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1 Good Start to the Semester Setting Smart Goals Jennifer Beattie Tri-County Technical College

2 Outcomes  What do you hope to gain from this experience?  What do you want to walk away with?  What do you hope to learn?

3 Experiences  What would you like to do while you’re here?  What do you hope to experience?

4 Be SMART!  Specific  Measurable  Attainable  Realistic  Timely

5 Specific  Who is involved?  What do I want to accomplish?  Identify a location  Establish a time frame  Identify requirements and constraints  Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of reaching the outcome.

6 Measurable Establish concrete criteria for measuring progress toward the attainment of each desired outcome.  How much?  How many?  How will I know when it is accomplished?

7 Attainable & Realistic  Can this outcome be achieved?  Is it related to something likely to be covered?  Is it too big? Too much to expect?

8 Timely When do you expect to attain this desired outcome?  By the end of the semester?  After a specific chapter in a specific class?  After a specific day?

9 Examples  Not SMART Outcome: I want to learn about time management  SMART Outcome: At the end of the semester, I would like to have learned at least 3 new strategies for managing my time more effectively, so I can be a successful college student.

10 Examples: Experiences  Not SMART experience: I want to talk to people about how they deal with stress.  SMART experience: By midterm, I will talk to at least three classmates about how they deal with the stress of attending college full time while working, so I can try applying some new techniques to help keep me from being overwhelmed.

11 Your turn!  Take the focus questions you started this class with—your vague goals, and make them SMART!


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