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Professional Development Plan Student: Maxine Roberts mcrobert@ Student ID # 123456789 Program: PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences Specialization: General Walden University September 30, 2009 Professional Development Plan Part 1: Professional Goals Professional Introduction Start off with a clear paragraph that describes your academic and professional goals. Include the name of your specialization, if relevant, and possible career goals and special academic interests. List past professional and personal efforts that you will likely carry into future work. This paragraph will be extremely useful to assist those assigning mentors who will guide your academic work after SBSF 8005 is completed. Professional and Academic Background Discuss your education and work history, using detail to help create a clear picture of the chronology, locations, and type of work or study involved. You do not need to provide elaborate detail here as you will be discussing the nature of your past pursuits in Part 2. Goal Statements and Their Relation to Academic Research Here you will answer the question of how your graduate study at Walden will contribute to meeting your overall goals. Be sure to discuss both your goals and how you expect to achieve them through academic research. Here, you might refer to your tentative dissertation topic. Reflection of Waldens Mission Statement Discuss how Walden’s mission statement corresponds to your own philosophy and goals. Be sure to demonstrate that you have read the mission statement by using specific examples from the statement itself. Attainment of the Doctoral Degree Related to Goals Discuss how a doctoral degree from Walden will help you attain your goals. Why did you choose this route above all others? Part 2: Educational Background and Research Proficiency In this section, discuss your academic and relevant personal proficiencies. Consider using subheadings to separate different sections of this part of your n