Explain how you believe the VHA Health Systems Management Trainee Program will assist you in further defining your primary personal and/or professional life goals. Why is now the best time for you to pursue this training? Your explanation should include, but not necessarily be limited to, a description of both your intermediate and longer-term career goals, as well as a current vision of your desired position upon program completion. Please limit your response to no more than 4000 characters (about one page).

The Social World of College Discussion1818 unread replies.1818 replies.PurposeIncrease understanding of diversity and inclusion in your environment.Directions1. Search the NOVA Events Calendar (Links to an external site.) or Virtual Student Union (Canvas site) for a student life (Links to an external site.) activity that addresses a diverse identity and/or cultural awareness (i.e. Affectional/Sexual Orientation, Age/Generation, Disability, Nationality, etc.).2. Discuss the following:Share the activity you selected.Explain why you believe NOVA sponsors/promotes this activity.How this activity can be inclusive to students that do not share this identity and/or culture.Attendance is not required for completion of this assignment; but extra credit will be awarded with proof of attendance following the extra credit guidelines provided on the next page. 3. Read and reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Explain how you would learn more about that identity or culture by attending the event.Before posting, please review the following guidelines for successful participation in this discussion:Provide a well-thought out response that fully addresses the questions or points presented. Try to include information or examples from the assigned readings and videos. Your initial post should be a minimum of 100 words.When responding to the posts of your classmates, make a valuable contribution to the discussion. Simply agreeing or disagreeing adds little to the discussion and doesn't promote a mutually beneficial learning environment. Expand on the original post in a meaningful and relevant way. Please remember to keep your posts respectful to contribute to a friendly and helpful learning environment. Your response posts should be a minimum of 50 words each.Write in complete sentences and check for grammar.Write in your own words. Copying another's work is considered plagiarism. View the guide on plagiarism:To post your responses:Click the Reply button below to post your introduction in the discussion forum.To include an image in your post, refer to the Inserting an Image in a Discussion Board Post (Links to an external site.).When finished, click the Post Reply button.You can also find this discussion forum by clicking the Discussions link in Course Navigation.If you need assistance, you can follow the specific instructions on the Canvas discussions (Links to an external site.). It also provides directions for subscribing to forums and sorting and viewing postings in a forum.GradingThis discussion is worth 50 points toward your course grade.Your initial response is worth 30 points and your responses to classmates are worth 20 points (10 points each).

Attribution Theory and PerformancePrior to beginning this assignment, be sure to read Chapter 4: Cognition, Learning, and the Environment, and read the article “Extending Attribution Theory: Considering Students’ Perceived Control of the Attribution Process”, the Instructor Guidance, and view the following website The Critical Thinking Community (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.criticalthinking.org/).For this written assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of attribution theory. In essence, attribution theory states that individuals tend to make sense of (logically prescribe) situations by associating them to self, others, thoughts, feelings, or actions. This theory suggests that learners should consider why they do what they do, and what or who they are giving credit for both the victories and the failures. Further, this theory suggests that if a person believes that they are not good at something, they may attribute their unsuccessful outcomes to external factors, rather than to themselves. In contrast, if individuals have success, they more often may attribute their successes to internal factors.Using your required resources to support, discuss the following:Describe a time where you feel you have failed and blamed someone else: the teacher, the friend, a loved one. (Failure could be academic, relational, and/or organizational – loss of a job.)Do you believe that you blamed external things to support a more stable version of your own self-image? (In other words, it could not be your mistake). If not, what other reasons might external variables be attributed for our own performance?How do think stability and controllability affect performance attributions, based on our reading this week?Why do you think that self-efficacy plays such a critical role in how we process our learning behaviors?What strategies could be applied to utilize what we know about self-perception and attributions to increase your learning performance in the future? (Minimum of two strategies.)Suggested template.The Attribution Theory paperMust be five to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust use headings and sub-headings. See example. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Must use appropriate research methods (e.g. use of the Ashford library) and skeptical inquiry (http://www.criticalthinking.org/) to support the content inclusions.Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement. Visit the Ashford writing Center to clarify how to create a strong thesis statement and what it helps you to accomplish. You may also use the Thesis Generator (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought. For assistance with the critical thinking portion of the written assignment, please see the information included on the Critical Thinking Community website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis. The conclusion typically has two parts: the summary statement (one or two sentences that restate the thesis in a fresh way to reinforce the essay's main idea) and the clincher (a final thought that creates a lasting impression for the reader).Must use at least one scholarly source from the Ashford University Library, in addition to the required e-book.Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. If you are unsure how to create an APA style reference page, please visit the Citation and Reference page on the Ashford Writing Center website.