Developing Skills and Knowledge for Success at University

Preparing for success at university
knowledge and creativity.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SKILLS REFLECTION..................................................................................................................3
Comparison of two websites.......................................................................................................3
Mind mapping.............................................................................................................................4
Poster skills.................................................................................................................................4
Presentation skills........................................................................................................................5
Writing skills...............................................................................................................................6
Avoiding plagiarism....................................................................................................................6
Improving reading.......................................................................................................................7
Research skills.............................................................................................................................8
Usage of capital letter..................................................................................................................9
Critical thinking..........................................................................................................................9
Academic keywords..................................................................................................................10
Reflective learning....................................................................................................................11
SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
In the present competitive world it is very important and necessary for students to
develop their skills and knowledge for getting success in the future. There is little difference
between knowledge, skills and ability is that knowledge is theoretical whereas ability and skills
are practical. In addition to that skills are learned through ability is inbuilt. In respect of that,
report will go to reflect about the different types of skills and knowledge which are important for
students to build in effective and valuable manner.
SKILLS REFLECTION
During the studies, I made use of various skills which are inherited and some have to
improve during the coursework. In this respect, skills and ways helped me during academic life
at university are discussed underneath:
Comparison of two websites.
Comparison of two websites is the biggest competitors is useful for a variety of reasons.
This helped to missed opportunity if comparison is not in the proper ways. There are various
websites which are provided specific knowledge for topic.
During the classes I have learned how to differentiate two websites for best usage. This
may creates more effectiveness for me and students to working and getting rights information for
specific topic. Here is mention the way of comparing sites and URL, first read whole page from
both sites than analysis their effectiveness is help to make proper difference. Also, use
comparing tools for making effective comparison. The text tool is all the about finding different
similarity in the content of the page of websites.
Illustration 1: Comparison of two websites
(Source: COMPARISON TOOL, 2016 )

Mind mapping.
Mind mapping is the graphical way to present the ideas and concept to others. It is visual
thinking which is help to structure the proper information, helping to better analysis of work and
create proper working ability to complete task. This provides various information on creating
maps in mind by imaging some thinks (Bassok and Latham, 2017). During study most of the
time I was confused about topics and learnings but I learned from my tutor about mind mapping
by following process. This is beings with main concept with purpose, add branches and explore
topic by adding. Last, imaging image and colour. This help to me for analysis work with more
effectiveness.
Poster skills.
A poster is a graphic marking tools which is allowed to present current information about
topic in creative manner. It is the medium of communication serves to transmit a massage by
means by a graphical synthesis. This is effective image and slogans which help to identify easily
anything. Most of the students not able to understand thinks by talking and reading but
understand by images what is the concept and information is presented. This colourful and
creative study which is created more effectiveness. During university, I have learned how to
make creative poster to convey massages (Lin and Magnuson, 2018). Here is mention some steps
which help to make good and effective poster are make it easy to read from the distance, amp up
Illustration 2: Mind mapping