It takes 5-7 business days for a Touchstone to be graded once it's been submitted. Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you to refine skills, and de

 It takes 5-7 business days for a Touchstone to be graded once it's been submitted.

Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you to refine skills, and demonstrate application of knowledge. You can work on a Touchstone anytime, but you can't submit it for grading until you have completed the unit’s Milestone. After you've submitted a Touchstone, it will be graded and counted towards your final course score.

Touchstone: Success NarrativeASSIGNMENT: For this touchstone, you will be writing a success narrative consisting of three components. Specifically, you will write about the following:

1. Who I Am Now: Create a brief biographical statement describing your academic and professional history, as well as any relevant personal characteristics you’d like to share.
2. My Goals: Identify three (3) professional and/or academic long-term goals for your future.
3. How I Will Get There: Based on the professional or academic goals you created, identify at least two (2) short-term steps for each of these goals, and set target dates for each of these short-term steps. Make sure that in your plan to achieve these goals, you account for obstacles that may present themselves along the way.

Sample Touchstone

A. Assignment Guidelines

DIRECTIONS: Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.

1. Who I Am Now❒ Have you provided a brief biographical statement explaining your educational and career experiences thus far?❒ Have you shared any personal characteristics (e.g., determination, flexibility) that you feel are relevant to your narrative?2. My Goals❒ Have you provided three long-term goals you wish to accomplish? ❒ Have you connected those goals to either your academic or professional aspirations?3. How I Will Get There❒ Have you identified and explained at least two short-term steps for achieving each of your three goals?❒ Have you set target dates for each of these steps? ❒ Have you addressed any obstacles you might face in pursuit of these goals?