15 pages
Write a professional development plan to explain your pursuit and achievement of one professional development opportunity. At a minimum, the paper should cover your initial SWOT analysis, findings from at least five assessments taken, your post-assessment SWOT analysis, and at least one professional development opportunity that you will pursue. One of the five assessments must be the Critical Thinking Assessment. For each assessment you include, cite the source of the assessment, discuss the purpose of the assessment, explain the results of the assessment, and then explain how the results will help you to develop your Professional Development Plan. The professional development plan should explain how you will prepare to qualify for or receive the credentials or experience necessary for the professional development opportunity you will pursue. The plan should be clear, and it should make sense.
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MBA-525 Professional Development Plan (KA) Course: Professional Development MBA-525-MBOL1
Criteria No Submission Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional Criterion Score
Plan Content –
Summary (5
Points) (MBA
6.1, 8.1, 11.1)
/ 5
Plan Content –
SWOT Analysis
(10 Points)
(MBA 6.1, 8.1,
11.1)
/ 10
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
No summary
provided
Below 3
3 points
Summary
captures
few/some major
aspects of the
plan in a wordy
manner.
3 Points
4 points
Summary
captures
some/all major
aspects of the
plan in an
adequate way.
4 Points
5 points
Summary
captures all
major aspects of
the plan in a
succinct way.
4 – 5 Points
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
6 points
SWOT analysis
not completed.
Below 7
8 points
Analysis missing
two or more
required
components.
7-8 Points
9 points
Analysis missing
one required
component.
8-9 Points
10 points
Each of the four
dimensions of
the SWOT is
completed and
SMART goals
noted.
9-10 Points
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Criteria No Submission Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional Criterion Score
Plan Content –
Present
Findings (15
Points) (MBA
6.1, 8.1, 11.1)
/ 15
Plan Content –
Updated
Personal
SWOT (15
Points)
/ 15
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
Finding(s) of
assessments not
identified or
explained.
Below 11
12 points
Finding(s) of
assessments are
identified, but
not discussed
enough to reflect
understanding.
11-12 Points
13 points
Finding(s) of
assessments are
summarized and
adequate.
12-13 Points
15 points
Finding(s) of
assessments are
clearly presented
and explained in
own words
reflecting own
understanding of
outcomes.
13-15 Points
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
SWOT just
restated or
summarized only.
No comparison
made.
Below 11
12 points
Vague update
and comparison;
does not
demonstrate
critical thinking.
11-12 Points
13 points
Adequate update
and comparison;
demonstrates
some critical
thinking.
12-13 Points
15 points
Excellent update
and comparison
to initial SWOT
analysis;
demonstrates
critical thinking.
13-15 Points
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Criteria No Submission Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional Criterion Score
Plan Content –
Development
Opportunity
(15 Points)
/ 15
Writing –
Mechanics (15
Points)
/ 15
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
Opportunity not
discussed.
Below 11
12 points
Development
opportunity is
briefly discussed
but omits both
actionable items
or timelines.
11-12 Points
13 points
Development
opportunity is
briefly discussed
but omits either
actionable items
or timelines.
12-13 Points
15 points
Development
opportunity is
clearly defined
with actionable
items and
timelines.
13-15 Points
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
Mechanics are
inadequate for
graduate level
work.
Below 11
12 points
Mechanics need
significant
improvements to
be graduate
level.
11-12 Points
13 points
Mechanics are
adequate, but
need minor
improvement to
be graduate
level.
12-13 Points
15 points
Demonstrates
evidence of
graduate-level
writing skills:
grammar,
punctuation,
sentence
structure,
paragraph
structure, etc.
13-15 Points
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Total / 100
Criteria No Submission Novice Basic Proficient Exceptional Criterion Score
Writing – Paper
Requirements
(15 Points)
/ 15
Writing –
Formatting
Requirements
(10 Points)
/ 10
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
2 points
Paper meets
minimum
requirements
Below 11
12 points
Paper meets
some
requirements
11-12 Points
13 points
Paper meets
most
requirements
12-13 Points
15 points
Minimum paper
requirements (15
pages, topic, 10
peer-reviewed
articles, research,
integration of
core values) are
met.
13-15 Points
0 points
No Assignment
Submitted.
6 points
Formatting
meets minimum
requirements
Below 7
8 points
Formatting
meets some
requirements
7-8 Points
9 points
Formatting
meets most
requirements
8-9 Points
10 points
Follows
formatting
requirements
given (e.g. APA,
section headings,
page numbers,
title page).
9-10 Points
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Overall Score
Level 1 0 points minimum
Level 2 70 points minimum
Level 3 80 points minimum
Level 4 90 points minimum
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