Chapter 2: Goal setting and learning management system

Lecture by Madam Amira Syazwani Binti Abd Rahman

What is goal?

goal

/ɡōl/

noun

noun: goal; plural noun: goals

1. 1.

   (in football, soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and often with a net attached behind it, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score.

   • an instance of sending the ball into or over the goal, especially as a unit of scoring in a game.

     "the decisive opening goal"
   • a cage or basket used as a goal in other sports.
2. 2.

   the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

   "going to law school has become the most important goal in his life"

   synonyms:

   objective, aim, end, target, design, intention, intent, plan, purpose; More

   • the destination of a journey.

     "the aircraft bumped toward our goal some 400 miles to the west"
   • literary

     a point marking the end of a race.
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   • Goal that I want to talk about is not goal that in definition 1 but in definition 2.

   
   

   • Topic: -

1. Characteristics of goals

2. Academic and personal goals

3. Writing effective goal statement

1. • CHARACTERISTICS OF GOALS

• Self-Chosen
• Moderately Challenging
• Realistic
• Measurable
• Specific
• Finite (Having limits or bounds)
• Positive

1. Goals are end towards which we direct our effort, What we want to achieve!. Its important in our life because it could motivate us to do work, attend classes and study for exam. Even though you already may have set some goals before in your life, chances are you thought little about whether those goals were realistic. We can actually improve our academic performance in university by learning to set goals that motivate us to do well in future.

ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GOALS

Ask yourself..

• What are your academic goals?
• What are your personal goals
• What are the different between it?
• Importance of both and well balanced goals.
• What do you want to achieve by join the course that you have chosen?

Try to answer it :)

WRITING EFFECTIVE GOAL STATEMENT

Step by step of writing effective goal statement

Step 1 : Write down what you want to accomplish.

Step 2 : Write down any obstacles.

Step 3 : Write down any resources around you.

Step 4 : Review and revise your goal statement.

Step 5 : Polish your goal statement.