Module 3: Personal Flourishing Plan (PFP) Guide

Individual Work
Amended by Dr Manauat | December 2022

 Follow the usual format to include your name, section, etc.

 A. Note the learning materials for Module 3. Also watch this video and reflect on the
important points on “happiness”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4X7uXfZ2cY&t=2237s
 The Foundations of Happiness by Will Schoder

 B. Write your (narrative) essay integrating all you have learned about yourself so far (this
will be easier to do AFTER you complete the Narrative Knowing output), and techniques of
improving oneself and mapping out how to be “happy” and to “flourish”

 This requirement is an individual plan for personal flourishing.

 The integrative (essay) output will involve the following:

o (1) The student writing about how the theory / concepts (related concepts like the
PERMA model, positive psychology, eudaimonia, security, stress, anxiety,
flourishing) apply to her own life experiences.
o (2) The student examining conditions that would lead for her to flourish. For
example, find problem areas to IMPROVE on-- I have bad sleep hygiene (as
evidenced by my wearable’s sleep scores) personally sleep very poorly but I
intend to fix this by
 (a) tracking my daily sleep habits and
 (b) making an effort to take naps throughout the day to get my mind to rest
more. I have also
 (c) resumed writing on my dream journal to tap into my unconscious. The
past weeks I have been having bizarre dreams again. Last night there was
a blue-sliver talking cat that flew into my room; she claims to have come
from the Tang Dynasty. I am trying to figure out the symbolism of this
dream and do
 (d) some sketching too (art as therapy) to help me relax and
 (e) do more tai chi, qi gong, meditate and get lots of positive emotion.
o All these would have to be guided by the lens of the theories / concepts covered in
class.
o (3) Look at our class Canvas under tab> Pages and Module 3> Learning
Materials numbers 1 and 2 as well as ALL the Exercises on Module 3. Do all of
these and then write your reflections here about it. You may also opt to include a
visual representation of your map/plan to become happier. Here is one such
example. You may use Canva or other apps then include the visual in your essay

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I got this image off the internet when I used the search word “happiness
life map” you don’t need to copy it, figure out your own style.

 This individual output focuses on the student analyzing his/her personal experiences rather
than those of someone else as they refer to their Narrative Knowing Output to a more
proactive decision-making self.

 This INTEGRATIVE Essay should be around 500 minimum words/ no maximum.

(Garamond/Calibri, Font size 12)

 The essay must go with a VISUAL (see sample above). You will not get full marks without
it.

Rubric for Portfolio

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Criteria Total
Developing Competent Superior Excellent
Limited core
Several core
Core concepts concepts and
concepts and
Proper use of and theories theories were
Core theories were
theory/subject were mentioned and
concepts and mentioned and
knowledge mentioned and appropriately
theories were appropriately
(35%) appropriately chosen,
mentioned. chosen,
chosen and discussed and
discussed and
explained. explained
explained.
appropriately.
Critical Student Student Student achieves Student
analysis demonstrates achieves personal insights achieves
leading to understandin personal and becomes personal
insights g of self- insights and explicitly and insights and
(35 %) based on becomes comprehensivel becomes
analysis. explicitly y aware of explicitly and
Student was aware of a few assumptions, comprehensivel
able to apply assumptions, values and y aware of
the theories values and reasoning assumptions,
and concepts reasoning behind the values and
effectively in behind the analysis. Student reasoning
analyzing analysis. was able to behind the
key events. Student was apply the analysis.
The student able to apply theories and Student was
did not the theories concepts able to propose
present and concepts effectively in an
arguments effectively in analyzing key improvement
that exhibit a analyzing key events. in the
synthesis and events. The student theory/subject
integration of The student presents knowledge.
the role of presents arguments that The student
the different arguments that exhibit presents
disciplines. exhibit appreciation of arguments that
appreciation of the contribution exhibit a
the and role of synthesis and
contribution different integration of
and role of disciplines. the different
different The work disciplines.
disciplines but presents a There is a
the work lacks synthesis and thorough and
synthesis and integration of detailed
integration. the different explanation of
fields but ideas how the
are not fleshed different
out and disciplines

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thoroughly. come together.
The student
The student The student was was able to
The student
did not show able to manifest manifest in an
barely
manifest his in a very good excellent way
Creativity manifested his
or her ideas way his or her his or her ideas
(20%) or her ideas in
in innovative ideas in in innovative
innovative and
and novel innovative and and novel
novel ways.
ways. novel ways. ways.

Student was
Student was able able to present
Student was to present clear, clear, logical
Organization Student was
able to logical and and concise
and able to present
present clear, concise ideas. ideas. The
Presentation clear, logical
logical and These ideas student was
of Ideas and concise
concise were able summarize
(10%) ideas.
ideas. summarized and and integrate
integrated. ideas
effectively.
TOTAL

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