Assignment on Developing Academic Skills for STU89640 Module

This assignment, focused on developing academic skills for the STU89640 module, explores various aspects of effective learning and research. It begins with an introduction highlighting the importance of academic writing, referencing, and presentation skills, emphasizing time management techniques, and includes a detailed weekly timetable. Task 2 presents a podcast script discussing key resources like books, search engines, and journals, alongside a reflection on the learning process and resources utilized. Task 3 analyzes the use of paper-based and online information, particularly in the context of climate change research, and the application of the Cornell note-taking method. The assignment emphasizes the importance of academic integrity, referencing, and avoiding plagiarism, providing a comprehensive overview of essential skills for academic success. The student discusses resources used, reflecting on strengths and weaknesses, and concludes with a summary of the learning experiences.

Developing Academic Skills
STU89640
Submission:

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
a. ) Podcast script. ......................................................................................................................7
b.) Reflection...............................................................................................................................8
c.) Resources used during the first four weeks...........................................................................8
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Developing academic skills is considered to be of crucial importance through which it is
useful in making up the core skills like academic writing, referencing, and presentation skills
which is useful in underpinning more complex set of skills. This eventually leads to critical
thinking and significant reflective practice (Ben-Yehudah and Kasperski, 2019, p.279). This
study will focus on time management techniques in order to complete the module as well as the
assessment. Furthermore, this study also develops the specific podcast transcripts associated with
the development of the academic skills. Moreover, this study effectively focuses on identifying
key sources of information which tends to significantly explores the issue associated with the
climate change. Furthermore, the present assessment also provides significant set of guidance
concerned to how to effectively uphold academic integrity and also how to avoid plagiarism and
also how to reference correctly.
TASK 1
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesd
ay
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
9: 00 am Developin
g
academic
integrity
skills.
Developin
g note
taking
habits.
Developin
g correct
set of
paraphrasi
ng skills.
Ensuring
time
manageme
nt.
Appropriat
e online
learning.
Developm
ent of
Critical
thinking.
Developin
g skills for
searching
and
informatio
n.
10: 00 am Taking
online
sessions
Understan
ding the
module
and
making
crux
points.
It is useful
in
precisely
reflection
upon the
key ideas,
tone as
well as
Understan
d what
topics to
be
completed
when and
how.
Get in
touch with
the tutors.
Promoting
interaction
with the
colleagues
and
professors.
Planning
the search
topic
related
with the
module.

emphasis
upon the
source.
11: 00 am Learning
to properly
cite the
sources.
Consistent
ly making
the notes
of the
module.
Effectivel
y reading
the
paragraphs
and text of
the
module.
Setting up
deadlines
for each.
Learning
basic
technical
and
computer
skills.
Asking
varied set
of open
ended
question.
Identificati
on of the
necessary
keywords
to get
relevant
informatio
n.
12: 00 am Taking
notes.
Gaining
wide set of
understand
ing related
with the
note
taking
methods.
Get in
touch with
the tutors
in case of
any
problem.
Creating a
proper
schedule.
Developin
g reading
as well as
writing
skills.
Solving
real life
problems.
Use proper
journal
articles
and online
sources.
13: 00
p.m.
Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
14: 00
p.m.
Learning
to properly
paraphrase
.
Revising
the notes.
Learning
new
synonyms
and
understand
how to use
prefix and
suffix
effectively
Avoiding
multi-
tasking.
Creating
good study
environme
nt.
Carrying
out
thinking
practice.
Get in
touch with
the tutors.

