HUSC 1100 Self-Reflection Paper
Students will reflect on the challenges, goals (personal, professional, and academic) and changes they intend to make for success. The process of reflection helps us to explore and examine ourselves, which in turn allows to gain insight and move forward. Completing this worksheet will also help them consider the semester and achieve short-term goals. If students practice reflection, they may see the value of incorporating this into their lives as a habit.
Tasks
Answer the following questions about your challenges, goals, and changes:
What challenges have your faced in your past that have had a negative effect on
your academics? What strengths have you used to overcome these challenges?
These challenges might be social, personal, or mental.
State one personal, one professional, and one academic goal. Write your goals
with the following in mind: They should be specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic, and timely.
What changes have you already made to ensure success? What changes will you
make before the end of the semester?
Submit this Word document or a pdf version to Blackboard. DO NOT submit this assignment in Pages. Your paper should be approximately one page and no longer than two pages.
Criteria
Reflecting on challenges, writing down your goals, and thinking about ways to change are healthy habits. If you take the time to identify realistic goals that are important to you, the likelihood of actually achieving those goals will improve. This assignment is worth 10% or 10 points. This paper will be graded as follows:
Did the student identify challenges that may have effected their academics in the past? Did they describe how they overcame challenges? 2 points
Did the student state three goals (one personal, one professional, and one academic)? 2 points
Were the goals written in a SMART format? 2 points
Did the student write about how they plan to change for success? 2 points
Did the student submit this assignment correctly and was it submitted in the
appropriate file format (Word or a .pdf file) with acceptable grammar and writing demonstrated? 2 points