Overview of Assignments : Principles of Success Plan
What is it that makes some people succeed in life while others do not? As part of the writing assignments for this course, you will address this question using psychological concepts and research to determine principles of success and then apply those principles to create an actionable, research-based plan for achieving success.
The principles of success you create within this course will be personal to you and will likely differ from those identified by other students.
In short weekly writing assignments in your Psychology webtext, you will identify specific goals, determine relevant psychological principles of success, and create a plan to improve the likelihood for successfully meeting those goals.
Your weekly writing responses will then be assembled into a Word document that you can download from within your Soomo webtext for each of the assignments required for this course. You will then need to revise and finalize this document and submit it through the corresponding assignment link in your Blackboard course shell.
Assignment 1: Principles of Success Plan: Three Goals (Milestone 1)
What are three (3) personal or career goals that you would like to accomplish in the next three to twelve months?
Based on the information presented on setting and managing goals in the webtext, identify three personal or career goals you would like to accomplish and explain why these goals are important and how achieving them will help you improve your life.
In addition, summarize the research on goals from the "Managing Multiple Goals" Investigation in Chapter 3 and explain how your goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
Milestone 1 should be one to two (1-2) pages in length and should include the following:
1. Specify and explain one personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. - One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
a. Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make.
b. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
c. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
2. Specify and explain a second personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. - One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
a. Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
b. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
c. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
3. Specify and explain a third personal or career goal you have that can be accomplished in the next three to twelve months. - One paragraph of 3-5 sentences.
a. Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
b. Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
c. Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.
4. Summarize the research on goals from the "Managing Multiple Goals" Investigation in Chapter 3 that you found most relevant, and explain how your goals follow the principles of setting good goals. - One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
5. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date.
The cover page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your cover page according to APA style guidelines.]
c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your in-text citations and automatically create your reference page according to APA style guidelines.]
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Identify and reflect on how personal responsibility for actions affects outcomes.
Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences related to success, failure, and strategies for personal growth.
Use technology and information resources to support learning issues in success psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychological success using proper writing mechanics.