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Development of Self I
NURS 1520
Professional Learning Assignment
Weight: 15%
Due: Week 5

Purpose: To explore professional learning goals, and demonstrate reflective practice

as a nursing student.

Overview: Your Professional Learning Assignment will include an introduction of

yourself,two learning goal/action plan statements, a reflective analysis of learning goals
and action plans, and copies of scanned documents that show you attended and
successfully completed two Student Academic Learning Services (SALS) student
workshops.

This Professional Learning Assignment will begin to demonstrate your strengths,

learning goals, and your ongoing commitment to reflective practice as a student in the
Registered Practical Nursing Program.

Grading: Refer to the marking rubric below for more details about how each item is
weighted.

Submission Instructions: Submit assignment electronically in DC Connect.

Due Date: The assignment is due at the end of Week 5. Refer to your DC Connect course
calendar for exact date and time. Submissions after the deadline will be counted as late
and be subject to the course outline late assignment policy.

Requirements
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1. Register for SALS ONLINE – Academic Writing. To register, go to your DC

Connect homepage, look on the right side of the screen for the green arrow: SALS
ONLINE “Click here to register for Student Academic Learning Services Online.”

After clicking on the green arrow, you will see a list of “courses”, these are free
support courses provided by SALS, called SALS ONLINE.

Click on the course called SALS ONLINE – Academic Writing to register in this
course. The course will now show on your DC Connect homepage under My Courses.
It can be found in the semester marked “Manually Managed Term”.

2. Complete the APA 7th Edition SALS ONLINE workshop or register and attend
an APA 7th Edition SALS Workshop (Remote Delivery).
a. To complete the APA 7th Edition SALS ONLINE workshop, click on Content
in the navigations bar above the Announcements on the SALS ONLINE
homepage. In the content area, click on the Academic Writing
Workshopsmodule on the left side. In the menu that opens, click on APA
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Citation Workshop. Then begin by clicking on the first link listed in the
workshop (APA Citation).
b. To register fora virtual SALS workshop in APA, click on Calendar in the
navigation bar above the Announcements on the SALS ONLINE homepage.
Find an APAand MLA ReferencingWorkshop that you can attend in the
calendar. The details for each workshop will be in each calendar listing along
with the link to register (through Eventbrite) for the session(s) you hope to
attend. Once registered further details regarding connecting to the virtual
workshop will be provided.

3. Select and complete one additional SALS ONLINE Workshop or SALS

Workshops (Remote Delivery), that you think will assist you in meeting your
professional learning goals from the following list:

 Presentation Skills
 Overcoming Procrastination
 Academic Writing
 Study Strategies
 Test and Exam Preparation
 Listening and Note Taking
 Academic Reading

Note: For the workshops related to learning strategies (Study Strategies, Test and
Exam Preparation, etc.) you will need to register for SALS ONLINE – Learning
Strategies and then you will find the workshops within the Content area of that
course. To register for the SALS ONLINE – Learning Strategies, repeat the process
in Step 2 (above).

Remember to save your two certificates of completion as they must be included in

the Professional Learning Assignment.
*Tip: create a folder and start collecting all of your certificates in one place over the
program. This will assist you in your last semester when you will be preparing to
apply for nursing employment. *

4. Complete a brief written introduction of yourself. See ideas for a professional

introduction in the chart provided below.

5.Writetwo specific learning goal/action plan statements related to the chosen

workshops (see guidelines below).

6. Complete a reflection, by filling out the provided reflective chart. Use the questions
provided in the chart to guide your reflection. Be sure to address all areas for both of the
completed workshops.
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7. Include a title and reference page, Attach SALS certificates of completion for two
workshops. You will either receive a certificate from a virtual session, or for the online
courses look under the “awards” tab in DC Connect.

Learning Goal/ Action Plan Guidelines

Learning goals are about your ownprofessional learning needs as a nursing student.
After reviewing the available workshops, assess and identify an area of knowledge or
skill that you require further development in.

Begin each learning goal with: “I would like to learn………….”

