Curriculum Instructions, Examples, Specifications, and Grading This section requires you to review your upper-level course work 3000-level and above. Think about what classes you took and what accomplished in them. The successful Curriculum section is about showing rather than just telling. This is your time to show off your best work, focusing on particular skills. For example, pick an assignment (project or paper) where you did a particularly strong job. Fully describe your work. Prove that you can do what you say you can do. This involves making the important distinction AWAY from just a list of your courses and what you did in them—to who you are as a professional and a creative problem solver. As you list and discuss your advanced course work, you’ll give your readers a glimpse into (1) what you know, as well as what skills you have developed (2) how you have met (or can meet) challenges, (3) how you can help others.  EXAMPLES Mark In my American Government Class, I was assigned to analyze an issue within an area of environmental policy and propose a solution. This project required research and writing skills, policy analysis, and critical thinking. I chose to write about the environmental policies and problems associated with the practice of industrial agriculture. This particular area of environmental policy is one that I continue to independently research, and I am passionate about educating others on the existence of this problem. In my appendix, I have uploaded my Environmental Policy paper “Industrial Farms and Florida’s Algae Crisis: Myths and Facts We All Need to Understand.” In that paper, my research helped me to explain how some of the information about algae blooms is hype and hysteria, but other information matters a lot, if we are going to have government policies and regulations that protect drinking water and tourism. Outside of class, I have written two letters to the editor about this issue. I sent one letter to the Miami Herald (It wasn’t published but I think I raised important points) and I sent another letter to The Beacon, FIU’s student-run newspaper. That editorial letter was published in June 2019. Copies of both letters are in the appendix to this report. In my Environmental Engineering class, one main assignment had us analyze how climate change affects a topic of my choice, then write and send a letter to a politician about my findings and make educated policy recommendations. I chose to research how climate change effects cities and the strategies that are being used now to develop climate-friendly cities. I wrote my letter to the governor of Florida. For the purposes of this report, I have attached my annotated bibliography for the assignment to showcase the research that went into the letter. I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment, and it is one of the reasons that I got interested in incorporating sustainability in my future career path. In my Business Writing class ENC3213, our final independent proj ...

1. Curriculum
Instructions, Examples, Specifications, and Grading
This section requires you to review your upper-level course
work 3000-level and above. Think about what classes you took
and what accomplished in them. The successful Curriculum
section is about showing rather than just telling. This is your
time to show off your best work, focusing on particular skills.
For example, pick an assignment (project or paper) where you
did a particularly strong job. Fully describe your work. Prove
that you can do what you say you can do. This involves making
the important distinction AWAY from just a list of your courses
and what you did in them—to who you are as a professional and
a creative problem solver.
As you list and discuss your advanced course work, you’ll give
your readers a glimpse into (1) what you know, as well as what
skills you have developed (2) how you have met (or can meet)
challenges, (3) how you can help others.
EXAMPLES
Mark
In my American Government Class, I was assigned to analyze
an issue within an area of environmental policy and propose a
solution. This project required research and writing skills,
policy analysis, and critical thinking. I chose to write about the
environmental policies and problems associated with the
practice of industrial agriculture. This particular area of
environmental policy is one that I continue to independently
research, and I am passionate about educating others on the
existence of this problem. In my appendix, I have uploaded my
Environmental Policy paper “Industrial Farms and Florida’s
Algae Crisis: Myths and Facts We All Need to Understand.” In
that paper, my research helped me to explain how some of the
information about algae blooms is hype and hysteria, but other

2. information matters a lot, if we are going to have government
policies and regulations that protect drinking water and tourism.
Outside of class, I have written two letters to the editor about
this issue. I sent one letter to the Miami Herald (It wasn’t
published but I think I raised important points) and I sent
another letter to The Beacon, FIU’s student-run newspaper. That
editorial letter was published in June 2019. Copies of both
letters are in the appendix to this report.
In my Environmental Engineering class, one main assignment
had us analyze how climate change affects a topic of my choice,
then write and send a letter to a politician about my findings
and make educated policy recommendations. I chose to research
how climate change effects cities and the strategies that are
being used now to develop climate-friendly cities. I wrote my
letter to the governor of Florida. For the purposes of this report,
I have attached my annotated bibliography for the assignment to
showcase the research that went into the letter. I thoroughly
enjoyed this assignment, and it is one of the reasons that I got
interested in incorporating sustainability in my future career
path.
In my Business Writing class ENC3213, our final independent
project was to write a technical report on a topic of our
choosing. My team and I chose to research and write about zero
waste policies around the world to incorporate both of my fields
of study into the project. This project required academic
research, critical thinking and analysis, team work, and
technical writing skills. This project also required primary
research, so I chose to interview the leader of FIU’s Zero Waste
club. This was a great way to learn more about environmental
issues and environmental activism on campus. I am also proud
that I was a strong team member. I kept our team focused and
made sure that we turned in our work on time; when one team
member couldn’t deliver her part on time because of illness, I
stepped in and made sure that my team’s submission was

