Goal Setting and Time Management

Description

Topic: Goal Setting and Time Management SUMMARY:  The modern world presents an extraordinary array of distractions.  As much as students can benefit from the choices that technology offers, they can also be derailed and hamstrung by the desire to be connected at all times.  In this environment, being able to set and pursue a goal with focus, and control the use of time, is more important than ever. The ideas and skills in this topic will help students understand their values and goals, set up systems that enable them to pursue what they want, and manage time in a way that promotes goal achievement.

Points to include in your narrative: Develop a personal mission statement. Develop long- and short-term academic goals plus a plan for monitoring progress. Demonstrate the relationship between your values and goals. Search in the internet time-management tools and explain the advantages and disadvantages of those tools.

Apply your understanding of planning tools to academic situations. Recommend strategies for avoiding time-management pitfalls. Identify effective time management strategies. Explain the importance of prioritizing activities.