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Personal Action Plan

An action plan is a detailed, step-by-step plan for accomplishing an identified goal. Complete your personal action plan by answering the questions below. Refer to the program outcomes as a guide while answering your questions.

Program Outcomes

1. Graduates will be able to identify the structure and role of delivery systems within the health care industry.
2. Graduates will be able to examine the components of management and leadership within health care organizations.
3. Graduates will be able to analyze the utilization and application of technology within a health care organization.
4. Graduates will be able to examine the application of risk and quality management concepts in the health care industry.
5. Graduates will be able to examine the impact of legal and regulatory requirements on the delivery of health care.
6. Graduates will be able to explore financial and economic issues in the health care industry. Part I

A personal action plan is a plan you develop to meet personal goals. Instead of focusing on a career goal, consider the personal goals that might help you eventually meet your career goal, or think of goals you want to accomplish for personal satisfaction. These often relate to education or professional development, aside from the focus of your chosen career. In developing a personal action plan, you will look at your personal strengths and weaknesses and your ability to think strategically, and you will identify the goals you want to achieve. Answer the following questions to help you prepare for your action plan.

• Based on the program outcomes listed above, your program reflection from Week Two, and your program questionnaire from Week One, what would you identify as your greatest strengths?

I am very organized and artzy. I say artzy, because I love putting presentations together. I am a quick learner.

• Based on the program outcomes listed above, your program reflection from Week Two, and your program questionnaire from Week One, what would you identify as areas you need to improve?

Speaking in front of people and algebra are my weaknesses.

• How do you feel you have accomplished the ability to strategize and critically think during the course of your program?

When working in groups, you really have to think critically. Everyone will have an opinion or answer and we must decide as a group which one is the best option. When I first started school, I was the one saying no use my idea. Now, I listen to everyone and help pick the best strategy or answer from everyone’s response. So I feel like I accomplished this 100 percent.

• How have your ethical and personal perspectives evolved since you started this program?

I cannot say that they have changed. The only thing would be how I word things. I just flat out say that you are a horrible manager and apparently that’s frowned upon. Ethically, I cannot say that I will agree with my company’s ethics but understand that I will have to abide by them.

• Based on your answers above, identify at least three areas where you can improve by setting a personal goal. Use these areas to create your goals in Part II of this worksheet.

Speaking in front of people, academic writing, how I word things, and Lack of Patience. Part II

Generate your action plan by completing the table below. Identify at least three goals you would like to meet with this action plan. Research action plans on the Internet for help in completing this table.

GoalHow will I accomplish this goal?Who needs to be involved?When will it be done?What resources are needed?What obstacles may arise?How will I overcome these obstacles?Example GoalI want to better understand the role technology will play in the future of health care.I will read trade journals and magazines and talk to people in different positions in health care.Myself and those I interview.It will really be ongoing, but the initial phase should be done in 6 months, by June 15, 2011.I need to join some trade organizations in order to read their articles. I also need to find people in different health care careers to interview.People may not have an opinion or their opinions may differ from the trade journals. I might have a hard time finding journals or magazines.I think developing really detailed questions and being consistent will help. Also, I might have to contact trade organizations to ask for help.Goal 1

I want to feel more confident when speaking in front of people.I will practice my part or the material with my kids as my audience or even my neighbors.Myself, family, neighborsApril 28, 2014 is when my part/presentation is due.My confidence and guts.Profuse sweating, lots of ums, beat red face, awkward pauses. I may start stuttering.I am just going to do it. This is my Capstone, I made it!!!!Goal 2I want to be able to communicate professionally in letters and emails.I will write mock emails to my former teacher and she can grade them and let me know the correct way to write or respond.Myself and my former teacher.I graduated July 27th and I have three electives left. So I want to be able to have this task mastered by August 2014.My brain, fingers, computer, and internet are what is needed. Oh, someone reading them is also needed.That I word something in correctly and get sued.I am going to keep sending emails until I get it right.Goal 3I want to not be so impatient. I will not rush my team mates earlier than the scheduled due date.Myself and my teammates.April 2014 is when I want to have this mastered. I did not want to be team lead for this reason.Not being team leader.Late submissionsI cannot not control other people if the work is due by a certain time and Bob did not turn his in, I will do his and turn it in. Goal 4