.
15: 00
p.m.
Understan
ding the
key values
of the
academic
integrity.
In case of
problem
write it
down
separately.
Compare
your idea
with the
original
work.
Prioritizin
g key
work
Focus on
the
learning
objectives
of the
module.
Get in
touch with
the tutors.
Taking
appropriat
e decision
and look
for
improved
degree of
informatio
n.
16: 00
p.m.
Understan
ding the
proper
referencin
g rules.
Get in
touch with
the tutors.
Get in
touch with
the tutors.
Overcomi
ng
procrastin
ation.
Choosing
the right
project
manageme
nt online
platform.
Allowing
the
reflection
time.
Taking use
of the
different
library
collection.
17: 00
p.m.
Break Break Break Break Break Break Break
18: 00
p.m.
Applicatio
n of the
same for
project.
Use of the
same for
assessmen
t.
Applicatio
n of the
same for
project.
Use of the
same for
assessmen
t.
Applicatio
n of the
same for
project.
Use of the
same for
assessmen
t.
Use of the
same for
project.
Academic
skills
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
Developin
g skills for
searching
and

informatio
n.
Developm
ent of
Critical
thinking
skills.
Developin
g
appropriat
e online
learning
skills.
Proper
time
manageme
nt skills.
Developin
g note
taking
skills.
Developin
g
academic
integrity
skills.
Developin
g correct
set of

paraphrasi
ng skills.
Minimizing interruptions and avoiding procrastination is considered to be as a significant
time management technique which is useful in effectively completing the project on a timely and
significant manner (Balula, Vasconcelos and Moreira, 2019, pp.303-309). The researcher must
also significantly focus on assessing the high value activities and skills which in turn are
considered to be of utmost importance to complete the academic writing skills module on a
timely manner. Avoiding procrastination and focusing on the key relevant task is significant in
meeting the key deadlines and improving the results and outcomes. Also, limiting multi- tasking
is also considered to be as one of the key prominent tool which helps in gaining wider degree of
knowledge and helps in completing the module on a timely manner (Munn, and Small, 2017,
pp.56-94). This can be effectively done by avoiding any sort of distractions and is useful in
creating master degree of schedule. This is one of the key significant way in improving the time
management skills and completing the module on a timely manner.
The time management timetable will effectively enable me to form working parameters aspects
where there are work, family and personal commitments which I will be focusing further for
effective time management goals. It has also developed my confidence to functionally enhance
new scale imperative performance horizons for completing module correctly, and raise up
benchmarks for productive new committed work horizons.
TASK 2
a.) Podcast script.
Teacher: Hello students. Hope you all are doing well.
Students: Hello ma'am. How are you?
Teacher: I am fine. Thank you. Let's discuss about the key resources which are available and can
be used to learn about the module i.e., development of the academic skills. It mainly includes

books, search engines, peers, journals, staff, study skill resources and tutors. Now let's discuss
each one by one. So that you will get complete knowledge regarding each resources from which
you can use data and complete the module timely.
Students: Yes, ma'am.
Teacher: Books are considered to be as a great resource which helps in catering useful set of
information related with the subject module. It is significant in improving their subject
knowledge linked with the specific module. It will help you in sharpening your intellect and also
enrich the experience of you while completing the module.
Students: Okay ma'am.
Teacher: Search engines is considered to be useful in gaining crucial information and develop
the academic skills among the students. The student must use right key words to search related
with the subject matter. Now, let's understand the journal review. It is considered to be as an
international peer reviewed journal. Here, it is prominent in effectively acknowledging the key
contribution of the researchers and writers related with the work which has been carried out. It
helps in gaining prominent and gain wide set of knowledge associated with the subject matter.
Students: It is highly interesting to know the difference between each relevant resources.
Teacher: Study skill resources is considered to be crucial because it will be useful in completing
the module with high degree of accuracy and key relevance. Such study skill resources will be
significant in gaining better set of insight related with the module i.e., development of the
academic skills.
Students: Thank you so much ma'am. This information is going to be very crucial and will help
us complete the module with greater degree of accuracy and key relevance.
b.) Reflection
It was highly interesting and exciting for me to carry out the study in a significant manner. This
module has led me learn about the various set of resources like books, search engines, peers,
journals, staff, study skill resources and tutors which are available and can be used to learn about
the module. Such resources were significant and helped me gain wider degree of perspective
linked with the subject matter. I felt high motivated and enthusiastic throughout the learning
journey to develop the academic skills. One of the major strength of mine was to develop a time
table for which I want to develop key academic skills within the stipulated time period. This in
turn has eventually helped me improve the results and outcomes associated with the specific

