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GU101 Student Success

Assignment W1 (70 points possible)

“SWOT and SMART”

This week’s material introduced the SWOT analysis and SMART goals. If you have not read this week’s lectures or

viewed the videos, please do so before starting this assignment.

Write a paper addressing all of the following items:

1. Your educational background and academic experiences a. Write about your educational background and academic experiences. What were some memorable

experiences (either positive or negative) that impacted your self-esteem as a student? What kinds of

grades did you earn overall? What were your favorite classes in high school? What classes do you think

you would like to take in college? Provide details so that your instructor gains a sense of your abilities

and attitudes towards schoolwork.

2. Why you chose to attend Grantham University a. Describe how you first heard about Grantham University. What were the factors that helped you decide

to attend Grantham? What is your chosen program of study? What has influenced your decision

regarding this program of study? Are you definitely sure that you want to graduate, or are you just

“testing the waters”? Provide details so that your instructor gains a sense of how serious you are about

your college journey.

3. Self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses a. As we discussed in the weekly lecture, a SWOT is a tool that helps businesses and individuals assess

their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. For this assignment, you will focus on Strengths

and Weaknesses.

b. To generate your list of Strengths, use the feedback you received in the discussion forum this week

(along with your own beliefs) to identify at least three strengths you will rely on the most as you pursue

your degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey your strengths.

c. To generate your list of Weaknesses, again use this week’s discussion forum feedback along with your

own beliefs to identify at least three areas that may need some development as your pursue your

degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey your weaknesses.

4. SMART goal-setting a. After examining your strengths and your weaknesses, write three goals aimed at helping develop your

areas of weakness. Remember to incorporate the SMART criteria (refer to this week’s content that

describes SMART goals – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-sensitive) when you write

your goals. After each goal, explain why the goal is important to you and what actions you will take to

accomplish your goals.

b. The first goal should be immediate – one that you wish to begin working on immediately.

c. The second goal is one that is short term – you plan on developing over the next 6 months to a year.

d. The final goal is a long-term goal. This one can take several years to achieve.

Use Microsoft Word to prepare your assignment. You will attach your completed document to the assignment

dropbox (do not type in the assignment dropbox).

Remember to include the following information at the top of your paper:

 Your Name

 GID Number

 GU101

 Today’s Date

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Here is the grading rubric for this assignment:

(Note that all assignments go through a plagiarism detection software known as SafeAssign; if SafeAssign

determines that some of your work is the same as other authors’ works, you will receive a grade of “1.” The first

time this occurs, your instructor may opt to give you a second chance to submit original work. However, any future

incidents of plagiarism will result in a Code of Conduct violation report, and the result may include possibly failing

the assignment, failing the course, or even being expelled from college.)

MEETS OR EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS (7 TO 10 POINTS)

DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS (2 TO 6 POINTS)

SAFEASSIGN ALERT: PLAGIARISM (1 POINT)

ABSENT (0 POINTS)

DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Provided a thoughtful description of academic background such that the instructor knows more about your academic strengths and weaknesses

Provided very brief and incomplete description of academic background; instructor does not understand your strengths and weaknesses