Academic Skills Portfolio

Running head: ACADEMIC SKILLS PORTFOLIO
ACADEMIC SKILLS PORTFOLIO
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Week 1.................................................................................................................................2
Week 2.................................................................................................................................5
Week 3...............................................................................................................................10
Week 4...............................................................................................................................12
Week 5...............................................................................................................................13
References..........................................................................................................................21

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Week 1
Personal SWOT analysis
Skills Do not
know
about
this
Find this
difficult/
can’t do
this
Can
partially
do this
Can do
this well
Looking for information
Identify which books/journals/websites to use √
Select relevant parts of a text √
Evaluate sources √
Using sources
Acknowledge sources of information √
Synthesize information from more than one
source
√
Write a reference list correctly √
Avoid plagiarism √
Planning/ writing
Brainstorm ideas √
Plan written work √
Link ideas effectively √
Paraphrase & summarise ideas √
Write an introduction √
Write a conclusion √

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Critically edit written work √
Independent study
Work independently (without lecturers) √
Work as part of a (study) group √
Oral presentation
Give a presentation on my work √
Brainstorm ideas with peers √
Discuss written work in a tutorial √
Deal effectively with questions √
IT
Access the internet √
Use search engines √
Create word documents √
Use PowerPoint √

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INTERNAL
STRENGTHS
1) Confront the hardest task that will
ensure my capability and effectiveness.
2) I helped my colleagues several times
when they are in trouble in the aspect of
academics or lesson planning.
3) The academic lectures and their
findings helped me to understand my
concern. It provides me the satisfaction
where I have found something innovative
in my studies.
4) I have enough confidence that I can
crack every academic exam and establish
my significance in midst of adverse
situations.
WEAKNESSES
1) Diverse attentiveness is one of the
biggest drawbacks in me.
2) I get nervous in those situations when I
have not got any academic resources.
3) Energy efficiency problem is a big
problem for me. Lacks of energies are
impacted in some cases where the hard-
working mental set up is needed.
4) I have to consider my confidence in a
dormant way. As sometime it turned out
to overconfidence and that is the reason
behind failed cases.

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EXTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES
1) Impact of knowledge resources offers
me high opportunity to learn something
new.
2) The flexible environment is needed for
the better academic writing.
3) Career objectives are implemented over
the situation. This is the reason processing
of academic research is the key aspect for
me.
4) Realistic enthusiasm is needed for a
search of good opportunity and this is the
reason people can find the better objective
in this session.
THREATS
1) Overconfidence.
2) Less vigorous.
3) Diverse concentration
4) Nervous in superfluous situations.
Minimise the threat
The best way to overcome my weakness is to concentrate on the issue and analyze the
potential finding of the matter. I have to take suggestions from my professors so that necessary
guidelines can be followed and for that reason, threats can be mitigated from my academics.

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Week 2
Introduction
The entire topic sheds light on the exit of UK from European Union (EU). The procedure
had started on 29th march under the Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. There are certain conjectures
surrounding in this section which supports more responsibilities for the UK as they want
independent and separate trade for them. UK would not make this drastic step if there was a
settlement placed in between the European Union and the UK. The agreement between the two
parties would have lasted until March 2019 if this step was taken by the UN. The reason behind
the exile process was economic imbalance of the UK. There was a negotiation process that had
been done in between EU and UK for the future trade option and thus made relation with the rest
of the European countries. Travelling restriction and financial service situations were the main
concerns of UK’s exile process and that also highlighted the contravention of their relation and
agreement.
Discussion point 1:
Exit of the UK from the European Union is the concern issue of that situation. Trading
and finance are the main concern of the proposal. The statement has impacted on the exit
requires confident resolution conformity from the European Union.
Impact on EU after UK exile
The European Union should consider that the exit was not the only way predominating
reason of Britain but also the political and economical reasons were amalgamated with that
situation (Bickerton 2015). The concern rationale was associated with the financing that
accumulates excise liberated employment and monetary support (Hoefnagels et al. 2014). The
agreement had not happened in an ethical way and that was the reason behind the exile case of

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UK. The exit of UK from the European Union had turned into an indication of exchange that a
collision situation can be avoided by the procedure. Other European countries are
enthusiastically waiting for the consequences of UK.
Opportunities for the UK
There were several opportunities for the UK as they split their relationship from EU and
to make the trade in their own way (Łazowski 2016). If UK was associated with EU they had to
maintain a certain boundary for the business but as they were making their way out form EU, EU
had no right to grasp their freedom (Nugent 2017). This was a huge opportunity for the UK to
make some innovative steps to maintain their business enhancement in an ethical way. Countries
had their boundaries to go to any position at the same time as they were getting support from the
trade-tariff of European Union (Butler, Jensen and Snaith 2016).
Possible problems
The promising struggle that might come across was convincing post the inattention of EU
on the part of decision agreement. The trade tariffs on production announcement was damaging
for a cost successful business procedure. The emigration was for self-determination in trading,
which could be well revised to construct the dimension of economic state (Wallace, Pollack and
Young 2015).
Implications and Conclusion
The European Union did not permit a bendable exit to Britain as these grounds were
influencing the trade in country. Most of the massive companies have their stronghold in Europe
as their gigantic trade in Britain. For example, Tesco is amongst the principal manufacturing firm
in the UK. But the non-agreement achievement of the EU would force tariffs of goods based on
WTO paradigm for the tariff (Hill, Smith and Vanhoonacker 2017). This would develop the cost

