Preparing for Success at University: Communication, Reflective Writing, Learning Styles, and More

FY026 Preparing for
Success At University

Contents
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................3
MAINBODY...............................................................................................................................................4
Communication for academic and professional context..........................................................................4
Reflective writing....................................................................................................................................4
Reflective practices.................................................................................................................................5
Learning styles........................................................................................................................................5
Critical reading........................................................................................................................................6
Note taking..............................................................................................................................................6
PowerPoint presentation..........................................................................................................................6
Plagirism.................................................................................................................................................7
Referencing skills....................................................................................................................................7
Research skills.........................................................................................................................................8
SWOT.....................................................................................................................................................8
Formal writing.........................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
An academic ePortfolio is a digital collection of work that is created by a student’s
relative to their course related work and can consists of essays, posters, photographs along with
videos. In addition to this, ePortfolio can also provide a student with capturing other aspects of
their life as well such as volunteer experience and extracurricular activities. Moreover, the
primary purpose of ePortfolio is to effectively collect student work samples along with
demonstrated and artifacts the learning progress of the student as well as their achievements
thought he evidence provided by students. The following portfolio will contain the initial
overview that provide guidelines about the modules along with other rules than need to be
considered as well as timetables relative to lectures. In addition to this it will focus on the
understanding of communication along with its importance in both professional and academic
development. It will also highlight various communication activities and how they function in
order to enhance communication. Moreover, it will include understanding of effective reflective
writing and its importance in academics in order to reflect upon own professional or academic
practice. It will also highlight how to keep reflective learning journals in a proper and structured
manner. Furthermore, the portfolio will highlight the importance of reflection along with
experimental learning theory in order to better perceive the module. It will also pay emphasis on
why reflection is crucial for development in both personal and professional aspect. Besides this,
the portfolio will provide the understanding of various learning styles and their vital importance
in education which will pay emphasis on visual and auditory leaning. It will also provide a
understanding relative to different social orientations and their characteristics. The portfolio will
also highlight note taking strategies along with various aspects such as the formation of note
taking and how to capture main ideas in order to have a well structure notes. In addition to this,
the portfolio will help in understanding the importance of critical reading in order to enhance
knowledge as well as creativity. It will also effectively highlight the differences between passive
and active reading. Moreover the portfolio will include how to develop effective PowerPoint
presentation that is of suitable length and contain information in a creative format. It will also
provide an understanding on how the developed presentation requires to be interesting in order to
avoid boredom. It will also focus on the topic of plagiarism and how it influences the overall
work and its credibility. It will also provide detailed information on academic integrity as well as
its importance in the academic sense. Furthermore, it will highlight the importance of referencing