Artifact #1 - My resume
Artifact #2 - MBA entrance essay
Artifact #3 - Unofficial graduate program transcript
My Reflection on meeting this outcome
Artifact #1 is my professional resume. This
document demonstrates that throughout my career, I have made learning a priority. This is seen in
the section detailing the various training courses I have taken and educational
opportunities I have pursued. Some of the courses I have taken include Six
Sigma Green Belt training, Building Essential Leadership Skills and
Presentation Skills as well as technical training in Oracle and Sabrix Tax
Automation. The career path detailed in my resume also shows that I have
continually looked for opportunities to challenge myself and to grow
professionally. This is evident by
my steady progression over time from entry level career positions to more advanced levels of technical and
fiscal responsibility including management of contract resources and budget.
Artifact #2 is my MBA
entrance essay. In this essay, I present the reasons why I was a good candidate
for acceptance into the Southwestern College MBA program. One of the key
reasons I wrote about is the fact that I place a premium on the intrinsic value
of higher education. I believe this document is a good representation of my
commitment to learning as it details the many challenges that I knew I would
face by going back to school at that point in my life.
Artifact #3 is my unofficial
transcript from Southwestern College. This document shows the courses I have
completed and my grades for each class. I believe that it also demonstrates my
commitment to educational excellence by virtue of the fact that I earned an A
or a B in all of my classes but one. My grades represent not only that I have
achieved proficiency in a broad range of subjects but also that I invested the
significant time and energy necessary to complete these courses. This would not
be possible (or at the very least would be much more difficult) without a
strong commitment to learning.
My Future Learning Goals related to this outcome
Certainly there are
professional advantages to possessing a graduate level education. I can easily
apply the concepts and tools that I obtained during the MBA program to my
career and this will likely result in some level of career advancement for me
at some point. In all honesty though, my reasons for deciding to return to
school were more personal than that. Before I began this program last year, an
graduate degree for me represented unfinished business. It was a challenge that
I had begun to face at a point in my past but had left incomplete. This was not
the example that I wanted to set for my children and it was not consistent with
the ideals that I have tried to live up to in my own life. I want my children
to understand that education is not just about grades and credit hours. It is
about the challenge and the effort and the value that a full and well rounded
education brings to a person's life. By finishing my MBA, I am doing more than
just telling them that education is important. I am showing them through my
example. The success I have achieved in this program is the result of much hard
work and personal sacrifice and it represents one of my proudest achievements
in life.
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