Academic and Employability Skills Assignment Solution

ACADEMIC AND EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
Section 1 ..........................................................................................................................................3
Overview ....................................................................................................................................3
Section 2 ..........................................................................................................................................6
Skills evaluation .........................................................................................................................6
Key skills required for successful ..............................................................................................6
Self evaluation ............................................................................................................................8
Personality type ..........................................................................................................................8
Suitable career suggestion...........................................................................................................8
Section 3 ..........................................................................................................................................8
Short term goals :........................................................................................................................8
Long term goals :........................................................................................................................9
Action plan for academic and personal skills : ..........................................................................9
Section 4 ........................................................................................................................................10
Backup strategy : ......................................................................................................................10
All possible disaster .................................................................................................................11
Key points of time management ..............................................................................................12
Steps taken in order to enhance productivity and reduce stress level.......................................13
Section 5 ........................................................................................................................................13
Conclusion and evaluation .......................................................................................................13
Summary ..................................................................................................................................15
Area of interest for further study...............................................................................................15
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................16

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills and academic skills can be defined as group of essential abilities
which include development of knowledge base, mindset and expertise level which is necessary to
achieve success in modern place. Similarly academic skills are also a group of skills which
include digital skills, note making, searching of information, time management etc., which is
needed in order to achieve success in academics. The report will cover strength and weakness of
mine(Employability skills, 2019). As well as I have also evaluated the skills which is needed to
be successful in HE learning and employability. It will also include the action plan which can be
used by individual in order to improve their skills. The study will also highlight data protection
activities and backup strategy in order to protect data. It will also cover about time management
practices and the steps which can be taken in order to reduce stress level.
Section 1
Overview
I am a good learner as I easily learn new things. I like to gain knowledge about new
topics and try to involve in new activities. If I want to define myself I can define myself as risk
taker. As I like to do work which is out of my comfort zone as it help me to be more confident
and see the new version of myself. I have a good communication skills as well as negotiation
skills which help me to work with others. I am an skilled learner. My good communication and
negotiation skills helps me to work in a team as well as make me capable to take initiatives to do
work. I am good in dealing with problems.
However one of my weakness which sometimes becomes the reason for
misunderstanding between the co workers with whom I work is my aggressive behaviour. This is
one of major weakness which creates problem for me sometimes. Secondly I am impatient, when
some task has been assigned to me I take quick decision and start my work which causes
problem for me. Due to my eagerness to complete my task early I need to do my task or work
twice.
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Key points
While creating power point presentation I have came to know my various strengths and
weakness. Making presentation about myself have helped me to analyse on myself. It has helped
me in finding the key areas on which I should work in order to improve my skills and
knowledge. As in overview I realised that my eagerness is one of my major problem not always
but it create negative impact sometimes therefore I need to work on it. The possible reason
behind my mismanagement in task is lack of time management skills.
Section 2
Skills evaluation
Key skills required for successful
HE learning :
The study skills are important for students as it helps them to learn efficiently and to
apply it is practical life. Some of the skills which individual should posses during higher learning
are :
Effective reading : While studying a person or a student should does not only read the matter or
topic but should do the effective reading. Here effective reading refers to a qualitative reading , a
type of reading which will help individual to enhance the knowledge. A person can develop
reading skills by effective reading.
Critical reading : Critical reading is the important skills which student should posses. Critical
reading means that a student or an individual should ask questions to themselves about what they
are reading.
After critical readings a person should be able to make notes, and paraphrases the text in
own words. Critical reading means a person should be rational and aware of the subject or topic
which he/ she is reading.
Essay writing : A student should know how to write an essay. An essay should be in proper
format such as introduction, main body, conclusion and list of references.
Revision skills : A student should revise the topic which the person is reading and learning.
Revision means that a person should first look at material and them should try to remember the
key points of the topic studied.

