Goals

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Goals
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Goal Setting

• Definition Importance
• Effective goal Characteristics
• How to set goals
• Limitations and Caveats

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Goals
Targets, objectives or results one desires to
achieve
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Characteristics of Effective Goals

• Specific
• Results-oriented
• Challenging
• Time limit
• Acceptance
• Feedback

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Specific Goals
Specific goals communicate more precise
expectations by indicating measurable effort
over a period of time.
Vague Do your best in this course.
Specific Achieve an A in major assignments.
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Results Oriented Goals
Should specify a target or standard to be
reached.
Process Find a way to do well
Results Achieve an excellent score on major
assignments
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Challenging goals
Goals should be difficult enough to stretch the
Persons ability and motivation to perform at a
higher level.
Easy To just pass This course
Challenging To get an A On most
major Assignments.
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Challenging goals
High
Performance level
Low
Low Moderate Challenging impossible
Goal Difficulty
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Time limit
Setting a time limit by which the goal should be
accomplished.
Open ended I am going to Set up my web Page.
Time limit I am going to Set up my web page By 5
PM Friday.
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Acceptance
Goals are most likely to be to be achieved when
they are accepted by the person.
Participation Realistic specific
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Feedback
Let people know where they stand regarding goal
achievement. Do they need to put forth More
effort.
Sub goals Progress report
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How to set Goals

• Specify general task to be done
• Indicate how performance will be measured
• Specify target and time span
• Prioritize goals
• Goal commitment

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Specify What is to be done
What do you want to accomplish tasks,
behaviors, and attitudes.
Job(student) Learning Social Developmental
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Performance measures
Outcomes desired and measured in units, time ,
money, etc.
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Target Time
End point or desired result and time Period
that indicates goal accomplishment.
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Prioritize Goals
Rank goals in order of importance when there are
multiple goals.
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Goal commitment

• Managers provide support resources,
• supply, time, training
• Participation
• Know your capabilities
• Rewards

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Limitations

• New tasks may require less specific goals in
  terms of targets and time
• What is a good goal varies with peoples
  abilities

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Setting your Goals
Task Type Target Resources Time Barriers Feedback
Course
Extra- Curricular
Personal Development