nr447_milestone_3_guidelines_4_22_13.docxGuidelines for Course Project Milestone 3:

Leadership Development Plan

Purpose

The purpose of the Experiential Leadership Plan Course Project is to further the application of leadership/managerial aspects of the nursing profession through interactive discussion and participation with topic area experts. The purpose of Milestone 3, Leadership Development Plan, is to finalize your progress for attaining your individual goals and report your mastery of these goals to date, which will be submitted on the Leadership Development Plan form.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in the provision of high quality nursing care, healthcare team management, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings (PO2).

CO3: Participate in the development and implementation of imaginative and creative strategies to enable systems to change (PO7).

CO6: Develop a personal awareness of complex organizational systems and integrate values and beliefs with organizational mission (PO7).

Due Dates

You are to submit your completed NR447 Milestone 3 Leadership Development Plan Form to the Milestone 3 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, at the end of Week 6.

Points

This milestone is worth 150 points.

Directions

1. Download the NR447 Milestone 3 Leadership Development Plan Form from Doc Sharing and fill it in according to the directions.
2. Reflect on your mastery of each goal. Summarize what you have accomplished to date; what did you learn?
3. Identify any challenges that you faced in attempting to achieve your goals and document this in the form. Describe the challenges in detail, including who or what made this challenging. Was there anything you were not able to discover?
4. Explain the problem-solving techniques you used to overcome any actual or potential problems and challenges.
5. Describe what change you will make in your behavior as a leader in the next month based on your experiences so far. How has the learning changed your behavior or attitude? If you were the leader/manager, what could you have done better?
6. Submit your completed NR447 Leadership Development Plan Form to the Milestone 3 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.

Grading Criteria: Milestone 3: Leadership Development plan

Category	Points	%	Description
Summation of goal mastery	40	27%	Thoroughly summarizes mastery of each SMART goal to date; provides details of how mastery was achieved, including what was learned with each goal
Identifies challenges to goal attainment	35	23%	Thoroughly describes challenges to attaining each SMART goal; gives specific details about each challenge
Explanation of problem-solving techniques	35	23%	Thoroughly explains problem-solving techniques used to overcome any problems or potential challenges for each SMART goal
Analysis of leadership skills learned	25	17%	Thoroughly analyzes what could have been done better if in a leadership role; applies leadership skills to professional practice changes
Clarity of writing	15	10%	Fills in information on the form correctly; content is organized logically and written clearly with less than two grammar, spelling, or syntax errors

