1. Self-Assessment and Reflection.
   1. Review the Self-Assessment tab in the SDAP Workbook and indicate your self-assessment for each skill by highlighting the corresponding level (Basic, Intermediate, or Advanced)based on the description.
      1. Note: Save your work. You will submit the Workbook after completing all the elements of Part 1.
   2. Access the Reflection tab and double-click on the embedded MS Word document. Reflect on your experience in management and academia. Include specific examples. Structure your analysis into two parts:
      1. Managementfocusing on your subject matter expertise and professional experience gained in the field of management;
      2. Academiafocusing on your experience completing typical tasks related to academic course work, such as conducting literature reviews, writing papers, and engaging in academic discourse through publishing and conferences.
2. Personal Planning. Critically review the requirements for completing the program and develop a personal plan to complete the course work while balancing other demands (e.g. family, work, and hobbies.) The plan should include:
   1. A general description of your overall strategy, as well as
   2. A personalized timetable for completing weekly readings, Discussions, and Assignments for this course.
3. Questions and Concerns. Using the Question tab in the SDAP workbook, compile a list of questions, concerns, and potential challenges with respect to completing the program (e.g. time and financial constraints, limitations, and weaknesses.)
   1. Once you have a list of questions, check the designated Discussion Forum to see if one of your colleagues has already posted a similar question, and monitor the thread for an answer. You might add a comment indicating that you also noted a similar question.
   2. If your question has not been asked by anyone else yet, post it into a separate Discussion Thread on the Forum. Separating questions into individual threads will make it easier to track answers.
   3. When a question is answered, consider adding the answer into your SDAP workbook to complete your own documentation.