Capstone Stage Goals and Doctoral Term Plan

-Week Doctoral Term Plan & Capstone Stage Goals

Student Name: Student ID:

Student Walden Email: Student Phone #:

Program and Specialization/Focus:

Faculty Advisor:

2nd Member (if applicable):

University Research Reviewer:

Date Started Program:

Current Term Start Date: Phase of Capstone: Choose an item.

Do you have an Individual Academic Plan (IAP)? )? No Choose an item. Note: Your Term Plan goals must align with your IAP.

Instructions

Your Term Plan: On the page labelled YOUR Term Plan, indicate your term goal(s), stretch goal(s), and the tasks you will accomplish during the weeks of the term. Your tasks should make clear what you will be working on and your plans for appropriate substantive submissions to your Faculty Advisor (refer to the syllabus for more information). Remember that you must demonstrate substantial academic PROGRESS each term to receive a satisfactory grade for the course. Students must complete a minimum of Phase 1 to obtain a satisfactory grade in during the first enrollment of the project course. Following the successful completion of Phase 1 in the next enrollment of the project course, students must complete a minimum of Phase 2 to obtain a satisfactory grade in the project course.

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By Day 7 of Week 1 | Submit your Term Plan Draft for Faculty Advisor review, negotiation, and commitment.

By Day 7 of Week 2 | Submit your completed, agreed-upon Term Plan. [Faculty Advisor notes acceptance on form.]

SMART GOALS can help you create a Term Goal that clearly articulates outcomes.

· Specific: Set specific goals, which have a much greater chance of being accomplished than general goals.

· Measurable: Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each goal you set.

· Attainable: Ensure that you can map out a clear path to achieving your goal.

· Realistic: Write a goal that represents an objective toward which you are both willing and able to work.

· Timely: Ground your goal within a time frame (i.e., by the end of this term).

Midterm Progress Check and Adequate Progress Final Review: Throughout the term, track your progress on YOUR Term Plan by entering dates for task completion and by making journal notes on activities completed or modifications needed, noting any barriers and strategies to overcome them. Your Faculty Advisor must approve any modifications and can add journal notes on the plan document for archival purposes. Submit your Updated Term Plan midterm, following your Midterm Progress Check. [Faculty Advisor assesses progress to date.] Submit your Final Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 11. [Faculty Advisor assesses final grade.]

Capstone Stage Goals: Think about your long-term goal (anticipated date of program completion) as you work on your Term Goal(s) and weekly tasks each term. Complete the Capstone Stage Goals. It is helpful to think about overall progress as you think about term-by-term progress. Begin with the end in mind!

YOUR Term Plan

TERM GOAL(S) | By the end of this term, I will have completed: phase 2 of the DNP Project

STRETCH GOAL(S) | Additionally, by the end of this term, I will try to complete: the final kick-off meeting with the project mentor, faculty advisor and stakeholders, which is the last step before implementation

Faculty Advisor Feedback: ?????

Week

Tasks Toward Term Goal(s)

Date Completed

Journal Notes

Submit Initial Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 1

Meet with faculty advisor to discuss the steps involved in phase 2 and complete the phase 2 term plan. I will submit a completed phase 2 term plan to the faculty advisor by end of Day 7 of week 1

20th September, 2022

Your Notes: Held the initial meeting with the faculty advisor and submitted the initial phase 2 term plan as scheduled

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Term Plan Negotiation & Commitment

Meet with the faculty advisor to negotiate the submitted term plan and make revisions. I will submit the finalized term plan by the end of day 2 of week 2

24th September, 2022

Your Notes: I integrated the comments from the previous meeting and drafted the finalized term plan. No minutes were submitted to support the changes discussed in the meeting held the previous week

Faculty Advisor Accepts Plan: [ Choose an item. ] Notes: ?????

Submission of Core Design and Planning Documents

I will put together all the project planning documents, including the project materials, GANNT Chart, action plan, synthesis process and recommendations tool and the question development tool; and submit them for review by the end of day 7 of week 2

27th September

Your Notes: I submitted the question development tool, synthesis process and recommendations tool, and GANNT Chart. However, I did not submit the project materials.

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

I will complete the document for Project Materials with Cover Page and submit to the faculty advisor for review by the 3rd day of week 3

30th September, 2022

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Hold a meeting with the faculty advisor to review the presented Core Design and Planning Documents before day 7 of week 4. I expect a series of meetings with the faculty advisor during this week to discuss the presented documents

7th October, 2022

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Midterm Progress Check | Submit Updated Term Plan | Faculty Advisor:[ Choose an item.]

Faculty Advisor Feedback: ?????

Meet with the project mentor to review the Core Design and Planning Documents to assess their workability. I will submit minutes of the meeting with the project mentor to the faculty advisor by the end of day 3 of week 5.

10th October, 2022

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Notes:

Meet with the faculty advisor to discuss changes proposed by the project mentor and make changes to the documents as appropriate. I will submit the final documents and the checklist that aligns with the project by the end of day 7 of week 5

14th October, 2022

Your Notes: ?????

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Upon receiving the faculty advisor’s final authorization of the submitted documents, I will submit the Documents for committee review in Taskstream by end of Day 7 of week 6

21st October, 2022

Your Notes: ?????

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Hold a kick-off (final action plan review) meeting with the faculty advisor, project mentor, and stakeholders at the project site to ensure that all members agree with the developed action plan as the project moves into the implementation phase. I will present minutes of this meeting that will be held by the end of day 3 of week 7

24th October, 2022

Your Notes: ?????

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Hold an oral action plan presentation to present the action plan once approved by the committee to confirm the approved final action plan to the project mentor, faculty advisor, and stakeholders. The proceedings of this meeting will be recorded in Microsoft Teams. The committee’s endorsement will be recorded in MyDR to pave way for the Ethics Pledge

31st October, 2022

Your Notes: ?????

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Complete the online ethics pledge and hold the final kick-off meeting with the faculty advisor, project mentor, and invited stakeholders to discuss the progress made and make arrangements for the start of the DNP project. I will share minutes of this final kick-off meeting by the end of Day 7 of week 9

4th November, 2022

Your Notes: ?????

Faculty Advisor Notes: ?????

Looking Ahead | Capstone Stage Goals

To ensure that you meet your long-term goal for program completion, it is important to keep track of both your term plan progress (each term) and your term-to-term/capstone stage progress toward completion.

Capstone Stage

Goal Date

Completion Date

Journal Notes

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LONG-TERM GOAL |

Note: Time to completion will vary based on individual factors applicable to the student. Factors may be programmatic or academic, such as tuition and fee increases; transfer credits accepted by Walden; program or specialization changes; unsuccessful course completion; credit load per term; part-time vs. full-time enrollment; writing, research, and editing skills; use of external data for the doctoral study/dissertation; and individual progress in the program. Other factors may include personal issues such as the student’s employment obligations, caregiving responsibilities, or health issues; leaves of absence; or other personal circumstances.

Sample Completed Term Plan | Week 1 Submission

TERM GOAL(S) | By the end of this term, I will have completed: My prospectus with committee consensus as “Met”

STRETCH GOAL(S) | Additionally, by the end of this term, I will try to complete: A draft of my literature review

Faculty Advisor Feedback:

Week

Tasks Toward Term Goal(s)

Date Completed

Journal Notes

Submit Initial Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 1

Meet with faculty advisor to review the requirements for the project, outline a communication plan and complete the term plan and submit by day 7 of Week 1.

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Notes:

Term Plan Negotiation & Commitment

Submit Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 2, and

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Accepts Plan: [Choose an item.] Notes:

Your Notes:

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Midterm Progress Check | Submit Updated Term Plan | Faculty Advisor: [Choose an item.] Sample

Faculty Advisor Feedback:

Your Notes:

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Submit Final Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 11 and ?????

Adequate Progress Final Review

Your Notes:

Faculty Advisor Notes:

Sample Completed Final Term Plan | Week 11 Submission

TERM GOAL(S) | By the end of this term, I will have completed:

STRETCH GOAL(S) | Additionally, by the end of this term, I will try to complete:

Week

Tasks Toward Term Goal(s)

Date Completed

Journal Notes

Submit Initial Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 1

Meet with faculty advisor to review the requirements for the project, outline a communication plan and complete the term plan and submit by day 7 of Week 1.

3/4/20XX

Your Notes: Submitted Plan-3/4. Will talk with Faculty Advisor on the phone every other week. Email, as needed.

Faculty Advisor Notes: OK

Term Plan Negotiation & Commitment

Submit Term Plan by Day 7 of Week 2

Complete any revisions if needed on term plan and submit to faculty advisor. Set up a meeting with the organization representative and faculty advisor to define practice problem, set goals, identify the project mentor, and document in minutes.