Developing Academic and Professional Skills - Importance and Strategies

Developing academic and
professional skills

Table of content
 Introduction
 Main body
 Challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice
 Importance of effective academic skills development
 Importance of effective professional skills development
 Identification of one skill that is particularly important- personal SWOT analysis
 Detailed examples of the actions that would be taken to develop skills identifies as
weaknesses in SWOT analysis
 Conclusion
 References
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Introduction
Professional skills are defined as the career
opportunities, competencies and the abilities which are
used in the business environment in order to perform a
wide number of business operations (Adepoju and
Aigbavboa, 2021). These skills include both soft as well as
hard skills which permit a person in performing its job
role in an effective and efficient manner. Academic skills
are those that helps in enhancing the level of competencies
and also encourage as well as empower the learners or
students in becoming more efficient individual.

Challenges of studying business management
and thriving in professional practice
The concept of business management refers to the
proper management of organisational resources which consist
of financial, technological and human resources. However,
these challenges are needed to be handled by them effectively
as well as efficiently. The key challenges of studying business
management include the following points:
 Complexity:
 Practical aspects: