Capella PSY5002 2020 JUNE Week 1 Discussion Latest

PSY5002 Foundations of Theory and Practice for Master's Psychology Learners

Week 1 Discussion     

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What did you learn about this week that grabbed your attention or caused you to think more deeply about it? You may have come to Capella with a strong understanding of what you would like to do with your master’s degree, or maybe you are still in the exploring stage. Either way, now, at the beginning of your journey, is a good time to start developing and refining your vision for your career in psychology. Use what you learned from the Articulating Your Purpose activity and what you learned about being a practitioner-scholar to complete this discussion.

What interested you about the role of a practitioner-scholar within the field of psychology.

Write a paragraph summarizing your vision of your career as a practitioner-scholar in psychology.

Be sure to include information from the Articulating Your Purpose activity.

Consider how the scholar-practitioner learning model can guide your professional development, encouraging you to investigate and critically evaluate relevant theory and research to determine effective best practices that you will use on the job.

How does your role as a practitioner-scholar impact your time management action plan? Based on your results on the time management action plan, what adjustments do you think you will need to make to succeed in your studies?

How does University Policy 4.02.02: Learner Code of Conduct apply to your ethics as a practitioner-scholar?

Note: In your discussion posts and responses, be sure to follow the Learner Code of Conduct, the Professional Communications and Writing Guide [PDF], and the rules of grammar.

Response Guidelines

Discussions provide an opportunity to share your learning and experience with peers and receive feedback and support to continually challenge, clarify, and expand your understanding of course concepts. Read your peers' discussion posts and respond to at least two of them. Be sure to provide substantive responses to help your peers build on their learning. Reference any relevant assigned readings, additional resources, or professional literature to support your response.

Throughout all of your courses in this program, keep in mind that the objective of the response posts is to stimulate discussion, to promote an exchange of ideas among learners, and most importantly to generate a sense of community among learners in the courseroom. With this in mind, please choose a post that has had few or no responses; in doing so, your responses will increase the sense of community among your fellow learners.

For more guidance, see the following resources:

Discussion Posts and Responses [PDF].

Attributes and Evaluation of Discussion Contributions [DOC].

Section 1 of the Professional Communications and Writing Guide [PDF].

As noted above, when you interact with peers in discussion forums, consider adding them as friends on Capella's Campus. Go to your Campus home page, click Classmates to see your peers in this class, and begin to build your academic and professional support network.