Professional and Academic Skills Development: Challenges, Importance, and Personal SWOT Analysis

This presentation discusses the challenges of studying business management, the importance of effective academic and professional skills development, and how to conduct a personal SWOT analysis to identify areas for improvement. It also provides examples of actions that can be taken to develop skills identified as weaknesses.

BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills
Assessment 1 - Individual Presentation

Content
• Introduction
• Challenges of studying business management and thriving in
professional practice (with appropriate examples)
• The importance of effective academic skills development
• The importance of effective professional skills development
• Identification of one skill that is particularly important – personal
SWOT analysis
• Detailed example of the actions that would be taken to develop
skills identified as weakness in SWOT analysis

Introduction
The personal development may be defied as the
development of those skills which are used on daily basis
and professional development refer to the development of
those skills which assist in the growth of company. The aim
of this report is to discuss about the professional as well as
personal development of an individual and how these help
in attaining the set objectives and goals (Keevy, 2020).

Challenges of studying business management and
thriving in professional practice (with appropriate
examples)
Business management is basically a branch of education
which provide knowledge to an individual about the
planning, execution, supervision and analysis of
business. Different types of challenges are faced by the
individual in studying the business management form
which some of them discussed below: -
• Adjusting to the new surroundings
• Connecting with the new people
• Scheduling:
• Learning to work in a team
• Expenses

The importance of effective professional skills development
Professional skills are basically the set of different capabilities which make an
individual competent in conducting their various professional practice in effectual way.
The development of these skills within the individual assist them in attaining the future
success effectively and benefit them to enjoy various opportunities. Following are the
importance of developing the effective professional skill has been discussed below:
• Give competitive edge
• Opens up new opportunities
• Enhance the productivity level
• Makes individual confident
• Makes an individual versatile
• Provide networking opportunities

The importance of effective academic skills development
The development of the effective academic skill make a student more expeditious
learner which boos up their confidence in the carry out the assigned project in a
very effective manner. This is being considered as the most important skills the
productivity of the student has been improved which lead to attain them better
future success (Mahanal and et. al., 2019). The importance of developing the
effective academic skills within the student has been discussed below: -
• Good researcher
• Effectively manage the time
• Develop their critical thinking
• God reader
• Boost up the confidence
• Effective goal planning

Identification of one skill that is particularly
important – personal SWOT analysis
Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
• I have good communication skill which help me out
to communicate with any person in effective manner.
• My interpersonal skill and presentation skill is also
very good.
WEAKNESSES
• My decision making skill is very poor, I am not
be able to take the proper decision.
• My marketing skills are also not very good.
OPPORTUNITY
• I have the opportunity to meet with the different
people and increase the knowledge base.
• I also can develop the digital marketing skill within me
which are in demand
THREATS
• Change well as development of technology act as a
threat for me because my adaptation skill is very
poor.
• The immense amount of competition in the service
sector also act as a threat form me.

Detailed example of the actions that would be
taken to develop skills identified as weakness
in SWOT analysis
My decision making skill is not, this the area in which I am lacking off. In the professional career a crucial role
is played by the decision making skill. With the help of this skill an individual can effectively make the
decision which helps in increasing the company profitability. In order to improve the decision making skill first
I have to analyse all the things which are needed to make the effective decision.

Summary
From the above presentation it has been concluded that it is very important for an individual to develop
professional as well as effective academic skill within themselves. The development of these skills helps them in
attaining the success and successful position in their life. This presentation concluded that different types of
challenges like adjusting to the new surroundings, connecting with the new people, scheduling and many more
are faced by the individual in studying the business management.

References
• Keevy, M., 2020. Core subjects in accounting academic programmes: Development of pervasive skills. South
African Journal of Accounting Research, 34(2), pp.140-160.
• Durga, S.S. and Rao, C.S., 2018. Developing students' writing skills in English-A process approach. Journal
for Research Scholars and Professionals of English Language Teaching, 6(2), pp.1-5.
• Wale, B.D. and Bogale, Y.N., 2021. Using inquiry-based writing instruction to develop students’ academic
writing skills. Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 6(1), pp.1-16.
• Mahanal, S and et. al., 2019. RICOSRE: A Learning Model to Develop Critical Thinking Skills for Students
with Different Academic Abilities. International Journal of Instruction, 12(2), pp.417-434.

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