Professional Development Plan
Student: Wayne Fairweather wayne.fairweather@waldenu.edu
Student ID # A00147716
Program: Ph.D. in Applied Management
Specialization: Leadership or Organizational Change
Walden University
December 11, 2010
Professional Development Plan
Part 1: Professional Goals
Professional Introduction I plan on obtaining my Ph.D. in Management with a specialization in leadership and organizational change in four years. My educational goals are as follows: to receive the advanced essential training in qualitative research methods to strengthen my researcher and give a theoretical base to my work, secondly I would like to gain insight in quantitative research in order to become a well balanced
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Part 2: Educational Background and Research Proficiency Over my years of professional and educational experience I have developed a concise set of skills which I believe will enable me to be successful in completion of my Ph.D. program at Walden University. I have extensive experience in the following area: data mining, business analyst, interpreting financial data, presentation skills and software programming skills on a concise scale. Over the years during my course works I intend to enhance my skill set and build additional essential skills which will enable me to become a proficient scholar-practitioner.
Academic Coursework in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Sociology is the study of social life and the change and consequences of human behavior. Human behavior is social in nature, the topic of sociology ranges from divisions of race, gender and sociology of work and sports. In my opinion, sociology is one of the few fields which have such a broad scope and relevance for breadth, depth and application. During my graduate studies I have course work in: human capital development, sustainable customer relationships and transformational leadership. My training in these areas enables me to understand the behavior patterns and the social context which influences such behavior.
Academic Coursework in Other Fields In addition to my course work in sociology, my graduate work concentration is in
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (2010), Sociology is referred to as “.the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings” (para. 1); however, the transformable qualities of this science are not represented by this definition, as they should be. To best understand these changes, we must first consider changes within people as study objects; for as previously stated, Sociology changes in ways which are commensurate to changes in the world around it.
Sociology is the systemic study of human society and social interaction. Sociologists study human societies and their social interactions in order to develop theories of how human behavior is shaped by group life and how, in turn, group life is affected by individuals (Kendall, 4). The movie Crash (Haggis, 2005), is full of many sociological issues, such as race, social class, and gender. Crash makes you see how group life is affected by individuals and how human behavior is shaped by group life.
This assignment describes my own Professional Development Plan (PDP) for the first six months of my nurse registration. Following a PDP will show my commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD), otherwise known as PREP (CPD). PREP stands for Post-Registration Education and Practice and is a set of Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and guidance that help nurses give the best possible care (NMC PREP Handbook 2006 p3); part of which is a commitment to CPD. CPD is a process of learning activities designed for individuals to reach their full potential, so they provide the highest possible standards of patients care (NMC PREP Handbook 2006 p9). By following a PDP I will develop my knowledge, understanding
I declare that this assessment is my own work, based on my own personal research/study. I also declare that this assessment, nor parts of it, has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module or course, and that I have not copied in part or whole or otherwise plagiarised the work of another student and/or persons. I have read the ACAP Student Plagiarism and Academic Misconduct Policy and understand its implications.
Initially I thought that I had little research experience except for gathering information regarding falls and looking for solutions to prevent them. Then I began thinking about all of the times that I have turned to journal articles when looking for information related to best practices in patient care. I hope to learn to develop a better understanding of the research process and to conduct my own research in courses to come.
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Family life is reflected in all sides of the sociological spectrum. There are many ways a family can be effected socially. Social class and the way you choose to raise your children is a primary way your daily life can be influence by sociology.
The science known as sociology is the study of the origin, development and function of human society. This science is important for without it our knowledge of the world would be limited to only our brief life experiences and to the limited world around us. We use the information gathered about other societies and our own to show how people think and why. As well as what influences them to do things, how societies are created and mistakes we can learn from in the future.
Sociology can bе dеfinеd as thе study of human bеings as social animals, it is a sciеntific study of social phеnomеnon, human intеraction and culturе, and it attеmpts to еxplain thе social worlds of individuals and groups and how thеy intеract. Sociological thеory attеmpts to look bеyond common sеnsе еxplanations.
Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions between which people interact. Sociology ranges frome a wide spectrum of topics, and is nearly unlimited as humans interact with almost everything in some form. Sociologists gather and analyze the evidence about social life to our uincrease our knowledge and understanding of social processes and interactions. The research methods sociologists use are varied and heavily depend on the type of information they are looking to obtain.
Sociology is determined to be the systematic study of human kind that focuses on the pattern of behavior. Pattern of behavior can be influences that occurs in a person’s life which causes them to make certain decisions. Sociology gives a better perspective of how to live well in comfort avoiding being judged, it also helps us to become active participants in our society assisting us to live in a diverse society. Sociology is important because it teaches us the social world which guides all our life choices in much the same way that the weather tend to influence our choice of clothing each day. Sociology makes us understand how society shapes our lives
Sociology is an important part of today’s society as it is all around us and is in everything we do. Sociology is the study of, the behaviour of people within society. It helps us to understand how society works and how the impact of relationships and interactions between people influence society. Sociology is shown through relationships, cultures, class, religion, education and upbringing.
Sociology is a way in which sociologists and scientists can study various human groups, helping create an understanding of how and why society functions, the impact of society on individuals and challenges that individuals and society face during social interaction. Sociology allows people to look at the world from a different perspective and in more depth than what the rest of society see’s. Some areas sociology covers are; family, social change, child abuse, substance addiction, public opinion etc. Sociology challenges social influences, for example the media, family, friends etc, and provides evidence to contradict them.
Sociology is the scientific study of human social activity. In the effort to study human social activity sociologists brake it down into objects of analysis. The three objects of analysis are population, social structure, and the individual. Each can be differentiated but each is also integrally related to the other two.
However new you are to sociology it is probable that you have an idea, however vague and general, regarding what sociology is supposed to be about. It may be that you have an idea that sociology is 'about' people. And you would be right to think so. We might start then by noting that sociology is one of the human sciences and as such it is a subject to be distinguished from the so-called 'physical sciences'. Sociology is the study of humanity.
A. Unlike psychology which focuses on leaning the human mind and behavior as individuals and small groups, sociology is the course to study human social relations and the society itself. Sociology focuses on explaining societal behavior by studying how gender, race, social classes, religion, socioeconomic status, and sexuality can associate with the overall culture.