Active learning : On part of student it is very necessary that person should have a good listening
skills. Because if a person has a good listening skill it will help person to listen to the lectures
and pay attention to the topics which has been taught in class. It will also help student to make
notes after lectures for self study.
Employability
The more skills a person has the more chances increases to achieve success in workplace.
A employers will find a person attractive who have good employability skills. These are some of
the major skills which employer finds in employees :
Effective communication : Communication is the most important skills which is needed by
every employee. It is one of the useful skills which will help person to achieve success. Effective
communication might be required to perform activities such as taking information from clients,
telling needs to the employer and to do work in a team etc.
Organisation and management : Organisational skills help individual to handle the situations
in a better way. It helps individual to make sure that their decisions and planning is executed in a
proper way. A person with good organisational skills is able to prioritize their task effectively
and to identify the issues before they become a major problem.
Negotiation : A negotiation skill is must for any type of role mainly for HR role and marketing
role. As well as it is also essential in individual as it help in getting the best position during job
interview. Negotiation skills help employees to deal with clients and other stakeholders of a
company.
Team work and delegation : a person should know how to work in a team. As when a person
enter into corporate world many situation arises when person has to work in a team. A person
may require to collaborate with supervisors as well as co workers.
Research and analysis : An employee may require to perform research in order to take
decisions regarding the various business operations at various levels. Marketers may need to
research the market as well as analyse and plan the proper strategies. Even an employee at lower
position may need to analyse and research in order to take correct decision for day to day
business activities.

Self evaluation
Strength :
I have a good communication skills which is the most important skill which a person need.
I am a good listener as well as good learner
I will like to describe myself as a risk taker
Weakness
Sometimes I find difficult to control my anger which creates an misunderstanding between me
and my co-workers.
I am weak in time management skill. Sometimes it becomes difficult for me to manage my work.
I find it hard to prioritize my work.
The main reason I found due to which I have to face failure is eagerness to do task as early as
possible. Due to my desire to complete my work earlier I found myself in difficulty and
confusion.
Personality type
I would like to associate myself with nurturer personality type. The reason behind this is
that I like to help others and fulfil their needs first rather that of my own. I am kind to others and
always like to provide help to others. I am stable and practical. I am also good in decision
making and problem solving. I am extremely interested in serving others.
Suitable career suggestion
On seeing my strength and weakness I think human resource manager would be a good
career choice for me. As in order to become human resource manager the skills required are
communication skills, organisational skills, decision making skills, budget skills, empathetic
skills, training and development skills etc. I found these skills to match with my personal skills.
Therefore I find this career option perfect for me.
Section 3
Short term goals :
I will try to make connection with mentors for better guidance
To improve my grades

To complete grades requirements
Long term goals :
To be at a higher position in my field of work
Action plan for academic and personal skills :
S. No. Areas which
need
improvement
Summary Action for
improvement
Time scale Criteria for
judging
success
1 Presentation
skills
Has a good
presentation
skills but
sometimes get
nervous
Need to work
on
presentation
skills. It can
be improved
by practising
2 months To see the
improvement
in overcoming
nervousness
2 Leadership
skills
Unable to lead
team due to
lack of
experience
and
knowledge of
delegating and
monitoring
To take an
initiative to
lead while
doing group
projects.
6 months satisfaction of
co-workers
under my
leadership,
and feedback
from lecturer's

3 Anger Due to habit
of taking
quick decision
and do not
easily
agreeing to
views of
others lead to
anger
To start doing
meditation
2 months By self
evaluation
which can be
done by seeing
that whether
now I am able
to control my
anger or not
4 Team working
skills
Dislike to
work in a team
and I don't like
to share or
trust others for
my marks
To understand
the importance
of working in
a team and to
take part in
more team
building
activities
1 month To be able to
work in a team
and enjoy
working with
others and
gaining
experience
5 Commercial
awareness
Do not have
practical
awareness
about
commercial
issues
To gain
knowledge
about
commercial
issues by
watching news
and keeping
myself
updated
2 months By self
evaluation and
taking part in
quiz
Section 4
Application

Backup strategy :
Backup ensures that the critical data of the users will survive even after suffering from
any hazards. As many individuals and organisations suffers from problem of lost or stolen of
data or may the data may be destroyed due to fires and natural disasters. Therefore it becomes
essential to use backup plan in order to restore critical data(Carey, 2018).
some backup strategies which can help in order to protect data are :
Software solutions : A user can also buy backup software which is less expensive. There is wide
range of backup software which can be used by user in order to protect data.
Software backup is the best choice in order to retain the data.
Cloud services : Cloud services allows users to run the backup and store the backup in vendor's
cloud infrastructure. Cloud services are quite affordable and secure(Esposito, Castiglione, and
Choo, 2016).
Hardware backups : A hard drive backup usually mounted on a wall. Hard drive backups
comes up with a storage component. The main advantage of using such type of network is that it
can easily be attached to the network of a user(Raichstein and et.al., 2017.).
Hybrid solutions : Hybrid solution provide multiple options for restoring data it make
combination of software and cloud backups. The main advantage of using such type of service is
that it helps in protecting the data in two ways. A user can get data from on site backups as well
as from cloud services if necessary(Brand, CTERA Networks Ltd, 2017).
Some backup storage options are :
1. A individual can make use of local or USB disk in order to get back up of data. This is
the best option in order to take backup of individual file and hardware.
2. Cloud storage is the most popular and widely use now a days. A user need to have
internet connection in order to store data to cloud. It help user to transmit a amount of
data.
All possible disaster
The possible disasters which can cause lost or destruction of data are :

