Discussion: Strategies for Academic Portfolios

In the realm of marketing, a successful branding strategy is one of the most important contributors to organizational success. A solid branding strategy can help add visibility and credibility to a company’s products.
Similarly, nurse-scholars can build a personal brand to add visibility and credibility to their work. You can begin building your brand by developing and maintaining an academic portfolio. Such an activity can help share the results of your efforts and contribute to your success. This Module’s Discussion asks you to consider and share strategies for building your portfolio.
To Prepare:
• Reflect on strategies that you can pursue in developing portfolios or portfolio elements that focus on academic achievements.
• Review one or more samples from your own research of resources focused on portfolio development.
By Day 3 of Week 8
Post an explanation of at least two strategies for including academic activities and accomplishments into your professional development goals. Then, explain how those goals may align with the University’s emphasis on social change. Be specific and provide examples.

Main Posting
Answers all parts of the discussion question(s) expectations with reflective critical analysis and synthesis of knowledge gained from the course readings for the module and current credible sources.

Supported by at least three current, credible sources.

Written clearly and concisely with no grammatical or spelling errors and fully adheres to current APA manual writing rules and style.

SEE Reference List Examples in the Toolbox for correct formatting. Compare each reference precisely with matching reference in the list. Major errors are incorrect formatting of the (a) heading “References\”; (b) author(s), date, title, and source; (c) capitalization; (d) alphabetizing the reference list; (e) italics; (f) hanging indents; (g) double-spacing. Minor errors are punctuation.

Criteria Met

Main post on time

At least 3 references

Two peer responses – no

At least 2 references for peer responses – no

Three days online – no

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Professional development goals are strategies that a professional outline to demonstrate the focus and plan in improving and increasing the competencies and capability of an individual towards professional practice (Melander et al., 2018). Professional development goals can outline the plan to seek advancement in studies, learning a new skill or meeting the set performance metrics among others. In developing professional development goals, there are many strategies that can be used to integrate academic activities and accomplishments in such goals (Pilcher, 2018). The fist strategy is to demonstrate that the achievements acquired will need to be sustained and hence will form the basis for future professional practice. While setting up the professional goals, it will be important to underscore the fact that more achievements will be sought through competent professional practice. The professional…