• Develop the Advocate for Change domain of your Professional Development Framew

• Develop the Advocate for Change domain of your Professional Development Framework and upload project template to ePortfolio.
In this assessment, you will continue the development of your Professional Development Framework.
Overview
You will complete this assessment in your Professional Development Journal and submit the entire template.
The Professional Development Framework is a resource you will use to reflect on key areas of professional development as you progress through the DBA Program. The framework contains four key domains of development:
• Knowledge and Scholarly Thinking.
• Advocate for Change.
• Personal Effectiveness and Professional Identity.
• Applied Research Competencies.
As the course ends, provide your reflective thoughts regarding the Advocate for Change domain.
If you have not completed the Knowledge and Scholarly Thinking domain of your Professional Development Framework, please address that part of your framework as well. If you would like to review the framework, refer to the following:
• DBA Professional Development Framework.
• DBA Professional Development Framework Guide [PDF].
Instructions
In a 1–2 page Professional Development Journal entry, continue developing your Professional Development Framework, addressing the following:
• Describe your potential for growth in the Advocate for Change domain.
• Identify two or three subdomains would you like to develop further.
• You may include subdomains not listed in the Professional Development Framework Guide.
• List some specific goals for these subdomains.
• Describe your plan for achieving these goals.
• Identify strategies will you use to stay motivated to achieve your goals.
• Explain how you will fulfill employer demands of DBA scholars regarding initiating, sponsoring, and implementing change to improve the transfer of knowledge to others.
• Indicate whether your framework plan has been featured in any of your discussions with your informal contact network. If so, how? If not, why?
• Identify the knowledge and scholarly thinking goals you have acted upon. Describe the impact you have experienced.
• Briefly describe your subdomains and goals in the Advocate for Change text box of the framework chart you started in your first course.
When you have completed your reflection:
• Save the template to your ePortfolio.
• Refer to the Capella Microsoft OneDrive ePortfolio Job Aid [PDF] as needed.
• Submit the template in this assessment.
Additional Requirements
As you complete your assessment, be sure your submission meets the following guidelines:
• Written communication: Written communication is free from errors that detract from the overall message.
• Voice: As this journal is an opportunity for you to share your story and goals, you may write from the first-person perspective (I, me).
• Scholarship: Use of scholarly or practitioner references is optional.
• APA formatting: Any resources used should be cited according to current APA style and formatting guidelines. Refer to the Academic Writer as needed.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 points.
• File naming protocol: Follow the standard naming conventions for any files you upload. Refer to the DBA Submissions Requirements for details.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
• Competency 6: Develop a personal teaching philosophy for continuous improvements to teaching beliefs and self-awareness.
• Reflect on potential for growth in Advocate for Change domain.
• Identify subdomains to be developed.
• Create goals for professional development in Advocate for Change domain.
• Create a plan for achieving goals.
• Reflect on employer expectations of DBA graduates in initiating, sponsoring, and implementing change.
• Reflect on use of the Professional Development Framework in interactions with informal contact network.
• Reflect on progress toward goals and impacts experienced.