...Success The end is near to my first class at the University of Phoenix. As I continue on with my education, I would like to have great academic success. Academic success can be achieved by being aware of one’s goals, the writing process and the importance of critical thinking skills. By knowing these things, I believe my academic success will be achievable. Goals Setting goals in life is the key to my success. I feel that without goals the task you do in life has little to no purpose. “A goal is whatever an individual is striving to accomplish in their life”(Alispahić, n.d., p. 197). There is a lot I would like to achieve in life; that is why setting goals makes so much sense. Also having goals works as a motivator and encourages me to have a commitment. The bigger the goal the more fulfillment I will have in accomplishing them. (Alispahić, n.d.). My educational goals are that I finish my bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above. After that, I would like to move on and obtain a master's degree. Also, I plan to stop procrastinating when it comes to my homework and studying. Procrastination is something I have struggled with and realize it will not help me to achieve academic success. Some career goals would be to find a closer job while I am finishing my bachelor's degree. When I get that degree, the aim is to get a job in my field and gain experience while I am getting my masters. Once my master's degree is obtained, I will get a CPA license and continue...
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...career-related goals and 3) programming work, education, and related developmental experiences to provide the direction, timing, and sequence of steps to attain a specific career goal. Each individual has unique goals that he/she has to meet which helps them in exploring career options and obtaining certain skills that will help them in future. Below are three main questions (taken from Human Resource Development textbook) based on self assessment, future goals and plan to achieve the goals. The questions include 1) where do I want to be, 2) Where am I now, and, 3) How am I going to get there. The questions are discussed in detail based on my career planning. Where do I want to be? The part of this essay discusses about my goals, objectives and preferences about career development. In order to develop career, a person should be able to outline the personal professional preferences. Following are my goals and objectives: * What are my short-term career objectives? * Increase my education/ experience * Strengthen my engineering skills accomplish the currently assigned jobs * Increase in job responsibilities which will eventually strengthen my position at work * What are my long-term career objectives? * To be an Engineering Manager and play a leadership role. * Career change from Design Engineer to Production Engineer * What sorts of lifestyle issues are important to me? * I prefer to spend more hours in order to meet my work...
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... 4 Long and Short Term Goals 5 Conclusion 5 Appendix 6 Introduction This is my personal development report and within the content of this I will show how I have identified weaknesses that I need to work on and how I can monitor the progression of improvement within these chosen areas. I will also look at how I can implement changes to my personal, academic & personal skills to help me develop them too. Assessment of Self At the start of my journey of personal development I undertook a simple ‘Assessment of Self’ task to briefly establish what and why I wanted to improve my skills. This was in the way of a few questions…..Goals, Barriers etc. (Appendix 1). I then moved on to a more in depth way of assessment through a skills audit which helped me to identify my strengths and weaknesses and what I could improve on. Skills Audit The skills audit (Appendix 2) was a process of questions around different communication techniques, teamwork and IT Skills. The answers I gave, in my opinion, felt most appropriate to my current skill set. Upon finishing the audit I chose 2 weaknesses and strengths evidently shown in the results. Weaknesses * Academic Reading * Academic Writing Strengths * Teamwork * Numbers With these results I then moved on to a SWOT analysis. SWOT Swot...
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...your own goals that you need to work towards while continuing your education. Whether those goals are purely academically based or those goals pertain to what you want from your schooling to better your career and life, that decision is up to you. In the following paper I will share with you my own personal struggles with continuing my academic success, and the resources I used from my first course at the University of Phoenix to overcome those struggles. My Setbacks with Continuing Academic Success When I started the long journey of returning back to school I had many fears running through my head that made me feel that I may fail on this path of bettering myself. I had a fear of reading. Now that may sound strange, but I have always found focusing on reading a book challenging. I could read the words, and most of the times understand them, but my attention to the book would always drift. I had fears of staying on task and completing assignments on time. I felt that my life may be too busy to go back to school. I’ve always had the fear of writing papers. I’ve prided myself on being able to speak well and sound educated, but to actually sit down and write a professional paper scared me and made me feel ignorant towards a basic step in the academic process. In the past I have also struggled with asking for help, and relying on other individuals. Making the choice to go to the University of Phoenix to better myself has so far been a phenomenal choice to continue my academic...
