Project: Five-year Plan

Due: Mon Oct 13, 11:59pm
Detail: Complete a five-year plan for two main goals using the Google sheet template.
Submit via: Learning Suite
File type: Google sheet link
Template: Make a copy of this template before you make your edits. Then edit your own copy.

Brief

Using the Google sheet template, create a five-year plan for two main professional goals. Write the name of the each goal on each tab at the bottom of the sheet. Then place the corresponding steps in the cells above. Be creative and thoughtful about how you go about this. Add appropriate detail without getting unnecessarily granular (you don’t need to include when you plan to pay your tithing, for example). The text you have can be short, but must tell a story to the instructor so they can follow your thinking. Add comments if you need. You want this to be more than an assignment—it should be a useful tool for you to achieve your goals.

Add additional columns as necessary. Change the headers for the columns if it makes it more useful to you.

For this assignment, you will upload to Learning Suite the link to your Google sheet that houses your Five-year Plan. Be sure to change the share settings of the document to “Anyone with the link can edit.”

Tips

  • Consider the various steps that will help you get to where you want to be.
  • Challenge yourself while remaining reasonable.
  • Consider that there will be more detail that you are not capturing, but should be mindful of in order to keep up with your plan. For example, on the “Example” tab, I indicate that I will apply to two exhibitions quarterly. This is easily attainable, but it means I need to be constantly researching opportunities so that I can keep up with the applications.
  • The goals you pick should be professional goals. Do not include “Get Married” as a goal. You may include that as a step within a larger goal, if it is pertinent—having a partner that is bringing home the bacon can be an important consideration—but your goals should be related to your professional aspirations.
  • Use this and hold yourself accountable. Make alterations if necessary as you go so it remains relevant and helpful.

Grading

Assignment grades will be based on the following:

Conceptual Concerns (45%)

Student demonstrates evidence that they understand and inventively integrate conceptual concerns. The student’s research is evident and ample given the allotted time.

  • Excellent: Student demonstrates conversational familiarity with the material—making interesting connections between material.
  • Average: Student is able to relate material, but not do much interesting with it.
  • Below Average: Student struggles to demonstrate a grasp of the material and shows no facility in connecting ideas or new thinking.
Articulation (45%)

When selecting a thesis or POV, the student is able to succinctly and plainly build a case using good storytelling techniques.

This includes proper spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, grammar and formatting for written assignments; and annunciation, confidence and focused arguments for oral assignments.

  • Excellent: Student understands modes of writing and presentation including style guides and is able to nimbly employ these tools in their writing and speaking.
  • Average: Student makes some stylistic and formatting mistakes by ignoring provided guidance.
  • Below Average: Student repeatedly makes the same mistakes and ignores instructor input and suggestions.
Following Instructions (10%)

The student adheres to the guidelines provided for the course and the assignment. If the paper has a particular framework, the student adheres to that framework. If an assignment is to be submitted as a Word doc on Learning Suite, the student does not email the instructor a PDF.

  • Excellent: A detail-oriented student who takes instruction and fastidiously executes it within their work.
  • Average: A student who misses some details because they didn't read instructions thoroughly or take proper notes when instructions were given.
  • Below Average: Student ignores basic instructions and guidance given for assignments.
On-time Submission

You will lose 5 points for each 24-hour period that the assignment is late. For example, if your assignment is submitted 5 minutes late, that is within the first 24-hour period, so you lose 5 points. If your assignment is submitted 73 hours late, then you will lose 20 points.

Learning Outcomes Addressed

Professional Development Awareness

Demonstrate an awareness of and preparation for graduate studies, teaching opportunities, professional gallery work, or other art related activities connected to alternative applications, and interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary opportunities

Portfolio Development

Develop materials for presentation to art venues.