Academic and Professional Skills Development Report & SWOT Analysis

This report discusses the challenges faced while pursuing a business management course and the importance of developing academic and professional skills. It highlights the relevance of these skills for success in business management and other professional fields. The report covers key areas such as scheduling, research and development, data evaluation, technological skills, and self-control. It emphasizes the role of professional skills in providing experienced perspectives, problem-solving abilities, structured work approaches, and competitive advantages. A personal SWOT analysis identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, leading to an action plan focused on long-term commitment, learning from others, and reducing ego issues. The report concludes that mastering academic and professional skills is essential for career and personal success, aiding in self-assessment and continuous development. References to relevant academic articles are also included.

PROFESSIONAL
AND ACADEMIC
SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• Describes the challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice
• Importance of academic skill development
• Importance of professional skill development
• Personal SWOT analysis
• Action plan
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
In the following report the matter of discussions are,
problems faced while perusing business management
course, how learning academic and professional skills
development is important for the purpose of business
management or in professional courses. Professional
skill consist of the abilities which is used in any job
make person suitable for the jobs.

The challenges of studying business
management
•Reputed collages are at distance so students have to
relocate
•Student have difficulties in socialising
•Candidate have difficult time in scheduling activities
•Difficult in working as team
•Professional courses are expensive and candidates
background is weak
•Jobs with studies give dual pressure on human
health

Importance of Academic Skill Development
• Scheduling the task according to time
available
• Research and development
• Recording and evaluating data
• Technological skills
• Self Control

Importance of Professional Skill
Development
• Provide experienced and expert view on
problems
• Provide with problem solving skill
• Create eligibility to service people and
practice profession
• Provide proper structure of work
• Provide superiority over other candidates

Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
Problem elimination Lack long-term
approaches
Proper presentation of
ideas
Ego Issues
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
To be professional for big
companies
Unhealthy work culture
Able to communicate in
Multiple international
language
Advancement in
technologies

Action Plan
Skills Resources to be used Judging criteria Time period
Long term commitment and
long term approaches
Here I will practice to make
long term plan and stick to it
such as planning for next 1
year instead of one month or 3
months.
I will ask my dad to be a judge
to know the changes in my
plan executions. I will ask my
classmates and teachers about
the progress they see in me
regarding targets. Ask them
frequently about any changes
noticed in achievement time.
I will a lot 6 months to change
the habit to achieve small goal
instead work on long term
objectives.
Opening up towards learning
from every one reducing ego
issues
In here I absorb each and every
one's way of working in order
to inculcate habit of learning
from every one.
I will ask my best friend to
take reports regarding new
people and learning can get
from them.
I will interact daily with two or
more person in order to be
flexible at learning.

CONCLUSION
From the discussion these conclusion can be drawn that the Professional skills and Academic skill
development if master can provide competitive age over other people in the same kind of jobs. These skills
are the necessities to be successful in the career as well as family life. These kind of project help to do self
assessment and self development of the candidate these kind of skill is beneficial in entire life of candidates
(Schaupp and Vitullo, 2019). SWOT analysis help individual to known internal status of weak areas as well
strengths area to exploit to benefits and guard weakness in working. These action plans help to over come
the challenges faced by student in act of studying through regular practice of corrective actions.

REFERENCES
• Ahmad, S., Ahmad, S. and Ameen, K., 2020. A qualitative study of soft skills development
opportunities: perceptions of university information professionals. Global Knowledge, Memory and
Communication.
• Benzaghta, M.A. and et.al., 2021. SWOT analysis applications: An integrative literature
review. Journal of Global Business Insights, 6(1), pp.55-73.
• Hamid, A. and Younus, M., 2022. Why Soft Skills Matter: Analyzing the Relationship between Soft
Skills and Productivity in Workplace of Academic Library Professionals. Libri.
• Keen, D., Adams, D. and Simpson, K., 2021. Teacher ratings of academic skills and academic
enablers of children on the autism spectrum. International Journal of Inclusive Education, pp.1-17.