GU101 Student Success Assignment W1 (70 points possible) “SWOT and SMART” This week’s material introduced the SWOT analysis and SMART goals. If you have not read this week’s lectures or viewed the videos, please do so before starting this assignment. Write a paper addressing all of the following items: 1. Your educational background and academic experiences a. Write about your educational background and academic experiences. What were some memorable experiences (either positive or negative) that impacted your self-esteem as a student? What kinds of grades did you earn overall? What were your favorite classes in high school? What classes do you think you would like to take in college? Provide details so that your instructor gains a sense of your abilities and attitudes towards schoolwork. 2. Why you chose to attend Grantham University a. Describe how you first heard about Grantham University. What were the factors that helped you decide to attend Grantham? What is your chosen program of study? What has influenced your decision regarding this program of study? Are you definitely sure that you want to graduate, or are you just “testing the waters”? Provide details so that your instructor gains a sense of how serious you are about your college journey. 3. Self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses a. As we discussed in the weekly lecture, a SWOT is a tool that helps businesses and individuals assess their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. For this assignment, you will focus on Strengths and Weaknesses. b. To generate your list of Strengths, use the feedback you received in the discussion forum this week (along with your own beliefs) to identify at least three strengths you will rely on the most as you pursue your degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey your strengths. c. To generate your list of Weaknesses, again use this week’s discussion forum feedback along with your own beliefs to identify at least three areas that may need some development as your pursue your degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey your weaknesses. 4. SMART goal-setting a. After examining your strengths and your weaknesses, write three goals aimed at helping develop your areas of weakness. Remember to incorporate the SMART criteria (refer to this week’s content that describes SMART goals – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-sensitive) when you write your goals. After each goal, explain why the goal is important to you and what actions you will take to accomplish your goals. b. The first goal should be immediate – one that you wish to begin working on immediately. c. The second goal is one that is short term – you plan on developing over the next 6 months to a year. d. The final goal is a long-term goal. This one can take several years to achieve. Use Microsoft Word to prepare your assignment. You will attach your com ...

1. GU101 Student Success
Assignment W1 (70 points possible)
“SWOT and SMART”
This week’s material introduced the SWOT analysis and
SMART goals. If you have not read this week’s lectures or
viewed the videos, please do so before starting this assignment.
Write a paper addressing all of the following items:
1. Your educational background and academic experiences
a. Write about your educational background and academic
experiences. What were some memorable
experiences (either positive or negative) that impacted your
self-esteem as a student? What kinds of
grades did you earn overall? What were your favorite classes in
high school? What classes do you think
you would like to take in college? Provide details so that your
instructor gains a sense of your abilities
and attitudes towards schoolwork.
2. Why you chose to attend Grantham University
a. Describe how you first heard about Grantham University.
What were the factors that helped you decide

2. to attend Grantham? What is your chosen program of study?
What has influenced your decision
regarding this program of study? Are you definitely sure that
you want to graduate, or are you just
“testing the waters”? Provide details so that your instructor
gains a sense of how serious you are about
your college journey.
3. Self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses
a. As we discussed in the weekly lecture, a SWOT is a tool that
helps businesses and individuals assess
their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. For this
assignment, you will focus on Strengths
and Weaknesses.
b. To generate your list of Strengths, use the feedback you
received in the discussion forum this week
(along with your own beliefs) to identify at least three strengths
you will rely on the most as you pursue
your degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey
your strengths.
c. To generate your list of Weaknesses, again use this week’s
discussion forum feedback along with your
own beliefs to identify at least three areas that may need some

3. development as your pursue your
degree. Write a paragraph of at least 250 words to convey your
weaknesses.
4. SMART goal-setting
a. After examining your strengths and your weaknesses, write
three goals aimed at helping develop your
areas of weakness. Remember to incorporate the SMART
criteria (refer to this week’s content that
describes SMART goals – specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic, and time-sensitive) when you write
your goals. After each goal, explain why the goal is important
to you and what actions you will take to
accomplish your goals.
b. The first goal should be immediate – one that you wish to
begin working on immediately.
c. The second goal is one that is short term – you plan on
developing over the next 6 months to a year.
d. The final goal is a long-term goal. This one can take several
years to achieve.
Use Microsoft Word to prepare your assignment. You will
attach your completed document to the assignment
dropbox (do not type in the assignment dropbox).
Remember to include the following information at the top of
your paper:

