Approaches to Self-Managed Learning: A Comprehensive Guide

This report delves into the concept of self-managed learning, exploring various approaches individuals can adopt to enhance their knowledge and skills. It examines the benefits of self-learning, including personal and professional development, and outlines strategies for effective self-assessment. The report also provides a detailed analysis of the process of implementing a development plan, highlighting key steps, objectives, and the importance of feedback. Through a critical evaluation of these elements, the report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of self-managed learning and its significance in today's dynamic environment.

APPROACHES TO SELF-MANAGED LEARNING
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................4
1.1....................................................................................................................................................4
1.2....................................................................................................................................................5
1.3....................................................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
3.1....................................................................................................................................................7
3.2....................................................................................................................................................8
3.3....................................................................................................................................................9
3.4..................................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
Reference list.................................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
This report shows the Self-learning which is a type of learning done by individual to learn
various aspects of the society adequately. There are various approaches relating to self-managed
learning. Other than that, various benefits associated with self-managed learning which is also
discussed in this report. Apart from that, task 3 showcases the various processes which are
essential to adequately implement the development plan. Critical evaluation is also performed for
this scenario.
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TASK 1
1.1
Learning can be integrated by individuals through the study or the research work undertaken by
them as part of their assignment that have been assigned by their colleges or universities from
where they are pursuing their courses. Except this method, self-learning can be done in the many
other ways.
Conferences and seminars
Conferences and seminars is a way for the people to learn. This is deemed to be a very effective
tool for learning as they provide opportunity for the people to present themselves and their
knowledge in front of others from which other tends to gain knowledge by getting to learn new
things from the matter presented by the people in the conferences and seminars (Cunningham
2017). There are also advantages that conferences and seminars make the people for confident in
speaking skills and enhancing the presentation skills of the individuals.
Social networks
In today’s world people spend a high proportion of their time in social networking sites which
includes Twitter, Facebook and many other such networking sites. Using these sites make the
people interact with other individuals in the process of chatting where they land up learning and
getting to know newer things from the other individuals while engaging themselves in a
conversation. Individuals tend to share their knowledge or some creative ideas on these social
networking platforms through different forums available on these sites and also through bulletin
boards. People learn different things from these platforms which becomes applicable in their
lives.
Internet
It has been a long time that internet is a boon to the process of learning. The advent of Internet
has changed the world and the way individuals think and act. Internet is home to vast amount of
knowledge. Sites which are specially designed to help the learners gain knowledge such as
Google scholar are very useful for the learners as they help the individuals to get access to
various kinds of journals and articles.
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1.2
Continuous learning according to the capacity of an individual which contributes to his
professional life is subjected to life-long learning. Personal assessments might be taken up by
individuals to support the cause of life-long learning through which the purpose might be
achieved efficiently. A very common way to analyse an individual’s strengths, weaknesses,
threats and opportunities in the aspect of business is through SWOT analysis (Esfahaniet al.
2013). This type of analysis is based on the capacity and nature of a particular individual. The
strengths might be assessed on the basis of good communication skills, ambitious personality and
friendliness while weaknesses might be assessed on the basis of stress levels, concentration
levels of the individual and other lagging behind factors of the individual’s nature.
SWOT analysis is a reflection of the nature of an individual. The analysis also states or device
strategies to build the strengths to the next level and also devise methods or techniques to deal
and minimize the weaknesses. Physical exercise may be stated as one of the methods to develop
and build a character of strength and also it might help in mitigating the weaknesses of the
individual.
The SWOT analysis helps the individual to help professional tools and techniques to develop
one-self (Fink 2013). SWOT analysis requires an individual to be honest to analyse one-self
which will allow to him to develop the technique of self-reflective learning. Life-long learning
can be achieved through this method self-analysis that helps to develop one-self based on the
practical issues which helps the individual in his professional development. Life-long learning is
all about continuous learning on a personal basis that eventually contributes to the professional
context.
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1.3
For self-assessment the application is self-management is too much helpful. It is also too much
important for the people so that they can judge themselves and create their knowledge of
horizon. The learning for self-management is helpful for expanding the horizon of own
knowledge. In the next some strategies are given by which one can well acquitted by learning
self-management.
Team Work: with the practice of self-management, personal development is also too much
essential. The practice of team work has the ability to encourage a team. Individual motivation
can be processed through this section.
Communication: This can be determined at that time when one is encouraged. The
communication that only can be persuaded should be continued. In that stage, one can develop
his or her communication strategy. It would be helpful for persuading own and consoling others.
