Developing Academic and Professional Skills in Business Management

This presentation discusses the challenges of studying business management and the importance of effective academic and professional skill development. It explains personal SWOT and provides an action plan to overcome weaknesses. The subject is BMP4001 - Developing Academic and Professional Skills. The course name and college/university are not mentioned.

Developing Academic and
Professional Skills

Table of Contents
 INTRODUCTION
 Describe the challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice
 Describe the importance of effective academic and professional skill development
 Explain the personal and professional skill development (Personal SWOT)
 Action plan
 Conclusion
 Reference

INTRODUCTION
The professional and academic skills is referring to the
combination of different types of skills which is used
by individual for increasing their capability and
potentiality effectively. The various skills which are
used students at the time of their study are
communication, research, writing etc.

Challenges of studying business management
The deep study of management in business is very
important for each student in professional way. There
are different kinds of challenges which is faced from
students during the time of their academics in
business management which are discussed below -
Learning to work in form of team
Scheduling
Expenses
Adjustment to new atmosphere

Importance of effective academic skill
development
Time management
Self – disciplined
Writing
Research
Decision-making

Importance of effective professional skill
development
Boost self confidence
Expanding base of knowledge
Improving future career prospects
Networking

Personal SWOT
At the time of my study in academics I adapted
various new skills and things in effective manner
With help of using various skills I am able to secure
my career and future in long term. During the time
of my academics I done various assignments with
team mates and in this way I realize my strength,
weakness, threat and opportunities which are
discussed

Continue Strenght -
 My main strength is feeling of
teamwork and with help of team
work I am able to finish the lengthy
and difficult task in time.
 At the time doing work in team
strong communication is developed
in me for long time.
Weakness -
 Regarding weakness I am not good
in time management and due to
facing this issues my work is not
completed in time.
 Due to having weakness in this skill
I faced lot of pressure in my task
which is responsible for decrasing
my performance.
Opportunities -
 With help of doing various types of
research and increasing knowledge
through different sources my skills
are highly improved with short
duration.
 It also support me for
understanding that in which way
work are done properly.
Threat -
 Decision-making is my major threat
and due to facing this threat I did
not take correct decision in right
time.
 This threat is highly responsible for
raising conflict between team
members effectively.

Action Plan
Skills Resources to
overcome
Judging criteria Time frame
Decision-making
skills
For developing the
decision-making
skill effectively I
started to attend
various seminars
and analysing
various types of
case studies
effectively.
With help of solving
case studies and
attending seminars
effectively I realize
that how take
correct decision in
prescribed time.
1 months
Time management
skills
For solving the
problem of time
management skill I
joined various
courses regaarding
this topic. In this
way I started
multiple work in
similar time.
By solving multiple
work in similar time
this skill is improved
at higher rate in
me. It leads to
increase my
performance
effectively.
3 months

Conclusion
From the evaluation of above information, it concludes that professional and academic skills plays major role
for increasing the future growth of students at higher rate in short duration. The report will be covered
describe the challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice. It further
covers the importance of effective academic and professional skill development. It also explains the personal
SWOT and on personal and professional skill development are the part of this report. These skilled are also
esential for decenet lifestyle and higher job position in short duration. With help of these skills students are
able to finish their task in attractive and systematic way.

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