3. complete.
Ana Maria
Accounting Information Systems Group Paper
My College of Business courses exposed me to topics that affect
the business side of healthcare. The first document below was
from a group presentation on information security in my
Accounting Information Systems (AIS) course. Information
security and data protection are relevant to nearly all fields, but
especially in healthcare, where every patient's personal
information and records must be protected. Additionally,
several years ago, most healthcare organizations started making
the transition from paper to automated charting and systems and
accounting information systems have truly changed the way
healthcare entities save and process this massive amount of
data. Most significantly, accounting information systems
provide management with information that helps protect the
entity's assets and aids in better decision making. As someone
who wants to have a role in healthcare management, this course
provided an excellent introduction to the relevant AIS tools that
can help improve the decision-making process.
Affordable Care Act- Court Case Analysis
In my Contemporary Issues in Social Science- Supreme Court
course, I chose to write a paper on the U.S. Supreme Court's
ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Currently, the United
States system of health care performs inefficiently with
increased health care costs and more costs shifting to
consumers. The ACA presents more taxes and government
interference than most Americans are ready to handle but given
the amount of waste that is currently occurring in healthcare,
change was and is desperately needed. The Affordable Care Act
is growing in significance in the United States and many
changes in healthcare will continue to develop because of this
policy. The research for this paper helped me become familiar
with the Affordable Care Act, examining both the pros and cons

4. of a decision that affects all Americans. Also, I am now a voter
and this class and my work in it helped me to think about which
policies and politicians to support. I don’t have all the answers
but now I think that I am asked better (deeper) questions.
Bus 3350- Ethics Case Study
The last document listed in my appendix is a paper I wrote for
my Legal Environment of Business course on ethics. I analyzed
a case relating to a small business owner facing an ethical
dilemma. Even though there are many factors that influence our
economic environment, such as unemployment, political
relations, or slow growth, the lack of ethics in the business
world causes many of the problems that we face today. For
instance, in regards to the financial crash of 2008 in the United
States, mortgage companies were practically throwing
mortgages at people, which can be boiled down to a loan officer
making a decision to meet loan issuance goals and in turn, skip
steps in order to meet those goals. Soon there were investment
companies and other businesses relying on the payment of loans
that could not be paid, all due to the unethical, but profitable
“oversight” of the mortgage loan processor. Ethics extend to all
fields, business and medicine alike. The scenarios may be
different, but there are personal, underlying moral principles
that determine and define how we act.
Jackie
PSY 2210 Cognitive Development Theories
Throughout many of my artifact reflections here, you will see
the mention of psychological theories of cognition as well as
sociocultural theory. The reasons why I predominantly include
these theories is because I believe they are the most related to
medicine. For PSY 2210, I completed several homework
assignments that demonstrate my understanding of two theories
of cognitive development: Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and
Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory. These assignments are
attached in my appendix. In them I was tasked with comparing

5. the two theories as well as demonstrating their benefits as they
relate to children. In my reflections and connections to
medicine, I tend to apply Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory often.
With regard to the treatment and management of a disease,
sociocultural theory can be a strong component when it comes
to analyzing, treating, and caring for a patient. In other words,
sociocultural theory can be integrated into the treatment
protocol for a patient. Analyzing an individuals' sociocultural
upbringing in addition to the standard patient history allows the
physician to examine the whole patient; it can aid in creating a
more holistic view. The idea that humans in general are
products of their culture represents what they have been
exposed to throughout their life thus far. Therefore, if I were to
become a physician, I would want a specific treatment protocol
consisting of three components: a biochemical analysis, a
genetic analysis, and a sociocultural analysis. This could be an
innovative way to investigate sources of problems when it
comes to diagnosing and treating a particular disease, or
affliction. This may sound highly optimistic, time consuming,
and costly, but I believe if one were able to develop a three
factor component analysis focused on nature and nurture, which
is in essence a highly structured patient history, one will have
the opportunity to create better treatment protocols for patients.
These protocols do not only include medications, but they also
include resources that may facilitate the patient in bettering
themselves and their environment because as a physician, one is
not simply treating disease, but one is treating the person as
well. In other words, analyzing a patient biochemically,
genetically, and socioculturally, provides a novel way of
thinking about patient care.
PSY 2020 Laboratory (PSY 2020L) Annotated Bibliographies
on 2 sources
This particular assignment is related to my methods paper on
spatial ability and organic chemistry. In my PSY 2020L, I was
required to write annotated bibliographies (AB's) for each of my

