...Goals Essay Outline This essay is part of the Rainier HS portfolio, which is a graduation requirement. This essay will receive both an English class grade (using the 6-traits rubric) and a completion score in Advisory. When you have completed this essay, you will need to share it through your Google drive with both your advisory teacher and myself. Use this outline to guide your essay. #1 Introductory Paragraph *There will be at least 2 sentences in this paragraph. Why is it important for you to set goals? What type of goals will you address in this essay? #2 Academic Goals Paragraph *There will be at least 9 sentences in this paragraph. Short Term Academic Goal: What is your SMART goal? How is the goal achievable? What will the process be to complete this goal? How will you know that you have accomplished this goal? Long Term Academic Goal: What is your SMART goal? How is the goal achievable? What will the process be to complete this goal? How will you know that you have accomplished this goal? Transition: How will your academic goals help you post-high school? #3 Career Goals Paragraph *There will be at least 9 sentences in this paragraph. Short Term Career Goal: What is SMART goal? How is the goal achievable? What will the process be to complete this goal? How will you know that you have accomplished this goal? Long Term Career Goal: What is SMART goal? How is the goal achievable? What will the process be to complete...
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...University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course introduces students to learning in an information-rich society. Students develop strategies for successful distance learning, time management, and for managing the abundance of information available in today’s society. Students also explore the appropriate use of information in an academic environment. Specific topics for the course include computing skills for distance learning, online library use, academic honesty, and the development of effective study skills. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Carter, C., Bishop, J., & Kravits, S. L. (2011)....
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...Academic Success In this essay I will talk to you about academic success and how you can achieve it. In achieving this success I will talk to you about how your goals can lead you to success, and in doing so I will give you an example of one of my educational goals and career goals. I will also talk to you about how the writing process can help you to advance you education and career, give you an example of how your ELI can help you make better decisions. I will also talk to you about what steps I will be taking in helping me improve my critical thinking , what resources that I will be using from the university, the pros and cons of working with outside sources and other lessons that I have learn from being in this class. Academic Success When you are first starting out at a new school your first thought is that you want to be successful. Well it’s not the easy all the time for some people and in being successful there are some guidelines that you will have to follow in order to have success in school and that’s what I am going to talk about to you today and the way you can do that the first thing I will talk to you about is how goal setting can lead you to success and in doing so I will give you an example of a goal I have set for my education and my career, the second is how the writing process can help you with your academic career and your professional career and how the information form my ELI will help me in making better decisions. What steps I will take to improve...
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...Material Career Goal-Setting Worksheet Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Adjust your professional or career goal you created in Week Two based on the Career Plan Building Activities results from the My Career Plan assignment. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? My result from the career interest profiler and career plan building activity contributed to my professional goal development because I was able to map out my goals. I was able to understand and decide which goals were important to my career. I also was able to understand how my decision making could improve earning my degree. 2. Describe how you will balance academic expectations and your personal and professional responsibilities. I will be using Time Management to balance my academic expectations, my personal and professional responsibilities. I will be setting time aside and blocking out certain things (turning off my phone and television) while completing my school work. I will also focus more on my school now and will prioritize what is important to reaching my goal. 3. How can understanding the importance of SMART criteria and your career interests and competencies help you move toward your career and academic goals? Understanding the importance of SMART criteria and my career interests and competencies help me move toward my career and academic...
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...1. Adjust your professional or career goal you created in Week Two based on the Career Plan Building Activities results from the My Career Plan assignment. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? My career goal has not changed after I did the activity. The results of my career interest profiler told me what I had already known all my life. My profiler results and career plan goes right along with what I have wanted to do most of my life. It just helped me to see I know myself much better than I realized. 2. Describe how you will balance academic expectations and your personal and professional responsibilities. I have made myself a very strict routine to help me balance my time and set my priorities accordingly. I have time set up in the morning and afternoon for job searching. I use a majority of the time in between for my schoolwork. I also have the evenings set aside for time with my daughter. 3. How can understanding the importance of SMART criteria and your career interests and competencies help you move toward your career and academic goals? The SMART criteria are just a guideline to setting good achievable goals. It will help me to set more specific obtainable goals in order to be successful in reaching said goals. If you are smart in remembering the four types of goals and following the five guide words (SMART) to setting your goals, it will help...
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...Continuing Academic Success Students can ensure their academic success by knowing the benefits of setting goals, knowing available resources, and by knowing the writing process, and maintaining academic integrity. Benefits of setting goals Setting goals help increase your motivation by creating a positive climate. They help you plan and gain control over your future and they also add challenge and purpose to your life. Goals also provide a sense of accomplishment. By setting goals you put more focus on the results which make you work smarter not harder, and they reduce stress and add meaning to your life (Milne, 2001, para.). Educational goals are very important to have when thinking of school or even while you are in school. “By setting goals you create a game plan. Goals help you accomplish what is important to you. Goals force you to focus your efforts. Take your dreams, write them down and make them come true. ” (Milne, 2001, para.). When setting goals start with setting a long term goal. Once you have your long term goal create short term goals to help accomplish your long term goal. I love short term goals because they help keep me motivated and looking forward. Also, if I don’t accomplish one, I have many others to fall back on to help me keep my head up. My educational goal is to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in health care administration with a concentration of long term care. Graduating is my long-term educational goal, which is great to have. However...
