Academic Skills and Studying with Confidence: A University Report

This report provides an in-depth analysis of academic skills and the development of confidence in a university setting. It explores the importance of academic skills for achieving desired outcomes and highlights the various resources and opportunities provided by the university to enhance student capabilities. The report discusses the impact of academic skills on personal and behavioral development, emphasizing the significance of communication skills and the ability to discern reliable information. It details the university's key services, including healthcare, training programs, student counseling, workshops, and e-learning facilities. The author reflects on personal experiences and the benefits of these resources, particularly the impact of counseling and training in improving confidence and academic performance. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of universities in fostering student skills and confidence through comprehensive support systems and timely training programs, ultimately aiding students in achieving their academic goals.

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and studying with
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INTRODUCTION
Academic skills and confidence can be describe as those skills that is developed by
academic skills. It is very important for an student to develop strong academic skills for
achieving better outcomes (Kanar, 2013). University needs to provide better opportunities and
facilities to students in order to improve their confidence and academic skills. This report in
based on different activities that is conducted by organisation to improve skills and capabilities
of students. So that they can perform better in future and attain their set of goals. This report
includes various tools and techniques will enhance academic skills and confidence of a person.
MAIN BODY
Academic skill refers to those ability of an individual that is helpful in accomplishing
desired academic goals. These skills helps or encourage students to become effective learner as
well as help in gaining confidence. It has been identify that academic skill and capabilities will
lead to have major impact on overall personal and behaviour of person. It is very important to
develop various academic skill in order to perform different activities in effective manner. I have
analysed that academic skill lead to have major affect on my personality. My university is
providing different opportunities to its students that will help in enhancing their skill set and
develop their positive behaviour (MacPhee, Farro and Canetto, 2013). This university is
providing various course and services to its students in order to motivate them to achieve high
score in their academic studies. The key services that is provided by University for enhance
student skills and confidence are healthcare facilities, training and development programs,
student counselling, workshops, events, e-learning facilities and many other services. It is
beneficial for student to take advantage of these services and facilities that is provide by
University. This will lead to have positive impact on their learning skills and effectiveness of
student. This will help in overcoming weakness and enhancing strength of a person.
My main motive for pursuing course from this university is to develop different skills and
gaining more confidences. I have analysed that communication skill is my weakness and it is
important to enhance this skills. This skill will help me in communicating my thoughts and ideas
very clearly. Communication skill play crucial role during presentation and helps in scoring
better at academic results. It is crucial to understand the difference between unreliable or reliable
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information. It was assumed that all of the information that is available in internet is correct. But
during my first semester I have analysed that there are larger amount of information is available
on internet and some of them in not accurate. It is crucial for identify the different between
reliable and unreliable data for gathering better information. This will help in conducting
academic researcher and report in effective manner. It is very important to develop confidence as
this is helps in performing activities in effective manner. This University is conducting different
different types of events in campus. It is significant for me to develop strong confidences so that
I can leader a team and accomplish set goals.
While pursing course at this university I am able to develop confidence as well as
enhance skill related to academic. This university is providing opportunities to its students to
consult with counsellor. I have identified that by communicating with counsellor I am able to
express my point of view in better manner. Counselling sections are very supporting in
enhancing my confidence as well as boasting moral. I have determined change in my behaviour
and personality. Counselling is helped me in several ways as lack of confidence was affecting
my academic performance in negative manner (Putwain, Sander and Larkin, 2013). I was not
able to score good grade and not able to present my work in front of teacher or other students.
Counsellor has identified the areas in which I am weak as well as helped me in boosting my
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moral to overcome these weakness. Through counselling section provided by university has been
very assistive in evaluating my strength by which I can score more grade as well as accomplish
set goals.
Apart from this, University is providing timely training to its students. So that they can
enhance their academic skills and capabilities. I have been part of different training and
development program which is conduct for University students. In this training program I have
clearly understand the different better reliable and unreliable data (Alt, 2015). Trainer has
provided proper information through which we can evaluate correct and appropriate data as per
requirement of report. Through this I was able to collect better and appropriate data that is
relevant as per the topic. This is very helpful in scoring better grade during my academic studies.
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Moreover, my university has suggested to watch different videos for different great
speaker. This is helpful in enhancing communication skills as listening to effective
communicator will help improving this skills (Chesser and Long, 2013). University has shown
different clips of TED talk which is very interesting way to improve communication skill and
enhance knowledge. My university has shown video on Julian Treasure and the topic was “How
to speak so that people want to listen”. TED Talk video is very impactful on communication
skills and personality of student. This video has provided different way by which we can enhance
our communication skill. Through this learning has become very interesting as well as
impactful.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that there are various skills that needs to be
developed by an individual. Academic skills and confidence developed during academic studies
will lead to have major impact on behaviour and personality. It is crucial for University to
provide various facilities to its students in order to develop skills as well as help them in
accomplishing set of goals. Counselling section at campus will help in boosting moral of person
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and helps them in becoming more confident. It is important for university to provide timely
training to its employees as this will aid in enhancing their academic skills.
REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Kanar, C.C., 2013. The confident student. Cengage Learning.
MacPhee, D., Farro, S. and Canetto, S.S., 2013. Academic self‐efficacy and performance of
underrepresented STEM majors: Gender, ethnic, and social class patterns. Analyses of
Social Issues and Public Policy. 13(1). pp.347-369.
Putwain, D., Sander, P. and Larkin, D., 2013. Academic self‐efficacy in study‐related skills and
behaviours: Relations with learning‐related emotions and academic success. British
Journal of Educational Psychology. 83(4). pp.633-650.
Chesser‐Smyth, P.A. and Long, T., 2013. Understanding the influences on self‐confidence
among first‐year undergraduate nursing students in Ireland. Journal of Advanced
Nursing. 69(1). pp.145-157.
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.
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