self assessment and professional development plan
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ASSIGNMENT #1 – Self-Assessment and Professional Development Plan
Assignment Objective(s):
- List event planning experience and capabilities
- Evaluate personal strengths a weaknesses related to professional event planning
- Design a professional development plan
Supports: CLO-1. Explain the expectations and career path of the professional event planner.
Assignment Description:
This is an opportunity for students to establish a baseline understanding of the professional knowledge, skills and abilities required by professional event planners and evaluate their own learning needs early in their studies. In this assignment, students will assess their current experience and capabilities in event planning and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in terms of the MBECS standards. They will then project a plan for developing skills in areas that are new or underdeveloped. The assignment should include the following:
- Event Planning Experience – in 1- 3 paragraphs, describe any personal event planning experience, whether professional or not. The student does not have to be the only or primary person planning the event – being part of a team is OK. Explain the knowledge, skills and abilities that the student used to help plan the event or portion of the event. Describe the outcome and any lessons learned from past even planning efforts. If the student has no prior experience, describe any event planning that was observed and what you learned from witnessing others engaged in the planning process.
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Self-Assessment
Using the list below, the student should identify at least three (3) strengths and three (3) weaknesses in their KSAs. For each strength, explain the specific abilities you possess and how you would apply them to professional event planning. For each weakness, explain the specific knowledge, skills or abilities that may be lacking, and if there are any special challenges you face in these areas based on your background and experience.
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Financial Management
- Administration
- Human Resources
- Stakeholder Management
- Meeting or Event Design
- Site Management
- Marketing
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Learning Needs and Professional Development Plan
Based on the self-assessment, identify at least three (3) gaps that you believe should be addressed in your event planning education. Explain how you anticipate acquiring more knowledge, skills or abilities in each area. Discuss the role of course work, volunteer work, on-campus employment, internships, conference participation, networking and other efforts in developing these KSAs.
Format Requirements:
This is a written paper of 3, using APA standards and references as needed.
Submission Method: Students should submit the paper to the link in D2L by the due date listed in the syllabus or course site.
Grading Rubric:
The standard assignment rubric will be used for grading (see assignment link in D2L).
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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