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implicate of the goods, which generates the level of lack of concern in the midst of numerous
manufacture companies. The problem situation is imposed on the Britain and their people
(Matthews 2015).
Discussion Point 2
Business relation with Britain is always a useful prospect for the other countries. Though
the UK was charging a higher cost for their products from the point a view of other companies
still the quality they had delivered the best from all and this was the business strategies they had
implemented for their business development.
Influence on EU
The non-acceptance of completion conformity between EU and UK until 2019 will be a
focus for the having presence of operating tariffs based on WTO paradigm. In addition, the
vigorous indication for the financial system of UK as France, India, and the USA is the crown
proprietors in the country (Ottaviano et al. 2014). The way out from EU strength influences the
assessment of supplies if the complete conformity between EU and UK did not get the success in
terms of economic triumphant. This will influence the financial system of UK, as the non-
professional would exert a pull on an impressive of tariffs level based on WTO.
Opportunities creation
The enhancing the prices of goods are in their hand as they are out of the EU thus they
can set their price as well. The possible predicament with the non-acceptance of the complete
conformity with the UK would be a focus for WTO level of tariffs on supplies (Archick 2016).
The ending can be completed handful once the conformity for the concord of decision comes on
or after the EU.
Possible Problems

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The problem lies for the global business section where the business outcomes are not
fruitful for British. As a result, this would augment the appraisal of the invention, which might
unconcern some of the principal investors in this country such as Reliance of India (Jackson,
Akhtar and Mix 2016).
Implications
If it were encouraging, it would endow with adequate probability to the UK in
acquirement on the fashioned probability (Adler-Nissen 2014). On divergent to this, it would
concern the financial system of UK as principal investors might illustrate their lack of concern in
the UK. The organization structure and the potential in the outer market are depending on the
trade opportunity and creation that Britain has got through the expelling process from the
European Union.
Conclusion
Therefore it can be concluded that exile process of UK from EU for the financial concern
is the concern issue of these argumentative paper. This would certainly unlock the conduct of
several former countries. Though constructive results are not found and then it might influence
the financial system of UK. Tesco is one of the principal investors in the UK. The non-
converging to the resolution on financial actions by the EU would positively augment the pricing
of supplies. The plentiful gigantic savings has got rid of the UK.
Reflective Writing
Refection 1
The presentation part was very innovative and unique as the demonstration of UK
expelling situation from EU and their impact on the organization are the prime concerns of these
findings. The presentation abetted in education some most suitable realities about the Brexit. The

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arrangement was modest, which is the reason behind easily grasping. It facilitated me to get
political and economic understanding in education, after a result of the leave-taking of UK from
the EU (Leruth and Lord 2015). However, the staging did not give any judgment or the
standards; however, it has signposted towards the promising consequences. It helped me in
appraising the finishing verdicts of the assignment arrangement. However, the appraisal supports
me in captivating accurate accomplishment throughout my participation in academy.
Reflection 2
Gibb’s model has assisted me in clutching and creating thoughtful evidence that elevated
in arranging and the ability of appearance. Gibb’s cycle provides significant information that
provides oversees a systematic approach to consider of an idea of divergence. The exact reason
behind the research was not cleared in that fact, so that I have a good view over the exile
situation of UK from EU (Ottaviano et al. 2014). Gibbs cycle provides enough dimension of
understanding the economic and political aspect of the case of the UK exit from UN.
Week 3
Data focusing
Those chosen data are accumulating from the “Victorian Virtual Learning Network”. All
these advance learning procedures are the issues for students to addressing the subject
clarification. The content is focusing on the enhancement of the education of Australia.
Summarize the data
The well known virtual network and the learning process have created the change in the
education in Australia. If the education level needs to maintain like this the virtual
implementation need to be focused on. The change in Australian curriculum is very big thus for
the formulation of this big category summarize of data is needed.

