"PLANNING YOUR SCIENTIFIC JOURNEY. Bring Your Plan to Life”

Target Audience: Graduate students, Postdocs, Staff Scientists and Technicians  

Discussion Topic: "Bring Your Plan to Life”

Activities: self-assessments, expert videos and informal discussions.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the session, you will be able to …

• Explain the concept of SMART (specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, and time bound) goals so that your plan will be implementable and achievable.
• Create SMART goals for your research project and for the skills you would like to develop this year.
• Explain the framework for developing a skill (learn, practice, and feedback) so that you can attain greater mastery of your desired skills.
• Describe how you will keep yourself accountable so that you can achieve your goals.
• Understand the importance of getting feedback to improve your plan.
• Understand why a plan needs to be evaluated and modified on a regular basis in order to accommodate changing circumstances, evolving interests, etc.

NO Requirements for this class!