Developing Academic Skills Portfolio of Tasks - Desklib

Developing academic
skills portfolio

Table of Contents
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
A) Demonstrate your time management skills by creating a timetable for study during this
module. In your timetable highlight your work commitments, family time, study time, study
time and recreational time............................................................................................................3
B) Write a reflection on how you managed your time, utilising the timetable and using
Pomodoro or Eisenhower to manage your study. Use Gibb's model to structure your reflection
......................................................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Four key resources that I have used during this module..............................................................6
B) Write a reflection on the development of your academic skills during this module. For
example, writing skills, referencing skills, researching skills and summarising skills. Use
Gibbs Model to structure your reflection.....................................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
A) Find a book online using perlego on the topic of Academic Integrity, plagiarism and
referencing. Summarising the key points using the Cornell note taking method. State the full
reference of the book (AU Harvard), demonstrate your note-taking and then give a summary
of the source in terms of its credibility (using the CAARP guidance, which is documented on
iLearn)..........................................................................................................................................9
B) Find a newspaper article or website online on the topic of Academic Integrity, plagiarism
and referencing. Summarise the key points using mind map note-taking method. State the full
reference of the book (AU Harvard), demonstrate your note-taking and then give a summary
of the source in terms of its credibility (using the CAARP guidance, which is documented in
iLearn)........................................................................................................................................10
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................12
A) Explain what is meant by plagiarism and academic integrity. Support your explanations
with definitions and citations.....................................................................................................12
B) Produce an 'at a glance' leaflet that gives examples and explanations on how to produce a
reference list using AU Harvard referencing.............................................................................14
References .....................................................................................................................................15

TASK 1
A) Demonstrate your time management skills by creating a timetable for study during this
module. In your timetable highlight your work commitments, family time, study time,
study time and recreational time.
Time /
Day
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
6-7 AM Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling
7-8 AM Yoga Yoga Yoga Yoga Yoga Yoga Yoga
8-9 AM Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym Gym
9-10
AM
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
10-12
AM
Studies Studies Studies Studies Studies Studies Studies
Studies
12-2
PM
Television Television Television Television Television Television Television
2-3 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
3-4 PM Family
time
Family
time
Family time Family
time
Family
time
Family
time
Family
time
Family
time
4-5 PM Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
Social
media
5-6 PM Evening
walk
Evening
walk
Evening
walk
Evening
walk
Evening
walk
Evening
walk
Evening
walk
6-8 PM Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends

time time time time time time time
8-9 PM Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
9-10
PM
Family
time
Family
time
Family time Family
time
Family
time
Family
time
Family
time
10-12
PM
Study
time
Study time Study time Study time Study time Study time Study time
B) Write a reflection on how you managed your time, utilising the timetable and using
Pomodoro or Eisenhower to manage your study. Use Gibb's model to structure your
reflection
It is very important for the success in life that an individual has proper time table and
management so that they provide the considerable time to all the important aspect of life and
career. This section of report provide my personal views that how I manage the time through
effective time table and to fulfil this purpose I use Gibbs reflection which are given below.
Gibbs's Reflective Cycle
It is regarded as one of the best model of reflection which the individual can use to reflect
the personal views on any specific topic or aspect. This model helps me to express my views on
the time table and management which is the most beneficial factor for the success in the life.
 Description: it is very important for me to prepare the time table for the management of
time in different aspects of life. At the time when I was preparing this time table, I
analysed that there are some skills which does not posses in my personality. These skills
are writing skills and referencing skills. These skills plays an important role in individual
life. To improve this skills, I involved my mentor in this and they suggest to write 5
pages a day and use proper referencing in my content
 Feelings: At the initial stage of my life when I didn't prepare time table for managing the
activities of my personal and professional life. It is difficult for me to enjoy every
moment of my life due to mismanagement in time allocation. But when I prepared this
time table I am able to manage the time for every important role and activity. This time
table not only helps me to manage the time but also enables me to reduce the wastage of
time in non important activity of my life