Your task is to develop a Portfolio that highlights the work you have done in achieving the goals you have set for yourself within this unit. You will be required to provide evidence in the form of digital artefacts that you used to help your achieve your goals. A template to assist you with this task has been created and placed in your Portfolio on CloudDeakin. MAA261 Trimester 2 2016 There are four steps in the task: Step 1: Go into the CloudDeakin site and view the template in your Portfolio. The template will contain instructions as to what you need to know to produce the Portfolio and how to edit it. In order to assist with this task please read the document "Instructions to access Template," which is found in the assessment folder for Part 1. This document also explains what to do if you cannot see a template. Step 2: This is due Friday 29th July. Determine two goals that you wish to achieve while studying this unit. One goal is to be focused on developing Digital Literacy skills and the other goal is to be focused on developing Self-management skills. Once you have determined your goals these must be placed into the template and submitted by the due date in the assessment folder. When setting your goals consider stating them as SMART goals. To set a SMART goal make sure it is: Specific - Consider who, what, when, where, why and how in developing the goal. Measurable - Include a numeric or descriptive measurement. Achievable - Consider the resources needed and set a realistic goal. Relevant - Make sure the goal is consistent with the mission. Time-bound - Set a realistic deadline. Learning how to frame goals as SMART goals and being willing to adjust them to get SMARTer is an important skill that would help every student. Here is a practical example, starting with a typical, but not especially SMART, goal: I will do better on my report card in the next marking period. This goal is time-bound in that it states "the next marking period", but does not address the other components of a SMART goal. Here is a way to make it SMARTer: In the next marking period, I will get at least a C on all my math tests, and at least a B on most of my quizzes and homework assignments. Notice how the goal has become more specific, by providing a guide to the result intended. But it's not completely SMART yet because it has no action plan or benchmarks. Here is a pretty SMART goal: