Developing Essential Skills for Success at University

This presentation covers the essential skills required for success at university. It includes self development, communication, presentation, computer, research and leadership skills. The presentation explains the importance of each skill and how it can benefit students in their academic and professional life. The presentation also includes references for further reading.

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INTRODUCTION
 Self development is a procedure of self
development through high self awareness,
developing potentials and sharpening
individual skills.
 self development is possible with attending
training, maintaining a schedule, setting up
boundaries or goals and focusing on
improving strength.

ASPECT (Communication)
 In simple word communication is
transferring of data, information
and idea from one place to other.
 Communication can be defined as
interaction between two or more
persons and convey ideas or
thoughts to one another.
 It can be oral, written, non verbal
and visual.

Following are the reason why communication skills are important for students:
 Increase confidence:
 Better relationships:
 Career development:
 Team work behaviour:
 Develop professionalism:
 Better presence of mind:
ASPECT (Communication)

ASPECT (Presentation
skills)
 Presentation skills are the skill of
delivering a effective presentation to a
audience group.
 Presentations skills include structure
and design of your presentation, body
language and voice tone of individuals.
 Presentations skills are a way to
demonstrate leadership skills of an
individual.

ASPECT (Presentation
skills)
There are some reasons that are described below
why presentations skills are needed for students
to become a effective student:
 English speaking ability:
 Create innovative ideas:
 Improved body language:
 well organised:
 Improve leadership skills:

ASPECT (Computer skills)
 In the present era, the technology has
become more prevalent in various
sectors.
 Hence due to the trend, it has become
important for the individuals or the
students to excel in the computer skills.
 The computer skills are efficient and are
in demand n the basis of the
requirement of each sector and industry
as well as job role.

ASPECT (Computer skills)
 The computer skill is referred as an important skill
that a student can add on to their resume that will
help in enhancement of the career of the individual.
 The computer skills help in enhancing the computer
literacy that will be suitable for applying for the
various jobs in the future and also it can be an
opportunity for the students in order to increase the
salary in future as they can be appointed various more
opportunities as well as responsibilities.

ASPECT (Research skills)
 Research skills are basically referred to
the ability of an individual to identify as
well as evaluate the various information
in context of a specific topic.
 The research skills comprises of various
skills such as investigation on a topic,
utilising critical analysis techniques as
well as formation of the various
hypothesis as well as solutions in order
to perform research regarding a specific

ASPECT (Research skills)
The effectiveness of research skills for a student have been
discussed below (Pratama, Cahyono and Aggraito, 2019).
Identification of issues that act as hindrance-
deriving upon various solutions for the problems-
evaluation of resources –
Innovative and creative ideas-
Helps in being up to date with the trends as well as the
market demands-
Learning new ways of doing things-

ASPECT (Leadership skills)
 Leadership skills are basically the
strengths and abilities that are
performed by the individuals in
order to motivate people for
performing various tasks.
 Leadership skills are basically the
skills that help in achieving the
shared goals of the individuals with
proper planning, organisation as well
as guidance.

ASPECT (Leadership skills)
The effectiveness of leadership skills have been
explained below.
 Team building-
 Builds confidence-
 Setting role model-
 Inspiring network-

CONCLUSION
 From the above research it can be concluded that self
development is essential to become competent enough
to perform one's duty and task. Self development is the
responsibility of an individual.
 From further section it can be concluded that to become
an effective students, they must have some skills to
become successful in future (Alghamdi and Deraney,
2018).

REFERENCES
 Alghamdi, A.K.H. and Deraney, P., 2018. Teaching
Research Skills to Undergraduate Students Using an
Active Learning Approach: A Proposed Model for
Preparatory-Year Students in Saudi Arabia. International
Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education, 30(2), pp.184-194.
 Bankowski, E., 2020. Developing skills for effective
academic presentations in EAP. International Journal of
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 22(2),
pp.187-196.
 Becker, L., 2019. Give Great Presentations. SAGE.

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