Solved Academic and Research Skills - Assignment PDF

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH
SKILLS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1. Personal Development........................................................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
2. Capability of writing notes.................................................................................................2
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................3
3. Research Report Plan.........................................................................................................3
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................5
4. Reflection of own progress by preparing a Personal Development Plan...........................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Academics and personal research skills are very important for improvement of an
individual. Having a good command on these skills helps to improve the weaknesses and
increases confidence to achieve set objectives or goals in life as well. Present report will focus
on the factors like development and skills which are needed to improve the overall personality. It
conducts personal audit by assessing own strengths and weaknesses. This assignment will assist
to provide and enhance own developmental skills by providing various information. Report also
helps to develop a plan which carries out data using different sources of primary and secondary
information. This will also help to develop an action plan which is required for the
improvement.
TASK 1
1. Personal Development
a) Evaluating own personal and academic skills
It is very important for any individual to have an effective personality as it needs to be
required in every field of work. Personal development plays a crucial role in improving the
quality of work of individuals. Everyone has its unique and different personal as well as
academic skills which reflect their personality. While conducting this project, I came to know
that there is a lot of scope to learn new things which can be useful for me to apply in the future.
It helps in developing a strong career option as well. For me, personal skills play an important
role in my life as it helped me to improve my overall personality and increases my confidence.
My personal skills will help me in collecting information and data for my research work
(AlHassan and Wood, 2015). For the personal development of an individual, it is crucial to have
good command on skills like research, taking notes, summarizing, paraphrasing, etc. For
instance, I have to meet so many people for my project work to collect data. It is very important
for me to have a good communication skill which can help me in completing my work.
My target is to become a good corporate trainer at the end of 2019 and my assignment is
based on this topic only. For this, I have to really work hard on my skills which can help in
achieving my goals on time. As a corporate trainer, it is very important to have a good command
on my analytical and communication skills which will be used in giving training to employees
working in the organization. My interpersonal skills are very weak for which I have to take
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training to have a good command on it. For an effective corporate trainer, I have to work on my
interpersonal skills as well which will be beneficial for me and for the organization in which I
will work (AlHassan and Wood, 2015). I also have to get good command over my
communication skill because it is also weak. For giving training to the employees, I have to get
good command on my language skill also as it plays an important role in communicating with
each other. By the improvement of all these skills I will be able to complete my task with
effectiveness and on time which can help me to groom my qualities and personality as well. It
will also help me to choose or decide the best option for mt future career which is very
beneficial for me to implement (Allison and et.al., 2016).
b) Self Improvement
While going through this report work, I realized that I need to work hard on my personal
as well as academic skills like my interpersonal and communication ability which is very
important for me to work for achieving my set targets. These can be achieved by applying
SMART criteria to master these skills which are specific, measurable, achievable and realistic
and time management. All these weaknesses can be achieved by attending training sessions,
seminars, giving presentations, etc. (Dweck, Walton and Cohen, 2014).
Skills for improvement Activities Time
Communication skills Attended seminars, training
and conferences.
10 days
Analytical skills Communicating with seniors
and teachers about this,
reading articles.
15 days
Presentation skills for
innovation and creativity
Giving presentation and
reading many articles related
to innovation (Harris and et.al.,
2017).
7 days
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TASK 2
2. Capability of writing notes
For writing any research report work, it is very important to collect all related
information which is required to complete the work. Most effective way to gather data is by
writing notes as it will help in making the report effective. For corporate trainer, I have
researched about an article named Measuring Success and ROI in Corporate Training. While
going through this article, it helped me to gain so much of information which can be useful for
me in enhancing my skills for becoming a good and effective corporate trainer in the future.
This article helped me in understanding different duties and responsibilities which I will have to
follow in order to work properly in the organization. From this, I learned about a course which
is Instructional System Design (ISD). This process is used in firm for the improvement of
employees in their overall performance which can help them to enhance their working
efficiency (Harris and et.al., 2017).
Apart from this, it gave me so much information which I can use to complete my
research work effectively. Corporate trainer has many responsibilities like giving training to the
employees, supervising their work and managing all activities to check that whether everything
is going smoothly in organization. This article also discussed about a process known as Total
Quality Management (TQM) which is used to evaluate and identify all the mistakes and errors
made by employees to minimize chances of risks for organization. From this article, I concluded
that apart from giving training to their employees, there are various other duties as well which
have to be performed in the organization like making strategic planning for firm which can help
in increasing their productivity to earn a good amount of revenue (Lander, Seeho and Foster,
2018).
TASK 3
3. Research Report Plan
To write an effective research report, it is very important to go through all parameters
which are necessary for completion of assignment like for this work, I have collected the data
from different sources which can help me in giving information which I needed. For example: I
met so many trainers from different firms which helped me a lot. I also communicated with my
teachers and seniors as well. Selecting the topic for project work was the first step to start my
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work. After this, I go through some literature reviews for a better understanding of my work.
This was the most important step in the whole process which helped me in gathering
information. Then I started doing my research methodology process to collect the required data
which I will be using for completing my report. I have done both; primary and secondary
research and studied thoroughly to start my work (Milad, 2017). Final step of this work is the
conclusion and recommendations which will give the brief summary of my report which is then
submitted.
