Preparing for Success at University: Knowledge and Creativity

Preparing for Success at
University. Knowledge and
Creativity

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
ESSAY MAIN BODY....................................................................................................................1
TASK 1: How and why you have developed as a learner during this module................1
TASK 2: Further reflections on how to approach future challenges and expectations of
a university course....................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Preparing for success is field of study in which learners prepare themselves for
acquiring the skills which can enhance their creativity and knowledge (Cho, 2015). The
main aim of this essay is to develop a reflective piece in which reflections can be made
upon how and why learner have developed during this module and how to approach
future challenges (Ford and et.al., 2012). In this essay, Gibbs reflection cycle is used for
relevant reflections.
ESSAY MAIN BODY
TASK 1: How and why you have developed as a learner during this module.
DESCRIPTION
Preparing for success is a module which is enabled me to implement my
knowledge in a constructive way so that I can be encouraged to overlap my study skills
to employability skills and be able to acquire the opportunity to gain an employment in
21st century. During this module, I have gained various skills including communicating
skills, research skills, numeracy and digital literacy. My mentors and module leader has
assisted me during lectures on how to critical evaluate the theories of authors and how
these theories can be implemented in my own work by relevantly citing them in order to
provide literature credit. All the study material was supposed to be given to me by digital
mediums which helped to gain digital literacy and technological skills. All my
assignments during this module involved a deep research which has helped me to
effective investigate the topics. This module even combined all the learners to
communicate with each other’s which has developed my communication skills both
written and presentation. The aim of letting me learn all these skills was to ensure that
in future, I am capable to work in an organisation which has dynamic environment.
FEELING
During this module, I have tried to prepare myself for self development and
responsibility. Honestly when I was first leading up to my module, I had mix feelings of
anxiety and excitement as this module as a subject is an innovative way to learn yet has
a complex set of theories. But my feelings get changed when I started to experience
that my skills are actually getting enhanced due to this module. And now when I look
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