One of life’s greatest gifts is to be employed doing work that you love. Reflect for a moment on a job that you would find so exciting that you could hardly wait to get to sleep on Sunday night so you could wake up and go to work on Monday.

a. Describe that job. Name the industry, the type of company or organization for whom you’d like to work, the products and services it produces, and your specific job duties.

b. Explain what it is about that job that you find so compelling.

c. In what ways will the skills of abstract reasoning, systems thinking, collaboration, and experimentation facilitate your success in that job?

d. Given your answers to parts a–c, define three to five personal goals for this class. None of these goals should include anything about your GPA. Be as specific as possible. Assume that you are going to evaluate yourself on these goals at the end of the quarter or semester. The more specific you make these goals, the easier it will be to perform the evaluation. Use Figure 1-3 for guidance.