PSY 115 Weeks 3 Assignment 1 Principles of Success Plan

PSY 115 Weeks 3 Assignment 1 Principles of Success Plan
PSY 115 Week 3 Assignment 1: Principles of Success Plan: Three Goals (Milestone 1)
Due Week 3 and worth 100 points
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:

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.

Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make.
Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

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.

Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

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.

Include a succinct, clear statement of this goal or the change you want to make.
Include a deadline within the next three to twelve months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

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

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.

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.]
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.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100
Assignment 1: Principles of Success Plan: Three Goals (Milestone 1)

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Specify and explain your first goal.
·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make
·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the first goal.
·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the first goal or change, or it was incomplete.
·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete.
·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.
Insufficiently specified and explained the first goal.
·       Insufficient statement of the goal or change
·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for first goal.
·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
Partially specified and explained the first goal.
·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal.
·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal.
·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
Satisfactorily specified and explained the first goal.
·       Satisfactorily Included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal
·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal.
·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
Thoroughly specified and explained the first goal.
·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the first goal.
·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the first goal.
·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

2. Specify and explain your second goal.
·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make
·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the second goal.
·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the second goal, or it was incomplete.
·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete.
·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.

Insufficiently specified and explained the second goal.
·       Insufficient statement of the goal.
·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for second goal.
·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Partially specified and explained the second goal.
·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal.
·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal.
·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Satisfactorily specified and explained the second goal.
·       Satisfactorily Included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal.
·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal.
·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Thoroughly specified and explained the second goal.
·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the second goal.
·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the second goal.
·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.
3. Specify and explain your third goal.
·       Include a succinct, clear statement of the goal or the change you want to make
·       Include a deadline within the next 3-12 months by which you want to have achieved this goal or change.
·       Discuss why this goal or change is important to you and how it will help you improve your life.

Weight: 20%
Did not submit or incompletely specified and explained the third goal.
·       Did not include a succinct, clear statement of the third goal, or it was incomplete.
·       Did not include a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the goal or it was incomplete.
·       Did not submit or incompletely discussed the importance of the goal or change and how it will help improve your life.

Insufficiently specified and explained the third goal.
·       Insufficient statement of the third goal.
·       Insufficient deadline within the next 3-12 months set for third goal.
·       Insufficiently discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Partially specified and explained the third goal.
·       Partially included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal.
·       Partially included deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal.
·       Partially discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Satisfactorily specified and explained the third goal.
·       Satisfactorily included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal.
·       Satisfactorily included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal.
·       Satisfactorily discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help improve your life.

Thoroughly specified and explained the third goal.
·       Thoroughly included a succinct, clear statement of the third goal.
·       Thoroughly included a deadline within the next 3-12 months for the third goal.
·       Thoroughly discussed why this goal or change is important and how it will help 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.

Weight: 30%
Did not submit or incompletely summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Did not submit or incompletely explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
Insufficiently summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Insufficiently explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
Partially summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Partially explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
Satisfactorily summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Satisfactorily explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.
Thoroughly summarized the research on goals from the investigation in Chapter 3 that was most relevant. Thoroughly explained how the three goals follow the principles of setting good goals.

5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%
Did not submit or wrote with an incomplete level of clarity. Did not submit or incompletely adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.
Wrote with an insufficient level of clarity. Insufficiently adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.
Wrote with partial level of clarity. Partially adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.
Wrote with a satisfactory level of clarity. Satisfactorily adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.
Wrote with a thorough level of clarity. Thoroughly adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.