Basic-Study-Skills-2 for freshmen students

Basic-Study-Skills-2 for freshmen students

1. BASIC STUDY SKILLS

2. A. SETTING GOALS FOR YOURSELF

3. A career goal is a well-defined statement explaining the profession that an individual intends to pursue throughout his career. It is important for every employee or job seeker to define their career goals clearly . It helps them to come up with effective action plans . CAREER GOALS

4. Setting unrealistic goals can lead to disappointment. But that does not mean that one should avoid formulating career goals altogether. Creating resolutions is the easiest way to keep oneself motivated to achieve your dreams. CAREER GOALS

5. Setting career goals is an incredibly easy process. All one needs to do is to set targets . Consider a 17-year old who wants to become the  CEO  of a large engineering company in the future. He must go through several stages, the first being passing his 12th-grade exams . After passing, the teenager will then enroll in a four-year engineering course before moving to work in, for example, a  multinational company  for at least two years. Next, he may enroll in a management course from a reputable school . Advancing his studies is a good idea to boost his chances of getting the CEO position. BREAKING DOWN CAREER GOALS

6. Short-term vs. Long-term Career Goals As shown in the illustration above, there are short-term and long-term goals . The teenager’s primary objective is to become the manager of a company. In order to get there, he needs to achieve his short-term goals, which include passing his high school and college exams, gaining experience by working for a related company, and boosting his experience and skills through further studies. Short-term goals are those that can be achieved within six months to three years. It may five years or more to achieve long-term goals. BREAKING DOWN CAREER GOALS

7. HOW TO SET CAREER GOALS Defining career goals is just half the battle. An individual must set their mind on accomplishing the goals he or she has set. However, if one doesn’t develop or map out their goals properly, it will be harder to achieve them. When setting career goals, an individual should ensure that they meet the following criteria:

8. HOW TO SET CAREER GOALS? Specific When setting goals, an individual shouldn’t just focus on being successful. Instead, he or she should define what success means to them. The ultimate success for one person may just be a milestone to achieving bigger goals for a different person. For one individual, success may be becoming the Chief Executive Officer for a company. For another, success can be attaining financial freedom.

9. HOW TO SET CAREER GOALS? 2. Measurable As one sets his or her career goals, they should ensure that they also come up with a way to measure their outcome. This can be done by setting a timeframe, such as “complete MAED degree within three years”. Once the individual is able to attain the short-term goals within the timeframe he or she sets, then they’re on the right path to achieving their ultimate goal.

10. HOW TO SET CAREER GOALS? 3. Realistic More than anything, an individual’s career goals must be realistic. It wouldn’t make sense for an individual to set a goal of winning a Grammy award if they’ve never performed or played an instrument. On the other hand, the individual setting goals shouldn’t keep things too simple. A  career roadmap  should be a challenge, not a walk in the park. If the individual’s goals don’t make them a little bit uncomfortable, then they should probably set higher limits.

11. HOW TO SET CAREER GOALS? 4. Tie Actions to Each Goal For each set goal, a person needs to take certain measures to achieve it. Listing the different activities that are needed to achieve a goal makes the whole process easier.

12. 1. Write them down It may seem like an old-school technique, but it’s actually very effective. Based on several studies, individuals who write down their career goals see a higher likelihood of achieving them compared to those who don’t. There are several benefits to writing down one’s goals. For one, an individual is forced to think critically on how to achieve each goal. How to Achieve Career Goals?

13. Then the  Lord  replied: “ Write down the revelation     and make it plain on tablets     so that a herald [ a ]  may run with it.” - Habakkuk 2:2

14. 2. Share the plan Another perk of writing down career goals is that it makes it easy to share them with friends, colleagues, or even a manager. When an individual discloses their short and long-term career goals to other people, they feel more challenged to follow them through to the end. How to Achieve Career Goals?

15. Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. - Proverbs 15:22

16. 3. Visualize Success One thing that high achievers do is to visualize their success. Sports psychologists often ask their top athletes to envision themselves crossing that finish line or kicking the field goal. It’s the same concept with career goals. One should think about all the steps they need to reach their goal and plan for the setbacks that they may encounter. How to Achieve Career Goals?

