Assignment 3: Final Principles of Success Plan
Due Week 10 and worth 150 points
For your Final Principles of Success Plan, you will combine the goals and principles you wrote for Milestone 1 and Milestone 2 (Assignments 1 and 2 in this course), and then you will add the three additional principles based on concepts presented in chapters 8, 9, and 10 in your webtext – mindset, grit, and self-regulation.
To complete your final paper, first make any necessary edits to Milestone 1 and Milestone 2 based on feedback from your instructor. Next, from the information presented on mindset, grit, and self-regulation (in chapters 8-10), summarize each concept and determine one principle of success for each concept related to meeting the goals you set in Milestone 1. In other words, how would you advise a person to succeed in accomplishing goals based on what you’ve learned about mindset, grit, and self-regulation? (Principles may be focused on pursuing goals or overcoming obstacles or setbacks in meeting those goals.) In addition, explain how you have experienced each of these principles working in your own life or how you plan to apply them to meeting your own personal or career goals.
Your final Principles of Success Plan should be five to seven (5-7) pages in length and should include the following:
1. One principle of success related to the concept of mindset.
a. State one principle of success related to mindset in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of mindset and explain its significance for meeting goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
2. One principle of success related to the concept of grit.
a. State one principle of success related to grit in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of grit and explain its significance for meeting goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
3. One principle of success related to the concept of self-regulation.
a. State one principle of success related to self-regulation in one sentence.
b. Summarize the concept of self-regulation and explain its significance for meeting goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
c. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
4. Revise Milestone 1 based on instructor feedback and include final revised version.
5. Revise Milestone 2 based on instructor feedback and include final revised version.
6. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
a. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your cover page according to APA style guidelines.]
c. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your in-text citations and automatically create your reference page according to APA style guidelines.]
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Determine psychological principles of success using major theories of learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development, and social psychology.
- Construct an applied working concept of self-regulation.Identify and reflect on how personal responsibility for actions affects outcomes.
- Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences related to success, failure, and strategies for personal growth.
- Use technology and information resources to support learning issues in success psychology.
- Write clearly and concisely about psychological success using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using this rubric.
