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Personal development in academic and research skills

   

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Academic and Research Skills
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................11.1 Reflection of own strengths and weaknesses........................................................................11.2 Assessment............................................................................................................................2TASK 2............................................................................................................................................23.1 & 3.2 Note taking..................................................................................................................2TASK 3............................................................................................................................................34.1, 4.2 & 5.1 Academic research project...................................................................................3TASK 4............................................................................................................................................56.1 & 6.2 Reflection on own progress.........................................................................................5CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTIONPersonal development is the process which includes the activities related to improvement ofawareness and development of talent for realisation of dreams and aspirations. It is ongoingprocess which is going on entire life of person (Best and Kahn, 2016). This will provides theopportunity to the individual is achieve their career goals and aims in short period of time.Important skills which are required to have by individual are academic, learning and researchskills. In the present report explain about, skills audit for determination of skills possessed by anindividual, Deciding of SMART objectives, use of note taking skills to learn new skills anddevelopment of research plan along with application of primary and secondary methods. Also,formulation of personal development plan. TASK 11.1 Reflection of own strengths and weaknessesTo gain success in life and develop good impressions on other people, it is necessary foran individuals to examine own abilities and skills. The different knowledge and skills should bein a person for the purpose of career growth and development. In order to determine skills,person is go with the personal assessment. It is helpful in determine main strengths as well asweakness of person. In addition to this, person can use the personal development plan as it helpsin determine improvement areas as well as rapid growth of career. Plan is helpful for anindividual to achieve goals of company in significant manner. For prepare, better developmentplan, it is necessary for a person to carried out an investigation in detailed manner as it aids toprovide positive outcomes. Under this, by using my personal development plan, I can determinemain improvement areas (Steenbergen-Hu, Makel and Olszewski-Kubilius, 2016). It will bebeneficial for me in future context. Firstly, there is a need to me to analyse my own strengths andweaknesses. These are given below:Strengths: Under this, my main strength is that I have an ability to search new andinnovative ideas. I give full contribution in doing the activities as well as tasks at workplace. Ihave an ability to deal with team members by motivating them. So that they can work togetherand focus on achieve the set tasks and objectives with in given time period. I am good instatistics that may be aids in conduct an investigation through data analysis, description ofstatistics, identify probability behind occurrence of outcomes etc. 1
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Weaknesses: My main limitation is communication skills. I hesitate to communicate infront of group and many people. My writing skills are not much impressive as comparison toothers. My time management skill is also not good. I am not able to complete task according togiven activities.1.2 AssessmentUnder this, it is important that objectives should be SMART so that employees can focuson achieving them with in given time period (Ary and et. al., 2018). I set the objectives in orderto improve my time management, conflict management, communication skills and many others.It is helpful for me to attain my career aims with in specific period of time. I can improve allthese my skills with in 6 to 7 months. TASK 23.1 & 3.2 Note takingIt is important activity which includes collection of information from different sourcessuch as seminars, lectures, face to face interaction etc. It is important skill which helps theindividual to learn new aspects. For taking notes in effective manner required to have goodlistening and reading skills. There are large number of benefits are attained due to havingeffective skills of note taking such as removing of weakness, learning of new aspects, attainmentof the trust of others, improving their own importance and development of overall personality.This will provides the opportunity about assessing their own potential about learning anddeveloping new skills and traits. There is significant role is played by the skill of note taking indevelopment of the overall personalty of individual and attain higher growth in successive years.Basically, this is used by me for the purpose of removing my weaknesses. The sources which areused for the purpose of taking different notes is defined below:Making of notes through application of listening skillsThis will includes the description of sources from which information is attained throughthe application of listening skills. The skills which are improved under this are communicationand time management. Sources which are used is defined below:Class room lectures: It is effective method which helps to improve communicationskills. To improve skill of communication required to attend on regular basis (Padgett, 2016).This will helps in development of confidence and provides the opportunity is to speak in front oflarge number of individuals. It helps me to share my own views and ideas and provide my equal2
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