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Homework

To Prepare

1. Review the Learning Resources for this week and specifically focus on how to create a narrated PowerPoint for your Final Project presentation.

2. Use the PowerPoint Template, located in this Learning Resources, as a guide in completing this Project.

Task (11 to 15 narrated slides)

For this Project Homework, you will create 11 to 15 slides narrated PowerPoint presentation related to your Professional Development Plan.

Your PowerPoint presentation must include the following:

A. Cover Slide (1 slide)

1. Include a cover slide with the following information:

a. Project title
b. Date
c. University??
d. Course number??
e. Your name

B. Part A: Personal and Professional Goals (3 to 4 slides)

1. Include a brief personal introduction, where you:

a. State your personal and professional goals.
b. Articulate how these goals intersect with your academic interests and selected field of study.

2. Review the mission of the university, and reflect on how this mission statement connects to your personal vision for future practice:

a. Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they may transform society.

3. Explain how specialized learning will help you meet your career and personal life goals.

C. Part B: Educational Background and Research Proficiency (3 to 4 slides)

1. Reflect on the formal and informal learning experiences that compose your educational background, and then explain how these experiences support the direction of study you established in Part I.

Note: You are encouraged to include specifics about your individual knowledge, skills, and accomplishments.

2. Explain the academic and research proficiencies you bring to the program, and then identify any areas you want to consider for improvement.

3. For doctoral students, explain your current readiness to engage in academic research.

Note: Honest disclosure will help you gain clarity about any knowledge and/or skills on which you may need to improve in order to succeed in your program.

a. Categories for you to consider when writing this section include the following:

i. Academic coursework in the social and behavioral sciences
ii. Academic coursework in other fields
iii. Professional presentations, seminars, and workshops
iv. Volunteer activities
v. Prior experience designing and executing research
vi. Publications and other writing experiences
vii. Teaching homeworks
viii. Professional training
ix. Academic strengths and weaknesses
x. Research strengths and weaknesses
xi. Availability of library, reference, and information technology resources

b. You should be clear about your plans for preparing for doctoral study, particularly if gaps exist in your background.

D. Part C: Plan of Study and Program Progress Guide (PPG) Form (3 to 4 slides)

1. Create a timeline for completing the requirements in your PPG for this Part C.

Note: Refer to your Program Progress Guide (PPG), which is available in your student portal.

2. In your timeline:

a. Group your degree requirements into stages of progress.

Note: It is suggested that you target a completion date and work backwards from this date.

b. Identify specific milestones of academic progress and time frames for completion.

c. Account for review, revision, and approval of academic work throughout your timeline.

Note: Be familiar with the approval processes of your academic work.

E. Part D: Ethics and Positive Social Change (2 to 3 slides)

1. Explain how the APA ethical principles relate to positive social change.

2. Explain how ethics and positive social change align with your professional and academic goals.