module. Weakness of this approach was that I was packed and was not flexible to do any other
activity. It took me weeks develop the academic skills. One of the major strength of mine was
that I have significant information communication skills and presentation skills. I also have
relevant referencing skills. I also have effective note taking skills and can properly cite the data
using appropriate resources. One of the biggest weakness of mine was related with the lack of
critical thinking skills.
c.) Resources used during the first four weeks.
The writer of the study will significantly use the best academic journal sources which in
turn is considered to be prominent in improving the key results as well as gain wide degree of
knowledge linked with the subject matter. This is considered to be as one of the most credible
and reliable source (Ashton-Hay, Yin, and Ross, 2018, pp. A81-A96). This way it helps in
improving the high degree of benefits associated with the development of the academic skills. I
believe that adapting to the note taking approach and making proper website is considered to be
as one of the key prominent approach to effectively study in the future related with the module
and specific subject matter.
I have used websites as resources for in depth analysis, module writing for scaled functional
imperative conducting shift towards new scale academic performance growth.
TASK 3
Paper based information is considered to be highly significant because it helps in keeping
all the information on the paper rather than on the computer (Gary and et.al., 2019). Paper is
considered to be physical in the nature and is also tangible and visible. It is useful in handling the
work with the paper based documents. Using paper based information is easy to handle and does
not require any sort of technical knowledge. The paper based information is mainly based upon
effectively reaching acceptable credibility and reliability. Security issues, theft and damage are
considered to be as the key issues which is mainly associated with the paper based information
source. There are key issues linked with the editing problems and also transport of the document
from one place to another becomes difficult. It also leads to environmental damages and high
cost is associated with such source (Sadat, 2019, pp.1440-1448). Paper based information is
considered to be significant in exploring the key issues of the climatic change. Cornell method of
note- taking technique is considered to be prominent measure which helps in organizing as well

as condensing the notes (Common Note-taking Methods, 2020). This technique is considered to
be prominent for the students in effectively writing key prominent set of notes related with the
subject matter. The paper based research has identified that climate change issues have variably
impacting new diverse range of functional innovation and in depth analysis.
Freely available online information is a significant source to cater large set of information related
with the exploration of the issues of climatic change. Large set of information are provided
online and it helps the researcher gain valid set of information with utmost degree of accuracy
and efficiency. It helps in retrieving the data electronically with the help of internet. It is
significant in gaining easy access to the data online and also has greater scope of in- depth
coverage when compared to the journal and other sources. This freely available online
information is easily portable and is also a cost efficient model. The credibility of the online
source information is considered to be of utmost significance (Krouglov, 2020, September). The
researcher before using online sources, they must look into the credentials and affiliations of the
authors. It is significant in effectively endorsing the reviews and check the source of the
publisher. This in turn is considered to be prominent in determining the credibility of an online
source. A significant outlining method has been used at the time of using freely available online
information. It helps in effectively stating the key relationship between different set of parts. It
helps in analysing the information related with the exploration of the issues of climatic change
from large number of online websites and also compare and analyse the data in order to gain
valid set of information linked with the subject matter. Thus it has been analysed that online
reference brings out information integral and formatively integral as required within research.
Academic database information is considered to be as a significant source which is
relevant in the collection of the key information which has been usually used for the research and
writing (Dipole and et.al., 2019, p.100761). This source in turn mainly includes key access to the
academic journal database and academic database. This source is considered to be relevant
because it helps the writer and researcher in gaining plethora of information related with the
exploration of the issues of climatic change. Also, the database for the journals in turn are
considered to be as unfathomable. It is considered to be significantly in collecting the
information online with the help of internet sources. The data provided are highly credible and
reliable because it is provided upon researching on the subject topic by the key professional
scholars (McClelland and Cameron, 2019, pp.142-151). This is considered to be as one of the