Create one action plan statement for each learning goal. Each action plan statement
should include how you will meet the specific learning goal.

Begin your action plan statement for each with: “I will attend/complete……………”

…and end each statement with the exact timeframe details (when you will
attend/complete the workshop/on-line module).

Here are some examples:

“I would like to learn how to write a paper using APA format. I will attend the SALS
online workshop called “APA” on March 6, 2020.”
“I would like to increase my confidence in presenting in front of a group. I will complete
the SALS “presentation skills” virtual workshop on March 9th, 2020.”

In Summary, your Professional Learning Assignment will include:

Pg. 1: Title page in APA format

Pg. 2-5: Introduction, Two Learning Goal/Action Plan Statements and Writing reflection
in chart format, double spaced.
Pg. 6: Reference page in APA format
Pg. 7: Certificates of Completion of two SALS workshops. Screenshot is acceptable.
*If you have already done the APA workshop, you must do it again. You can submit your
previous certificate, as the system does not generate a new one. Your second workshop
must be a new workshop from the list, which you have not completed before. *

Sample Chart
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Professional Provide information that you would like to share about yourself; your
Introduction work/career journey thus far, your goals, why you have chosen
nursing. (half to three quarters of a page, double spaced).
Learning Re: APA 7th Edition Workshop
Goal/Action
Plan
Statement
Workshop 1
Learning Workshop of your choice (from the assignment instructions list)
Goal/Action
Plan
Statement
Workshop 2
Describe What was the workshop about? (Two or three sentences, double
Workshop 1 spaced)
Describe
Workshop 2
Analyze What did you find most valuable? How did it benefit your personal and
workshop 1 professional development? Link this to a past experience. (approx.
half a page, double spaced).
Analyze
workshop 2
Evaluate Describe and reference two or three important things you have
Workshop 1 learned from completing the workshop. Reference this information with
in-text citations. What learning needs did you meet? Be specific. Did
you achieve your learning goal? (approx. half to three quarters of a
page, double spaced).
Evaluate
Workshop 2
Plan What are your next steps? How will you use this learning in the PN
Workshop 1 program? What are your future learning needs? What do you plan to
do next? (Two or three sentences, double spaced).
Plan
Workshop 2

Professional Learning Assignment Marking Rubric – 20 Marks

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2 1 0
Title page Title page is Title page is Title page is not
included in included, with included
APA format one or more
and is free of formatting
errors errors
Introduction Introduction Introduction is Introduction is
includes prior missing one of missing or is
work/education the elements missing several
experience, listed, or does elements listed
why you have not present the in instructions.
chosen nursing, student Student is not
career goals, professionally presented
and presents the professionally.
student
professionally
Learning Two Learning One Learning Learning
Goals/Action Goal/Action Goal/Action Goal/Action
Plan Statements Plan statements Plan Statement Plan Statements
related to is included, are not
selected SALS OR statements included, or do
workshops are do not include not relate to
included, with specific dates selected SALS
specific dates of completion workshops
of completion.
6 4 2 0
Reflection Addresses each Addresses Does not Does not
reflection each reflection address each address each
question in question reflection reflection
detail, with adequately, question, and/or question,
thorough and with some lacks depth or and/or
insightful perspective of clarity in significantly
perspective of the learning perspective of lacks depth or
the learning experience the learning clarity in
experience experience perspective of
the learning
experience
APA Format In text citations In text Multiple errors
are included in citations are or absent in text
the reflection, used with citations, page
page numbers minor errors, numbers, font
and font follow or errors in
correct format page numbers,
font
Reference page Reference page Reference Reference page
is included in page is is not included
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APA format included, with

(uses hanging one or more
indentation) formatting
and is free of errors
errors
Evidence of Two SALS One SALS SALS
Completion Certificates are Certificate is Certificates are
(SALS attached attached not attached
Certificates)
Organization Grammar and Minor errors in Errors in
and spelling are free grammar grammar and
Professionalism from errors and/or spelling /or spelling
detract from
professionalism