Individual Development Plan - Tables Information

Individual Development Plan – Undergraduate Trainees
Name:
Major:
Program or Programs: (FAST, REACT, RISE, MARC, WSRTP, ETC):
Degree Working On:
Expected Graduation Date:
Date Applications are Due for Next Stage:
Long-term Career Goals:
Highest Degree Desired:
Intermediate Steps before Highest Degree (if needed or desired):
Summer Programs or Graduate Schools/Programs Under Consideration
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) Desired (Prepare as undergraduate)
Desired Areas of Personal Growth
Experiences Needed to Reach Educational Goal or GRFP
Laboratory Research (Intramural, Extramural)
Research Technical Skills (Techniques, Experimental Design, etc)
Research-Associated Professional Skills (Presentations, Writing, CV, etc)
Other Intellectual Merit (Grades, Conferences, Scientific Papers, Abstracts, Publications)
Broader Impact (Conveying science to the public, Tutoring, Teaching, Science fair Judging, etc)
Leadership (Student Organizations/Clubs, Organizations you start or re-start, Training in Managing People):
Other Career Development (Networking, Certificates, Strategic coursework, Time Management, etc)
Example Competencies to Help Guide You, above.
Research/Technical skills
Experimental design
Creativity in identifying new research directions
Responsible Conduct of Research
Data analysis Statistical analysis
Computer skills
Problem solving skills (troubleshooting experimental design)
Critical thinking
Critical reading (review and analysis of the scientific literature)
Professional Skills
Communication Oral/presentation
Writing (abstract, manuscript, grant, thesis, general)
Manuscript Review
Self-instruction/learning
Teaching
Industry Science skills?
Application Activities and Skills
Statements
Connections with Faculty / Interpersonal Skills
Networking
Mentoring/being a mentee
Working with groups
Leadership and management skills
Time management
Prioritizing/goal setting
Organizational skills
Ability to multitask
Meeting deadlines
Giving/accepting feedback
Professional Planning and Career Development
Analysis of desired career path
Strategy to get there
Broader Impact
Volunteering now?
Train for higher level broader impact activities
Clubs/Organizations to Join
Enhanced from: Building Your Individual Development Plan (IDP): A Guide for Undergraduate Students
By C. Gita Bosch, PhD
SACNAS News, summer 2013, Volume 16, No. 1 – Article URL –
http://sacnas.org/about/stories/sacnas-news/summer-2013/building-your-IDP

Course Preparation and Calendar of Activities. Copy until the current and all remaining semesters are covered.

Fall 1 - 20__
Courses
Subject / Course / Name / Day/Hours
Honors Research?
Total Hours
Other Activities / Date
Next Steps / Date
Spring 1 - 20__
Subject / Course / Name / Hours
Total Hours
Other Activities / Date
Next Steps / Date
Summer 1 - 20__
Subject / Course / Name / Hours
Total Hours
Other Activities / Date:
Next Steps / Date: