nstructions
In a journal assignment, consider the following:
What is the topic of your project? What issue will you focus on?
What organization will this impact?
Why did you select this issue?
Reflect on future milestones. Based on the milestones for this course, can you realistically complete your strategic plan presentation with this topic?
For additional details, review the Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric document.
HCM 490 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: It is important to get started on your project right away. In this milestone, you will submit your selected topic. In this journal assignment, you will
choose your topic and see if it is a viable issue for your strategic plan presentation.
Journal activities in this course are private between you and the instructor.
Specifically, the following critical elementsmust be addressed:
In a journal assignment, consider the following:
• What is the topic of your project? What issue will you focus on?
• What organization will this impact?
• Why did you select this issue?
• Reflect on future milestones. Based on the milestones for this course, can you realistically complete your strategic plan presentation with this topic?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: This milestone should be 3 to 4 paragraphs in length. All sources should be in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Topic Explains the topic of the strategic plan project
and the issue the project will focus on
Explains the topic of the strategic plan project
and the issue the project will focus on but lacks
detail or clarity
Does not explain the topic of the strategic plan
project and the issue the project will focus on
23
Organization Explains what organization the strategic plan
project will impact
Explains what organization the strategic plan
project will impact but lacks detail or clarity
Does not explain what organization the
strategic plan project will impact
23
Selection Explains selection of issue for the strategic plan
project
Explains selection of issue for the strategic plan
project but lacks detail or clarity
Does not explain selection of issue for the
strategic plan project
23
Strategic Plan Discusses how, based on the milestones for
this course, the strategic plan project can be
completed with this topic
Discusses how, based on the milestones for
this course, the strategic plan project can be
completed with this topic, but lacks detail or
clarity
Does not discuss how, based on the milestones
for this course, the strategic plan project can
be completed with this topic
23
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that prevent understanding of
ideas
8
Total 100%