IDP Workshop - Summer 2013 (Student Version)

7/28/2019 IDP Workshop - Summer 2013 (Student Version)

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Your Path To Success:How to Create a Successful IDP


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Discuss the IDP Assignment & format.

Discuss the basics of your academic andprofessional development, leadership aspirations,and passions for civic engagement.

Develop your 5-10 year plan.

Learn how to create a SWOT Analysis.Learn how to develop SMART goals.

Session Overview and Outcomes


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Help you identify:

What you want to learn/achieve during your semester.

How does this connect to your 5-10 year plan? Doesit?

Action steps to put you on the path ofaccomplishment.

Tools so that you can measure your progress.

Goals of the IDP


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Self Analysis: 5-10 year plan & SWOT Analysis

Creating semester goals

Analyzing your progress (throughout thesemester)

Reflecting on your experiences and formulating

future career plansCapstone Reflection

Main Components of The IDP


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Academic and Professional Development

Goal

Action Step

Action Step

Goal

Action Step

Action StepLeadership

Civic Engagement

IDP Format


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Identify your strengths and areas ofimprovement.

Reach out to faculty who are familiar with yourwork and ask them where you could improveacademically.

Identify any additional training you might need.

Academic Development


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What are your most valuable skills, abilities, andareas of expertise?

What areas do you still need to do work on?

What is your preferred work environment?

Professional Development


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What does it mean to be a leader?

What are the most importantskills/characteristics a leaders should possess?

Which do you already have?

Which do you want to develop?

Leadership


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Civic engagement means working to make a

difference in the civic life of our communities anddeveloping the combination of knowledge, skills, valuesand

motivation to make that difference. It meanspromoting the quality of life in a community, throughboth political and non-political processes

Ehrlich (2000, p. vi)

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/college/collegespecial2/coll_aascu_defi.html

Civic Engagement


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Step 1:

Identify where you see yourself in the next 5-10years.

Step 2:

Identify your Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities, andThreats as they relate to thisplan.

IDP Prep: Self Analysis


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In pairs, discuss your answer to the followingquestion:

In an ideal world, in 5-10 years I

will be/I am

Think About Your Future!


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HelpfulTo Achieving Objective

IDP Prep: SWOT Analysis

External

Intern

al

HarmfulTo Achieving Objective

Strength

Opportunity Threat

Weakness


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Youll most likely be asked to set goals at all of your

future jobs

The achievement of these goals is often tied into

performance evaluations and bonuses/raisesLearning how to set realistic benchmarks will help

you ensure that you are on the right path in all your

endeavors

Why is goal setting important?


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Goal: To comprehend the policies and politicsinvolved in international humanitarian aid.

Action Step: To attend two events per month

pertaining to humanitarian aid located at leadingthink-tanks or universities (SMART or un-SMART)

Action Step: To attend three events per week

pertaining to humanitarian aid located at leadingthink-tanks or universities (SMART or un-SMART)

Examples of SMART Goals


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Academic and Professional Development Ask professor about how the World Bank finances foreign investments in

developing countries and how foreign governments should deregulate their

economies.

Leadership Maintain good communication skills and build trust and confidence among

my co-workers and managers.

Civic Engagement Attend at least two non-mandatory events a month that can provide more

detailed information about this civic engagement project.

Below Average Examples of SMART Goals


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1. Have several goals, this way you will always havesomething to focus on.

2. Edit your list!! Revising your list is essential to your

success.

3. Life throws us curveballs and we must adapt ourgoals to fit our current need.

4. Write your goals down and put them somewhereyou will often be reminded of them.

Tips and Tricks of Goal Setting


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5. You know the old adage There is more than oneway to skin a cat? It applies to achieving your goals

as well! Come up with alternative action steps in

case you run into any obstacles.6. Set deadlines and stick to them!

7. Identify roadblocks to achieving your goals and

how you will overcome them.8. Identify resources that you will need such as money,

skills, people, technology, etc.

Tips and Tricks of Goal Setting


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Strengths Finder 2.0 By Tom Rath

Go Put Your Strengths to Work By MarcusBuckingham

What Color is Your Parachute?By Richard Bolles

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleBy Stephen

Covey

Resources


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