PERSONAL RESEARCH PROJECT
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Personal Research Project Instructions
For this project, you will develop a Personal Ethical statement, Cause statement, Mission statement; a 5-year and a 10-year “plan;” and identify your 10 key values. A reference page as well as at least 5 citations in current APA format are to be included. This report should be 8–10 pages, Times New Roman, and double spaced. Included in the length of the paper is the Cover Page and Reference Page. DUE SATURDAY 10/6/18
This project requires you to describe how you will integrate what you learn in this course through the readings and Discussion Board Forums into your life. You will be asked to reflect on your own current and future career choices and possible linkages between those prospects and who you are. This project involves research into possible alternative futures for you. In other words, develop a 5- and 10-year goal for where you see yourself, and then describe the path that you might take to reach those goals.
The intent of this assignment is for you to consider potential future careers for yourself. Your future could include: additional school, a job, a description of what your ideal job looks like, where you want to live, what kind of family life you would choose, and what responsibilities you see yourself taking on. Basically, this is a plan for where your life is going over the next 10 years. As part of this project, identify your vision (cause), mission, and values from an ethical standpoint.
Here are some key information about me to help.
additional school : finish getting master career at Liberty Uiversity
a job – coach for a NCAA football team or NFL team
a description of what your ideal job looks : being a coach
where you want to live : want to live in Flordia
what kind of family life you would choose: I want the life where I have a wife and kids and make sure my family is always good.
what responsibilities you see yourself taking on- being the provider for my family.
Developing your cause (vision), your mission, identifying your values and ethics:
Understanding your cause, developing your mission and identifying your values are the foundation for long term success. Just as this works with successful companies, it also works at the individual level. You would not set out on a journey without a compass, a map, or a specific destination! So what about in life? Can you answer the question, “why do you want to work?” Do you have a mission in life that answers the question, “what do you want to do?” Have you explicitly identified your personal values and ethics?
Cause:
A cause answers the question “why.” “Why are we in business?” “Why am I working for this company?” The answer must be deeper than to return value to shareholders, or to bring home a paycheck. Understanding and agreeing on “why” creates purpose and helps unite people around that purpose. Creating and living a vision is the role of leaders in organizations, and the role for each of you in your own lives. You have to lay it out on paper, and put it somewhere to remind yourself.
Mission:
A mission statement is a unifying statement. It can describe what an organization is in business to do, or it can describe what you intend to do. It is a key reference point in the planning and implementation of change. It answers the question “what” as in what do you intend to do with your life, or what is the organization created to do?
Values:
Values describe, or perhaps lie beneath, beliefs. These beliefs are our core beliefs, or they may be the core beliefs of an organization. Values often describe who we want to be, or who we believe ourselves to be. It is just the same in an organization. Values can be used to describe what the organization stands for and how it will conduct itself. Values are at the core of your being. They underpin your life choices because they provide an anchor and a reference point for all things that happen.
Personal Research Project Grading Rubric
250 points
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Criteria |
Levels of Achievement |
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Content |
Advanced |
Proficient |
Developing |
Not present |
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Content 75 points |
69 to 75 points All topics are thoroughly addressed and/or all questions are answered. Deep insights and critical thinking are displayed. Application of course concepts is made. |
63 to 68 points All or most topics are generally, but not comprehensively addressed and all or most questions were answered. Insights and critical thinking are displayed. Application of course concepts is made. |
1 to 62 points Topics and/or questions were not addressed satisfactorily. Superficial thinking and insights are displayed. Little application of course concepts is made. |
0 points Topics and/or questions are not addressed. There is no application to course concepts. |
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Quality of Information 50 points |
46 to 50 points Information clearly relates to the main topic and is accurate. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. |
42 to 45 points Information clearly relates to the main topic, with only one inaccurate piece of information. No details and/or examples are given. |
1 to 41 points Information has little or no relation to the main topic or is confusing. Accuracy of the information is questionable. |
0 points Information does not follow the main topic. Very confusing. The accuracy of the information is questionable. |
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Personal Reflection 50 points |
46 to 50 points Group shares tasks and student significantly contributed to the project. |
42 to 45 points Group shares most tasks and student adequately contributed to the project. |
1 to 41 points Group tasks are unevenly shared. Student does not adequately contribute to the project. |
0 points Group member does not share in the contribution to the project. |
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Structure |
Advanced |
Proficient |
Developing |
Not present |
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Mechanics 50 points |
46 to 50 points Less than 2 current APA formatting, grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors are present. |
42 to 45 points 3 to 5 current APA formatting, grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors are present. |
1 to 41 points More than 5 current APA formatting grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors are present. |
0 points Multiple APA formatting, grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors are present. |
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Organization 15 points |
14 to 15 points Ideas flow in a logical sequence. The structure of the paper is clear and easy to follow using level headings. Paragraph transitions are present, multiple level headings present. |
13 points Ideas flow in a logical sequence. The structure of the paper is easy to follow using level headings. Few paragraph transitions are present, through level headings. |
1 to 12 points Ideas have little or no relation to a logical sequence. The structure of the paper is difficult to follow and very few level headings. |
0 points No logical sequence of ideas. There are no level headings throughout the project.
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Sources 10 points |
10 points 5 sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. Sources are listed in a reference page in current APA format. |
8 to 9 points 5 sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but some are not in the desired format. Sources are listed in a reference page in current APA format. |
1 to 7 points 5 sources are not accurately documented or formatted. Sources are listed in reference page but not in alphabetical order. |
0 points No sources formatted or included in the project. Sources not listed in alphabetical order. |
