Residency 1 Final Assignment and Rubric

Name_Victoria Buskey___________________________________ Date

__08/1/2022________________

Instructions The purpose of Residency 1 is to socialize beginning doctoral students into the
Walden doctoral community of scholar practitioners. For the final assignment, you will write a
reflection on each session, including key points that you learned, resources that you will need,
and next steps for improvement to move forward with scholarly and research development.

Please reflect on your experience in each residency session. Use specific examples for each
section noted below. Enter your answers in the tables.

Session 1: Skills and Resources for Success

Walden has a variety of resources to help guide you through
Key Points I learned: your program. Advising meetings are important and
encouraged.
Specific Resources I Will
Doctoral degree coach and the writing center are the resources
Need: I will utilize
Next Steps for
Time management to ensure I’m balancing work, life, and
Improvement: family.

Session 2: Critical Thinking for Doctoral Scholarship

Key Points I Learned: Critical thinking is essential as we get higher up on the Blooms
taxonomy model.
Specific Resources I Will Using my course work, and my degree plan are essential to
Need: make sure I am logically making the correct decisions in my
education journey.
Next Steps for
Create a plan based on critical thinking of my course work and
Improvement: career goals to make appropriate plans.

Session 3: Library Resources and Search Strategies

Key Points I Learned: The Walden Virtual library is a great starting place for
reputable literature.
Specific Resources I Will
Using the Walden library I can begin looking up areas of
Need: interest to begin looking into dissertation topics.
Next Steps for Begin exploring the Walden library resources. Utilizing these
Improvement: services and references to help ease my progress to
dissertation.

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Session 4: Organizing and Analyzing Research Literature
Key Points I Learned: Citation managers like end note can help keep a system of
organization of your previous work and articles reviewed.
Specific Resources I Will
Walden University Library, scholar works, dissertation &
Need: thesis website.
Next Steps for Begin a system of organization to hold and manage all of my
Improvement: research and course work in order to be able to keep record of
my work and documentation.

Session 5: Scholarly Writing and Academic Integrity

Key Points I Learned: The writing center will be my best resource to understanding
the structure and foundation of APA format.
Specific Resources I Will I will utilize the Walden University Library and the APA 7th
Need: edition guide. These resources will help me adapt from writing
in MLA format to APA format.
Next Steps for Utilize resources to practice using the APA format and citing
Improvement: correctly in my work. This will ensure I am submitting high
quality work during my PhD program.

Session 6: Preparing for the Dissertation Journey

Key Points I Learned: Make sure to paraphrase and appropriately cite your sources.
Refrain from contractions and proverbial phrases.
I plan to use the writing center to ensure I am following some
Specific Resources I Will
of the previously mentioned points I learned. As a student use
Need: to MLA format I plan to utilize the writing center to help
adjust to this new formatting style.
Next Steps for Make sure to use APA format and proper citation while
Improvement: completing my course work. Implementing this practice in all
my work will help smooth the process of dissertation.

Session 7: Introduction to APA and Writing Center Resources

The writing center can help with paper development. If there
Key Points I Learned: is a time where your writing does not seem to be progressing,
it’s important to schedule an appointment for assistance and
guidance.
Specific Resources I Will Utilizing the writing center to ensure I am submitting doctoral
Need: level work. The Walden University library also serves as a
source to see proper use of APA format.
Next Steps for Next semester utilizing the writing center to have a better
Improvement: understanding of APA format and structure to ensure I submit
quality work.

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Session 8: Application of Critical Thinking for Doctoral Scholarship
In this session, I learned how to properly go through an
Key Points I Learned: assignment. In this assignment, we worked together to review
an article and apply critical thinking skills to this case study.
Specific Resources I Will Previous knowledge on the issue at hand is essential. It is also
Need: important to utilize your reading comprehension skills along
with your critical thinking skills.
Next step I plan to begin looking at case studies in psychology.
Next Steps for
I think this will be important to help strengthen my critical
Improvement: thinking skills along with getting a sense of understanding the
structure of case studies for my future research.

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Residency 1
Final 1 to 2—Below 3—Meets minimal 4 to 5--Exceeds
0—Element Missing
Assignment Expectations expectations Expectations
Criteria
Adequate description of Thorough description of
information presented in information presented in
(1) Skills Session reflection is Minimal information
this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
and key points learned, key points learned,
or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
Resources resources needed, and resources needed, and
given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
for Success items for any element)
an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
any element) any element)
Adequate description of Thorough description of
information presented in information presented in
(2) Critical Session reflection is Minimal information
this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
Thinking key points learned, key points learned,
or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
for Doctoral resources needed, and resources needed, and
given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
Scholarship items for any element)
an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
any element) any element)
Adequate description of Thorough description of
information presented in information presented in
(3) Library Session reflection is Minimal information
this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
Resources key points learned, key points learned,
or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
and Search resources needed, and resources needed, and
given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
Strategies items for any element)
an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
any element) any element)
Adequate description of Thorough description of
(4)
information presented in information presented in
Organizing Session reflection is Minimal information
this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
and key points learned, key points learned,
or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
Analyzing resources needed, and resources needed, and
given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
Research items for any element)
an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
Literature any element) any element)
Adequate description of Thorough description of
(5) Session reflection is Minimal information
information presented in information presented in
Scholarly this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
key points learned, key points learned,
Writing and or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
resources needed, and resources needed, and
Academic given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
items for any element)
Integrity an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
any element) any element)
Adequate description of Thorough description of
(6) Session reflection is Minimal information
information presented in information presented in
Preparing this session in terms of this session in terms of
completely not present provided in items in
key points learned, key points learned,
for the or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
resources needed, and resources needed, and
Dissertation given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
items for any element)
Journey an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
any element) any element)
(7) Adequate description of Thorough description of
Session reflection is Minimal information
information presented in information presented in
Introduction completely not present provided in items in
this session in terms of this session in terms of
to APA and or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
key points learned, key points learned,

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 Writing given for one or more not an acceptable answer resources needed, and resources needed, and
items for any element) next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
Center an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
Resources any element) any element)
(8) Adequate description of Thorough description of
information presented in information presented in
Application Session reflection is Minimal information
this session in terms of this session in terms of
of Critical completely not present provided in items in
key points learned, key points learned,
or answer of “none” is assignment (“none” is
Thinking resources needed, and resources needed, and
given for one or more not an acceptable answer
next steps (“none” is not next steps (“none” is not
for Doctoral items for any element)
an acceptable answer for an acceptable answer for
Scholarship any element) any element)
Inconsistent use of
standard English
obstructs presentation’s
Consistent use of
Reader is not able to clarity and the reader’s Use of standard English,
standard English and/or
(9) Writing make sense of the understanding of ideas
few inaccuracies in
grammar, and mechanics
materials provided. and/or inconsistent use are at a scholarly level.
grammar and mechanics.
of grammar and
mechanics are evident
throughout presentation.

Grading: Total points available=45 pts (9x5)

Satisfactory (S) = All items at a score of 3 or above (Meets minimal expectations)
Unsatisfactory (U) = One or more items at a score of 2 or lower (Does not meet minimal
expectations)

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