Discussion Board

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

Either interview (or find an interview of) a professional whom you aspire to be like. From your interview experience, answer the following questions:

What is trending in your current field or the field you want to enter into? Is this person a thought leader?
List 2 take-away items that you will adopt or found beneficial from the interview.
Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with at least a 100-word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

What did you learn from your classmate's posting?
What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates' postings?
For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Grading Rubric

Discussion Board Rubric

Expectation

Points Possible
Application of Learning Material Content: Post demonstrates understanding of Learning Material content. 20
Application of Course Knowledge: Post contributes unique perspectives or insights gleaned from text/learning resources, or specified by assignment. 20
DB Responses: Responds substantively to two posts. Responses encourage interaction in the Discussion Board and classroom community. 20
Organization: Post presents information logically and is clearly relevant to discussion topic. 8
Professional Language: Posts contain accurate grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation with few or no errors. Any resources should be cited in APA format. 7
Total Points

75