Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence Report Analysis

This report provides a detailed analysis of essential academic skills, focusing on trustable and untrustable sources of information, the importance and mechanics of referencing, and effective presentation techniques. The report explains how to identify reliable sources such as scholarly articles, peer-reviewed journals, and educational institution websites, while also highlighting the pitfalls of untrustable sources like Wikipedia and blogs. It then delves into the significance of referencing, explaining its role in avoiding plagiarism and supporting claims, along with examples of the Harvard referencing style. Finally, the report discusses the elements of a good presentation, including clear objectives, useful information, verbal communication, and visual content, covering both report and PowerPoint presentations. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of these skills for academic success.

Academic Skills and
Studying with
Confidence

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
1. Trustable and untrustable sources of information...................................................................1
2. Explanation of referencing......................................................................................................2
3. Presentation and the main elements of good presentation......................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills are approaches and ability of learning which assist in improving the
ability to study, retain and recall information that helps in an and passing exams. It also consist
time management and motivational techniques (Alt, 2015). Whereas academic confidences refer
to the students beliefs about executing a task by accomplishing specific academic goal. This
report will consist the information about trustable and untrustable sources of information,
referencing and presentation with the help of suitable examples.
MAIN BODY
1. Trustable and untrustable sources of information
Trustable sources- It refer to a reliable and relent source which is one that offers a
thorough, well considered conception, argument and discussion etc. supported by a strong
evidence. The information which is authentic and available on the internet with a listed author
and date can be also considered as trustable data. Scholarly, original research, extensive
bibliography, google scholar are example of Trustable sources. For instant, if the scholar use
these kind of source to gather information and data regarding their work project and task then the
work which is completed by them is relevant and help them in offering positive outcomes
regarding their work.
These kind of sources are used by the scholars to collect data and performing research. So
that it can be devise trustworthy authentic. The individual can prefer good reliable sites and
sources like Google books, Newspaper, Peer reviewed articles, Peer reviewed journals, PhD or
MBA dissertations and research, scholarly articles, educational institutions websites etc.
Untrustable sources- It indicates to those unreliable sources, the information which is
gathered by them does unbelievable and do not contain true, accurate and up to date data. The
information which is gather by using these sources and information tool are not relabel and not
able to provide desired outcomes and results (Cottrell, 2015). For example, when the scholar use
these kind of sources to collect information for the completion of their academic work and task
then they do not able to desired, reliable and relevant outcome. In addition to it, educational
institutions will also not adopt information regarding their allotted task and work so there are
minimum possibilities of pass of the scholars.
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These kind of resources are used by the scholar in the situation of emergency and when
they do not able to get sufficient and enough information regarding the completion of their
projection and work or task assigned by the educational institution etc. Wikipedia, Blogs,
forums, journals and articles are some examples of these kind of sources (Kim and Shumaker,
2015).
2. Explanation of referencing
Referencing states acknowledging the source in the body of the work. It can be a process
of linking the citations to the list of words and the information which is write down by the
scholars. It can also be define that when the individual writing a piece of work and utilised
someone else's words, thoughts, ideas to complete their assigned academic report and work then
the person references them. It means that you require to consist brief data on all sources inquired,
both within text as in-text citation and at the end of the work in term of reference list or
bibliography. It assists the individuals to utilise data in their assignment and report to understand
the topic from a relevant source. A reference consist author's name, publication data, name of the
book and the emplacement it was promulgated.
Source: Harvard Format Citation Guide,(2019).
References are used by the scholars in their work to avoid being blameable of
plagiarisation, to contribute credibleness and information to statement and to show the
investigation that have completed. Referencing is essential because it permits to acknowledge the
contribution of authors and investigators in the scholar's work (Citation Styles. 2019). It is a
manner to offer information to support the assertions and claims in the work and assignments.
There are three major types of referencing styles like APA Style, MLA Style, Harvard Style,
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Illustration: Harvard Format Citation Guide

Chicago/ Turabian citations style etc. which can be used in academic writing documents. In these
kind of referencing styles, Harvard styles of Citation is highly used in research project, essay
writings, assignments, report and and others.
3. Presentation and the main elements of good presentation
Presentation refer to the process of presenting a topic and the brief information about the
topic to the people and audience. It can be an activity of delivering and existing the views
regarding a topic and theme which is provide by the educational institutions to the scholars (Sala
and Gobet, 2017). There are two major types of presentation which are considered by the
individual during the time of performing their their academic task and work to accomplish their
desired goals and objectives. To exist their ideas and thoughts scholars use report and power
point presentation. Report presentation is the process of disclosing and exposing the evidence
about a specific topic and theme of the scholar which is allotted by the educational instituted are
known as report presentation. The major characteristics are suitable titles, simple, promptness,
comparability, consistency, accurate and relearnt information etc. that are considered by the
individual during the time of report writing.
Power point presentation indicates to the visual and graphical communication exposure
of the evidence regarding particular topic. It is the collection of individuals slides that consist
data on a topic and theme (Cottrell, 2019). To devise an effective PowerPoint presentation, the
scholar can consider some features of it like check out the design temples, utilise standard
position, colour and style, use important data, understandable content and utilise colours that are
different but not jarring or distracting.
Major elements of good presentation that can be considered by the scholar are clear
objective, useful information, verbal communication, visual content etc.
CONCLUSION
As per preceding defined information, it can be summarised that to form an academic
report and assignment, the scholars use different sources like trustable and unreliable.
Referencing is play an essential role to present the reliability and authenticity of the information
which is presented by the individual in the report. Presentation is a crucial aspect to expose the
evidence regarding a specific topic.
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REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Alt, D., 2015. Assessing the contribution of a constructivist learning environment to academic
self-efficacy in higher education. Learning Environments Research. 18(1). pp.47-67.
Cottrell, S., 2015. Skills for success: Personal development and employability. Macmillan
International Higher Education.
Cottrell, S., 2019. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Kim, S.U. and Shumaker, D., 2015. Student, librarian, and instructor perceptions of information
literacy instruction and skills in a first year experience program: A case study. The
Journal of Academic Librarianship. 41(4). pp.449-456.
Sala, G. and Gobet, F., 2017. When the music's over. Does music skill transfer to children's and
young adolescents' cognitive and academic skills? A meta-analysis. Educational
Research Review. 20. pp.55-67.
Online
Harvard Format Citation Guide. 2019. [Online]. Available Through:
<https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide>.
Citation Styles. 2019. [Online]. Available Through: <https://pitt.libguides.com/citationhelp>.
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