Action Plan--Academic and CareerAddresses outcome 3: develop an action plan that includes the continuous pursuit of education, training, and research to keep current on practice and trends for personal and professional developmentYou will write a plan for completion of a degree (including course plan and co-op assignments) and a career path following graduation. The plan should be a 2-4 page document. Your Action Plan is worth 10 percent of the course grade. It will be submitted as an Assignment in the classroom.An action plan is a document that outlines steps to reach specific goals. For this class, you will develop an action plan that clearly describes goals you hope to achieve in order to reach degree completion. Your action plan will also plot the career path you wish to initiate and follow over the next five years (post-graduation).Poor1 PointFair2 PointsGood4 PointsExcellent5 Points

Clearly state your main academic and career goalsI will complete all my sciences and graduate end of 2015.

Describe goals that are realistic, measurable and attainable

Propose a specific timetable for completing goals

Identify resources needed to complete the goals

Identify potential barriers to achieving the goals and describe actions to overcome these barriers

You might want to check out available academic resources at Mapping Your Future at and career resources by visiting Science Careers at scjobs.sciencemag.org/ , Careers in Science at www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science_careers.shtml, or New Scientist jobs at http://jobs.newscientist.com/ .***The action plan must be written in complete paragraphs***