As a DNP candidate, you will be completing a scholarly project. As you begin your journey and reflect on your topic, it is imperative that you understand the goals and objectives and how to accurately reflect them in scholarly work. This activity will assist you in the development of goals and objective statements. If you have not selected a project topic, if is acceptable to choose a hypothetical topic at this time. Successful completion includes: Goal Statement for the real or hypothetical project 3-5 Objective statements related to the subject Identification and application of Blooms taxonomy Application of the SMART template Determination of whether each objective is measurable