RationaleThis progress report assignment is a tool for reflecting on your educational and professional development in a business reporting style, while helping you to set and reach academic and career goals.The process of writing this progress report will allow you to:define what is important to you in terms of your educational, and professional goalsunderstand how you learn, the strengths you currently have to help you achieve your goals, and areas of potential developmentcreate a realistic strategy for achieving your goalsbegin the process of ongoing academic and professional developmentCourse Learning OutcomesBuild trust and credibility through word choice, tone, grammar, and mechanicsProduce informative, persuasive and routine business documentsSelf$-$reflect on their academic$/$ professional journey, connecting learned material to future successDirectionsYour report needs to be specific to YOU. I am not looking for general observations. I am looking for you to discuss the exact marks you have received in this class and the feedback I have directly given you about your work. Be specific. General or vague statements that could apply to any other student will not result in you getting a sufficient grade. This is about YOU and your specific progress in the course. Your report should not have similarities with anyone else in your class. Write a progress report which includes the following sections:TITLE PAGE $($COVER PAGE$)$APA cover page templateOpens in a new tabEXECUTIVE SUMMARYA quarter page paragraph $(4-5$ sentences$)$ that summarizes only the key points of the report.This should be on a separate page from the reportINTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUNDBriefly introduce yourself with the following information:Your name, student number and program of study.Your previous studies, degrees, diplomas, credentials and where they were obtained.CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSCONCLUSIONS:In what areas of effective writing are you doing well? Provide at least $1$ example of a specific success in this course.In what areas of effective writing are you struggling or not seeing hoped for results? $-$ Provide at least $1$ example of a specific struggle or less than desirable results in this course.RECOMMENDATIONS:How do you plan to improve in the areas you have identified as a struggle or are producing less than desirable results?How will you achieve your desired grade in this course? What grades do you need to achieve in the remaining assignments to meet your desired grade overall? Be specific about each assignment left.To increase your grades and$/$or achieve your desired results what will you start doing and what will you stop doing that may be affecting this achievement?FACTS AND FINDINGSWhat is your current grade point average in this course?What is your current grade point average in the program?What is your desired grade in this course?What is your desired grade in the program?be sure these are achievable based on your current grades.In which course are you doing the best? Why are you doing so well?In which course are you seeing the lowest achievement? Why is this the case?$*$To calculate current grade point average in program add all averages together and divide by number of coursesDISCUSSION AND ANALYSISREFLECTION ON LEARNING:What information learned in this course was new?What information from this course do you think will be particularly useful in the future for your career or further studies?What information from this course has changed your perspective in some way?GOALS:In what profession would you ultimately like to see yourself? Be specific.What are your short$-,$ mid$-,$ and long$-$term goals? $($Minimum $3)$How long do you anticipate it will take to reach your goals? Be specific for each one of your goals.Reminders:You must submit your progress report in MS Word format.Write your response individually and take your time.Be sure your response includes each of the six sections listed above and includes section headers to identify them. Use sub headers as appropriate to increase flow and document design.Write your response in $12$ Pt Arial or Calibri font $1\mathrm{.}5$ line spacing.Be sure to write in the first person as this is about you!Length: As a guide only, your progress report should be two to three pages in length, including the section headers.