Reflective Journal on Skills Gained in Academic Success and Personal Learning

This reflective journal outlines skills gained in the module in each week along with SWOT analysis and personal development plan. It covers topics such as academic success, personal learning, reflection, SWOT analysis, academic writing, employability, and more.

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Module Leader:

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Introduction:
This report outlines skills gained in the module in each week along with
SWOT analysis and personal development plan.
Week 1
In the first week of the module the overall content of the module was
introduced which included topics about academic success and personal
learning. This week of the module helped me understand the aim of this
module and determine the role of this module and the topics which will be
covered during the module. Providing an overview of the module is
beneficial as it helps students prepare for future weeks of the module so that
they are able to gain best educational experience.

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Week 2
Week 3
In the third week of the module I learned about SWOT analysis tool and the
way in which it can be successfully applied on businesses and personal
situation. After this week I am now able to understand the significance of
conducting personal SWOT analysis to understand individual capabilities and
aspects which need to be enhanced in order to achieve academic as well as
future professional goals (Astle, Leberman and Watson, 2018). SWOT analysis
involves identifying personal strengths and weaknesses along with threats and
opportunities present in context of personal objectives. I will utilize application
of SWOT analysis to determine my weaknesses and take actions for
improvement.
Week 4
The fourth week of the module introduced me to the concept of academic
In this week I learned about the importance of reflection and the role it plays
on helping individuals make progress on a personal as well as professional
level. I have learned about different models of reflection which can be used
for understanding past experiencing and improving leaning from the past
experiences. Reflection are important to gain academic success because they
facilitate continuous personal improvement needed for success in academic
life (Anderson, 2021). I will improve ability to effectively apply reflective
models by practicing reflection on daily academic events.

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writing and the importance of learning how to produce coherent pieces of
academic writing to gain success in academic life. A piece of writing which is
clear in and concise along with accurate structure and suitable evidence for
video statements is classified as academic writing (Boyd and et. al., 2018). I
will improve my academic writing by ensuring that every statement is backed
up by evidence.
Week 5
I was able to understand the importance of gaining high level writing skills
in order to achieve success during university and also analyse my own
writing so that personal writing skills can be improved. Writing skills
involve spelling and structure, punctuation, grammar, using writing styles,
rewriting and editing ability (Bruni-Bossio, and Delbaere, 2021). I will
improve my writing skills by reviewing and editing my work.

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Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
This week of the module involved discussion on the topic of creating an
effective and engaging presentation using PowerPoint tools. I have now
gained complete understanding about how to effectively utilise PowerPoint
The 6th week of this module involved understanding various concepts such
as plagiarism and academic integrity. From this week I have understood that
ensuring that plagiarism does not occur while producing a piece of academic
writing is important because it improves the educational experience and
supports development of original ideas and thoughts. Making efforts to
reduce plagiarism by citing sources correctly is important for maintaining
academic integrity (Chen, and Rybak, 2017). I will utilize the CRAPP test to
improve my skills of reducing plagiarism and producing original pieces of
academic writing.
The 7th week of the module improved my knowledge about foundational
activities related to business and basic knowledge about entrepreneurship.
This week after module increased my business acumen as now I am able to
understand basic activities required for running a business. It is important to
understand the basic elements of running a business in order to venture
towards entrepreneurial endeavours (Dinh and Salas, 2017).

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tools so that an attention grabbing presentation can be made. Confidence and
public speaking skills are also important for delivering an effective
presentation to an audience. I will improve my presentation skills by
improving my confidence and public speaking ability.
Week 9
The 9th week of this module focused on goal creation and skills needed too
successfully participate in a job interview. Succeeding in a job interview and
developing skills for performing well in an interview is essential for getting
employability in the current competitive labour market. I will work on
improving my interview skills by improving interpersonal abilities and
developing confidence. I have developed effective abilities to create suitable
goals for future so that I am able to achieve my academic as well as
professional ambitions.
Week 10
The final week of the module focused on employability, After attending this
week of the module I am now able to understand the meaning of
employability as well as the necessary skills required in current time to
improve personal employability. The term employability refers to the
attributes and every days of an individual which improve their preference for
employers and employability skills include looks transferable skills which
support gaining employment. I will work on improving my employability
skills by enhancing time management skills.
Personal Development Plan

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Name:
Degree pathway:
Part 1 – Personal Analysis
Strengths Areas for further development
 My primary strength is
my writing skills. This is
because I am able to write
creatively. I have the
ability to produce
engaging content for the
reader.
 I have the strength of
stress management as I'm
able to effectively
function in stressful
situations and stress does
not affect my productivity
or quality of work
significantly.
 My main weakness is that I do not
have effective public speaking skills
which needs to improve because it is
essential for gaining leadership tools
in repeated multinational companies.
 I do not have effective interpersonal
skills which not only affects my
interactions with others but also
hinders my ability to build a
successful enterprise as interpersonal
skills are needed to insurance
employees and outside parties.
Opportunities Threats
 I face the threat of high
competition in the labour
market as candidates from
different countries are
competing for same
employment
opportunities.
 There is an opportunity for improving
employability by getting internship at
a reputed organisation.
 Improving employability skills such as
time management and interpersonal
skills can help me achieve quick
employment attributed organisation

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 I also face the threat of AI
reducing job
opportunities.
after completing higher education.
Part 2 - Setting goals
What do I want
to learn?
What do I have
to do?
How will I
measure success?
Target date for
review?
Reflection skill I will improve
my reflection
skills by learning
about different
reflective
modules and
understanding
where different
reflective
modules can be
applied.
The criteria for
measuring
development of
reflective skills is
ability to move on
learning pathway
with the help of
reflective practice.
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Interpersonal
skills
In order to
improve my
interpersonal
skills I will focus
on building
listening abilities
as well as let me
learning about
The ability to
quickly connect
with others and
communicate
effectively will be
the measurement
criteria for
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ways to maintain
conversation
with others so
that I am able to
build strong
relationships.
interpersonal skills.
Public Speaking
skills
I will improve on
my public
speaking skills
by participating
in various public
speaking events
so that I am able
to understand
feedback from
the audience
and enhance
public speaking
by eliminating
various
weaknesses
described by the
audience.
The criteria for
determining
improvement in
public speaking
skills is their
ability to
effectively engage
the audience
through the usage
of language and
communicate the
intended
messaging to each
member of the
audience with
confidence.
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Time
management
skills
The action taken
for improving
time
management skill
involved
I will measure the
improvement in
my time
management skill
by determining the
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understanding
the ways of
effectively
applying time
management
tools such as
Pomodaro
technique and 4-
d time
management
tool.
difference in
timely completion
of various
academic activities
before and after
starting the usage
of time
management tools.
Part 3 – Personal Objectives
Short-term goals (next 12 months)
 To improve time management skills
 To improve interpersonal skills
 To enhance reflective skills
 To develop public speaking skills
Medium term goals (next 2-3 years)
 To complete University education with high grades
 To gain internship at reputed establishment
 To finish online certification courses about various digital skills
 To improve fitness and health
Longer term goals (beyond 3 years)
 To gain employment at reputed company
 To save money for entrepreneurship

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 To gain quick promotion to leadership role
 To buy own house
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