Study Skills for Higher Education - Assignment

Study skills
for higher
education

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
a.) Importance of the foundation year for students from wide participation backgrounds and
its importance .............................................................................................................................1
b)Explanation of key challenges facing foundation year students..............................................3
c) Study skills in higher education can help foundation year students to overcome these
challenges....................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Study skills is the array of skills that help to tackle the organising process and relating
information in order to learn new things. Skills are the important for every one that help to make
decision and make confident to choose correct option. This involves concentration techniques,
effective reading and efficient note taking skills which is used to get something new in different
area (Ahrari and et.al., 2016). The main purpose of this report is to understand the importance of
skills for higher education and foundation course. This is important for organisation as well as
person, it help to learn new and implement in organisation to run a business successfully. The
current report will emphasis on various topics like importance of foundation year for students
from wide participation background, key challenges facing by foundation year students and how
study skills in higher education can help foundation year to over the challenges.
TASK
a.) Importance of the foundation year for students from wide participation backgrounds and its
importance
Foundation year courses means preparatory course for university level, which is mo stly
used in United Kingdom to design education and make future bright. Degree is important for
students as it stand out from others in highly competitive job market. Moreover, it defines the
personal educational goals and lifestyle choices in order to make effective decision. Foundation
year help students to get more knowledge and decide future goals. It offers a alternative route in
to study at world class university that help to make decision for future goals and objectives ( Ali
and et.al., 2016).
Background: In 1997, the UK's education department published recommendations about
higher education and they also funded for this education that help to increase the knowledge and
decide future objectives by gaining knowledge. This education also stated that future growth in
UK focuses on higher education that provides different courses to candidates and make them
confident. He foundation degree was launched in 2003 to promote and support the high quality
development for further studies. Its main aim and purpose is defined as:
 To inspire people to develop their capabilities to the highest potential level that
help to grow intellectually, contribute for society and achieve personal fulfilment.
 To raise understanding and knowledge for their own welfare and society benefits.
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 To serve the needs of sustainable, adaptable and knowledge based economy .
 Foundation courses play a major role as a civilised and democratic.
The foundation year course is a one year preparation course for international students
who needs additional academic preparation and English language for getting entry in UK
university in undergraduate course (Azizi-Fini, Hajibagheri and Adib-Hajbaghery, 2015). The
importance of foundation year for students are defined as:
Better language proficiency: International foundation programme considers English
language course that help to improve general English ability as well as academic skills.
Moreover, language proficiency help to understand what they should do and how they can
improve knowledge. It also give a confidence to keep opinion and suggestion in upcoming
difficulties (Importance of foundation year for students 2017).
Increased chance of admission to prestigious universities: Foundation year courses are
important because students who have completed a foundation course are considered to be fully
qualified to start undergraduate degree in United Kingdom university. Most of the students get a
foundation programme in order to get admission in great university.
Relevant qualification for future studies: The foundation year course provide particular
set of skills and knowledgable students for university admission. This help to give unique
advantage comparison to other students. This foundation course students get learn basic theory
and elements of selected field of study (Collet, Hine and Du Plessis, 2015).
Demand for new technology: This means students faces new technology challenges as
they study in another country that needs to introduce from new techniques that help to accept the
challenges and bring new innovation in study. The main motive of higher education is to
generate own ideas and thoughts that help to introduce from new opportunity.
Reduce culture shock: In present time, a great number of students struggle with culture
shock that creates risk for students to chose a best option. Foundation course gives lot of chances
to students to get experience of local culture and customs. In other words, students can get adjust
with academic environment, types of assessments before starting an undergraduate course
(Courtois and O'Keefe, 2015).
Therefore, foundation year courses are important for students that help to provide them
best studies by improving their academic skills. It provides best opportunity to those students
who wants to grow and contribute in society welfare. If people do not complete foundation
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course then they cannot grab good opportunity for future growth. It help students coming from
different education system around the world to get qualification and to become eligible for
university admission. Therefore, this is important for students as well as company as they hire
qualified and skilled people who uses their skills in order to increase productivity (Enebrink and
et.al., 2015).
b)Explanation of key challenges facing foundation year students
Foundation course help to provide the best opportunities to students as it make bright
future of students by providing higher education to students. The main aim of this course is to
make eligible students for getting admission in high university and be a part of learning activities
(Challenges for foundation year students 2019). Students who are coming from different
education system they faces different challenges in foundation courses that is given below:
Language issue: This is foremost challenge for students who comes from different
country to studying abroad they face the language issue. It become complicated for other
students to understand the strong local accent and creates frustration among students and other
people.
