

Assignment: The Grading Rubric

Assignment: The Grading Rubric

Assignment: The Grading Rubric

Address a majority of the RN-BSN PLO: Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions. Identifies and addresses half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions. Identifies and addresses less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions. Does not identify or address any of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Accept accountability and responsibility for professional judgment and actions. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate professional values and role behaviors. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate professional values and role behaviors. Identifies and incorporates half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate professional values and role behaviors. Identifies and incorporates less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate professional values and role behaviors. Does not identify or incorporates any elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Integrate professional values and role behaviors. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. Identifies and incorporates half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. Identifies and incorporates less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. Does not identify or incorporates the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Examine the problems of contemporary health and illness. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. Identifies and incorporates half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. Identifies and incorporates less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. Does not identify or incorporates the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Demonstrate the role of the global citizen. /7 Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. Fully incorporates all elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. Identifies and incorporates half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. Identifies and incorporates less than half of the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. Does not identify or incorporate the elements of the RN-BSN PLO: Collaborate with other groups to shape health policies that affect both individual and community health. /7 Competency 5 points 2 points 1 points 0 points Ends paper with a separate paragraph (with Conclusion as heading) and summarizes key points in paper. Ends paper with a separate paragraph (with Conclusion as heading) and summarizes key points in paper. Ends paper with a separate paragraph (with Conclusion as heading). Conclusion paragraph is unclear. Some key points are missing. Conclusion paragraph is missing some content. No paper submitted or conclusion is missing. /5 Competency 5 points 3 points 1 point 0 points Organization Organization excellent, ideas clear and arranged logically, transitions smooth, no flaws in logic. Organization good; ideas usually clear and arranged in acceptable sequence; transitions usually smooth, good support. Organization minimally effective; problems in approach, sequence, support and transitions. Organization does not meet requirements. /5 Grammar Grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage correct and idiomatic, consistent with Standard American English. Grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage good mostly consistent with Standard American English; errors do not interfere with meaning or understanding. Grammar, punctuation, mechanics and usage distracting and often interfere with meaning or understanding. Grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and usage interfere with understanding. /5 Competency 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points References References are relevant, authoritative and contemporary. Adequate references. Minimal use of appropriate references. Poor use and/or selection of references not relevant. /3 Competency 7 points 4 points 1 point 0 points APA Format Demonstrates competent use of mechanics and APA. Minimal APA errors.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.

The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

 

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, include a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
One or two sentence responses, simple statements of agreement or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.
Weekly Participation

Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.
APA Format and Writing Quality

Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.
Use of Direct Quotes

I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’ level and deduct points accordingly.
As Masters’ level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.
LopesWrite Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.
Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.
Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:
Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.