Skills for Success at University: A Summary

FY026 PREPARING FOR
SUCCESS AT UNIVERSITY
-KNOWLEDGE AND
CREATIVITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Comparison of the website..........................................................................................................3
Mind mapping.............................................................................................................................3
Poster...........................................................................................................................................3
Presentation skills........................................................................................................................4
Writing skills...............................................................................................................................4
Avoiding plagiarism....................................................................................................................4
Improving reading.......................................................................................................................4
Research skills.............................................................................................................................5
Use of the capital letter...............................................................................................................5
Critical thinking..........................................................................................................................5
Academic keywords....................................................................................................................6
Reflective learning......................................................................................................................6
Summary.....................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

MAIN BODY
Comparison of the website
Comparing the different websites is highly essential in order to gain the proper
knowledge about the particular topic and this is the most important skill which I have learned
during my academic year. This skill is highly important in professional as well as academic life
as by comparing the different , we are able to easily gather the large amount of data. The
comparison is mainly done of the basis of information in websites as well as on the basis of
presentation of the websites (Gazzawe, 2017). For example- the website which contains relevant
information related to topic as well as has properly explained the topic with the help of images,
charts, graphs then that website will be highly reliable as well as effective in making great
projects.
Mind mapping
Mind mapping is basically graphical method as well as diagram which enables the
individuals to represent the ideas as well as concepts and thus helps to structure the information
in a sequential manner. Talking of the academic context, mind mapping is the most important
skill which needs to be present in an individual. By incorporating mind mapping in my academic
life, I would be able to increase my creativity as well as productivity as this is the most
significant tool for generating new ideas. This will not only help me in my academic life to
develop new project but will also allow me to build an idea pool in the different organization for
ding my work as well as for excelling in my future (Parikh, 2016).

Illustration 1: Mind-mapping
(Source:Mind mapping, 2020 )
Poster
Poster is basically the group of pictures on the large paper through which people
promote their ideas, opinions, views etc to the wide public. Poster making is highly essential skill
or can be said as art which describes that how effectively an individual can present his or her
information and ideas in attractive form (Gundogan and et.al., 2016). While working on the
poster during the project, I faced lot of difficulty as I was unaware about the essential of poster
and its process. Basically, I faced problem in how to align my entire information in the short
poster in sequential manner. I was unable to decide that which information will go at which part
in poster and what types of images will be included. My tutor helped me to overcome this
problem by providing training session in which I was made aware of whole process for making
poster.