Budget issue: Money or capital is another challenging issue for students who come in
UK's university to get foundation course. Students get use exchange rate that means they pay
more on items and education system. So it may be difficult to stay in expensive country and
complete foundation year (Hertzman, Moreo and Wiener, 2015).
Being far from parents: To live abroad or UK is a great experience in case of when
everything is going well. But some times students fell lonely because they live far from their
parents. It is not easy for student to live outside or far from their family. It can create a challenge
for students to live outside and compete the foundation year.
Cultural shock: This is big challenge for students that they faces cultural shock. It states
that students has to adjust their life in new country and new culture which some time does not
suit them. As result they become ill or sick (Harrison, 2018). The culture shock refers the
atmosphere and people of different country that may be challenge for students who comes from
different country.
Home sickness: This is also challenging issue for students such as when students coming
from another place they face no friends and relatives that let them become sick. So students face
this problems also that may be a reason of down health.
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Therefore, students faces challenges while getting foundation course in different
country. Such as students who comes from different education system in UK for learning new
things they can face above mentioned challenges (Domingo and Garganté, 2016).
c) Study skills in higher education can help foundation year students to overcome these
challenges
Foundation year students has faces many challenges such as language issue, budget issue,
being far from parents, cultural shock and home sickness. These challenges may be overcomer
by adopting some key skills that help to face the problems which is facing by students. The
following skills are defined as:
Communication skills: The students should have communication skills that can attract
the other people. If students have better communication skills then hey can shares their ideas or
thoughts with other that leads to get foundation course. Moreover, this skills give a confidence to
students to share the feeling. This skills help to overcome the language issue that can be
eliminate by communicating (Lehrl, Kluczniok and Rossbach, 2016).
Technical skills: This skills is used to accept the new technology and new experience in
different country that help to make smart. It overcome the new technology challenge such as if
students will have technical skills they can accept the new technology that will help to get more
education at different place. So this is also essential skills that should be in students in order to
face the technological changes and accept them easily which is needed in order to get study in
information technology.
Knowledge about country and their culture: This means students should have culture
skills in which country they are moving. This skill help to adopt the new culture and maintain
coordination among people and students. Additionally, this skill create a good culture around it
self by using new technology. Moreover, it help to solve all technical issues which is needed
Accounting skills: This skill is needed for foundation year students that help to calculate
accurate budget for studying and staying in abroad (Abayadeera and Watty, 2016). The main
purpose of this skills is to prepare a budget according to available financial resources and follow
it that help to overcome the money issues. In other words, this skill help to understand the future
demand for money and get solution of their problems in different education system.
Good behaviour skills: This skills can overcome the being far from parents skills such
as if behaviour of students will be good then people will interact and would share problems. By
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having this skills students can solve problems of other people that creates relation among them.
This skill will lead to maintain a relation and make fell good to students.
Note taking skills: This is useful skills that help to get remember all learning. It help to
face the difficult situation which is needed in all university. By having this skills students can top
the university and can get opportunity to get best college for further studies (Songkram and
Puthaseranee, 2015).
Presentation skills: If students are going abroad for foundation course then they should
have presentation skills that help to collect a great audience. This skills make sure to student that
they are capable to express or communicate effectively and they also can face the problems
which can arises during study.
From the above mentioned skills it can be understand that these skills are helpful for
students who are interested to get foundation course for higher education. If student have all
these skills then can face challenges easily can think about future growth (Struksnes and
Engelien, 2016). Additionally, students can grab the opportunity by using this skills. The person
should have communication and accounting skills that help to prepare a budget and can share the
thoughts that help to create a relation with other people. Another side, students should have
problems solving skills and knowledge about country that can help to solve problems and accept
the new culture in other country.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that study skills is important for foundation
course as it help to get best university in UK. Skills are the knowledge or degree of a person that
should have to face the competition as well as challenges. Foundation course are helpful for
student as it make expert in language and adopting new challenges. It provide the good
opportunities to students who are moving from one country to another. Students faces different
challenges in foundation year such as language, finance, being far from family and new
technology challenges. If students have good communication skills, accounting , technical, good
behaviour, presentation and notes taking skills then they can overcome the challenges which they
are facing while learning.
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REFERENCE
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Online
Importance of foundation year for students. 2017. Online. Available through:
<http://iaeuk.net/importance-of-foundation-course-for-international-students/>
Challenges for foundation year students. 2019. Online. Available through:
<https://www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz/blog/challenges-international-students-and-
how-overcome-them/>.
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