UMUC PROG600 Project 1 Identify Core Beliefs April 2019 Question # 00600732 Subject: Education Due on: 04/27/2019 Posted On: 04/27/2019 03:51 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

In this project, you will write a short essay that reflects
your belief or passion about a particular part of your professional experience.
This project will help you refresh your writing skills to prepare for the rest
of your graduate program. Organizing complex and divergent thoughts to write a
single page requires prewriting, perhaps an outline, and thinking about the
mechanics of writing an essay paragraph by paragraph. That means starting with
a topic sentence, adding supporting sentences, and concluding with a sentence
that provides a bridge to the next paragraph. Your essay is intentionally
limited to 500 words to engage you in the structural process of writing.

There are four steps that will lead you through this
project. Most steps of this project should take no more than two hours to
complete. Begin by watching the video above, which introduces the project as it
might occur in the workplace, and then continue with Step 1: Review the This I
Believe Radio Program.

When you submit your project, your work will be evaluated
using the competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check
your work before submission.

1.1: Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner
that promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the assignment.

1.2: Develop coherent paragraphs or points so that each is
internally unified and so that each functions as part of the whole document or
presentation.

1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.

1.5: Use sentence structure appropriate to the task, message
and audience.

1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English.

Step 1: Review the This I Believe Radio Program

Now that you know your assignment, you should become
familiar with a good example of the type of essay you are going to write. The
model for this essay and its guidelines is a radio program, This I Believe.
Review the This I Believe Resources before going on to the next step.

For the next step, you will prepare to write.

Step 2: Prepare to Write This Essay

OK, you looked at a good model to follow, but before you
start to write, you might want to review some writing and oral communication
support information. See the links below.

Step 3: Write Your 500-Word Essay

Now that you’ve done some prep work and have looked at some
examples, it’s time to write your essay. Following the APA formatting
guidelines as described in the APA Style Guide, 6th edition , set up your paper
defaults and create a cover sheet. You will double-space this essay, as you
will all your work going forward unless directed otherwise. You will not cite
external sources in this personal essay so you will not have a References page.
You will also not be required to write an abstract for this project.

I’d like to know what you value and what’s important to you
about your profession, your industry, your career, or your education. This is
challenging! It requires a level of introspection so deep that no one else can
do it for you. Use the following suggestions, adapted from This I Believe, as a
guide:

Name your belief—If you can’t name it in a sentence or two,
your essay might not be about belief. You are writing an essay, not a list.
Focus on one core belief, which you will explain, define, and develop through
the essay.

Tell a story—Be specific. Take your belief out of the ether
and ground it in specific events of your life. Consider moments when your
belief was formed or tested or changed. Think of your own experience, work, and
life, and tell of the things you know that no one else does. Make sure your
story ties to the essence of your professional or educational philosophy and
the shaping of your beliefs. Tell me how you reached your beliefs, and if they
have grown, what made them grow. Your story need not be heart-warming or
gut-wrenching—it can even be funny—but it should be real.

Be positive—Please avoid preaching, editorializing, or
finger-pointing. This essay should not be about your views on the American way
of life, democracy, or capitalism. (These are important but for another
occasion.) This essay should explain what you live by, what you DO believe, not
what you don’t believe.

Be personal—Avoid speaking in the editorial “we,” the
projecting “you,” or the accusing “they.” The project is “this I believe,” not
“this everyone believes,” “this my company believes,” or “this Americans/Russians/Scientologists
believe.” Make your essay about you. Speak in the first person. Read your essay
aloud to yourself several times, and each time, edit it and simplify it until
you find the words, tone, and story that truly echo your belief.

In a 500-word essay, write a statement of personal and
professional belief. Answer the questions: “What motivates you. What’s your
professional passion? What do you believe?”

When you are satisfied with your essay, continue to the next
step to submit.

Reference

“This I Believe Essay-Writing Guidelines,”
Copyright ©2005–2015 by This I Believe, Inc. Reprinted with permission.

Step 4: Submit Your Essay

For the final step, submit your Personal Beliefs Essay.

Before you submit your assignment, review the competencies
below, which your instructor will use to evaluate your work. A good practice
would be to use each competency as a self-check to confirm you have
incorporated all of them in your work.

1.1: Organize document or presentation clearly in a manner
that promotes understanding and meets the requirements of the assignment.

1.2: Develop coherent paragraphs or points so that each is
internally unified and so that each functions as part of the whole document or
presentation.

1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.

1.5: Use sentence structure appropriate to the task, message
and audience.

1.6: Follow conventions of Standard Written English.