All these steps have to be followed very carefully as any missing step can affect the
whole report (Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace: Examples and Importance, 2018). Every
process has its own importance in the assignment. These steps are described as below:
Research Report Plan
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TASK 5
4. Reflection of own progress by preparing a Personal Development Plan
For becoming a good and effective corporate trainer, I worked on my weaknesses which
are my analytical and communication skills that can help me to get good results for the firm. By
enhancing these skills, it will increase my confidence and improve my personality as well which
can play a vital role to build a successful career in the future for me. For improving my
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interpersonal skills like decision making, problem solving capability, communication, etc. I
have also attended so many seminars and conferences and gave presentations to improve my
verbal skills (O'Sullivan and Dallas, 2017). Apart from this, I have improved my analytical
skills as well. For example: to use my approaches towards different situations using innovative
schemes for company to implement, time management, etc. All these skills play an important
role in a person's personal development and build a strong personality.
For the improvement of my personal and academic skills such as interpersonal and
analytical, I have attended seminars and conferences related to these topics. I also gave
presentation in these which helped me to get a good command over my communication and
verbal skills which will be very important in becoming an effective corporate trainer in the
future (Travis, 2017).
Personal Development Plan
Objectives/
Skills to be
improved
Current Skills Target Skills Strategies to
Implement
Time
Duration
Interpersonal
Skills e.g.
decision making,
encouraging,
leadership
quality, etc.
I have to work on
my interpersonal
skills as they are
very weak.
To improve this
skill, I am
meeting with
different people
who helped me a
lot.
I am managing my
work. This skill is
very important to
work effectively.
5 to 10 days
Analytical Skills I have to work on
this as it is very
important for the
corporate trainer to
have effective
analytical skills.
Attending
seminars and
conferences for
the improvement
of this skill.
I have read so many
articles to improve
my analytical skills
and try to use new
words in my routine
life.
10 to 15
days
Communication
Skills i.e. verbal
and written
These skills need
improvement as they
are mandatory to
Taking to various
people to get a
good command
I have joined
training sessions
and seminars to
8 to 10 days
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communication make any discussion. on it (Travis,
2017).
improve
communication
skills.
Time
management
To get effective
results, I need to
improve my time
management skills.
Working on
myself by
scheduling my
work on time to
get set results.
Trying to manage
my work as well.
Working on myself
to manage the work
on time.
7 days
Language Skills This skill is quite
good, I only need to
make it little better.
Interacting with
many people to
improve it.
Giving presentation
has helped me a lot.
Also, I am attending
my training for the
corporate trainer.
5 days
Data Analysis
Skills
This is very
important as it
helped me to collect
data. I have to
improve it.
Collecting data
from different
sources like
internet, articles,
from teachers,
etc.
Communicating
with different
people as much as I
can do to enhance it
(Travis, 2017).
8 to 10 days
Problem solving
capability
This skill is average
according to me.
Attending
training and
classes to work
on this issue.
Reading different
articles and
magazines
5 days
Critical thinking
capability e.g.
accuracy of work,
efficiency,
practical, etc.
For corporate
trainer's post, critical
thinking ability is
very important. I
have to work on this
Reading different
articles related to
this to enhance
my capability.
This has
By interacting with
my seniors and
teachers
7 days
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section. improved a lot in
me.
Flexibility Skills
e.g. adaptability,
punctuality,
helpful nature,
etc.
I am quite flexible in
nature which is good
for a corporate
trainer.
To check my
flexibility skill, I
am working with
different people.
To improve it, I am
taking classes to
have a good
command.
3 days
Creative Skills
e.g. innovative
thinking.
It is good. Preparing own
presentations to
improve it.
Giving
presentations to
enhance my
creativity.
2 days
CONCLUSION
From the above report, it can be summarized that it is very important to have good
personal and academic skills which contribute in the personal development of an individual.
There are various skills which I have worked on during the whole project work like
interpersonal, communication, analytical, etc. For improving these skills, going to seminars,
attending conferences, giving presentation, etc.; all these will be very helpful. It discussed about
the importance of taking notes in collecting data and information for work and about its
importance. It also includes personal development plan which helped me to improve my
academic and research skills, such as, my decision making and problem solving capability.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
AlHassan, L. and Wood, D., 2015. The effectiveness of focused instruction of formulaic
sequences in augmenting L2 learners' academic writing skills: A quantitative research
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Allison, B. and et.al., 2016. Research skills for students. Routledge.
Dweck, C. S., Walton, G. M. and Cohen, G. L., 2014. Academic Tenacity: Mindsets and Skills
that Promote Long-Term Learning. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Harris, M.J. and et.al., 2017. What training and skills will the ecotoxicologists of the future
require?. Integrated environmental assessment and management. 13(4). pp.580-584.
Lander, J., Seeho, S. and Foster, K., 2018. Learning practical research skills using an academic
paper framework–an innovative, integrated approach. Health Professions Education.
Milad, M., 2017. Blended learning approach: integrating reading and writing research skills to
improve academic writing. Arab Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2(2). pp.23-55.
O'Sullivan, M. K. and Dallas, K. B., 2017. A collaborative approach to implementing 21st
century skills in a high school senior research class. Education Libraries. 33(1). pp.3-9.
Travis, T. A., 2017. From the classroom to the boardroom: the impact of information literacy
instruction on workplace research skills. Education Libraries. 34(2). pp.19-31.
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Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace: Examples and Importance. 2018. [Online]. Available
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