Initial Goals (1.

0) Reflection Name: Javontay Peoples

One of the course goals of IDS 128 is to build your personal strengths and develop
educational/career goals. Setting goals is an important part of your success in college
and beyond.
Please read the following and address all questions in the text and answer below. This
goal sheet will be part of your final portfolio assignment. These course goals will be
constantly re-evaluated as the semester progresses. We are asking you to draft a
personal, academic, and professional goal. Below each set of bullets, in a few
sentences, please write the following goals.
Personal Goals are ones that help individuals focus on growing in areas not related to
the academic or professional experience. These can include a variety of things from
physical activity, learning new hobbies, focusing on personal health, etc.
• What is a personal goal you have?
A Personal Goal I have is to keep my spaces clean and organized through
out the semester.
• What will you do to achieve this goal?
I will reavaluate my spaces every other day, buy folders for any free
papers I have.
• When will you reach this goal?
As this is an on going goal, It would end at the end of the semester.
• Why is this personal goal desirable, especially considering your reasons
for attending college?
This goal is desirable because often times I loose rubrics and syllabi
during the semester so keeping organized will help me complete assignments in a
timely fashion.
• How will you monitor your progress toward the goal?
I will continuosly check my space every other, constantly organize my
work and space to make things better.
Academic goals are ones that help individuals grow and achieve mastery in areas
related to their academic experience.
• What is an academic goal you have?
An academic goal I have is to complete all of my assignments for my
classes.
• What will you do to achieve this goal?
 I will check my syllabus everyday to ensure that no assignment flys under
the radar.
• When will you reach this goal?
I will reach this goal at the end of the semmester.
• Why is this academic goal desirable, especially considering your reasons
for attending college?
This goal is desirable because I believe if I turn in every assignment
assigned to me then I cant possibly fail a class.
• How will you monitor your progress toward this academic goal?
I can monitor this goal by looking through my assignments and seeing
which ones are due and which ones have been turned in.

Professional goals focus on helping you identify a professional/career of interest, or

strengthening skill sets that will be important to your future.
• What is a professional goal you have?
A proffesional goal I have is to show up on time to all my classes.
• What will you do to achieve this goal?
I will set alarms for each class to ensure I show up on time.
• When will you reach this goal?
I will reach this goal throughout the year.
• Why is this professional goal desirable, especially considering your
reasons for attending college?
This proffesional goal is desirable because I feel if I show up to class on
time all the time, than I will be motivated throughout the class to do good and take good
notes. Also I think my proffesors would be more forgiving of me if I show I have initiative
by coming on time.
• How will you monitor your progress toward this professional goal?
I will monitor this goal by using the amount of time im late against me and
using that time to come early next time.