CSCI 179 Assignment 1--- Reflective Writing



CSCI 179 Assignment 1--- Reflective Writing

Your first assignment is to:

• Formulate a personal mission statement for your college education, and

• Identify at least 3 goals in support of that mission.

Later, you will be asked to related these goals to the material you learn in this class.

Mission statements

A mission statement should be a short and concise statement of what an organization or person intends to become or achieve. Below are examples of mission statements taken from wikipedia ():

Examples of mission statements

• "Provide society with superior products and services by developing innovations and solutions that improve the quality of life and satisfy customer needs, and to provide employees with meaningful work and advancement opportunities, and investors with a superior rate of return."—Merck a mission statement is something you believe in.

• "A computer on every desktop and in every home, running Microsoft software"—Microsoft until 2002

• "Organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."—Google

• "Salem Methodist Church seeks to promote the spiritual, physical and educational well-being of all in the community of Smallthorne and neighbouring areas."[1]

• "The mission of the National Association of Evangelicals is to extend the kingdom of God through a fellowship of member denominations, churches, organizations, and individuals, demonstrating the unity of the body of Christ by standing for biblical truth, speaking with a representative voice, and serving the evangelical community through united action, cooperative ministry, and strategic planning."

Goals

The development of objectives and goals follow the writing of a mission statement. Goals and objectives help you create a plan to live your mission statement. Limit your goals and objectives to a few key items and focus on the areas that are most important to your mission statement. These are the areas to focus your attention.

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