Understanding Assessments (Week 3-17)

understanding
assessments(week 3to 17)

TABLE OF CONTENT
Week 3 – Understanding Assessment Seminar...........................................................................3
Week 4 – Working in Teams.......................................................................................................3
Week 5 – Reading and Research Skills.......................................................................................4
Week 6 – Presentation Skills.......................................................................................................4
Week 7 - Presentation of group work and feedback....................................................................5
Week 8 – Introduction to academic writing and academic Integrity...........................................5
Week 9 – Managing stress...........................................................................................................6
Week 10: Review and feedback..................................................................................................6
Week 11: Taster Session GSBL Course- part 1...........................................................................7
Week 12: Taster Session GSBL Course- part 2...........................................................................7
Week 13: Taster Session GSBL Course- part 3...........................................................................7
Week 14: Taster Session GSBL course- part 4...........................................................................8
Week 15: Taster Session GSBL course- part 5...........................................................................8
Week 16: Review courses and preparation for presentation.......................................................9
Week 17: Critical thinking...........................................................................................................9
Week 18: Individual Presentation..............................................................................................10
Week 19: Academic Integrity....................................................................................................10
Week 20: Orientation for success in higher education..............................................................11
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

Week 3 – Understanding Assessment Seminar
From this project about understanding the lecture and seminar I have understood the
assessment. I have understood that for better understanding the lectures and seminar I need good
communication skills. After making sure that I attended all the sessions correctly and on time I
can say that I am successful in development of my communication skills (Bernard and
Senjayawati, 2019). For me major part of my communication skill is the skill of listening and
understanding what is being said. Lectures are a very easy source for development of learning
skills. Due to my regular attendance in this seminar I have been successful in receiving
acknowledgement feedback from the tutor about my sincerity. The seminar which I attended was
on the topic of journalism. With the help of these seminars I was able to understand how for
journalism guides a beginner (Sambrook and et.al., 2018). From my understanding these lecture
contained topic about how with the help of What, Where, When, Who, Why and How can help
in understanding the journalism. There are three stages described in this seminar which are
description, analysis and evaluation. I understood these stages with the help of What, Where,
When, Who, Why and How. For example, in the description what is this about.
Week 4 – Working in Teams
I learned about the principles of group and how to work together in a group. I learned
about the different team functions and performed scenarios with respect to the functions of the
team. In scenario one, While working with a group which include your friends the danger we
face is that while we all are getting together nicely and communicate correctly we might get
dependent on each other. Such a team would be great at presenting the project but such a team
should stock themselves and be focused about the project. Adair models of team functions states
that one should maintain team together, achieve the tasks as well as develop the individuals
accordingly all these are achieved in this scenario. In scenario 2, I can figure out that this group
would face many issues like conflict of opinion, stressful environment, people would be doing
exactly the opposite of what their interests are (Alcover, Rico and West, 2021). A team which is
organized accordingly will be much more successful in their work. I also learned about the
Belbin’s team roles which include Implementer, Co-ordinator, Shaper, Plant, Resource
investigator, Monitor-evaluator, Team worker, Complete-finisher and Specialist. This theory is
based on empirical based research, balance of roles provides effectiveness. While working in a
group it is very important to have a lot of fun, I learned a few things which include to be on

schedule, helping each other, to reduce misunderstandings, to communicate in a simple language.
A team which works together stays.
Week 5 – Reading and Research Skills
Reading is a skill one should possess, it enhances your world and broadens your way of
thinking. I learned about the advantages and the procedures of reading in this project. Reading
and Researching skills are the most valuable skills in today’s era. The most common question in
today’s world related to reading is what do we read, any type of literature can be valuable,
whether it be books, newspapers, articles etc. It is most important to know what you are
interested in and select the medium of your reading. One should determine one’s own pace at
which he /she wants to read, every person differs from one another. Academic learning or
reading is also a crucial part of reading as we develop our academic knowledge by that. I learned
that to choose a resource is important, whether it be a book, a website or any form of literature or
data (Burns and et.al., 2018). After choosing the resource of your reading one should figure out if
this resource would be useful or not, to gather such information we have to look what the title of
the book is, who the publisher is the summary and a lot of research. To improve my skills as a
reader I must check my eye movement, test my reading skills by number of words per minute.
To increase the reading speed one should increase the no. of fixations in a line, eliminate
backwards movement and wandering and reducing the duration of the fixation.
Week 6 – Presentation Skills
Presentation skills are very important in today’s era as most of the fields require
presenting. Whether you present yourself your organization or your product. A nice presentation
sets the mood for further deals. The key role in presenting is Confidence, I learned that
confidence is the key factor while presenting. To Increase your confidence one should practice
frequently in front of your friends, family or by just standing in front of the mirror. To not get
intimidated by the audience. In order to become a great presenter one should have its
presentation prepared thoroughly (Dolan, R., 2017). I learned that by using SWOT analysis on
the presentation we can repeat our strengths, repair our weaknesses, expect the opportunities
about a better presentations and by doing things which threaten you the most increases
confidence. While presenting using common examples leads to a better connectivity between the
audience and yourself, and also boosts your confidence. I learned that while presenting a joke or
something which gets the audience involved is a fine way of engaging the audience with the