Goal Setting And Motivation
The personal goals I have set for myself is very attainable and I’m going in full force to get them realized. As the life is full of tests and challenges as one tries to achieve their goals. Some people turn to give up and abandon their future goals due to some unforeseen circumstances that come their way. Some also go astray from their main goals and end somewhere they did not plan for. I have hope in the future and I believe I can carefully follow my planned goals and not to go away from them. Challenges and impediment may come my way but adjusting to the situation and not losing focus is the key to maintaining the core of the planned goals. Personal goals have the tendency to change over time as we climb the ladder of success but the individual’s ability to motivate himself or herself to stay focus on the goals is very essential.
My lifetime goals are divided into three categories, namely short-term goals, mid-term goals, and long-term goals. My short-term goal is centered on my professional and educational goals. I have planned to complete my bachelors in Business Administration-Accounting by 2019 and secure a job as soon as possible. My midterm goal is to enroll immediately after my degree program into Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Ans also simultaneously register and sit for Chartered Public Accountants (CPA) exams to acquire their license to make me more marketable. My ultimate plan is learning as much as I can about starting and managing a business. I would also like to learn as much as possible about finance and marketing, which I find to be two of the most interesting aspects of the career I have chosen and the goals I have set for myself. In the long run, I intend to expand my business beyond the shores of this country.
I planned to set up a detail SMART goal setting theory and follow it to the latter. Though it important to put up a detailed plan with time frames, it is equally important to be able to follow and implement them step by step to the latter.
Time, Task, And Study Environment Management In Online Learning
Online learning is the order of the day, many people around the globe are taking full-time online classes or hybrid type. There aren’t enough hours in the day, and there isn’t any room in the schedule for learning. Many people are hesitant to take an eLearning course because they think that they won’t be able to go at their own pace or that it will require a great deal of their time. You can overcome this by ensuring that you have a well-organized plan to execute that, eLearning course can be accessed whenever and wherever the learners are ready to learn. E-learning comes with a lot of flexibility and a lot of challenges too.
Effective time management for online students is essential for a successful course completion. Though online courses are flexible it requires a lot of time and intensive work to get things done successfully, but I don’t remember ever had enough time for my online courses. The solution to this problem is a comprehensive schedule detailing day and weekly activities coupled with timelines and reminders for all assignment deadlines.
Technical or computer issues such as strong internet connection are essential for online learning. I live off campus and I find it difficult to keep in tune with the technical requirement of my chosen course. My computer literacy was also low coupled with weak internet connection at home where I study most times made my online experience problematic. As indicated above, lack of computer literacy also makes it difficult for one to properly handles programs such as Microsoft word, power point access etc and therefore not able to handle files well. Something that can help is taking a basic course in computer software programs to enhance the individual computer proficiency. This is a must for a successful online learning.
Setting up a conducive environment and atmosphere purposely for working on school assignment is very critical to online learners. The usual place I do my assignment at home is full of distractions which makes my studying environment very problematic. The solution to this challenge is to set a special place at home at home purposely for and solely for studying or always find a conducive atmosphere for studying and working on school assignment or projects.
Information Searching And Resource Management
Searching, researching and resource management skills are very essential to every college student. The act of searching and researching for the best resources for academic projects is a must for every student in the 21st century. The web offers great and unlimited academic resources for every student benefits but the process of getting access to the right source that best fits one’s topic is difficult and cumbersome if the individual is not well versed in the searching and researching process. Therefore, every student needs all the necessary skills to accomplish that.
Personally, all my college essay projects gave me a lot of challenges. Our instructor walks us through the process of getting into The Ohio State University (OSU) library database research. The difficulty I faced at that time searching through the research database on my own was how to get the right resource that fits my topic. The OSU library contains a large collection of journals, articles, books, dissertations or reports in electronic form. The library research database gives students and faculty access on campus and off campus. I spend several hours glancing through several articles and books but most of them do not contain all the information I require for the project. In addition, I had a technical issue with my laptop, the laptop kept on restarting by itself and I have no clue whatsoever how to fix that. My roommate lends me his laptop and I have to start from scratch again. IT was a very painful experience.
I visited my professor during her office hours for detail tutorials on the school library resource and its navigation process. My professor also advised me to save backup copies of all important files on a flash drive or external hard drive and also email copies to myself. Going forward and upon several trial and error, I managed to successfully navigate the researching process to track down the necessary sources for all my papers. I was able to streamline and filter to get scholarly articles that contain almost all the requirement that I need for my project. I will also advise college students to search and research and also cross check the reliability and quality of the information and should always rely on peer-reviewed articles. College students should also try to take the trouble to learn basic computer hardware and its operating systems so that they can fix basic problems on their own.