6. sources. This was a difficult process at first because my AB’s
were entirely too long. Typically, AB’s are supposed to be one
page, a page and a half at the max; unfortunately, at the
beginning of the course, my first AB was 4 pages long because I
thought I had to include everything about a source. However, as
the course progressed I learned and realized that only the
significant aspects of a study should be included in the AB. The
annotated bibliographies I have attached represent 2 sources I
wrote upon, each a page in length. Another reason why I
included this assignment is because it gives you insight into the
writing process of a complex psychological research proposal.
Although AB’s are not as stringent as article analyses, they can
still be challenging.
Spatial Ability and OCHEM Research Presentation
The main reason I chose to include the PowerPoint presentation
from this class in my appendix is because it was an assignment
directly associated with my methods paper completed and
presented in my PSY 2020L. In the presentation, I had to reflect
briefly on why I chose to pursue this topic and I had about 7-9
minutes to present on my topic. Overall, an important aspect I
learned from this presentation was the ability to condense my
12-page paper into a presentation done in a timely fashion. In
addition, I learned that I could be specific, yet brief at the same
time. In the past with my research papers, I have been very
specific, but not in a brief manner. I think that with this paper
and presentation I really improved upon my specificity as well
as my brevity. This presentation represents my interdisciplinary
degree in the same way the paper does and although not directly
related to a particular theory, the cognitive perspective would
be the indirect relation. To expand more on this indirect
integration and application of the cognitive perspective, or
perhaps even cognitive-behavioral theory, one can focus on the
whole concept of cognitivism. As learned in my Cognitive
Science course, the principle of cognitivism is the study of
mental processes, such as how people perceive, remember,

7. think, speak, and solve problems; unlike behaviorism, cognitive
researchers acknowledge the existence of complex mental states
(Shelton, 2016). There happens to be an experiment that was
performed by Tolman in 1948, which supports this perspective
and is also related to spatial ability. In the experiment, mice
were to take one of three routes in order to get to the food;
however, when the experimenter blocked two of the routes to
observe what the mice would do, the mice figured out on their
own that they should follow the route that was not blocked. The
mice did this without ever being taught, which goes against the
behaviorists' notions that everything has to be learned.
Therefore, Tolman concluded that the mice were using complex
cognitive, or spatial maps in order to figure out which routes to
take when others were blocked. Experiments such as these
provide significant evidence that thoughts do influence
How to get started writing your Curriculum section
STEP 1.
You may be able to recall the classes you want to discuss from
memory. But most students benefit from looking at a copy of
their transcript.
STEP 2.
Consider the differences in tone, style, level of detail etc. Your
own statement of purpose may resemble one of these. Indeed,
writing a first draft based on an example or combination of
examples is a good idea. BUT don’t let these examples limit
your thinking or personal expression. You may want to begin
with a quote from a famous person, use a quote from your mom,

8. or skip the quote. You may want to discuss your personal
motivations or get right down to the facts. You may want to list
your classes or discuss how your work life lead you to this path.
STEP 3.
Write a rough draft – let’s call that Statement of Purpose 1.0.
Write Statement of Purpose 1.0 as quickly as you can and then
put it away until after you have completed most of the report.
Forget about Statement of Purpose 1.0 until most of your report
is at least in draft form.
STEP 4. Once your have a draft of all sections of your report,
you are in a good position to revise Statement of Purpose 1.
You are ready for Step 4. Take Statement of Purpose 1.0 out its
dusty vault and hold it up to the sun. Ah. Now read your report
draft and compare it to the claims you made in Statement of
Purpose 1.0. Ask yourself these questions:
· Does Statement of Purpose 1.0. accurately introduce my
report?
· Are there important ideas or representative experiences in the
report that should be highlighted in the Statement of Purpose
but aren’t? Remember this isn’t a treasure hunt where its your
reader’s job to figure out what matters. It’s your job to show the
reader what matters.
· If Statement of Purpose 1.0. isn’t the best map it can be for
the treasures sprinkled throughout in your report, why not? How
can you revise toward this goal?
· Does your Statement of Purpose 1.0 share any Big Ideas or
Themes about you and your life? It should. Your reader should
understand you (and maybe even like you) and your report
better because they read your Statement of purpose. That is the
work of a Statement of Purpose.
Pro Tip: Collaborating isn’t cheating. You may want to
exchange reports with a writing buddy or two from class and
then you and your buddies can help each other to make sure that

