Professional and Academic Skills Development for Business Management Students

This article discusses personal development, transferable skills, and action plans for academic and personal growth. It covers topics such as time management, communication, critical thinking, team management, and creativity. The article also includes a sample CV and references.

Business Management
BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
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1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills 3-4
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development 3
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module 3
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace 4
2.0 Personal development learning log 6
3.0 Action plan 7
4.0 CV 8
References 8
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills
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1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development
Learning and growth are important in developing an individual's self-confidence so
that he or she may learn new things, improve, and lead in the future to attain desired
goals. As a student, I've always believed that studying is necessary at all stages of
life, whether for personal development or achieving personal goals. The learning
process is an important step toward a greater comprehension of concepts and
material. This learning method enables me to apply my talents to a variety of chores
and activities in order to improve and increase my general well-being. It aids in
increasing my drive for academics by allowing me to absorb facts and knowledge
more effectively (Tinto, 2019). This wide and huge concept of learning includes all type
of information, skills , ethical behaviour, knowledge and many more.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module
Transferable skills are the skills which allows us to adapt various situations in life
and education such as communication, analytical skills, management or decision
making or technical skills which are required for overall improvement (Sejnowski, 2018).
While adapting any work culture transferable skills are required to fit in any segment
such as diversity or flexibility. I have learnt how to deal with my mistakes earlier I
used to feel bad and embarrassed when I took wrong decisions but now after
attending this module, I feel it’s completely ok to make mistakes. I also learnt how to
manage time to get the things done which are important. When we study different
subjects it’s difficult to manage social and personal life so, it is required to manage
and priorities both. I got to learn how to be organized and learnt time management
by focusing on independent study sessions (Helal and et.al., 2018). Furthermore, this
module focuses on students' ideas and concepts to be explored in order to equip
them with experience that will be valuable for future events. Students' self-
confidence in speaking in front of others to explain and defend their assertions and
experiences is boosted by justification of reasoning and reflection on experiences.
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Learning and notes which were provided to me helped me in dealing with various
tasks to experience and better with regular practice.
 Problem solving: If a person wants to grow, he or she must improve their
problem-solving ability, which is one of the most prevalent and vital abilities to
have. With the aid of this module, I've learned how to cope with a variety of
scenarios while remaining optimistic and calm. These are personal
observations that have led in improvised problem-solving techniques. In order
to master this talent, I've had to practise correct listening, effective
communication for clarity, and problem-solving tactics, among other things.
 Adaptability: Individuals must have adaptability abilities in order to adjust to
changes in their routine and working environment. People have difficulty
adapting to changes in their everyday routines and tasks for a living. For
example, these abilities help me adjust to changes in my daily routine as well
as changes in my learning and working environments. These abilities
contribute to my worth by allowing me to be more adaptable to changes in
numerous facets of my life. It also enables me to stay focused on my self-
development by allowing me to adapt and adjust to many quick changes while
studying.
 Critical thinking: The skills necessary in an individual for better decision
making in prepared to face and achieve through crucial and troublesome
situations are referred to as critical thinking. I learned this talent through
dealing with a variety of challenging situations and overcoming them with
smart ideas. The use of this transferrable talent in carrying out specified
activities and functions is crucial. As a result, it is a necessary individual talent
in both personal and professional situations.
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace
Self-development is something that allows all of us to understand ourself
better and push ourself to achieve the target and be better version of
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ourselves. It includes new habits, hobbies and skills to follow the strategy to
achieve the targets. Skills that I would like to develop in my academic studies,
personal life and workplace are explained below-
 Communication skills: Communication skills are a talent I did like to improve
in order to be prepared for any event or circumstance. Effective expression of
thoughts and ideas, as well as efficient interpretation of information conveyed
from the other end, are two things that communication helps me with. This
ability will allow me to engage with individuals in society as well as my co-
workers at work. Coordination and happiness among persons and
organisations working together rely heavily on effective communication. As a
consequence, this vital talent will play a significant role in my personal
development and progress in order for me to attain my desired objective.
 Time management- Time management helps you to finish a task on time,
which reduces stress in all areas. This ability will assist me in attaining my
objectives more quickly and effectively. That way, I'll be able to give it my all
and increase my grades and performance in a certain topic. By organizing my
work according to a schedule, I will be able to do more things in less time.
When I have a huge list of activities to complete and little time to complete
them, I am easily anxious. Time management will educate me how to deal
with a certain scenario in my life. (Mayes, 2018).
 Teamwork: I feel that collaboration is a quality that I must cultivate in both my
academic and personal lives. Effective coordination and teamwork of a team
accomplishing an assigned task or assignment is what it is all about.
Teamwork will enable me to appropriately manage my team, resulting in
peace and harmony in my relationships. I'll be able to mobilise additional
resources to help the organisation achieve its objectives. This vital ability will
help me establish a feeling of belonging as we work together on group
objectives and chores. In addition, I will be sufficiently motivated to put up my
best effort in accomplishing the assignment (Rubin and Graham, 2020).
