This assignment focuses on developing academic and research skills, crucial for effective learning and professional development. It begins with a personal SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, followed by setting SMART goals for self-improvement, particularly in public speaking and general knowledge. The assignment then explores note-taking and active listening skills, emphasizing their importance in effective communication and information processing. It further delves into reading strategies, including re-reading, background knowledge activation, questioning, text structure analysis, visualization, and summarization. The core of the assignment involves creating a research plan, detailing primary (surveys, interviews, observations) and secondary (internet, magazines, books) data sources. The student reflects on the research process, highlighting the use of both primary and secondary sources to gather comprehensive information and achieve research objectives. The final draft summarizes the research process, methods, and sources used to provide a complete overview of the study.