trustworthy source. It is significant in ensuring that improved degree of security has been
maintained and has improved degree of data access for the users. This helps in gaining reliable
and credible source of information with utmost degree of accuracy and key relevance. The
charting method of the note- making technique is significant in drawing appropriate set of rows
and columns which is useful in labelling the appropriate set of heading within the table to gain
valid set of information linked with the exploration of the issues of climatic change (Common
Note-taking Methods, 2020). This way it helps in gaining easy review associated with the subject
matter. It is significant in the effective memorization of the key facts. It is also useful in
comparing the data with the other academic database information.
TASK 4
Academic integrity is considered to be as a commitment which is the significant demonstration
of the moral and honest behaviour within the academic setting. This is considered to be relevant
at the university and must also relate to carry out the the assessment with high degree of
accuracy. The key fundamental values linked with the academic integrity mainly includes trust,
honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility. It is crucial because it improves the credibility of
the person within the university and also undermines the learning of an individual person. In
order to effectively uphold the academic integrity it is crucial to effectively avoid any sort of
academic dishonesty. The individual must focus on reading the syllabus carefully and is expected
to complete the assignments independently on a timely manner. It is crucial to effectively keep
the track of the sources and must cite the data in an appropriate manner. This is one of the
significant way to effectively provide credit to the other individual. High degree of academic
integrity must be effectively maintained which is useful in safeguarding the reputation and must
also contribute well towards the well- being of the society in a significant and reliable manner. It
is relevant in building new set of ideas, creative work and knowledge while effectively
respecting the work of others. The student must effectively ensure that no academic misconduct
is carried out. Integrity is mainly linked with the honesty and truthfulness. In order to effectively
uphold the academic integrity, it is considered to be crucial in sharing the assignments with the
others and ensure taking feedback from the tutors. This way it is prominent to effectively uphold
the academic integrity. Academic integrity is also widely crucial for wider scale academic
growth towards varied functional work performance horizons, where professional growth has

varied scope to enhance new determinants effectively for larger scale evolving innovative
thinking mindset.
Plagiarism is linked with the presentation of the someone else's work as your own without or
with their consent. This is done by incorporating the work without any full acknowledgement.
Plagiarism is considered to be as a disciplinary offence and is also an academic misconduct. In
order to effectively avoid plagiarism, it is of crucial importance to effectively keep proper track
of the sources and must also significantly consult the research. Adding onto their own set of
ideas and paraphrasing is one of the key prominent way through which it is useful in effectively
avoiding the plagiarism. Also, crediting the original author with proper in- text citation and use
of the proper reference list is considered to be crucial in avoiding plagiarism. This tool is highly
prominent in using the plagiarism checker before the submission of the assignment. This is the
significant way to effectively prevent the plagiarism and ensure authenticity of the data. Turnitin
is considered to be one of the key prominent tool which is prominent to effectively identify the
plagiarism. However, plagiarism is considered to be as an ethical issue. Adding proper citations
is significant way which is useful way to effectively avoid the plagiarism and is significant in
improving the authenticity. The writer must significantly focus on effectively avoiding the
plagiarism by copying paste the content. It is crucial to have good paraphrasing measure which is
useful in improving the academic content and provide with the original set of reading which is
authentic and reliable.
Referencing is prominent in effectively acknowledging the key contribution of the
researchers and writers related with the work which has been carried out. Referencing is a
prominent way which helps in providing effective set of support related with the claims and
assertions with the assignment. The reference list is considered to be prominent to effectively
refer to the key writing. It is considered to be significant in determining the credibility of the
sources. This leads to improved degree of effectively carrying out the assessment and ensure that
all the information used are from the reliable sources. Referencing means to effectively
acknowledge the key sources. The citation in turn is considered to be as the key extension of the
work in order to ensure that the person has carried out the study in executive formal proper
manner. However, the key skills required will be the complete knowledge and application of the
referencing and citing. The writer also requires significant set of writing skills, information
communication technology skills and poster creation skills.