Academic and Research Skills

Academic and Research Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Task 1...............................................................................................................................................1
Assess own strengths and weakness............................................................................................1
Performance development plan...................................................................................................3
Theory of communication............................................................................................................5
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................6
Note taking...................................................................................................................................6
Mastered in note taking skill........................................................................................................6
Examples of note taking..............................................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Carry out an academic research project...........................................................................................8
Research plan...............................................................................................................................8
The first draft of your research work...........................................................................................9
A list of all the sources..............................................................................................................10
Produced to a professional standard..........................................................................................11
Task 4.............................................................................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills comprise of the competencies that are made up of core skills such as
effective academic writing, presentation skill along with referencing and underpinning vital skills
like critical thinking and reflective practises (Papadopoulos, 2021). The research skills basically
comprise and refers to the ability of an individual to effectively search and locate the useful
information along with the skill and competency to extract, organises and evaluate vital
information from raw sets of facts and data. The current report is based on assessing own
strengths and weakness through SWOT analysis along with PDP and communication theory.
Further, Note taking and carry out an academic research project are also included along with
reflection on personal and academic skills.
Task 1
It has been analysed and reviewed that the important aspect of having successful study
comprises of effective analysis and review of own personal skills and competency level along
with determining about the arears of personal development. Having improvement in own skills
and competencies is an ongoing process that includes review and action plan based on current
level of skills and analysing applied future learning and career goals (Maddens and et. al., 2021).
Thus, to ensure effective personal development and higher career and employability level it is
vital to assess own strengths and weakness along with reviews areas of improvement for meeting
future goals and objective.
Assess own strengths and weakness
Use of SWOT analysis has been made to have an effective assess and analysis of the own
strengths and weakness along with determining the possible threats and opportunity. Use of
SWOT analysis is effectively provided assess to own strengths and weakness along with
effectively pursuit an individual towards their career gaols through leading better insight about
personality strengths and weakness along with possible opportunity and threats in future.
Strengths Weakness
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