Developing Academic Skills

DEVELOPING ACADEMIC
SKILLS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Developing timetable...................................................................................................................3
Time management techniques.....................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
a. Advice regarding resource usage.............................................................................................5
b. Reflective Diary.......................................................................................................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................7
Summarising the resources..........................................................................................................7
CAARP Test................................................................................................................................8
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................9
Poster on academic integrity........................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

TASK 1
Developing timetable
The timetable that I prefer to follow for covering all the tasks required to be completed in a
module and also enjoy personal as well as social life can be described in following manner:
Time Activities
7:30 a.m. Waking up
7:30 – 8 a.m. Completing all the daily activities
8 – 8: 15 a.m. Having breakfast
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. Having my coffee along with newspaper
8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Working on my module
10:30 - 11 a.m. Checking my social media accounts and messages
11 – 1 p.m. Continue working on my module
1 – 1:30 p.m. Having lunch
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Me time where I do whatever I wish to do
3:30 - 4 p.m. Taking rest
4 – 6 p.m. Again work on my module
6 – 7:30 p.m. Meet my friends and go out
7:30 – 8 p.m. Eat dinner
8 – 8:30 p.m. Take a walk and listen to music
8:30 – 9:30 p.m. Work on my module
9:30 – 10 p.m. Check social media
10 p.m. Go to sleep
This is a broad and rough classification of the things that I do in a day and there is only a
slight variation in the actual time distribution that I have done in my personal life as well. I have
followed this everyday to complete all the tasks in my module and I rough worked for around 7
to 7: 30 hours every day on the module and its completion which helped me in gaining the
necessary knowledge and assistance regarding the addressing of various tasks and their
requirements.
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Time management techniques
I have recognised that for the completion of this module in a timely manner without
compromising on the quality and learning efficiency, it is necessary to adopt various time
management techniques which will help me in working in a focused and productive manner.
Some of the time management techniques that I have chosen and the manner in which they will
contribute in the completion of my module successfully are:
 Being Intentional: I find that it is always beneficial to develop an objective or a set of
things/ activities which must be completed in the particular duration. This helps me in
working towards the goal achievement so that rather than working in a abstract manner, I
am able to achieve the targeted goals in the given time frame (Gašević and et.al., 2019). It
reduces the chances of my mind wandering off to another things or me getting off track
from my objective.
 Being Prioritized: I tend to rank the importance of my tasks and the necessity to
complete them accordingly. Here, my main aim is to identify and select those tasks which
are more important than others i.e. which requires more efforts and results comparatively
(Kmecova, 2018). The completion of more important tasks helps me in focusing on the
areas where I really need to excel and develop rather than wasting my time unnecessarily
on the inconsequential tasks which are not contributing anything to my overall
development.
 Being Focused: According to me, it is natural for every human being to get distracted
from the target that they have developed. Similarly, I tend to get distracted by the social
media notifications, conversations etc. which was curbing my efficiency and objectivity
(Kassymova and et.al., 2018). It is very important to be focused and avoid any
distractions and this is the reason that I have developed certain a fixed schedule which
helps me in sticking to the tasks that I have developed and distributed accordingly.
 Being Structured: It is instrumental to have a properly structured and well distributed
schedule for achieving the objective that has been set. Another important aspect however
is to ensure that the schedule must be realistic where the time set for module learning will
be that duration for which I can actually study (Asri and Kadafi, 2020). Otherwise my
schedule will not uphold for me. I have tried to develop a comprehensive schedule
through which I will be able to achieve my objectives in a structured and set manner.
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