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Significant explanation of different areas
Virtual learning is one of the innovative processes that imposed in the 21st-century
modern education. As most of the books and lessons are not available in the library or school
thus virtual learning is the only option where students can find their assistance.
Importance trends and differences
The learning trend in Australia is changing day after day. This traditional form of
education has also changed by the applied form of broad dimension research and virtual learning.
The trends in education also analyze the technological aspect of the education that imposed over
the most of the schools and colleges.
Possible explanation
The virtual model of the education has influenced the Australian educational curriculum
and that has created the broader aspect of the technological enhancement in Australia. The
changing face of technology and the helpful manner of learning is the basic possible need that
provided to the students for their enhancement in academics.
Recommendation
The virtual learning can change the educational format for the Australian students as the
interest level of the students and the education levels are enhanced by the process. It is quite
ethical to impose this process on the modern academics in Australia.
Data analysis

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Figure 1: Educational pattern in Australia
(Source: Leruth and Lord 2015)
The picture evidently portrayed that the arrangement of education is quickly modernizing in
Australia. While technological assessment in education has evolved in the list, the online courses
or the education for the video is also sharing a major arrangement on that list.
Week 4
Evaluating sources & critically engaging

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Evaluate your data analysis group
presentation:
we need to
improve this
We have
done this
OK
We have
done this very
well
The visual was effective and engaging √
We identified an overall trend √
We included reference to actual numbers √
The data analysis included some interpretation
of the results.
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Week 5
The UK has ruled out the exit from the European Union. The mutual nature of a detail
also encourages the experiencing procedure about the consequences of UK’s elimination.
However, they are contradictory in their theme of conversation. The primary text does speak
about the lawful proceedings that might come across to the UK and the European Union
following the exit of UK from the amalgamation.
Portfolio

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good evidence
some evidence
insufficient
evidence
Knowledge and understanding of the subject
A. demonstrates an overall understanding of core
academic skills, evidenced both with the portfolio tasks
and academic writing tasks.
√
B. demonstrates independent reading and research. √
C. has an understanding of conducting primary
research (appropriate to level 4)
√
D. has a convincing introduction, arguments/
discussion and conclusion for the written assignment.
√
E. demonstrates an understanding of the subject
material related to the programme of study.
√
Cognitive/ Intellectual skills
F. Clear and logical argument/ discussion and
structure.
√
G. Shows evidence of applying critical thought to a
range of tasks.
√
H. Has backed up discussion/arguments with evidence. √
I. has evidence of some analysis and evaluation
(appropriate to level 4).
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good
evidence
some
evidence
insufficient
evidence
Graduate skills for Life and employment
J. Insightful reflection on own strengths and
weaknesses
√
K. Effective written communication skills (e.g. have
they written in an appropriate academic style?) is the
report/ essay format successful? Is the reflective writing
appropriately written? Is it professional?
√
L. effective visual presentation √
Strengths:
 Capitalist environment
 Special treatment
 Growth of Skills
Areas for Improvement:
 Data methodical skills
 Explored skills
 Data understanding.
Your groups’ comments
Content
(How clear, complete
and informative was the

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presentation?) Appearance was crystal clear and educational
Audience Engagement
(How
enjoyable/interesting did the
audience find it?) Audience appointment is low as of less articulateness has
shown in the arrangement.
Organisation
(How well-structured
was it? How well did the
visuals support it?) The arrangement of the production as usual and easy.
Professionalism
(How slick and
professional was it? It was a usual appearance, which needs convinced growth
for bringing professionalism in the appearance
Your reflection
Content
(How clear, complete
and informative was the
presentation?) The content was very clear and informative to me.
Audience Engagement
(How
enjoyable/interesting did the
audience find it?) It also reserved the audiences occupied as of the
straightforwardness in delivering the information of the
arrangement.

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Organisation
(How well-structured
was it? How well did the
visuals support it?) The appearance was well planned and educative also
Professionalism
(How slick and
professional was it? It was less specialized but a lot educative.
Action Points
(what could you do better in future presentations)
I need to take references from some conventional articles on the talent of doing management.
The skill is still aggressive but desires certain enlargement, which is immediately the matter of
point.
Skills Do not
know
about this
Find this
difficult/
can’t do
this
Can
partially
do this
Can do
this well
Looking for information
Identify which books/journals/websites to
use
√
Select relevant parts of a text √
Evaluate sources √

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Using sources
Acknowledge sources of information √
Synthesize information from more than
one source
√
Write a reference list correctly √
Avoid plagiarism √
Planning/ writing
Brainstorm ideas √
Plan written work √
Link ideas effectively √
Paraphrase & summarise ideas √
Write an introduction √
Write a conclusion √
Critically edit written work √
Independent study
Work independently (without lecturers) √
Work as part of a (study) group √
Oral presentation
Give a presentation on my work √
Brainstorm ideas with peers √
Discuss written work in a tutorial √
Deal effectively with questions √
IT

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Access the internet √
Use search engines √
Create word documents √
Use PowerPoint √
Week Goal Action Success criteria
Completed
when by?
E.g. To improve my
talent to write in
an intellectual
style
Vocabulary assessment Peer lectures. January 2017
1 To understand
the research.
Successful research ideas. Follow the
academic
guideline
February 2017
2 To improve the
presentation skill
Follow the professors Disciplined
presentation
March 2017
3 To improve the
analytical
potential
Follow the feedback from
the professors
Attentive in the
feedback session
April 2017
4 To understand
the art of making
dissertation
To follow and apply the
dissertation process when
professors applying those
situation in class.
Follow the
professional
dissertation
May 2017