II. Learning Narrative & Professional Goals

Write a summary of your learning journey, how it shaped you, and a description of your professional goals.

This narrative will be expanded to 2-3 paragraphs

III. Goal Groupings

In this section, you will identify your goal groupings and describe how they align with the artifact that you have selected. You will also articulate how the achievement of the University & General Education Goals (listed in the template) connects with your professional goals.

GOAL GROUPING 1:

Goal # 1

Goal # 2

Goal # 3

Identify any additional goals added to this group.

RATIONALE:

Explain in one paragraph why you chose this goal grouping and what each goal means to you.

ARTIFACT:

Reflect on your past course work and learning experiences to identify one artifact – a project or assignment or activity – that serves as evidence of your achievement of the goals in this group. Identify the name of the assignment/project and the course it’s from. For the purpose of this outline, include at least one paragraph that describes the artifact and explain how the goals were accomplished.

This narrative will be expanded to 2-3 paragraphs (which you are welcome to include in this draft, but it is not required).

You will include the labeled artifact in the appendix OR if no artifact is available, provide the course title, description, and as much information about the assignment, project, or activity as possible.

CONNECTION TO PROFESSIONAL GOALS:

Explain in 1-2 sentences how the goals that you achieved through the learning activity described above (the artifact) relate to your own growth and achievement of future professional goals.

This narrative will be expanded to a full paragraph

This process will be repeated for each goal grouping.

CONNECTION TO PROFESSIONAL GOALS:

Explain in 1-2 sentences how the goals that you achieved through the learning activity described above (the artifact) relate to your own growth and achievement of future professional goals.

For the final, this narrative will be expanded to a full paragraph (which you are welcome to include in this draft but is not required).

University & General Education Goals

1. Mastery: Demonstrate a mastery of the academic and professional content associated with their chosen field of study.

2. Job-Seeking Skills: Develop job-seeking skills in order to take advantage of workplace opportunities and adapt to changing needs of local, national, and international economies.

3. Technology and information literacy: Effectively access and apply technology and information to solve problems.

4. Synthesis: Integrate and apply learning across general and specialized studies.

5. Communication: Communicate effectively in a variety of contexts.

6. Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning: Use quantitative reasoning and scientific principles to analyze data, support conclusions, and solve problems.

7. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Evaluate and solve complex issues or problems.

8. Teamwork: Collaborate toward a common purpose.

9. Diverse Perspectives: Demonstrate a knowledge and application of diverse perspectives in a variety of contexts.

10. Ethics and Civic Awareness: Articulate ethical issues and the values that inform them to be able to act with integrity within academia and in the wider world with appreciation for how decisions made by individuals and groups can have local, national and global impacts.

11. Lifelong Learning: Develop skills and capacity for lifelong learning.

CAPL 495 Capstone Portfolio Outline Example of Goal Grouping

GOAL GROUPING EXAMPLE::

• Goal 5 – Communication: Communicate effectively in a variety of contexts.

• Goal 8 – Teamwork: Collaborate toward a common purpose.

• Goal 3 – Technology and information literacy: Effectively access and apply technology and information to solve problems.

RATIONALE:

When working in a collaborative environment, it is essential to communicate effectively with those around you. Technology is the primary tool to facilitate communication, especially when working with a team that is geographically dispersed. Being able to determine which technology tools are available and most useful to the team allows for more efficient communication and better outcomes.

ARTIFACT:

PACE (Program and Career Exploration) 111: Dealing with Distractions Group Project

The goals listed above correlate with this artifact because in this group project I had to work with two other classmates who lived in different time zones. We had to be on the same page with how we communicated, so we all decided on emailing each other and using a shared Word document to complete the team charter. We worked toward a common goal, which was to create a short presentation that explained ways to avoid getting distracted while studying. After reviewing different ways we could present this information, we determined that a shared PowerPoint file would be the most efficient.

CONNECTION TO PROFESSIONAL GOALS:

This project helped me learn how to communicate effectively with a dispersed team so we could achieve a common goal. In my future line of work as a health care administrator, I am confident that I will be better prepared to use technology tools to assist me with communicating in a clear and organized manner.