Preparing for Success At University Knowledge and Creativity

Preparing for Success At
University Knowledge and
Creativity

TABLE OF CONTENT
Reflective Essay...............................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Reflective Essay
The university course that I opted for was always my dream to pursue. With the
need for creativity I was always ready to push myself. The module was new to me, and I
got to realize it was not something I was prepared for. Communication skills was
required as one of the most required skills for many projects and assignment, and as a
requirement for employability (Shum, and et.al, 2017). Initially groups assignments were
given to us in which I also had a major part allotted. When I wanted some changes,
communication to my team members I was not able to do so. That lack of
communication created even more problems for me and my team further in terms of
coordination. We had to give ourselves enough time to understand the assignment and
the work we were allotted, but we couldn't complete it as planned. The module also
pushed my Information technology skills in which I did not have to face any big problem,
and my creativity and knowledge only grew.
Before I was given the module confidence was pretty strong in me, I wanted to
grow my knowledge and polish my skills, but the module had me taken a back.
Realization hit me that I would have to work hard or I would fail in achieving all the goals
and expectations I had with myself before joining the university. During the first project I
felt nervous to work with new people and couldn't speak about what I wanted to do and
how I wanted to do the project. Lots of my ideas for the assignment were also not taken
in consideration due to lack of speaking and conveying skills (Ullmann, 2017). I also lost
my confidence after that and few other assignments that were in groups made me
nervous, hence, I couldn't perform as per my ability. This whole incidents made me
disappointed in myself, yet also motivated me to improve. I worked harder on myself
and my skills and knowledge while following the module. Looking back to that time, I
feel like that was essential for my personal growth and kept me grounded.
The thing that went good for me was my never giving up attitude toward my life.
Moreover, the people who stood beside me and guided me to improve were also the
reason I could still work with my best ability and improve. I also focused on my skills of
information technology, management, public speaking, critical-thinking skills,
adaptability and also the theoretical knowledge from the module. This contributed to my
personality and professional work ethic. Even after I decided to work on myself with full