Overview

This final assignment provides you an opportunity to culminate your vision into reality by translating your exploration and brainstorming activities into a plan to actualize your vision and achieve your goals. By now, you are a practitioner-scholar with a lot of knowledge and insight about your interests in behavior analysis and your career trajectory.
Preparation

To begin this assignment:

Reflect on feedback received from previous assignments in this course.
Review resources in Weeks 4 and 7 about the MEAL plan, SMART goals, and Reverse Outline.
Review work you have done in previous weeks that you could revise and incorporate into this final assignment.
Review the Your Career in Applied Behavior Analysis Template [DOCX]. You will need to use this template when writing your paper.
Instructions
Complete the following in the Your Career in Applied Behavior Analysis Template [DOCX].

PART 1: SMART GOALS

Provide three clearly and concisely written SMART goals that you hold for your career in Behavior Analysis. These goals must be post-graduation.
Review the SMART Goals section to ensure your goals meet all aspects of the criteria.
Complete SMART Goals sections in the worksheet.

PART 2: MEAL PLANNING

Analyze the functions, responsibilities, and ethics required of a behavior analyst.
Follow the MEAL Plan format to outline the ethical considerations and responsibilities required of you within the career goals shared above.
Within the evidence section, complete BOTH steps for each piece of evidence:

Provide a direct quote for each piece of evidence.
PARAPHRASE each quote into your OWN words.
Convert the MEAL Plan into a well-organized paragraph. The paragraph should follow the structure found in the Capella MEAL Plan overview.
Apply critical thinking and effective decision making:
Follow the MEAL Plan format to outline the contributions to the field that your career goals shared above will provide you the opportunity to make.
Within the evidence section complete BOTH steps for each piece of evidence:

Provide the direct quote for each piece of evidence
PARAPHRASE each quote into your OWN words
Convert the MEAL Plan into a well-organized paragraph. The paragraph should follow the structure found in the Capella MEAL Plan overview

PART 3: APPLICATION AND RESEARCH VISION

Reference the articles from your Week 4 assignment. Choose the article that aligns with your chosen specialization.

Using the worksheet, discuss how your chosen article is reliable, credible, and aligns with ethical considerations.

Discuss how the article contributed to your choice of specialization.

Expand on your work to capture the growth you’ve experienced this quarter.

Review the SMART Goals media, MEAL Plan resources, Career Center Links to an external site. resources, and search the Capella University Library Links to an external site. for additional reflective exercises and inspiring ideas about transforming your vision into an action plan.