9. each of you has a Statement of Purpose that gets the job done.
1.
My name is Marie Joseph. I am a Miami native and student at
FIU. This report tracks the process and the time spent in
specific concentrations in order to achieve my degree in
Interdisciplinary Studies. Much of my time and project
completion will be illustrated throughout Report to give an
explanation of how my concentrations of Interior Architecture
and Early Childhood Education being combined will help me to
reach my goals of designing and building areas specifically for
younger children. From looking at the surface of these two
concentrations, there is no related content that could be
understood. However, when digging into the information of
each, we see that children can succeed, learn, and grow more
effectively when in certain environments. These environments
are those that relax and present the best possible structures,
colors, and angles so that younger children can better reach
their maximum potential. For these reasons, society needs
people who think about design in terms of young children’s
needs and growth and I want to be one of those experts. I will
be reflecting on specific projects in Interior Architecture to
present the design aspect, while also including materials from
my Early Childhood Education courses to show how children
learn. This way, I can prepare myself to share the usefulness of
my education with graduate schools and employers. (221 words)
2.
"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take." -- Lewis
Carroll
Acquiring my degree in Liberal Studies is a culmination of more
than 20 years of education, life, and work experience.
Combining the disciplines of Business and Communication
allows me to sharpen the skill set I have acquired in my years of
work as well as the education I have received over time at
Florida International University. Having begun my studies at
FIU in 2007 and restarted 10 years later, much has changed in

10. the world and the workplace. While my path to this degree may
not have been the most traditional one, I feel my education and
experience make me uniquely qualified for a variety of career
paths.
Effective communication is an important part of any job. The
tools used in business before the digital revolution really took
off have changed remarkably. The classes I have taken upon my
return to school deal with a business world and communication
methods that were relatively unknown, even non-existent. My
education has allowed me to explore new concepts in business
and communication within. This report reflects my ability to
communicate professionally, highlight my organizational skills
and be a testament to the well-rounded skill-set I have acquired.
Education comes in many forms: lectures, books, hands-on
learning, life experience, exploration and even from failure.
This portfolio will include a brief introduction to me, overview
of my curriculum with the detail of my coursework and artifacts
that show my skills and abilities. While I have not chosen a
new career path at this time, I truly believe the diverse
coursework is an asset in my everyday life, as well as to my
future career and future employers. (271 words, not including
quote)
3.
I began studying Communication and Business Administration
because of my love for writing and interacting with people.
After entering the second Media Writing course, I started
shooting and editing video. I fell in love from the very moment
I started. I’ve always loved technology and my Interdisciplinary
Studies degree combines my love for technology with writing,
another thing I’ve always loved.
In this Report, I have combined different aspects of each of the
two disciplines as well as different projects, tests, and
assignments that represent what I have learned. I am

11. particularly proud of the video that I wrote, produced, and shot
for my fraternity that highlights our volunteer efforts. It started
out as a class assignment, but I kept working on it on my own
time and the final product is linked to our Facebook page. The
report is about the journey that video represents and about the
different skills and categories I have learned including: writing
for news, creative writing, research, photography, videography,
video editing, and many aspects of business. I intend to use the
information assembled in this report to prepare for future
interviews to demonstrate my skills to employers. The Report is
representative of video projects both within classes as well as
projects done outside of school. I hope this Report serves not
only as an example to other IDS students and those seeking to
be, but also as a reminder that everyone can find and do what
they love. (224 words)
4.
This Report shows how I chose to integrate Accounting,
Biology, and Pre-Medicine into a cohesive degree that prepares
me for competitive graduate programs, such as MD/MBA joint
degree programs or MD/Ph.D. programs. I realize this
combination may seem unusual, even unconventional to some,
but it cannot be ignored that medicine and business are
becoming increasingly integrated in our healthcare system. As
our society and our economy change, I believe this integration
will grow in significance.
The Curriculum: Research and Lab Experience section of my
Report shows various projects and lab work from my core
classes- Cellular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Genetics,
Anatomy, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry,
Biomedical Ethics, and the Development of Scientific Thought.
Through the process of spending extensive hours in the lab for
my departmental honors thesis, I found myself developing a real
love for research and its process. The Business of Medicine
section of my report showcases various presentations and
projects I worked on during my time at FIU that are applicable

