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California State University,Los Angeles

College of Business and Economics - Advisement Center

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Your Values Values - beliefs that guide your choicesExamine sources - help defineYours alone – own choiceContinue to evaluate, changeGoals – enable – put values into practiceHow do you set and achieve goals

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Why do you go to college?Learn to think and communicate betterAble to deal with advances in knowledge and technology – changing worldLearn to adapt to new situationsBetter prepared to live in a world of diversityMake learning a lifelong habitUnderstand the meaning of your own contribution to world

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Why do you set goals?Give life directionOrganize daily lifeSee path ahead of youDefine life’s purpose, missionUnderstand purpose of daily activities/obligationsControl course of your lifeGet things doneReduce guiltPass class

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Personal mission statementWay to stay focused on bigger pictureEstablishes goals, sets standards for accomplishing goalsIdea of ultimate destinationOnce understand big picture – relatively easy to define steps – get end resultLong term goals – lifelongShort term goals – narrow focus, smaller, more manageableValues – guide youAs life changes, alter your values

Priorities Focus on what’s most importantHelp organize goals – most important firstFive areas: personal, family, school/career, finances, lifestyleEffective time management – based on identifying priorities, making appropriate choices and understanding one’s learning style preferencesPriorities – reflect personal goals

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Manage your time?3 waysSet daily and weekly goals – time management,

daily listsWrite everything down - #1 key to successful

scheduling – writing down, free brain from unnecessary clutter

Prioritize – evaluate, choose

Building a schedule – keep you responsibleTwo advantages:Allocate segments of timeServe as a concrete reminder

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Prioritize goals, activitiesSome things are more important than othersPlan when to get things done

Time management strategiesProcrastination – problem?Postpone unpleasant or burdensome tasksStrategiesAvoid what don’t want to do – reasons?Managing procrastinationTraps

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Assign #7 – pg. 79-80 – 3.1, pg. 80 – 3.2

Acct320A, 320B, 321, 322, 325, 424A, 495, 2 electives

PrelegalFin 305, 325, 5 electives

Economics415, 458, 491, 303 or 310, 3 electives

EntrepreneurshipAcct 426, Fin 494, Mgmt 468, Mkt 325, 443, 2 elec

Finance325, 331, 332, 434, 3 electives

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Human Resources Management473, 474, 477, 489, 472, 2 electives

International BusinessMkt 325, 358, 456, Fin 431, Mgmt 462, 2 electives

Management460, 462, 479, 489, 3 electives

Marketing Management325, 342, 442, 446, 3 electives

Operations Management460, 464, 489, 4 electives

Real Estate325, 338, 381, 438, 439, 493, 1 elective

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RetailingMkt 325, 342, 344, 349, 3 electives

Special BusinessMgmt 489 or Mkt 325, 6 electives

CIS – Information Technology, Business Systems – 4 electivesEconomics – Applied Economics, Social and Behavioral Sciences

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