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...Continuing Academic Success Even though it is so easy to procrastinate and put things off until the last minute, academic success is the key to achieving educational and career goals. Having a solid understanding of the writing process and knowing your learning style will help you continue your achieve your academic goals. With these tools and exercising integrity, you will get the most out of your education while continuing to succeed. In order to achieve academic success, you must set your ultimate goal that you want to complete. My ultimate goal is to graduate with a bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in project management so I can pursue my career in project management. Setting your ultimate goal isn’t enough; you need to then break that goal down into smaller more easily attainable goals. There are other resources that can help you to reach your goals like academic coaching. Academic coaching can be a crucial step in helping students transition to college by providing a one-on-one interaction with a student focusing on academic planning, and performance. The coach encourages students to reflect on strengths related to their academics and works with the student to try new study strategies. The coach serves as a constant resource for the student to reconnect with throughout their college career (Robinson and Gahagan 2010). Academic representatives and success coaches will make great academic coaches because they will be with you for the duration of your academic...
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...Phoenix Material Goal Setting Worksheet Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals? Using the SMART criteria I found the one most important academic role for me was getting my degree in associates of arts. The main reason why this will contribute is that it includes most of what it takes to complete my academic, and professional goal. By fulfilling this main goal will help me to achieve the career I have been longing for. 2. Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? The one professional career that I`m interested in,and still very much interested after using the SMART, and CPBA is information technology. By using these as resourceful tools I could see where my interests, and feelings are really going to be involved with my every day job. Performing my job the best I can will contribute to better decisions in the future. 3. Describe the stress and time-management strategies you have learned this week that will help you achieve your goals. Knowing...
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...University of Phoenix Material Career Goal Setting Worksheet Respond to the following questions in 50 to 100 words each: Create one professional goal using the SMART goal setting techniques you learned in Week Two. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? * * By being realistic about what my goals should be and the correct path of reaching them. My career would have a better chance of being successful, rather than wasting time and energy on something not obtainable. The Career Interest Profiler had shown me that I am taking the right courses to reach the goal of being in the Criminal Justice line of work. * * * * Describe how you will balance academic expectations and your personal and professional responsibilities. * * Having to manage a planner to where to fits your lifestyle, goals and responsibilities is a good way to keep balance. Being able to decipher what is priority and what is not. Making the best out of the time you have by being realistic and staying consistent to you what have scheduled. Also keeping a positive attitude and staying motivated through adversity will help a lot. * * * * How can understanding the importance of SMART criteria and your career interests and competencies help you move toward your career and academic goals. * They all have a strong...
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... | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality....
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...Material Career Goal-Setting Worksheet Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Adjust your professional or career goal you created in Week Two based on the Career Plan Building Activities results from the My Career Plan assignment. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? Well I now that I know more about my actual strengths and competencies when it comes to a professional standpoint and I can now focus on improving them even more and I can look for a job(when it comes to be that time) in my field that will utilize these skills and competencies and actually help me improve on them. 2. Describe how you will balance academic expectations and your personal and professional responsibilities. For me that is fairly easy since I have little personal responsibilities short of paying my bills and maintaining a relationship with my fiancé so that is covered. Professional is also an easy one since I am only required to participate three days a week and I have three days a week off since I work four ten hour shifts it works out nicely. Of course school will always be just as if not more important than work so I will also be participating some on my work days as well. 3. How can understanding the importance of SMART criteria and your career interests and competencies help you move toward your career and academic goals? ...
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...University of Phoenix Material Goal Setting Worksheet Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals?. One academic goal I have for myself is to obtain my Associated in Psychology. The SMART criteria helped me to understand that I can set smaller goals related to my bigger goals that I want to achieve. This helps me to feel like I am moving closer to my bigger goal each time a smaller goal is accomplished. 2. Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? A career I created was to finish my first year of college. The results on my Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute by showing me my strength and weaknesses. Adapting to Change is the area I am highest in my strength I think that is beneficial when switching from class to class. It is suggested to speak to people in my field and see if there is volunteer work that is available. This will help me gain my insight in my desired field. 3. Describe the stress and time-management strategies...
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...Continuing Academic Success Name GEN/201 Date Teacher Name Continuing Academic Success Achieving academic success is something that many individuals consider to be a challenging task. Some people even think that it might be too difficult to worry even about trying to achieve it. While attempting to reach your goal in obtaining academic success, you must meet your university’s expectations and guidelines to reach your goal of being awarded a degree. If you want to thrive in school, you have to be willing to work hard and make sacrifices. The same initiative will also be needed to be successful in whatever career path you choose for yourself. By proving not only to yourself but others that you can see it through in getting your degree, you are also setting yourself up to have a definite career path in the future. Setting goals is a significant step in achieving success. By recognizing your goals, you can realize what is truly important. Setting specific goals, rather than a wide-ranging off objectives, encourages you to work harder to obtain your goals. To reach your goal, you must first determine whether that goal is a realistic one and if it is an achievable one. Once you have established this, the next step is to come up with a plan with exact steps to help you reach your goal. The steps in the plan not only guide you down the path, but also provide you with reassurance to continue working toward goal achievement as each action is completed. I plan on following...
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... | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality....
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...semester we discussed things from Time Management Skills, to Plagiarism, from identifying Personal Learning styles to using sources in a paper. I was reminded that even academically I need to set achievable goals to achieve bigger goals. Doing this will lead to much better success, and will help in my success in my career as I carry on the same routine there. So as I took this class I came up with a few educational goals, two of those goals were to graduate with a total Grade Point Average of 3.5, and to do my best to graduate a semester early. I also came up with a couple career goals, one is that wherever I go teach that I have an average of 3.0 grade from my classes and full comprehension of what I teach. I also want to become a head coach of a High School football team within five years of my graduation date. I also was reminded, not just by the lesson, but with misuse of time, that Time Management Skills are not just important in my career and life, but also extremely important in my academic success. The writing process can help you advance in your education and your career by giving you the confidence to present yourself in writing. The writing process is quite useful in a career aspect. Knowing how to use the writing process can give you tools to advance in your career. For example, a well written resume can mean the difference between getting an interview and not. Also it’s important because it shows that you have a working knowledge of the basic mechanics of organization...
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