Educational Goals
Martha Edsotne
GEN/2E0 (BDDK1FUB46)
March 16, 2015
Kellu Smidden
Educational Goals
Even though there are many other important areas of concerns, besides setting goals for academic success, the benefit of creating educational goals is that you have created a solid road map to lead you there. The writing process is this map, and all you need to do is follow it.
The benefit of creating educational goals and how to follow them.
Once you have set your educational goals, you will then need to find out what your strengths are. Upon discovering those, you can then capitalize upon them. In the writing process, my strength is in Doing. In Doing I have at my side feeling, with them blended, I like to take what I have practiced, and put that to work. I will always seek ways to apply any newly gained skills. One good thing is that my goals are changeable; I can adjust them at any time because they are not set in stone.
In Doing, According to Dalton (2009)” Our priorities change at different times in our lives. Thus, once your goals are set, remind yourself that they are not set in stone. It is absolutely essential to reevaluate your goals periodically to assure that they are consistent with your current situation and priorities”
The writing process is a roadmap to success. All you need to do is follow it.
Along this road map, you may need some extra help, and a great place to find this is at the University library. This is one of the greatest places for any and all research matter. It has been used before and the information is credible. When you are finished with the library, it is then time to visit the Center for Writing Excellence. The center for writing excellence has just what you are looking for to get your paper on the correct path. Here you will find five great and very useful aids for creating an outstanding paper, and they are; Write Point, Grammar review, Submit and Review a Paper for Plagiarism, Get Live Assistance and Tutorials and Guides
The center for writing excellence has just what you are looking for to get your paper on the correct path. Here you will find five great and very useful aids in creating an outstanding paper they are Write Point, Grammar review, Submit and Review a Paper for Plagiarism, Get Live Assistance and Tutorials and Guides
Reason for creating educational goals
The most important reason for creating educational goals is that they will guide you through the whole academic process from start to finish. Just use the tools provided and follow the basic, yet time tested approach. Most importantly, do your work and be proud of what you have accomplished.
Academic integrity is one thing you must get right. If you want to be successful, follow every rule, then check and double check. Most importantly is to do your own work. Plagiarism can be accidental or intentional, but the consequences are the same. The student’s responsibility is to check each paper carefully to ensure that all direct quotations and ideas that are not original are correctly cited and referenced.
According to Anonymous (2012) “1 Whenever you use words, ideas, or graphics that are not your own, always cite (give credit to) the original sources.2 Use Quotation marks around any quotes or sections of text that are taken word-for-word from your source, and cite the source.3 don’t just rearrange or replace a few words from the original text and call it your own. Double check your work against the original sources to be sure.4. Check all facts against at least two reliable resources. These include respected organizations, such as government (.gov)(SP) or educational (.edu)(SP) sites”(p.1).
Ways to improve your critical thinking. When we reach an impasse, just remember that you can always change your mind or opinions without giving up your stance. Just make it clear that we accept our feelings on this topic. If in doubt just remember the six levels of thinking. Remembering; can I recall the events or facts? Understanding; can I explain this in my own words clearly? Applying; can I use this idea to get the desired outcome? Analyzing; can I break this down into parts or steps? Evaluating; can I evaluate the worth of this idea? And least and finally, Creating; based on this idea can I create something new? Employers are always looking for people that can communicate, use critical thinking, collaborate with a group and use creativity.
According to Peckham (2010) “Most employers surveyed said the four Cs have been articulated within their organizations as priorities, with 80.4% saying their employees are evaluated on communication skills, 72.4% on critical thinking, 71.2% on collaboration, and 57.3% on creativity in performance reviews and during the hiring process. Three out of four (75.7%) said that they believe these skills and competencies will become more important to their organizations in the next three to five years, particularly as the economy improves and organizations look to grow”
Ethical lens influences my decision making. The ethical lens influences my decision making by focusing on, and comprehending whatever is going on in any situation. I consider all the options that will both reflect excellence in my role, and I also ensure that I make people happy. I see the current status in the light of past experiences. Then I tend to use a combination of intuition and imagination to incorporate new information and solve problems.

Demonstrating the wisdom in practical matters and foresight as I act with enlightened self-interest in each circumstance. I manage to avoid rash actions while bringing to the table the gift of entrepreneurship. I also rely on my resourcefulness and courage when making tough decisions. How you will continue to use effective reading strategies at school and at work
I plan on utilizing everything that I have been taught, up to this point. But using the Mussel reading program still remains to be seen. However, there are many facets of reading that I have picked up on in going through chapters of Becoming a Master Student. And I do plan on employing them as I further my education.
I plan on utilizing everything I have learned in school and applying it in my work environment, mainly the critical thinking and the writing process. I will also utilize my critical
Lenses and I feel that it will benefit me in all aspects of my career paths now and that follow.
The benefits and challenges of working with outside sources. The benefits and challenges of working with outside sources.
There are some great sources out there to use. Any web-based site with a dot Gov or a dot Org, are trusted to be factual. They are not paid by promotions or sponsored. They are set up so that only accreted organizations are allowed to post information use them.
Your dot com or Commercial (for-profit) websites net: Network-related domains they are for pay so anybody that is sponsoring to that site can get or put anything they want on them. That is where the money is, put up a site and reap the rewards even if the facts are not correct. However, not saying it’s not a good place to start your research.
Important lessons learned in this course
This class has been nothing but inspirational, the material presented was excellent and the further we went along in the class we started to come together as a class helping each other with where to find things and what not to forget. The instruction was clear and the Becoming a Master Student book is something I will utilize forever it will be a great reference tool in life.

Conclusion

In conclusion, although there are many other important areas of concern besides the setting goals for academic success, the benefit of creating educational goals is for two main reasons. The writing process is a road map to success, and all you need to do is follow it. But most importantly, by setting academic goals you have created a road map to success.

References
Dalton, J. L. (2009, FALL). If I Knew Then What I Know Now. Woman Advocate, 15(1), pl-13.
Peckham, S. (2010, AUG). Technically speaking. , 70(1), P4-4.
Anonymous, (2012, FEB). Title Avoid Plagiarism. Scholastic News, 80(6), 1.