12. to medicine. My core business coursework was both technical
and conceptual with courses in Intermediate Accounting,
Governmental Accounting, the Legal Environment of Business,
Accounting Information Systems, International Markets,
Intercultural Management, International Project Management,
and Personnel Diagnostics and Development Tools.
When I first started looking into medical school and graduate
programs, the MD/MBA dual program caught my eye, because
there seems to be a lot of controversy/concern about how
healthcare companies are managed. The accounting aspect of
my degree established a foundation in business that I will be
able to build upon as I pursue higher education in healthcare.
Because my approach to medicine and business is unorthodox, I
will use this report to help support and clearly explain my
undergraduate degree to potential employers, research
programs, as well as graduate schools. (294 words)
Specifications Checklist
To earn all available points, your Statement of Purpose section
must include all elements listed below. If your goal for thi s
course is to earn an A, be sure to check off your completion of
each element.
Content
☐ expresses ideas clearly and in your own words
☐ accurately introduces your report
☐ shares big idea and themes AND provides supporting details
☐ reflects a careful reading of each step in the instructions and
of the examples
Document Formatting and Length
☐ consists of 200-400 words
☐ word count identified after last sentence
☐ follows standard professional document formatting (1"
margins on all sides, double spacing, professional font such as

13. Times New Roman or Calibri, 12pt font)
Proofreading
☐ demonstrates sufficient self-review to avoid careless errors
like typos, misspellings, missing words, sentences without
standard capitalization or punctuation.
Resources
For writing: make an appointment with the Center for
Excellence in Writing
Statement of Purpose
Grading Rubric
Excellent work
50 points
Almost there
30-40 points
Insufficient investment of time

14. 0-30 points
Content
Satisfies each element on the specifications check list AND
appears to be the product of at least two drafts.
Satisfies each element on the specifications check list but may
have been hastily written. Reads like a first draft: Choppy
organization, rather than a series of careful ideas, flowing one
to the next. Repetition or vagueness undermine the submission’s
power.
Misses one or more elements from the specifications check list.
Reads like a first draft: Choppy organization, rather than a
series of careful ideas, flowing one to the next. Repetition or
vagueness undermine the submission’s power.
Document specs
Satisfies each element on the specifications check list.
Misses one element on the specifications check list.
Misses more than one element on the specifications check list.
Proofreading
Demonstrates sufficient self-review to avoid careless errors
Contains one or two careless errors that the writer could have
caught by reviewing the work more carefully
Contains more than two errors that thewriter could have caught
by reviewing the work more carefully. Work that sacrifices
points here often contains misspelling that Spellcheck flagged,
sentences that don’t make sense because of missing words,
proper nouns that haven’t been capitalized. (Ex: florida
International University).

15. BUAD 4101: Business Ethics
JagTracks IV
Professional Ethics Assignment
Instructions:
Length: 2-3 pages minimum, no maximum
Format: WORD doc (no pdf), grammar and spell checked,
careful proof-reading
APA format: Cover sheet, report, References page
Save As: Lastname Firstname Professional Association for
_____ (Finance, Marketing, Accounting, etc.)
Upload WORD doc in Blackboard
Use the following as your headings (without the numbers), and
address all of the following:
(See example below)
I. Profession
a. Identify the profession you are in or intend to join. This
should correspond to your major.
i. Example: if you are an accounting major, you probably
intend to join the accounting profession.
Profession
I am working on a BBA degree, with a human resources
minor, and my goal is to become a human resources manager. I
plan to graduate in May, 2020.
II. Your Professional Association
a. Identify the professional association (NOT your future
employer) connected to your profession. This association
provides a code of ethics or code of conduct for the industry.
i. Example: as a financial advisor, one might become a member
of one of the following.
· The Financial Planning Association (FPA)
· The National Association of Personal Financial
Advisors (NAPFA)

