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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Goal Setting and Learning Preferences

HSC402 · Professional Development and Academic Writing Skills — Week 6 of 16

CourseHSC402
Week6 of 16
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This week’s topics

Goal Setting and Learning Preferences

  1. Honey and Mumford learning styles
  2. Fleming's VARK model
  3. SMART target formulation
  4. Alignment of goals with service benchmarks
  5. Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcomes and SMART goals for Nurses
  6. What is S.M.A.R.T. Goal? | From A Business Professor

What you will be able to do

  • 2.2 Create SMART goals and targets for own professional development.
  • 2.3 Determine appropriate goals and targets to meet expected standards.
  • 2.4 Assess learning opportunities to meet objectives and reflect personal learning style.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: create SMART goals and targets for own professional development.

Study materials

Videos

  • Aims, Objectives, Learning Outcomes and SMART goals for Nurses · YouTube · Carol Forde-Johnston · 21 min · for registered students
  • Honey and Mumford Learning Styles · YouTube · EPM · 9 min · for registered students
  • What is S.M.A.R.T. Goal? | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Management, ch. 9.5: SMART goals · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; p. 259 · for registered students
  • College Success, 4.1: Defining Values and Setting Goals · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 104–109 · for registered students
  • Writing for Success, ch. 1.2: Developing study skills · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 17–30 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Principles of Academic Writing
  • Week 2: Academic Conventions and Self-Review
  • Week 3: Introduction to Professional Development
  • Week 4: Overcoming Barriers and Selecting CPD
  • Week 5: Evaluating Knowledge Against Professional Standards
  • Week 6: Goal Setting and Learning Preferences
  • Week 7: Constructing a Professional Development Plan
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Theories and Models of Reflective Practice
  • Week 10: Applying Reflection to Care Practice
  • Week 11: Monitoring Progress and Continuous Review
  • Week 12: Applying Professional Development and Academic Writing Skil…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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