WCSS6051 Week 8 Discussion Identifying Your S.M.A.R.T. Goals
It is time to review your writing process by
examining where you were when you started the course and by looking ahead to
any further needs.
Your perception of your writing-process needs may
have changed since the beginning of the course. How have your needs have
changed, and what goals will you set for yourself as you continue your
scholarly career? Here, you will take these findings and use them to identify
strategies and goals that are specific, measureable, attainable, realistic, and
timely (S.M.A.R.T.) to help you continue advancing your scholarly writing.
To
prepare for this Discussion
·
Review your Self-Assessment
from Week 1 Discussion and consider how your goals might be tailored to further
develop your scholarly writing.
·
Review the Top
Achievement website in the Learning Resources and consider what S.M.A.R.T.
goals are and how you can develop your own S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you move
forward in your dissertation/doctoral process.
·
Develop at least three
S.M.A.R.T. goals to help you advance your scholarly writing. Use the S.M.A.R.T.
model to ensure your goals are realistic.
·
Determine which
Learning Resources might be appropriate to help you continue to improve your
scholarly writing.
Post
by Day 3 your three S.M.A.R.T. goals, and explain how these goals will help you
move forward in your scholarly writing. Explain the barriers you might
encounter that may hinder accomplishing your goals. Also, explain how you might
address these barriers to completing your goals.
WCSS
6051 Week 8 Assignment Next Steps
Assignment:
Next Steps
For
this week, you will work on developing a writing process strategy to continue
improving your scholarly writing, and you will incorporate your S.M.A.R.T.
goals identified in this week’s Discussion. As you work on these last
assignments, take time to reflect on all you have accomplished, how much you
have supported and encouraged your colleagues, and the rewarding journey ahead.
To prepare for this Assignment
·
Review the feedback you received
regarding your S.M.A.R.T. goals you identified in this week’s Discussion.
·
Revise your goals accordingly, based on
feedback provided by your Instructor, your colleagues, and any other relevant
source (e.g., other Instructors).
·
Review Learning Resources and consider
how these resources might support your writing process.
The Assignment:
Submit by Day 7 a
2-to-3-paragraph reflection using Walden’s APA Course Paper Template in which
you do the following:
·
Describe any strategies you might use
for advancing your scholarly writing and why you selected these strategies.
·
Explain the types of resources you will
use to support your writing process as you continue your scholarly journey
(e.g., Walden Writing Center materials, support groups, professional learning
communities, and regular Discussions with your doctoral chair).
·
Identify any potential issues you might
face and provide strategies on how you might address these issues.
·
Congratulate yourself on at least one
skill you have gained/improved upon during your experience in this course.