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... | |How would you define academic |In order be academically ready I feel one needs to understand, and/or is making efforts to | |readiness? |understand the class topics. You need to be goal oriented, and have your goals outlined, and know| | |what is going to take achieve those goals. In order for a person to succeed academically they | | |need to be responsible and be able to balance school and everyday life. Without balance if feel | | |like you will fail and not able be academically ready. | |What concerns, if any, do you have |I have great reading skills, and I feel like reading is actually one of my strengths. I know for | |with academic writing and reading? |a fact I am going to struggle with my writing academically. This is one of the key reasons I have| | |returned to school. In high school I never had the desire to excel at writing and therefore never| | |took in what I being taught. Phoenix has wonderful writing workshops I will use daily, and I know| | |these workshops will assist me with overcoming the hurdle of writing. | |What two university resources will you|The two university...
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...My Approach as a Writer My Approach as a Writer Kamala Buck English Composition- ENG 115 Proffesor Brinda Surendar Strayer University May 26, 2013 My approach on writhing is something that I’m really not too sure of. I feel that me as a person I have a very unique approach on writing I tend to write what I feel write off of emotion. However for this class I will like to learn how to be a more creative writer, I writer that will be able to grasp my readers and hold on to them so that the can feel the words of the story that I am telling them. I want to be able to through this class express myself as a writer as well. One of my biggest goals that I will like to achieve out of this class is being able to communication more effectively. I have been told that I tend to run on and on with subjects and not stick to the point when writing so I really want to work on that in this class. One way that I expect to use writing will be in my professional career I tend to one day have my very own nonprofit organization for kids who have parents that are recovering addicts. So this writing class with will be able to help me with writing out proposals and other documents that I will need to summit to companies to help with the funding for my organization. One way that I set goals for myself is that I put it into my head mentally that this is something that I will like to achieve and what I want done. One of my biggest challenges when writing...
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...setting achievable goals, the importance of learning styles in academic success and the validity of ethics and academic integrity in helping to achieve continuing academic and professional success. Setting Goals Distinct, clearly defined goals that can be measured will allow a person to take pride in accomplishing the goals they have set. They are able to see clear forward progress in what otherwise might seem a long drawn out process. Setting goals allows one to choose where they want to go in school or in a career and what they want to achieve. Knowing what they want to achieve, helps them know what they have to concentrate on and improve. Goal setting gives one long-term vision and short-term motivation. By setting goals students and employees can: improve their academic and career performance, increase their motivation to achieve, increase pride and satisfaction in performance and improve their self- confidence. Setting goals and measuring their achievements allow the goal setters to see what they have done and what they are capable of doing. Seeing their results gives them confidence and assurance and motivation they need to believe they can achieve higher goals. Effective goal setting requires one to express goals positively, be accurate, set priorities, keep goals small, set goals one can control and set specific measurable goals. Writing down your goals symbolizes a real commitment to strive to make them reality. My educational goal is to increase pride...
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...Donecia Hudson July 8, 2015 My Successful Goal One of my greatest successes that I’ve every accomplished was, helping my old high school track team win the regions. The obstacle’s I had to overcome for me to help my team get the win was for me to go to practice after physical therapy because my knee was messed up from playing basketball. The reason I say this because I was playing basketball before track season started and I had a bad knee injury just a little bit. So I had to go to physical therapy to help strengthen my knee back to its full health. I also had to work mighty hard on my events which were 1600 meter run and the 800 meter run. The way I practice for these events was by running two laps in the beginning of practice very slowly to maintain things with my knee. Than I did my excises to losing up my body. Next I ran the bleachers to strengthen my leg muscles. Finally I ran my 1600 meter run, took me a two minute break. Then I stated my 800 meter run and I did this frequently until the big day came. As well as going to my physical therapy to make things go smooth before for my big day. When the big day came my teammates and me where a little bit nerves that day to, but we pulled it together. We went out there and did what we had to do to get the win. When it was time for me to run my team was a little cheerful for me as I ran my races that day. Eventually everything that I did helped, we got the win and it paid off in the end. At least two sentences explaining...
