Academic and Research Skills.

Academic and
Research Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Assessing own academic strengths and weaknesses..............................................................3
Setting targets for self-improvement including long and short term goals............................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Present notes taken in the class from teacher lectures............................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Research plan..........................................................................................................................6
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................7
Personal Development Plan (PDP).........................................................................................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Academic and Research skills are two basic requirements and capability which a student
or a professional should hold in concern with excelling in there area of profession and
performance. An individuals with strong research and academic skills are supported throughout
their careers and in their future development too (Avery, 2019). Therefore, these abilities are
essential for personal growth of an individual and for seeking the success in their professional
settings as well. Thus, the present assessment is reflecting upon these capabilities by beginning
with conducting an analysis of strengths and weaknesses and developing SMART targets for self
improvement. Moving along note taking and research skills are examined with development of a
research plan. Lastly, at the end of the report a Personal Development Plan is made for seeking
right steps to attain the determined targets and develop further.
TASK 1
Assessing own academic strengths and weaknesses
Business Management is the specialist area in which I have been seeking my professional
learning and development (ten Braak and et. al., 2019). The area of business management as
career pathway moves the individual to hold up a potential responsibility and to manage the
administrative tasks and responsibilities for making the business a success and lead towards
attaining all goals and agendas.
Business management is my specialist area in which there are number of skill which is
required to be developed by me in order to surpass others and stay competitive enough. The
influence imposed by number of skills of a person to grow and develop their understanding in a
respective area and to a particular goal (Byrne, 2020). These capabilities are personal, academic
and language. In order to determine and reflect upon the same a personal strength and weakness
analysis is made in the section below:
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
 First up is my personal skill which is a
strong suit for me and supports my
studies and professional development is
my communication practices and ways.
 As a learner and a profession pursuing
a professional practice degree in the
field of management of a business the
biggest weakness and barrier is my lack

I am an effective communicator which
enable me to be more interactive and
gather the most relevant information
when requires amongst different
groups.
 Another strength which I hold is of
having potential command on my
language. As a learner this is my
strength which enable me to be
critically analytical and supports my
learning practices (Hussein, 2017).
 The third strength that I enjoy and have
support of in my self development and
learning is my motivation skills. I am a
self motivated individual and keep
myself encouraged towards learning
and seeking more and more knowledge
in the best possible manner and learn as
per the requirements and put required
amount of efforts.
of understanding of the concept of
effective decision making and diagnosis
skills (Tamis-LeMonda and et. al.,
2019). With this specialist course I
have been aiming at developing better
diagnosis skills and make use of my
capabilities in improving my decision
making skills by gaining better
judgement power.
 Then moving along another area which
is my weakness and needs
improvisation is my note taking skills.
This is related to my critical thinking
abilities and reflects the need for further
development and progression.
 In regards to my course of business
management, leadership is a necessary
concept but I lack knowledge and
understanding in the areas. This is my
weakness which is important for me to
develop.
Setting targets for self-improvement including long and short term goals
SMART Objectives
The acronym of SMART is Specific Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timed, these
are the form of objectives which allows managers and employees to create, track and attain the
objectives both long or short term. The role played by SMART objective style is in construction
of aims for longer or shorter period of time. This form of goal setting practice and framework is
applicable to several separate sectors and situations.
That means an individual who is willing to work towards their career and development
needs certain objectives to be developed. Hence, the person make use of SMART objectives