MBA 699 Module Ten Journal Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

In Module One, you performed a personal SWOT analysis and reflected on your readiness for organizational change. Then, throughout the course, you learned to lead and manage organizational change based on strategic decisions. You have also learned several other skills and concepts through the other courses and the various badges and certifications you earned in this MBA program.

Now, it is time to reflect on these skills and use what you’ve learned to create a personal action plan for your career and professional development. Doing so will not only help you revisit various management-related concepts and skills you learned and developed in this program, but will also help you understand how these concepts and skills can be applied in the workplace. This is also a wonderful opportunity for you to review your own journey from the start of this MBA program up until now—the end of the program.

Prompt

Create a personal action plan to apply and further develop the skills you have gained in the MBA program.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Skills assessment: Reflect on the personal SWOT analysis you completed in Module One. Your response should address the following:
   1. Describe any changes in your personal SWOT analysis based on skills you have acquired in the course.
   2. Explain how might this affect your ability to handle organizational change in the future.
2. Personal action plan: Create a personal action plan based on skills you learned in this course and in the MBA program. Your response should address the following:
   1. Identify two key skills from this course that you will apply in your career and explain how each of these skills could help in your career growth.
   2. Identify two key skills from the rest of the MBA program that you will apply in your career and explain how each of these skills could help in your career growth.
   3. Identify two skills from the MBA program that you feel need further improvement and describe how these skills will help in your career growth.
   4. Identify badges or certifications earned during the MBA program that you believe will be most useful for advancing your career. Explain how you will leverage these credentials, such as using them to qualify for specific roles, demonstrate specialized expertise, or differentiate yourself in a competitive job market.
3. Accountability: Describe concrete steps you will take to remain accountable for strengthening and applying these skills in your career. Consider how you will integrate skill development milestones into your career planning, such as setting periodic check-ins, seeking out mentorship or coaching, and revisiting your professional goals to ensure they remain aligned with your evolving skill set and career trajectory.

What to Submit

Submit a 2- to 3-page Word document. Sources should be cited according to APA style. Consult the Shapiro Library APA Style Guide for more information on citations.

Module Ten Journal Rubric

Criteria	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Skills Assessment	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Describes any changes to personal SWOT analysis based on skills acquired in the course and explains how might this affect the ability to handle organizational change in the future	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include describing changes in at least one element of personal SWOT analysis based on skills acquired in the course; clearly explaining how this might affect ability to handle organizational change in the future	Does not attempt criterion	15
Personal Action Plan: Key Skills (Course Level)	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Describes two key skills from this course that can be applied to a career and explains how each of these skills could help in career growth	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying two specific skills learned in this course that can also be applied in a career and clearly explaining how each skill can help in career growth	Does not attempt criterion	15
Personal Action Plan: Key Skills (Program Level)	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Describe two key skills from this program that can be applied to a career and explain how each of these skills could help in career growth	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying two specific skills gained or improved through other courses of this program and clearly explaining how each skill can help in career growth	Does not attempt criterion	15
Personal Action Plan: Skills to Improve	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies two skills from the MBA program that need further improvement and describes how these skills will help in career growth	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying at least two key skills from the MBA program that need further improvement and clearly describing how improving each skill will help in career growth	Does not attempt criterion	15
Personal Action Plan: Badges or Certifications	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Identifies badges or certifications that will be most useful for career advancement and explains how they will be leveraged	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying at least one badge or certification and explaining how it will be useful for further career growth	Does not attempt criterion	15
Accountability	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Describes concrete steps to ensure accountability for developing and applying the skills learned throughout the MBA program	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include identifying at least one clear and specific action to remain accountable for developing and applying the skills learned in the program	Does not attempt criterion	15
Articulation of Response	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability	Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing the understanding of ideas	10
Total:					100%