 Initiative: Initiative refers to the ability to initiate and assess things individually
and independently. This is valuable skill to achieve success in any job or
project and it helps to elaborate the ways of hard work which is a must for
professional and personal life. This skill helps in boosting up confidence in
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individuals for taking any step. Way to success and growth in future can be
attained by developing this skill and i will use this ability to initiate actions in
order to overcome my fear and to deal with any problematic situation in the
upcoming future.
 Creative approach: think for self-development, creative approach is
necessary for the upcoming events in the future. As the rapid changes in the
environment, it is must to have a creative thing in mind to carry out assigned
tasks and activities. With the support of experiences and personal thinking
capacity, an individual can acquire this talent. The use of a creative approach
allows for the accomplishment of tasks and activities in a variety of innovative
methods, resulting in innovation. My future chances and career will be aided
by the development of a creative approach to completing specified tasks in
order to improve and increase efficiency.
2.0 Personal development learning log
Date of event What was the
development
activity?
What was I
expecting to
learn?
What have I
learned?
How will I
apply this
learning?
3 January 2021 Workshop for
technical skill
development
Technical
talents
require useful
information.
Technical
abilities are
important and
necessary for
growth and
success.
I'll put my
abilities to
good use in
order to
become a
better version
of myself.
21 January 2021 Attended a
literature
festival
Command
over
literature
festival
I got
command
over literature
and language
Being ready
for
professional
life with
enhanced
communication
skills
8 February 2021 Seminars to
achieve
desired goals
Appropriate
strategy for
achieving
desired
outcomes
Efforts should
be made to
provide more
factors and
aspects.
More elements
and aspects
should be
included in the
balance.
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10 February 2021 Workshop for
development of
personal
development
Various ways
and ideas to
improve my
personality
Ways to be a
good listener
and to have a
positive
outlook for
negative
things.
These skills
will be helpful
in my life to
reach my
goals.
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3.0 Action plan
What do I want
to learn?
What support
and resources
will I need?
What do I have to
do?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Communication
Skills
Study material
in English to
read in order to
understand and
learn
communication
skills.
Reading novels
and studying
material can help
you have a better
understanding of
language and
literature.
Listening to the
other person in
order to have a
better
understanding and
eliminate
misunderstandings
and
misinterpretations.
By measuring
the level of
ssatisfaction for
both the sender
as well as
receiver.
1-2 years
Creativity
Courses for
development of
creativity skill
(Mayes, 2018).
I'm looking
comments on my
ideas and efforts.
The use of
innovative ideas
produces more
efficient and
better results.
Skill
development
above a two-
year period with
consistency.
Confidence
knowledge of
the difference
between
confidence and
arrogance
Accepting
constructive
feedback from
others and being
motivated to do so
is a skill that can be
learned.
Confident in
expressing my
ideas and
opinions before
people
In the duration of
9 months from
now
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Team
Management
In order to
increase
efficiency,
guidance from
mentors, team
manager or
management.
Understanding
teammate
behaviour allows
for improved task
completion
cooperation.
Completion of
specified duties
in a timely
manner in order
to meet group
objectives.
With
involvement in
team activities
with team mates
within 6 months
Time
management Help from
mentors and
parents
To be more
punctual and
sincere
By being
punctual for
events and work
By daily practice
4.0 CV
Profile Summary
I am energetic person who has developed a responsible approach to any task that
i am presented with. As a post graduate student in the stream of management for
2 years, I've worked at a variety of events and participated in both group and
individual activities. English and Spanish language capabilities, as well as a variety
of personal and unique abilities (Leclercq, 2021).
Skills
 Time Management
 Critical thinking
 Adaptability and flexibility
 Microsoft Office
 Problem Solving
 Communication
Experiences
• Volunteering at campus events
• Active engagement in various group activities
Education/Qualification
 Graduation in Management
 Post-graduation in Management
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 MBA (Finance)
Languages known
 English
 Spanish
References
Rubin, R.B. and Graham, E.E., 2020. Measures of interpersonal communication. In Communication
research measures (pp. 21-36). Routledge.
Tinto, V., 2019. Learning better together. In Transitioning Students into Higher Education (pp. 13-24).
Routledge.
Mayes, T., 2018. Learning technology and learning relationships. In Teaching & learning online (pp.
16-26). Routledge.
Leclercq, J., 2021. The Love of Learning and The Desire God. Fordham University Press.
Sejnowski, T.J., 2018. The deep learning revolution. MIT press.
Helal, S., Li, J., Liu, L., Ebrahimie, E., Dawson, S., Murray, D.J. and Long, Q., 2018. Predicting
academic performance by considering student heterogeneity. Knowledge-Based Systems, 161,
pp.134-146.
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