4. ***
Here is the grading rubric for this assignment:
(Note that all assignments go through a plagiarism detection
software known as SafeAssign; if SafeAssign
determines that some of your work is the same as other authors’
works, you will receive a grade of “1.” The first
time this occurs, your instructor may opt to give you a second
chance to submit original work. However, any future
incidents of plagiarism will result in a Code of Conduct
violation report, and the result may include possibly failing
the assignment, failing the course, or even being expelled from
college.)
MEETS OR
EXCEEDS
EXPECTATIONS
(7 TO 10 POINTS)

5. DOES NOT MEET
EXPECTATIONS
(2 TO 6 POINTS)
SAFEASSIGN
ALERT:
PLAGIARISM
(1 POINT)
ABSENT
(0 POINTS)
DESCRIPTION
OF YOUR
ACADEMIC
BACKGROUND
Provided a
thoughtful
description of
academic
background such
that the instructor
knows more about
your academic
strengths and
weaknesses
Provided very brief
and incomplete
description of
academic
background;
instructor does not

6. understand your
strengths and
weaknesses
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
Did not address this
question in the
response
DISCUSSION
ABOUT
CHOOSING
GRANTHAM
Provided a
thoughtful reason
for choosing to
study at Grantham
Provided very brief
and incomplete
reason for choosing
to study at Grantham
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
Did not address this
question in the
response

7. STRENGTHS Excellent insight
into personal
strengths; included
thoughtful
suggestions for
capitalizing on
strengths
Could have probed
deeper to provide
more thoughtful
analysis
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
Did not engage in
reflection; did not
provide any analysis
of strengths
WEAKNESSES Excellent insight
into personal
weaknesses;
included thoughtful
suggestions for
improving on
weaknesses;
recognized that
given the context,
weaknesses can be
strengths

8. Could have probed
deeper to provide
more thoughtful
analysis
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
Did not engage in
reflection; did not
provide any analysis
of weaknesses
IMMEDIATE
GOALS
Expertly applied the
SMART goals
criteria when
developing
immediate goals
Almost all of the
SMART goal criteria
were adequately
addressed
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
The SMART goal

9. criteria were omitted
SHORT-TERM
GOALS
Expertly applied the
SMART goals
criteria when
developing short-
term goals
Almost all of the
SMART goal criteria
were adequately
addressed
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
The SMART goal
criteria were omitted
LONG-TERM
GOALS
Expertly applied the
SMART goals
criteria when
developing long-
term goals
Almost all of the
SMART goal criteria
were adequately

10. addressed
SafeAssign report
indicated likelihood
of plagiarism
The SMART goal
criteria were omitted
HOW WOULD U RESPOND TO STUDENT?
Joshua Slish
Week 3 discussion
Top of Form
Hello everyone,
I currently use a 2 in 1 laptop/tablet with touch screen and
digital pen capabilities. My computer uses Windows 10 with a
64-bit operating system, it uses a i5-7200U CPU at
2.50GHz operating speed and has 8.00 GB of RAM and 226 GB
on the hard drive. It is important to understand the capabilities
and specifics of your computer so when you call tech support
you will be able to easily relay information to them about your
system. When it comes to installing software on to your
computer you need to know your operating system because 64-
bit OS (operating system) can process more RAM than a 32-bit
OS. You need to check the software your installing to make sure
your OS can handle its size.

11. Bottom of Form
Arnold Cruickshank
Week 3 Unforseen event
Top of Form
Yes, I am on agreement that are four students
competing for better results to do
better in their college courses although they
face family and social problems.
I believe if the student : Kamden has good
potential to suceed in college because ,
he shows that he can overcome his social and
educational goals by being
persitent in his work and reaching out to his
tutors . Although he has family
family issues at home , he usually tries to do
better at working and solving his problems.
Kamden has to overcome his social problems
and make an effort to balance it out,
by communicating to his mentors at the
university.
He should try to help his parents and
support them in their sickness and struggles
in life . This can be done by always being at
home for them.
Bottom of Form
Computer Information and Screenshot
Please complete and submit both parts of this assignment:
Part A - Computer Information
In this assignment, you will investigate and learn more about
your own computer. Review the presentation W3 Lecture 2 as it
will show you how to find the information on your computer.
Review the lectures for Week 3 as they will show you how to
find the information on your computer.
· What type of device(s) are you using for class? For example:

