Week 1 Assignment: Initial B.O.L.D. Statement
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The BOLD Statement
The BOLD Statement is a document that grows and progresses with you as you move through the WELL Program and Bay Path towards graduation.
The name stands for:
B: Branding- Brave
O: Ongoing- Outstanding
L: Leading of Self- Leveraging
D: Determined- Dynamic Document
The BOLD statement allows you to concisely and positively present yourself to each WELL (Women Empowered as Learners and Leaders) professor that you work with during your academic journey at Bay Path University.
The BOLD Statement is revisited at both the beginning and end of each class, affording you the opportunity to succinctly and boldly articulate where you have been, who you are and where you are going. This document is certainly helpful for professors so that they can best support your journey, but it is primarily intended for you as a tool for evaluating and tracking your growth and development. Taking the time for reflection can have a tremendous positive impact on your life. It has the power to inspire deeper and more profound human growth, and can play an influential role in helping people to move towards goals, and in making meaning of our life experiences.
BOLD Statement: Please respond to each of the following five points in a cohesive essay, and be sure to have a solid introduction, thesis, and conclusion that ties your paper together. Your essay should be double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-3 pages, and should use correct APA citations.
- To the degree that you are comfortable, use key words and phrases to take stock of major points of pride, milestones, turning points and achievements in your life.
- To the degree that you are comfortable, please articulate why you have decided to come back to school and what you dream of accomplishing with your degree.
- List your strengths, positive attributes, preferred working styles, and key personality traits.
- List any challenges you are concerned about and brainstorm ways to strategically respond to those challenges.
- Review the course learning objectives. What specifically do you hope to learn and gain from this class and why?
Please Note: The Late Work Policy does not apply in Week 1 due to federal regulations and College policy. No exceptions.
Rubric
WEL220 – W1 & 6 BOLD Statement Rubric
WEL220 – W1 & 6 BOLD Statement Rubric |
Criteria |
Ratings |
Pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalyze your unique strengths and skills in relation to your life goals |
30.0 pts
Exemplary- Offers a thorough, thoughtful, detailed assessment of strengths and skills in relation to life goals |
19.0 pts
Mastery- Offers a good assessment of strengths and skills, providing some details and relating to life goals |
15.0 pts
Proficient- Offers an acceptable assessment of strengths and skills in relation to life goals, lacking in some detail and specificity |
11.0 pts
Emerging- Offers an inadequate assessment of strengths and skills; response is vague and/or is not tied into broader goals |
0.0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectation- The paper does not provide an assessment of strengths and skills in relation to life goals |
|
30.0 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical Thinking/ Analytical Skills |
10.0 pts
Exemplary- Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all issues identified; consistently demonstrates the use of critical thinking/ analytical skills |
9.0 pts
Mastery- Presents a thorough analysis of most of the issues identified; demonstrates the use of critical thinking/ analytical skills |
7.0 pts
Proficient- Presents a superficial analysis of some of the issues identified; minimal demonstration of the use of critical thinking/ analytical skills |
4.0 pts
Emerging- Presents an incomplete analysis of the issues identified; demonstrates little or no use of critical thinking/analysis skill |
0.0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectation- Does not present any critical thinking/ analysis |
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10.0 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeQuality and Organization of the writing |
15.0 pts
Exemplary- The paper is extremely well organized, makes excellent transitions from point to point, no spelling or grammatical errors and all references correctly cited |
9.0 pts
Mastery- The paper is generally well organized with relatively smooth transitions from point to point; rare number of spelling and/or grammatical errors or references not correctly cited |
8.0 pts
Proficient- The paper is organized with somewhat smooth transitions from point to point; under3 spelling and/or grammatical errors or references not correctly cited |
6.0 pts
Emerging- The paper is minimally well organized with minimally acceptable transitions from point to point; several spelling and/or grammatical errors or references not correctly cited |
0.0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectation- The paper is poorly organized with clumsy transitions from point to point, several spelling and grammatical errors, and references not correctly cited |
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15.0 pts |
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConnections Between Course Learning Objectives and Skills Development |
20.0 pts
Exemplary- Response makes a thorough, thoughtful, specific connection between personal skills and goals and the broader learning objectives of the course |
9.0 pts
Mastery- Response makes a good connection between personal skills and goals and the broader learning objectives of the course, using specific details |
8.0 pts
Proficient- Response makes an adequate connection between personal skills and goals and the broader learning objectives of the course; may be vague or lacking in specificity |
6.0 pts
Emerging- Response makes an inadequate connection between personal skills and goals and the broader learning objectives of the course; details are highly vague and non-specific |
0.0 pts
Does Not Meet Expectation- Response does not tie personal strengths and goals to the broader learning objectives of the class |
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20.0 pts |
Total Points: 75.0 |