17. THE BOTTOM LINE A career goal is all about setting short-term and long-term objectives related to one’s career path. Setting career goals is important, as it helps propel individuals to accomplish them. This is particularly so when the person shares their plans with a third party.

18. SHORT-TERM GOALS

19. Short-Term Goals There is a familiar saying that the longest journey begins with a single step. To achieve your long-term career goal, you must set and work toward a continuing series of short-term goals. These can be as simple as a list of specific objectives that you have present semester in college.

20. PERSONAL AND STUDY GOALS Alvic’s Short-Term Goals To get the name and phone number of at least two people in each of my class To earn a 1 (grade) in my BSS class To earn a 1.5 (grade) or better in my Theology class To earn a 1 (grade) in my Trigonometry class To get my motorcycle running again To see my Counseling tutor at least once a week To go out for coffee no more than one night during school week To use my Saturday as a study day each weekend PG PG SG SG SG SG SG PG

21. Short-Term Goals You can help yourself succeed in your present semester of College by setting a series of personal and study goals. The goals must be honest ones that you choose yourself – goals that you truly intend to work on and that you have time to achieve

22. Short-Term Goals If necessary, you can change or add to your goals as needed. What matters is that you have a series of definite targets that will give you direction and motivation during the semester. A list of specific goals will help you do the consistent work that is needed for success

23. ASSIGNMENT 2 Now choose 3 of your most important goals and list specific steps you must take to achieve each of them FORMAT Goal 1 (Goal Statement) _________________________________ Specific Steps for Achieving the Goal 1. 2. 3. Short Bond Paper Double Space Times New Roman (Font Style) 12 (Font Size) Will be submitted via Google Drive on September 20 , 2024 Filename format: (surname_A1)

24. B. LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

25. 1. Be Realistic Be realistic about how college will help you get a job. Some students believe that once they have a college degree, the world will be waiting on their doorsteps, ready to give them a wonderful job. But the chances are that, unless they’ve planned , there will be nobody on their doorstep. LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

26. 2. GET ORGANIZED One of the problems that can start a student off in the wrong direction is failing to get organized right at the beginning of the semester. Even a disorganized first day – just one day – can set a negative tone for the semester and it might continuously roll over LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

27. 2. GET ORGANIZED To help you do this, here are some following checklist of important items: 2.1 Remember the first meeting of any class is crucial. Bring 2 pens a notebook with you, for many instructors not only distribute basic information about assigned textbooks and requirements – they also start lecturing the first day LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

28. 2. GET ORGANIZED 2.2 Don’t’ put off getting your books , even if you have to wait in a long, boring line at the bookstores. You will need your books right away if you don’t want to fall behind, so make the sacrifice LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

29. 2. GET ORGANIZED 2.3 Have a specific place at home for all your school materials. In other words, have some kind of headquarters. All school-related materials should be kept somewhere convenient for you – a desk, a worktable, a closet, or a corner. This kind of basic organization makes a difference LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

30. 2. GET ORGANIZED 2.4 Find out, early in the semester, the names and phone numbers of some students in the class. If you have some of your classmates’ phone numbers or Facebook, you can find out what happened in class and get the notes or assignments you missed LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

31. 2. GET ORGANIZED 2.5 Decide, right from the start, how much work you can handle LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

32. 2. GET ORGANIZED 2.5 Decide, right from the start, how much work you can handle LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

33. 2. GET ORGANIZED To sum up, there seem to be two kinds of students – the ones who have a mature, professional attitude toward being a student and the ones who act like children who have be taken care of. LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

34. 3. Know How You Learn If you recognize your own learning style, you can take advantage of it – whether that style emphasizes hearing, touch, sight or another sense or combination of senses. Don’t think your style is wrong if it happens to be a different from your schoolmates! The important thing is whether it works for you LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

35. 4. Persist The older we get, the more we see that life visits some hard experiences on us. There are times for each of us when simple survival becomes deadly serious matter. We must then learn to persist – to struggle through each day and wait for better times to come LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

36. 5. Grow People don’t have much choice about whether to grow in their lives. Not to be open to growth is to die a little each day. Grow or die – it’s as simple as that LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES

37. IN CONCLUSION Students should plan for realistic career, get themselves organized , learn to persist and open themselves to growth . In such ways, they can help themselves find joy and success in this perilous but wonderful world of ours LEARNING SURVIVAL STRATEGIES