Presentation: for encouraging individual, information gathering a presenting is required. It is
helpful to make own portray in a well manner.
If the workers of an organization are well trained to self-management, they will get a chance to
apply their skill and knowledge for engrossing the business strategy. It would be much helpful
for professional up fronting. Updating of new competency is possible with the practice of self-
assessment. Self-management is too much useful for enhancing one’s current skill and to develop
and update new competency. Therefore, self-learning should be encouraged and consistent.
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TASK 3
3.1
To implement a development plan and that is the benefit of the business there are so many steps
can be achieved and those are
 Someone has to take responsibility: to execute a plan which is for the development of any
organization it should be there to present of a person who will be responsible for the betterment
and the main role of taking the initiative to carry forward all the necessary steps.
 Develop a matrix for the plan: during the planning session the development authority who is in
the warfront and in whose shoulder everything regarding the company is dependent must
develop a business development matrix and that will help the business to reach the goal
efficiently.
 Problem solving and reduce issues: this development plan also needs those kind of role or
responsibility which will play a positive role in the time of real need means the development plan
some solution which is for some real-time problems.
 individual compliance with the plan: at the time of doing the business plan if anyone feels that
they have some real issues with the plan and they can describe that and this is very much needed.
 Instruct educate and coach for the plan: some people will have to introduce at the time of plan
implementing and those will play the role of a coach instructor and they will guide the proper
implementation of the plan.
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3.2
There are so many process can be achieved to make the document development as planned and
those are described briefly in below:
 Request TAC permission: first of all the tariff which will related to the planning about the future
aspects must be informed to the relevant authority. Because their approval needs must and the
foremost thing.
 Planning: next comes the planning section. In this phase the deep analysis and depend the
analysis the authority will make the proper planning which will be very much needed for the
benefit of the organization (Hidayat, 2016).
 Submit to TAC: next the phase where the planning and the consequences of the tariff will be
introduced to the TAC department for getting their approval.
 TAC review: now the entire thing is totally dependent on the TAC department because there are
so many cases can be found where the TAC dept. found that that much tariff will not be allowed
for their position. In case their review is very much needed.
 Standardization: after getting the approval from the TAC department the planning commission
or the other body who are the responsible person of taking the responsibility of this planning
needs to be very much optimistic about the plan and the other things has to be very much
standard because that is going to implement.
 Publication: after the standardization finally the publication will be made just because of made
the final paper of the plan and announce that that will be the final to implement (Chambers,
2017).
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3.3
If the objectives or the aims of making a plan is discussed then most of the cases these following
will come under the consideration. And those are:
 Profitability: the business plan is mainly made just to make the proper business and that will
bring the profit. So every plan will start by keeping one thing in mind that is how the plan will
make the profit from the ongoing business.
 Productivity: the business how can be more productive and this productivity should be mentored
from the very beginning because this productivity will make the such a place in the market where
the company will need not any side planning to achieve that much amount of success (Watsonet
al. 2016).
 Core values: the core value of the business which will going to be the key factor of the business
should be very much adaptive about this. So the planning will also face on this issue also
(Wheadon, 2014).
 Growth: The business growth also needed to be very much effective because the planning also be
doing under a deep consideration of this business growth.
 Marketing: marketing also plays a huge role of the planning section because the people who will
make the planning must be consider this because without this planning will be incomplete
(Ward, 2016).
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3.4
Everything is very much needed in the business and especially feedbacks for the making of
business plan. Basically three main reasons which will be responsible
Strategically: there are so many times it can be happened that what strategy the company will
going to take for the further business plan and it can be found that that thinking or the planning
will not going to work in the proper way and it can be taken as a feedback from the committee
which will guide them in a right way.
Financially: there are so many cases can be found that the company in which direction is going
in the financial sector, is totally wrong so it is the duty of the managers or the other governing
body to take the feedbacks from the other so that the proper financial outcomes will come as a
positive nature (Aighewiet al. 2017).
Marketing approach: the business is totally based on the marketing strategy because the company
needs to promote their product or services to attract the people and thus will be the best way to
capture the market. This is only will be happened just because of a proper feedback from the
market which will give them a marketing strategy and that is the fair way to tackle with the
situation.
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Conclusion
This report says the total factors regarding the business plan and the business plan is not just is a
very easy and simple process of doing a work or making any business. Proper knowledge about
very simple things and the other things like market analysis, financial crisis, team lead, problem
solving. These all factors are totally related with this report and after examine the al kind of facts
regarding the business plan it is very much easier to talk about the consequences of these factors
which will make critical analysis and after that a proper conclusion.
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