Professional Development Plan

Overview

Assignment 4—Professional Development Plan and Resume

Having completed your Learning Program Review, you have no doubt a broader awareness of and a deeper appreciation for your accomplishments in your program of study. This assignment has two components.

1 - Professional Development Plan

Your first task in Assignment 4 is to generate a Professional Development Plan (PDP). Your PDP should be a strategic plan that may serve to guide you during the next five years. A list of questions appears in the course readings. How you answer them will help you focus your thinking and planning for potential career changes. Consider the additional training, materials, connections with others in the field, job opportunities, and leadership roles that may be important to you as you seek advancement.

On purpose no specific format is being prescribed for you as you generate your PDP. It is time now for you to demonstrate that you are capable of producing a well-organized, clear, complete, and compelling plan.

2 - The Resume

Your second task in Assignment 4 is to generate a resume that reflects your current knowledge, skills, and goals. Begin the resume on a new page after the PDP.