Developing Academic And Professional Skills

This presentation covers challenges faced by students in studying business management and thriving in professional practice, the importance of effective academic and professional skills development, personal SWOT analysis, and action plan for skill development.

Assessment 1 - Individual
Presentation
BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills

Developing Academic And
Professional Skills
Name & ID

Content
 Intro
 Challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice (with appropriate
examples)
 The importance of effective academic skills development
 The importance of effective professional skills development
 Personal SWOT analysis
 Action plan for skill development
 Summary

Intro
Skill development is crucial for students and opens doors of success. It is imperative for students to
focus on skill development so that they can achieve success in both professional and academic career.
Along with this, it allows in making them more productive toward work and makes it easier to
accomplish objectives. Development of skill assist in enhancing set of skills which can be used in
making bright career. It consists of various opportunities that an individual can gain by acquiring
relevant skills. On the other hand, professional skills development makes an individual capable to
perform work with high level of efficiency

Challenges of studying business management and
thriving in professional practice (with appropriate
examples)
Following are some challenges faced by students-
 Time management
 Adjustment to new atmosphere-
 Working in team-
 Expenses issues-
 Scheduling-
 Balancing academics with other parts of lives-

The importance of effective academic
skills development
 Academic skills may be defined as a
combination of various skills
competencies that are needed in
employability.
 Develops confidence
 Motivates to become efficient

The importance of effective professional skills development
 Professional development is also very important
for the overall development of all individuals in
the modern job market which is quite
competitive.
 Job success
 Career path formation

Personal SWOT analysis
Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
• Communication
• Critical thinking
WEAKNESSES
• Time management
• Teamwork
OPPORTUNITY
• Technical skills
• Computer knowledge
THREATS
• COVID
• Outdated skillset
One skill that is particularly important, but I am weak at:
Inefficiency to do proper management of time, which can affect the creativity and increase the
burden of work.

Action plan for skill development
Skills needed Current
proficiency
Target
proficiency
Actions
required
Evaluation
criteria
Timeframe
Time management Low as I am unable to
complete my work on
time
High as I want to
complete my work on
time
I will take up special
study courses to learn
time management,
complete complex tasks
of routine and non-
routine nature on a fixed
time limit till I reach
noticeable levels of
progress
The tasks which I will
keep on practicing will
be subject to a strict
deadline and the time
recorded wills serve as
the evaluation criteria as
every step will be timed
till improvement is
noticeable
2 months

Summary
From the above representation, it has been learned that both academic and professional skills are very
much needed in the current job market as the number of skills required has increased astronomically in
order to ensure that people are on a lucrative career path. The presentation described the challenges
involved in studying business management, importance of professional and academic skills and also
contained self-analysis procedures in the form of a personal SWOT analysis and action plan.

References
Books and Journals
 Leki, I., 2017. Undergraduates in a second language challenges and complexities of academic
literacy development. Routledge.
 Wentzel, K.R., 2017. Peer relationships, motivation, and academic performance at school.
 Scarborough, N.M., 2016. Essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management.
Pearson.

Any
Questions?

Thank you