Complete the following in your own words. It will be run thru a plagiarism checker. Thanks.
Review the SMART Goals Worksheet (attached)
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that describes your 3 SMART goals(highlighted on the attached SMART GOALS worksheet) and your plans to achieve them. Be sure to do the following in your paper:
Write your introduction to include the elements you developed in the outline.
State the final version of each SMART goal, addressing each letter of the SMART acronym as it relates to the goal, as well as your responses to the questions presented in the outline.
Describe how each goal will help you achieve success in your courses, program, career, or personal life.
Write your conclusion to include the elements you developed in the outline.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines
SMART Goals Worksheet
Instructions
Setting small goals for yourself and providing steps or milestones will help you work through challenges to meet your ultimate goals.
This section is to help you to develop 3 personal goals using the SMART goal process. Your SMART goals should support your academic or professional growth and help you be successful in the program. Consider the information from the sources you selected in the prior section and reflect on how you might like to develop in your role as a student or in your career.
Example of Original Goals:
• I want to manage my study time.
• I want to manage my stress.
• I want to improve my verbal communication skills.
• I want to develop my written communication skills.
• I want to become a better collaborator with others.
• I want to increase my skills with (choose a skill beneficial to a career in criminal justice or security)
Example SMART Goal Table
The first column contains the prompts for detailing your SMART goal. The second column shows the details of the SMART goal.
Original Goal I want to lose weight.
Specific: Clearly defined I want to lose 15 pounds.
Measurable: You can track your progress and you can determine when you’ve achieved it. I can lose 2 pounds a week.
Achievable: It’s realistic to accomplish or achieve. I can achieve this by going to the gym 3 times a week for cycle class and cutting my calories to 1,200 per day.
Relevant: Related to this course, your program, or regarding stress and time management. I need to lose weight in order to be healthier.
Time-Bound: When you need to reach the goal. What you need to do by when. I will lose the weight within 8 weeks.
Revised SMART Goal I will lose 15 pounds in 8 weeks by losing 2 pounds per week through going to the gym and cutting my calories to 1,200 per day in order to be healthier.
Student Response
Complete the tables below to write 2 SMART goals.
For each table, read the in the first column and write your response to the prompt in the second column.
Start with an original goal, then add information appropriate for each of the 5 SMART descriptors (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) to your goal statement in each line. Combine the descriptors to make 1 revised SMART goal that you can track to determine results.
Goal 1
Original Goal 1 Enter text here.
Specific: Clearly defined SMART Goal 1: I want to study in a consistent manner
Measurable: You can track your progress and you can determine when you’ve achieved it. SMART Goal 1: I want to study for 2-3 hours every day on an average
Achievable: It’s realistic to accomplish or achieve. SMART Goal 1: I can achieve this by making a schedule or plan for spending time during the day.
Relevant: Related to this course, your program, or regarding stress and time management. SMART Goal 1: I need to study well in order to learn my concepts better and to score a good grade in my course.
Time-bound: When you need to reach the goal. What you need to do by when. SMART Goal 1: I want to start studying according to a schedule within the next one week.
Revised SMART Goal 1 I want to start studying consistently by studying for 2-3 hours every day on an average within the next one week, I will make a schedule for achieving this.
Goal 2
Original Goal 2 I want to clean my room.
Specific: Clearly defined SMART Goal 2: I want to declutter my room in three days
Measurable: You can track your progress and you can determine when you’ve achieved it. SMART Goal 2:I will spend 1 hour every day on this task for the next 3 days.
Achievable: It’s realistic to accomplish or achieve. SMART Goal 2: I can achieve this by making a list of things that are no longer required in my room.
Relevant: Related to this course, your program, or regarding stress and time management. SMART Goal 2: Cleaning and decluttering my room will allow me to work more effectively.
Time-bound: When you need to reach the goal. What you need to do by when. SMART Goal 2: I will need to complete the cleaning in 7 days’ time max.
Revised SMART Goal 2 I want to clean and declutter my room by spending one hours everyday for the next 3 days in order to allow myself to work more efficiently.
Goal 3
Original Goal 3 Enter text here.
Specific: Clearly defined SMART Goal 3: I want to learn playing a music instrument.
Measurable: You can track your progress and you can determine when you’ve achieved it. SMART Goal 3: I want to learn playing a song on piano in the next 15 days in order to surprise my parents.
Achievable: It’s realistic to accomplish or achieve. SMART Goal 3: I can achieve this by signing up for an online piano lesson.
Relevant: Related to this course, your program, or regarding stress and time management. SMART Goal 3: It will help me surprise my parents and also fulfill my life long wish of learning to play an instrument.
Time-bound: When you need to reach the goal. What you need to do by when. SMART Goal 3: I need to complete my lessons in the two weeks.
Revised SMART Goal 3 I will learn playing a song on the piano in the next two weeks by signing up for an online piano lesson in order to surprise my parents.