16. · National Association of Insurance and Financial
Advisors (NAIFA)
· The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)
Professional Association
To prepare for a position as a financial professional, I plan to
join the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), which
serves as an excellent resource norms, expectations and ethical
guidelines for my professional development in this field.
Specialized Training or Skill
I. What are the educational requirements to be a member of your
chosen profession?
II. Identify any other membership requirements of the
professional association and provide a short summary of these
requirements.
III. If your profession requires the passage of an exam (CPA
exam, bar exam, etc.), please discuss that requirement.
Requirements for becoming a financial advisor include
__________ (education, years of experience, certification,
etc.). Specialized training or skill development include
______ (certification, licenses, etc.).
Membership requirements for the Association for Financial
Professionals (AFP) include ____________ (dues, education,
etc.)
Specialized certifications include _______ (certification
specifications, etc.). for those who wish to specialize as a
________ (customer service representative, personal banker,
mutual fund representative, investment advisor, et.c)
Code of Ethics
a. Identify the ethical rules of your chosen professional
association.
b. Provide a link to that code.
c. Write a summary of the major provisions of the code.
The Association for Financial Professionals provides a code of
ethics for human resources professionals, and may be reviewed

17. here: [insert link]
The AFP code of ethics includes: [insert code of conduct or
code of ethics elements here]
The major provisions of this code include: __________
[highlight items that are particularly important to you and your
ethical understanding about this industry]
III. Self-Regulation
a. Identify the enforcement process used by your chosen
profession.
b. Write a summary of the consequences for failing to adhere to
the code of ethics (and other relevant rules) and discuss the
process by which those consequences are enforced.
The AFP requires _______ (rules to stay in good standing), and
the consequences for failing to adhere to the AFP’s code of
ethics and rules could include _______ (expulsion from the
association, fines, public censure, sanctions from your employer
including possible termination, etc.)
The AFP enforces its compliance rules through _________
IV. Client Focus
a. What does it mean to serve the interest of others in the
context of your chosen profession?
The financial industry, and financial advisors in particular,
expect _________ (fiduciary obligations, trustworthiness, etc.)
while serving clients, employers, community (etc.). This
means _________.
V. Reflection
a. What have you learned about being an ethical member of your
chosen profession?
b. What challenges have you discovered that might need to be
overcome to be an ethical member of your chosen profession?
The financial industry’s code of ethics include all three of the
normative ethical theories found in this course: Virtue,
Deontological, and Utilitarian. [Briefly elaborate.]
Personally, my ethical challenges include __________
(conflicts of interest between what the client wants and what I

18. know to be ethical behavior, etc.)
Example:
Profession
I am working on a BBA degree, with a human resources
minor, and my goal is to become a human resources manager. I
plan to graduate in May, 2020.
Professional Association
As a human resources management professional, I have already
joined the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM),
which serves as an excellent resource for my academic work, as
well as my professional development in this field. [Alternative
choices: Academy of Human Resource Development, American
Payroll Association, Association for Talent Development,
College and University Professional Association for Human
Resources, and others.)
Specialized Training or Skill
The SHRM organization’s membership requirements include…..
Formal paper: cover page, APA formatting, References page
Research paper (not an analysis paper)
· Based on your major and chosen profession, identify one of
the Professional Associations that provide a code of conduct or
code of ethics for your industry.
. Example: major - Finance, professional career - financial
advisor, professional association choices (among others). You
could choose one of the professional associations below -- or
find another that you like - there are several.
. The Financial Planning Association (FPA)
. The National Association of Personal Financial

19. Advisors (NAPFA)
. National Association of Insurance and Financial
Advisors (NAIFA)
. The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP)
Use guideline provided in this link and answer questions, using
the following headings:
I. Profession: Based on your major, what profession are you
working toward?
II. Professional Association: Identify your chosen professional
association (NOT a future employer). The organization should
provide a code of conduct or code of ethics for the entire
industry.
III. Specialized Training: Educational requirements for your
chosen profession, membership requirements for joining the
Association, is there a special exam required (such as the CPA
exam for Certified Public Accountants for accounting majors)?
IV. Code of Ethics: Provide the link to access the code,
identify the ethical rules for your profession, and summarize the
major provisions.
V. Self-Regulation: Identify enforcement process and
consequences found in your chosen professional association.
VI. Client-Focus: What does it mean to serve the interest of
others in the context of your chosen profession?
VII. Reflection:
VIII.
a. What have you learned about being an ethical member of your
chosen profession?
b. What challenges have you discovered that might need to be
overcome to be an ethical member of your chosen profession?
IX. References