aspects of SMART goal planning

 aspects of SMART goal planning

            Introduce yourself as a professional and restate your professional and/or personal goal statement. Make sure to incorporate feedback throughout the course when finalizing your statement. The statement needs to be supported with all aspects of SMART goal planning that specifically relates to your academic plan of study. Provide a short statement (approximately three to four sentences or one complete paragraph) that details the opportunities that await you once you achieve your goal(s). The introduction should be concise and written effectively for a professional audience. This sections should be at least seven to ten sentences.

Domain of Study

            Provide your three major domains of study that illustrates the value of the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) that you have gained throughout your academic journey and how these KSAs can be applied to your professional and/or personal goals. Domains of study refer to categories that compartmentalize different areas where you have gained or intend to gain KSAs. These domains could be as broad as “critical thinking” or “technical writing,” or they could be as

specific as “child psychology.” Each domain should be supported with at least three courses in your academic plan that highlight the development of the KSAs associated with the specific domain of study. Explain how any prior or planned academic learning relates to your strengths and weaknesses. Be sure to refer to the specific domains you are developing. Support your response using research. Explain how any prior or planned academic learning connects to your goal statement and academic plan of study. Be sure to address why this knowledge is valuable to your goals and how will it help you plan your future. This will be the largest section of your paper with a paragraph for each domain of study. This sections should consist of three to four paragraphs at least four to five sentences.

General Studies Concentration

            Identify and defend your chosen concentration in the General Studies program and provide a short description of how the concentration will help you achieve your professional and/or personal goals. Based off of your research (citations are required) share your discovery of the KSAs that align the chosen concentration. This sections should be at least four to five sentences.

Coursework

Provide a list of all coursework completed to date (either in previous institutions or at SNHU) and all coursework you plan to take in future terms equally 120 credit hours. Align the relevant courses to your domains of study or concentration, and the planned term of enrollment. Every course does not have to align with a domain of study and/or concentration. This section may be presented in a table. Then add a brief annotation, one to two sentence statement, that summarizes why the courses listed in your academic plan of study are applicable to your personal or professional goal statement.

If you have more than 10 remaining courses and you do not know the terms you will be completing your coursework in, then provide a written statement following the chart that explains your plan. For example: The 12 planned courses, 36 hours are needed to complete the degree, listed in the chart have not been scheduled beyond the next three terms. The plan is to complete two courses, six credit hours, per term. By following this plan 18 credit hours will be completed each academic year, which will meet the requirements for the anticipated graduation date of May, 30, 2018.  Remember that you have to have a plan to change one.

Academic Rationale

Articulate the value of the BA.GS degree using research and specific examples to illustrate the benefits of completing your degree plan. Specifically, your rationale should accomplish the following: Provide a detailed rationale of how your degree in general studies meets your personal and professional goals. Discuss the larger relevance of the general studies degree to achieving your goals. Be sure to address the benefits of your general studies degree and the value of a diverse education to achieving your future goals. Incorporate research (e.g., course resources, scholarly articles, networking sites, webinar opportunities) that will support you in achieving your goals. The rationale should be a full page in length.

Conclusion

In your conclusion, summarize your experiences in this course. Highlight key traits that you will use to achieve your personal and professional goals.

Your completed academic plan of study and academic rationale should be a professionally written document suitable for an academic audience. Your submission should be free of any grammatical, spelling, and stylistic errors. The completed proposal should include a cover page with your name, degree concentration, and expected date of graduation; a table of contents; and a references/works cited page using APA or MLA citation format accurately. Before submitting this assignment review the assignment guide and grading rubric to maximize your points for this assignment. If you have any questions, please contact your instructor.

References

SNHU. (2017). Academic course catalog. Southern New Hampshire University Retrieved from http://www.snhu.edu/admission/academic-catalogs