Grading Rubric for Milestone 3: Leadership Development Plan

Assignment Criteria	Outstanding or Highest Level of Performance   A (92–100%)	Very Good or High Level of Performance   B (84–91%)		Competent or Satisfactory Level of Performance C (76–83%)	Poor, Failing or Unsatisfactory Level of Performance F (0–75%)	Total
Summation of goal mastery   40 points	Thoroughly summarizes mastery of each SMART goal to date; provides details of how mastery was achieved, including what was learned with each goal     37–40 points	Clearly summarizes mastery of each SMART goal to date; provides some information regarding how mastery was achieved, including some learning points   34–36 points		Summarizes only one SMART goal; provides little details on how mastery was achieved; includes what was learned in one of the goals       31–35 points	Does not summarize SMART goals; provides few if any details on how mastery was achieved; does not include what was learned         0–30 points	/40
Identifies challenges to goal attainment   35 points	Thoroughly describes challenges to attaining each SMART goal; gives specific details about each challenge     32–35 points	Clearly describes challenges to attaining each goal; provides some details about the challenges     29–31 points		Describes challenges to attaining only one goal; provides general descriptions about the challenges   26–28 points	Does not describe the challenges to goal attainment; details are minimal or lacking       0–25 points	/35
Explanation of problem-solving techniques   35 points	Thoroughly explains problem-solving techniques used to overcome any problems or potential challenges for each SMART goal             32–35 points	Clearly explains problem-solving techniques used to overcome any problems or potential challenges for each goal                 29–31 points		Explains problem-solving techniques used to overcome any problems or potential challenges for one goal vaguely; provides few, if any, details on how these techniques were applied   26–28 points	Does not explain problem-solving techniques or provides few, if any, details on how these techniques were applied to problems or potential challenges         0–25 points	/35
Analysis of Leadership Skills Learned   25 points	Thoroughly analyzes what could have been done better if in a leadership role; applies leadership skills to professional practice changes     23–25 points	Clearly analyzes what could have been done better if in a leadership role; applies some leadership skills to professional practice changes       21–22 points		Vaguely analyzes what could have been done better if in a leadership role; applies minimal, if any, leadership skills to professional practice changes     19–20 points	Does not identify what could have been done better if in a leadership role; does not apply leadership skills to professional practice changes       0–18 points	/25
Clarity of Writing   15 points	Fills in information on the form correctly; content is organized logically and written clearly with less than two grammar, spelling, or syntax errors   14–15 points	Fills in information on the form correctly; content is organized and written clearly with three to four grammar, spelling, or syntax errors     12–13 points		Fills in information on the form correctly; content is organized and written clearly with more than four grammar, spelling, or syntax errors     10–11 points	Fills in information on the form incorrectly; content is disorganized and writing is unclear with numerous grammar, spelling, or syntax errors     0–9 points	/15
Points Possible= 150			TOTAL Points Earned:

 

nr447_milestone_3Course Project Milestone 3: Leadership Development Plan Form

Your Name:	Date:
Your Instructor’s Name:

 

Purpose: The purpose of the Experiential Leadership Plan Course Project is to further the application of leadership/managerial aspects of the nursing profession through interactive discussion and participation with topic area experts. The purpose of Milestone 3, Leadership Development Plan, is to finalize your progress for attaining your individual goals and report your mastery of these goals to date.

Directions:

1. Please refer to the Milestone 3 guidelines inclusive of the grading rubric found in Doc Sharing for the guidelines of this assignment.
2. Use the form below to complete your Leadership Development Plan.
3. Reflect on your mastery of each goal. Summarize what you have accomplished to date; what did you learn?
4. Identify any challenges that you faced in attempting to achieve your goals and document this in the form. Describe the challenges in detail, including who or what made this challenging. Was there anything you were not able to discover?
5. Explain the problem-solving techniques you used to overcome any actual or potential problems and challenges.
6. Describe what change you will make in your behavior as a leader in the next month, based on your experiences so far. How has the learning changed your behavior or attitude? If you were the leader/manager, what could you have done better?
7. Submit your completed NR447 Leadership Development Plan Form to the Milestone 3 Dropbox by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.
8. Post questions in the Q & A Forum, or contact your instructor if you have questions about this assignment.

SMART Goal 1: Leadership Development

Leadership development SMART goal.
Summarize your accomplishment of this goal to date; what did you learn?
Identify any challenges that you faced in attempting to achieve your goals and document this in the form. Describe the challenges in detail, including who or what made this challenging. Was there anything you were not able to discover?
Explain the problem-solving techniques you used to overcome any actual or potential problems and challenges. Were there barriers in meeting your learning outcomes?
Describe what change you will make in your behavior as a leader in the next month based on your experiences so far. How has the learning changed your behavior or attitude? If you were the leader/manager, what could you have done better?

 

 

SMART Goal 2: Organizational Planning

Organizational planning SMART goal
Summarize your accomplishment of this goal to date; what did you learn?
Identify any challenges that you faced in attempting to achieve your goals and document this in the form. Describe the challenges in detail, including who or what made this challenging. Was there anything you were not able to discover?
Explain the problem-solving techniques you used to overcome any actual or potential problems and challenges.  Were there barriers in meeting your learning outcomes?
Describe what change you will make in your behavior as a leader in the next month based on your experiences so far. How has the learning changed your behavior or attitude? If you were the leader/manager, what could you have done better?