Objectives  The purpose of the Personal Essay activity is to: Describe life expe

Objectives 
The purpose of the Personal Essay activity is to:
Describe life experiences that have impacted the decision to enroll in the nursing program (CO 9)
Identify short and long term goals related to enrolling in the nursing program (CO 9)
Method of Evaluation
Students are required to complete a Personal Essay which is worth 10% of their overall grade.
Guidelines
Students must complete the following papers: (i) a Personal Essay. Each of these papers must be submitted through Canvas in order for the paper to be uploaded to Turnitin®.
In the Personal Essay you will write about your life experiences, why you chose to come back to school, and what you expect to get from your education. Specifically, in this essay you will analyze and evaluate your personal beliefs, goals (short and long-term), and expectations, including educational and professional outlook, business and personal encounters, and career transformations. The personal essay must be typed with 1” margins, double spacing, 12-point Times Roman font, and between three and five pages in length.
The rubric below will be utilized to grade the paper.
General Assignment Obligations
Students are expected to complete all assignments on or before the dates that they are due. Assignments submitted after the due date may not be accepted or may be subject to penalty. Acceptance of assignments after due dates is at the sole discretion of the course instructor and Dean. Any lack of completion of assignments and/or consistent lateness of assignment which leads a faculty member to judge that unsatisfactory progress is being made may result in the student being administratively withdrawn from the course and require the course to be repeated. This syllabus (including the referenced course calendar) and/or Canvas include due dates with regards to the completion of assignments. To the extent no written due date for an assignment is in the course calendar or Canvas, the course instructor will establish and announce the due date for such assignment.
RNQB & RNSB | General ED | Paper (BIO201, BIO202, HUN201, NUS201, PSY201, SOC201, NUR203, NUR222) | Theory | Reflective Paper, Interview Paper (NUR225) | DLRNQB & RNSB | General ED | Paper (BIO201, BIO202, HUN201, NUS201, PSY201, SOC201, NUR203, NUR222) | Theory | Reflective Paper, Interview Paper (NUR225) | DLCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent65 ptsSuperior• Provides substantive and relevant development of ideas • Offers logical, accurate, and sufficient level of detail • Demonstrates an in depth understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas in a critical, analytical and persuasive manner49 ptsSatisfactory• Provides some relevant development of ideas • Offers logical, accurate, and sufficient level of detail • Demonstrates a general understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas in a persuasive manner33 ptsPoor• Provides limited relevant development of ideas • Offers minimal level of detail • Demonstrates a limited understanding of the ideas • Evaluates/responds to ideas with minimal analytics and with less persuasive arguments17 ptsUnsatisfactory• Provides no relevant development of ideas • Offers minimal level of detail and detail is off-topic and/or unfocused • Lacks understanding of the ideas • Fails to present analytics and persuasive arguments0 ptsNot Completed• Assignment Not Completed65 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganization20 ptsSuperior• Creates a clearly identifiable introduction, body, and conclusion • Provides a sophisticated paragraph structure with each paragraph developing one central idea • Utilizes APA format15 ptsSatisfactory• Creates an identifiable introduction, body, and conclusion • Provides a unified paragraph structure with most paragraphs developing one central idea • Utilizes APA format10 ptsPoor• Fails to develop a clear organizational structure • Demonstrates limited paragraph structure • Incorporates APA format haphazardly5 ptsUnsatisfactory• Fails to have organizational structure • Lacks unified paragraph structure • Lacks APA format0 ptsNot Completed• Assignment Not Completed20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLanguage5 ptsSuperior• Incorporates sophisticated terminology • Avoids irrelevant and redundant words, phrases and other distracting information • Contains no spelling errors • Lacks errors in sentence boundaries such as fused sentences and sentence fragments • Uses paraphrase and quotes skillfully3 ptsSatisfactory• Utilizes appropriate terminology • Incorporates relevant words and phrases, but contains some distracting information • Contains limited spelling errors • Utilizes appropriate sentence structure in most instances (some fused sentences and fragments) • Limits paraphrase and quotes to an acceptable level2 ptsPoor• Utilizes inappropriate terminology in certain areas • Incorporates irrelevant words and phrases • Contains limited spelling errors • Utilizes inappropriate sentence structure (fused sentences and fragments) • Uses paraphrase and quotes in some instances without following APA (i.e., plagiarism)1 ptsUnsatisfactory• Utilizes inappropriate terminology • Presents distracting information throughout • Contains numerous spelling errors • Utilizes inappropriate sentence structure (fused sentences and fragments) • Uses paraphrase and quotes without following APA in numerous instances (i.e., plagiarism)0 ptsNot Completed• Assignment Not Completed5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePresentation10 ptsSuperior• Presents information in a clear, logical, and effective manner7 ptsSatisfactory• Presents information in an effective manner4 ptsPoor• Presents information in a manner which results in some confusion1 ptsUnsatisfactory• Presents information in an ineffective manner with lots of confusion0 ptsNot Completed• Assignment Not Completed10 pts
Total Points: 100