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...Personal Development Planning 3 2.2. What is Personal Development Planning? 3 3. Personal Goals 4 3.1. What are SMART-Goals? 4 3.2. Goals which I set for myself 5 4. Developing Learning, Academic and Business Skills 5 4.1. Active Learning 6 4.2. Learning Styles 6 4.3. My strengths and weaknesses in learning 6 5. Personal Development Plan and completion of e-portfolio 7 5.1. My evidence so far 7 5.2. Employability 7 6. Conclusion 7 7. References 8 Introduction This report is going to highlight how important Personal Development Planning in an academic and professional environment is and the affects it will have on me during my university degree. Throughout this report I will be looking at the background knowledge I have of PDP and how I have developed my business and academic skills in my first trimester. PDP is extremely helpful in aiding you in developing skills you already possess or require when it becomes obligatory to be responsible for your own learning, your personal development and your advancement into the world of work. “The kind of jobs that most graduates want to enter requires a range of qualities and skills that take time, support and good planning to develop” (Cottrell, 2003) which is where PDP takes an important role in your learning process. PDP was introduced into universities in order to help students plan their short term and long term goals so that they can plan how to achieve them. PDP is the process of outlining...
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...Studies 02/22/2014 I am a visual learner, and I have found that having charts and graphs in my work area helps me understand what I am working on. I will continue to take grammar and writing workshops so that I can improve my writing skills. I know that I have support resources such as: center for writing excellence, facilitators, my academic advisor, my classmates, and the University of Phoenix library. I will use these resources before I turn in a worksheet or paper that I am unsure of. I have learned that not asking for help makes matters worse. Great summary of resources and how you will use them! I will keep myself motivated by not forgetting why I am wanting my degreegoing to school to earn a degree. I have a constant reminder. I am doing this so that I can help women and children during tough times in their lives. That’s a strong motivator! I have been pastoring since March 2012. The part that I like the most about pastoring is helping families during crisis. I decided that I wanted to make this my career. I will put 150% of my effort into my school work. My kids see that I am working so hard, this makes them want to do well in their studies as well. I will absorb as much information as I possibly can. I do have a goal to achieve an 85% or higher in every class, but more importantly I will continue good study habits to ensure that I absorb the information given to me. I have recently completed a basic grammar workshop. It was great information. I will continue to complete...
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...your critical thinking skills and reachable goals, you’ll not only become successful in your academics but your career as well. But, before you can reach success, it all starts with the proper planning of your goals for the future “Success after all is all about planning.” (Reynolds, 2011) Setting Goals When it comes to setting goals, whether for your education or career, you first need to think of what you want to accomplish and start jotting then down on paper. Keep in mind when doing this, that these goals need to be achievable and realistic. The more achievable and realistic the goals, the easier it’ll be to put them into two different categorizes of short term and long term. As you are categorizing these goals you want to give them a timeframe you, this will give you a timeline on how quickly you can get them done. Now, some goals that you set, depending on your timeframe you allotted yourself, can be a little difficult to achieve. You want to be able to challenge yourself to reach these goals, but not so much that you go out of your way in reaching them (Reynolds, 2011). Once you have finished this, make sure to find a good location to put these goals. Visibility is the key to remembering what you want to accomplish, because in time they can be forgotten if not looked at on a daily to weekly basis. Keeping a constant reminder of what you are striving for is crucial, because it might lead you to revamping a few of your goals in the future. This isn’t a bad thing to do...