12. desktop computer, laptop, tablet, 2 in 1(laptop and tablet),
smartphone etc.
· What is your operating system?
· How much system memory do you have (RAM)?
· How fast is your CPU?
· Do you have a 32-bit or 64-bit machine? A CPU can process
32 bits of information or 64 bits of information at a time (there
are 8 bits in a byte). When you download software from the
internet, sometimes there will be one link for a computer that
has a 32-bit CPU and another link if it has 64-bit CPU. That is
why it is good to know this.
· What is the size of your hard drive?
Answer the questions and take a screenshot of the system
properties area in which you would have found the answers to
questions 2-5.
Part B - Screenshots
In this assignment, we want to see that you are able to take a
screenshot showing you have Microsoft Office.
· Log into Office 365 and take a screenshot showing the
applications. The screenshot would include your name as it
shows when you login
Your Part B screenshot should look similar to this:
Submission Instructions:
· To submit your work, you can answer the 6 questions in the
message box (visual below) and attach the two screenshots.
Remember you probably saved these to your Desktop. (If you
have Microsoft Word and are comfortable using it, you may
paste the two screenshots into a Word document and use it for
your submission.)
· All files submitted for this assignment must have your last
name and course number as part of the filename.

13. Week 1 Assignment
1
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
2
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
Strengths
Life experiences, feedbacks from colleagues and a set of
personal beliefs form the basis upon which strengths were
evaluated. First, it was found that problem solving skill is a
skill that has been nurtured hence applicable in various social
setting. As a student there are numerous problems and
challenges that one will face especially when relating with
colleagues. For instance, during group work, it is likely for
conflict to rise as a result of poor working relations among
colleagues (Gell, 2014). In such a case, problem solving skills
need to be applied in creating a win-win situation where each
party will be made to feel positive.
Second, cultural competence has also been found to be a
strength. It entails the ability of relating with other individuals
in a manner which does not judge their cultural and ethnic
backgrounds (Gell, 2014). Being brought up in a culturally
diverse neighborhood has equipped one with cultural
competence that is applicable at the institution. One will be able
to build effective relationships with colleagues and instructors.
Finally, having inborn leadership skills has also been
established as a strength that will apply in various situations
during learning. For instance, when attending to team’s
responsibility, it is important that a team leader guides the team

14. in a manner which will realize timely attainment of goals (Gell,
2014). As a leader, one take up the responsibility of a leader
and put together a team that will be effective in meeting goals
and objectives. On the other hand, leadership skills can be
applied in taking up leadership roles in associations that will
positively impact one’s career.
Weaknesses
A major weakness one suffers from entails poor time
management skills. In the 21st century, one must be a good time
planner so that all responsibilities can be allocated sufficient
time. More so, one needs to prioritize matters so as to avoid
being a liability when working with teams. Being a good time
manager enables one to avoid spending too much time on a
specific task hence failing to timely complete other waiting
tasks.
An additional weakness entails striking a balance between
school work and life. There are numerous instances where one
is only focusing on school work hence failure to meet other
responsibilities such as spending enough time in establishing
relationships with other members of the society. Striking a
balance between the two factors is highly important when one is
pursuing career as it helps build a more successful one. On the
other hand, an additional weakness entails inability to consult
widely before making a decision. In most cases, it is common
for one to make the final decision without properly putting into
considerations inputs from other parties that may be impacted
by the decision made. There is a need for one to be more
democratic and accommodative so as to avoid making decisions
that may be one-sided and inefficient. Further, when a leader
fails to take inputs of other people into consideration, it is

15. likely for one to demotivate them hence poor performance from
the team (Gell, 2014). Essentially, one needs to adopt a
democratic leadership style.
Reference
Gell, A. (2014). The Book of Leadership: How to Get Yourself,
Your Team and Your Organisation Further Than You Ever
Thought Possible. Boston, MA: Piatkus.