Question

Luca's long-term goal is to spend a year after college working in an underdeveloped country, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity or a similar organization. Which short-term goal is NOT a SMART goal that will help him achieve his long-term goal?

Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.


A. taking one course each year that will help him build a body of knowledge about the countries and cultures he is interested in working with

B. visiting all of the countries in which he is interested over the next year to determine which one he wants to focus his studies on

C. looking for courses that give him the opportunity to engage in service-learning activities to give him a taste of the kind of work he might be doing later in an underdeveloped country

D. visiting his campus study abroad office this term to research options for international travel or service work opportunities in the countries where he is interested in working after college

Answer 1

visiting all of the countries in which he is interested over the next year to determine which one he wants to focus his studies on

Step-by-step explanation:

Although this goal is Specific, Measurable, Relevant, and anchored to a Time period, it is not very attainable to accomplish in a year's time for a busy college student.

Answer 2

A. taking one course each year that will help him build a body of knowledge about the countries and cultures he is interested in working with

Step-by-step explanation:

Luca's long-term goal to spend a year after college working in an underdeveloped country, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity or a similar organization can best be achieved in a SMART way, EXCEPT by taking one course each year that will help him build a body of knowledge about the countries and cultures he is interested in working with.

This is because, SMART goals are an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Based and taking a course each year is not attainable and time-based.