Viruses and damaging malware : there are various viruses which can affect computers. It is
more likely that virus may enter into the device due to use of social media or due to connecting
to the worldwide network. Though connecting to worldwide network helps in connecting to the
world but it also create serious threat to the devices(Causes of data loss, 2019).
Theft of computer : It may happen that an individual may loss computer along with the useful
data. While travelling it might be possible that electronic devices may get stolen. It can be a huge
loss to individual as computer may cost some amount but critical data might be proved as a huge
loss to an individual(Meiyyappan and et.al., 2017).
Power failure : When a person is working on a long article and missed to save the work. It is
possible that data might be lost. Improper shutting down of computer may sometimes create a
problem with rebooting. Sudden change in voltage can also be a cause behind loss of data.
The above stated strategies can be used in order to protect data. The following strategies
will help user to easily drag and drop the critical data. No deep technical knowledge has been
required in order to store data mainly in cloud. The files which has been lost can be easily
recovered. Similarly if a person needs to access to file from anywhere in the world than a user
can easily access it. It is safe and secure ways which can be used in order to protect and recover
data.
Cryto wall virus can be one of the major threat to the data. Crypto wall virus or Ransomware is a
group of virus which lead to the loss of critical data or can even shut down the business
functions(Haeger and et.al., 2015).
1. The very first strategy is that a person should not think backup as its first line of defense. It is
true that backup can help you to restore your data but it is better instead of backup that one
should try to prevent ransomware infections which is occurring at first.
In order to avoid crypto wall virus a company can make use of anti malware softwaqre
and should try to keep the software updated(Rao and Selvamani, 2015). Many cases have been
seen in which despite of using anti-malware software the company faced the problem of data
lost. Therefore it should be tried to use the process of whitelisting as it will help to avoid or
prevent unauthorized person to use the protected software. Here whitelisting refers to a practice
of approving software application to be used in a computer system.

Key points of time management
Time management : Time management can be define as the process of planning and exercising
conscious control over time(Natanzon, EMC IP Holding Co LLC, 2017). The main purpose
behind time management is to increase efficiency, effectiveness and productivity.
The major idea behind time management are :
creating such environment which is conducive to effectiveness
Setting the work or activities based upon priorities
the process to reduce time spent on non important activities
Time management enable person to analyse goal and break goals into different small
tasks and then prioritizing the task accordingly. I helps to set clear, measurable and achievable
goals.
Steps taken in order to enhance productivity and reduce stress level
In order to reduce stress and improve my productivity I have decided to take following actions :
1. Prioritise task and limit distractions
2. Doing many work at same time cause stress and constantly thinking about their work
therefore in order to reduce stress the person should involve themselves in recreational
projects.
3. I will try to involve myself in social activities it will help me to reduce stress level and
improve productivity

Section 5
Conclusion and evaluation

Summary
 AES was developed in year 1990 in order to replace prior encryption standard which is
used by US government. The prior encryption which is used by US government is known
as Data Encryption Standard which has been created by IBM.
 It has been made to facilitate public in development through transparency.
 AES is widely used and supported hardware as well as software. It is the best way of
cryptography. No practical cryptanalytic attack can be seen against AES.
 AES provide security only when it is correctly implemented and is managed by good
employees.
 It is used by US government to protect information
 And it is implemented in software and hardware in order to protect sensitive data around
the world
Area of interest for further study
I would like to study the similar course in order to enhance may knowledge about the
algorithms which is used in order to protect data.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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network attached storage with cloud storage services. U.S. Patent 9,614,924.
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De Francesco, G.P., 2019. The General Data Protection Regulation's Practical Impact on
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Esposito, C., Castiglione, A. and Choo, K.K.R., 2016. Encryption-based solution for data
sovereignty in federated clouds. IEEE Cloud Computing, 3(1), pp.12-17.
Haeger, E.S. and et.al., 2015. Crypto proxy for cloud storage services. U.S. Patent 9,137,222.
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data protection. U.S. Patent 9,710,177.
Raichstein, E. and et.al., 2017. Automated and self-adjusting data protection driven by business
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