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...Strategies to Achieve Educational Goals Shirley Lemacks HCS/301 October 3, 2011 Karen Benjamin Strategies to Achieve Educational Goals Setting goals can make life an interesting journey; however, taking the first step toward a goal may prove to be very difficult. Educational goals, along with any goal set must be specific. Decide what the goal is to be and be sure that it is understood what exactly it consists of. Determine what they will do after the goal is accomplished as it could take them into a different chapter in their lives. Another importance is to make the goal realistic and achievable along with measureable and timed. Failure comes when a goal is unrealistic and impossible to achieve. Give it a time line obtainable in the near future, not 20 years from now. As an older adult the wish to become a cardiac surgeon this year would be an example of an unrealistic goal. Once a goal is set, prepare for obstacles and hurdles to cross over. Decide how long it will take to accomplish this goal. After this goal is achieved, repayment would be spread out over time. Time is a valuable asset and commitment is a must. Construct a chart to keep up with academic progress and obtain a superior support system by involving family and friends. According to a study by Templeton research, “Once a goal is chosen, the mind has many processes to promote its pursuit” (Masicampo, 2011, p. 672). Educational and Personal Goals After working as a nursing assistant for many years in...
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...What is success? Is it the process of doing a task and receiving a positive result acceptable amongst the community, or is it simply achieving ones own personal goals? Success to me can mean many things. Although I am successful in school, that does not necessarily mean I will lead a successful life. Success to me is setting personal goals, and following through with them. Whether you achieve your desired result or not, you have succeeded just by trying. Everyone’s vision of success differs. Success takes many different definitions. People have different interpretations of what success really means. For me is as simple as: living well and laughing often. The idea of living well is a very broad statement. Living well, in my opinion is getting success in personal, social and professional life. If I can achieve all of these three levels of success, I believe that I have lived well. Personal success for me is being able enjoy little things that life has to offer. For instance; understanding and appreciating diversity. To have someone to love and treasure, to meet the right person, fall in love, and get marry. To feel that I’m able to love my child and pass on wisdom to him .Feeling that someone loves me, is something that makes me completely happy and successful. Because I believe that without love, life is not thoroughly complete, thus never truly achieve success. I believe that, by being mentally and physically healthy, I have achieved personal success. When I get...
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...University of Phoenix Material SMART Goals Part A: Reflect on your results from the Career Interest Profiler Activity and the Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies. Building on your strengths and weaknesses, create five SMART goals to help you with your personal academic and career journey. Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Goal Setting Example: Take a writing workshop in the next 2 to 3 weeks to help me improve my writing skills in order to successfully communicate with others. 1. Keep at least a 3.0 on my report card. 2. Take a math and writing workshop in the next few weeks 3. Keep up with my assignments. 4. 5. Part B: Evaluate your SMART goals according to the SMART criteria. Provide support for your evaluation. | |S |M |A |R |T | |Goal |Is the goal specific? |Is the goal measurable? |Is the goal attainable? |Is the goal realistic? |Is the goal timely? | |Goal 1: |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes | |Keeping a 3.0 grade point | | | | ...
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...paper is a personal action plan. It’s an inventory of skills including my strengths and weaknesses in relation to the requirements of my short and long term goals. I am therefore, making an action plan on how to correct my deficiencies and to improve on my weaknesses’. This will allow me to take advantage of my strengths to obtain the skills that I want to have and quality of a person that I want to be. When this semester first started I set a goal for myself to improve my writing skills. Through- out this semester I have struggled to advance my goal. Now, as the semester comes to an end, I must look at what progress I have made towards this goal. By re-examining the work that I have done this semester I can evaluate where I have made improvements, what areas still need work and whether my participation in this class has been effective in achieving this goal. I have expanded my knowledge of different writing styles and punctuations. Both have had a positive effect on my essays by strengthening my writing skills. While my knowledge of grammar and active voice still needs improvement, my class participation has given me practice and prepared me for writing essays and speaking. The ways in which my writing skills have been enhanced by my work in this course are as followed; (a) I communicate my feelings and emotions to others properly (b) Writing skills are not only important in our daily lives, but it has a great...
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