Topic 4 Finding Your Purpose: Academic, Spiritual, & Career Plan 

Directions: For this assignment, you will answer a series of questions designed to help you find and plan your purpose. These questions are broken into an Academic Plan, a Spiritual Plan, and a Career Plan. Please respond to each of the questions directly on this document (the boxes will expand as needed) and then answer the two reflection questions at the end of the document.   

Academic Plan  

To help you get the most out of your GCU experience, GCU offers support, services, and resources that enhance your academic pursuits. Find your major and program on the following website https://www.gcu.edu/degree-programs and complete the table below:   
In which program of study are you enrolled, or plan to enroll?  Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) 
What are some of the program core courses you are looking forward to taking and why?  NRS-420 Health Assessment; NRS-425 Health Promotion and Population Health;     NRS-450 Nursing Informatics; NRS-415 Nursing Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration 
Which courses do you anticipate being the most challenging? Explain why.  NRS-450 Nursing Informatics   This Course is most challenging for me, because the course emphasizes principles of system analysis and information flow within an organization. Content emphasizes identification of organizational problems, establishment of user priorities, and the use of automated design to address patient care system requirements. 

Spiritual Plan 

GCU is committed to integrating faith across all aspects of the GCU community. This stems from GCU’s mission to educate students from a Christian perspective and to prepare them for careers that honor God while serving others. Read about GCU’s “One Foundation,” including the “Ethical Positions Statement” and “Doctrinal Statement” located at https://students.gcu.edu/one-foundation-grand-canyon-university. Then watch the video “One Foundation: Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work” located at the bottom of the page at https://www.gcu.edu/why-gcu/christian-identity-and-mission.