Smart Goals

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. Attend class and participate in classroom discussions

2. Complete ALL assignments, no matter what

3. Find internships

4. Start Wildlife and Fisheries College to obtain my Master’s in Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Medicine

5. Graduate and find job

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 |

| | | | | | |

| |I am attending my college |I will measure my goal by |I am doing it now. |I am doing it now and making my|Yes, now it is. At first I had |

| |classes mostly every day and |whether I receive good grades, | |way up...