Developing Academic And Professional Skills

This presentation discusses the challenges related to studying business management and the significance of developing academic and professional skills. It includes a personal SWOT analysis to identify one skill that needs improvement and provides a descriptive example of the actions for developing that skill. The presentation is relevant to BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills course.

BMP4001 Professional&Academic Skills
Assessment 1 - Individual Presentation

Developing Academic And Professional Skills
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Table of Content
 Introduction
 Challenges related to studying business management
 Significance concerned to effective academic skills
 Significance in relation to developing effective professional skills
 Identification of one skill through personal SWOT analysis
 Descriptive example of the actions for developing skills

Introduction
 Professional development is said to get the training and
certification for the development of individuals.
 Professional and personal development skills are
beneficial for students as it aids them enhance their
knowledge as well as keep them updated with relevant
competencies and dynamics.

Challenges related to studying business
management
Varied challenges that are faced by individuals while studying practices
related to managing business are discussed below:
 Adaptability of Dynamic environment
 Time management issues
 Lack in monitoring performance

Significance concerned to effective
academic skills
Academic skills can be understood as varied strategies, as
well as abilities that aid individuals in getting success in
their employability. Importance of academic skills are as
follows:
 Importance of academic skills are as follows:
 Increase confidence
 Make learning effective
 Gaining success in their employability

Significance in relation to developing
effective professional skills
Professional skills are refer to capabilities which aid
individuals in getting success in their employability. Important
of professional skills in a student's life are mentioned below
 Succeed in job
 Boost productivity
 Set precise goals

Identification of one skill through personal SWOT
analysis
Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
• I am excellent in communicating with my peers
which aids me in enhancing my productivity.
• I am good at leadership skills and can manage
multiple projects at same time.
WEAKNESSES
• Sometimes, I lack to take initiativedue to fear
of public speaking.
• I am not good in collaborative skills which
led me not to show my identifiable
competency in group tasks.
OPPORTUNITY
• Collaboration can aid me in the identification of
those individuals with poor attitude.
• My communication and leadership skills
enables me in growing my career to a next level.
THREATS
• Lack of initiative and collaboration skills can
poses as a threat for me.
• Increased competition in employability sector
can be a threat for me.
One specified skill that is needs to be improved by me is collaboration skills which is a vital aspect of
team working.

Descriptive example of the actions for developing
skills
In order to improvise collaboration skills individuals have to
follow or adopt various steps such as-
 Trust
 Self awareness
 Tolerance

Summary
From the above presented information, it has been assessed that a student often recognize varied barriers and
issues that are related to studying business management. It is imperative to develop academic as well as
professional skills for building a successful future. For assessing weakness and address strengths, students ought
to prepare their personal SWOT analysis. Collaboration is considered as vital part of the team working skills
which are significant in organisational setting.

References
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 DeMarchis, J., Friedman, L. and Eyrich Garg, K., 2021. An ethical responsibility to instill, cultivate, and reinforce self-care skills. Journal of
Social Work Education, pp.1-10.
 Bowman, K. D., 2019. Sharpening Skills (Without Breaking the Bank). International Educator. 28(4). pp.16-23.
 Hanus, M. and Havelková, L., 2019. Teachers’ concepts of map-skill development. Journal of geography. 118(3). pp.101-116.
 Sotiriadou, P., Logan, D., Daly, A. and Guest, R., 2020. The role of authentic assessment to preserve academic integrity and promote skill
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