University Module: Academic and Research Skills Report and Plan

This report assesses academic and research skills, focusing on self-improvement and practical application. It begins with an introduction to the importance of these skills, followed by a self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses, and the setting of SMART goals for improvement. The report then delves into note-taking techniques, emphasizing paraphrasing and summarizing for effective information retention. It explores academic research methodologies, distinguishing between primary and secondary research, and outlining the steps involved in developing a research plan. Finally, the report presents a personal development plan, detailing specific skills to be acquired, the rationale for learning them, and the strategies for achieving these goals, including time management and resource allocation. The report concludes by highlighting the value of continuous self-assessment and development in enhancing academic and professional capabilities. This report is a valuable resource for students on Desklib, providing insights and strategies for enhancing their academic and research proficiencies.

Academic and Research
Skills

Table of Contents
Academic and Research Skills.....................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Own strengths and weaknesses....................................................................................................3
Set targets for self-improvement..................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Note taking...................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
Academic Research Project.............................................................................................................6
TASK 4............................................................................................................................................7
Personal Development Plan.............................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Individuals require to have appropriate academic and research skills which help them to execute
adequate activities in effective manner. Note making is technique used by investigator to take
suggestions and knowledge from experts and experience people about different aspects and
methods. Primary and secondary are two research methods which help person to ascertain first
time data and published data with help of questionnaire, interview, books and journals. This
report comprises data about personal abilities and acknowledges information about various tasks
and coaching taken in respect to enhance capabilities (Greco, Baer and Smith, 2011) . Along this,
SMART technique used to design appropriate targets which are specific and time bound.
Research plan is conducted and process is executed by individuals to collect adequate data. Thus,
individual has accurate information about capabilities with help of personal development plan.
TASK 1
Own strengths and weaknesses
Person has skills and abilities which help them to execute activities in effective manner.
It is necessary that individual has complete information about their strengths and weaknesses
which help them to have true picture about different tasks which they will be able to attain
objectives within defined time. Note making, summarising, research and paraphrasing are
appropriate technique used by individual to improve capabilities by taking guidance and
instruction from seniors.
Strengths: These are various traits which an individual possess to carry out activities and
complete targets within defined time are as follows:
Leadership skills: I have good interpersonal ability which helps me to guide members and
provide them appropriate information to make them perform activities effectively.
Creative and unique thinking: I possess knowledge in different areas which benefit me to
formulate innovative ideas and execute activities in unique manner.
Listening skills: I have good listening ability as I pay attention to other people and take
suggestions and information from experts, instructors and coach. This helps me to acknowledge
things in better manner and to have appropriate knowledge which benefit me to grow in career
and make success with time (Roebers and et. al., 2011).
Weaknesses: These are various shortfalls and negative traits which I have are defined below:
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Communication skills: I am not able to interact with other people as I have less confidence and
am not able to provide appropriate information to others. This impact on my performance as I am
not able to easily make connection with people.
Language skills: I even face problem to interact with other people which have different
languages so it will be problematic to inform them and connect. Along this, English which is
famous language but every nation has variety of form of English spoken by people.
Interpersonal skills: I have poor communication ability which influence on constructing
relations with other people and keep them in connection.
Therefore, strengths and weaknesses are examined by individual to have accurate and
complete information about skills and abilities; thereby take various improvement classes to
enhance capabilities. This helps person to overcome difficulties and problems that are faced
while conducting activities in effective manner.
Set targets for self-improvement
SMART technique define that targets need to be formulated in manner that targets are
specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound. Person frame objectives which helps
to conduct activities and monitor progress with help of standard set by seniors. These are various
targets which are formulated by me to enhance capabilities and for self-improvement are stated
beneath (Domínguez-Flores and Wang, 2011):
 To enhance presentation abilities by taking 3 months coaching classes.
 To learn Microsoft and various other software to work with technologies in 4 month
duration.
 To develop communication skills and capability to speak English smoothly.
Sessions, coaching, expert guidance and conferences are various techniques used by me
to improve abilities and skills. This helps me to conduct activities effectively and have
appropriate knowledge in respect to language, technology and interpersonal ability.
TASK 2
Note taking
Note making is tactic which defines that individual need to have good listening skills
which help them to record data properly. It is essential that expert and experience people are
taken guidance and information in respect to activities need to be executed by them. For making
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appropriate notes, both listening and communicating skills are required; than only proper and
complete information is transmitted from one person to another (Löfgren, 2014).
Note taking require that person has ability to organise data in structured way and
construct data in such manner that individuals have appropriate help to execute activities in
proficient manner. This tactic helps individual to have adequate knowledge on various facts,
aspects, concept, theories and other conceptual data which benefit person to take adequate
decisions and conduct appropriate actions. It is important that notes are constructed which helps
in future help. Along this, person will not be able to keep all facts in mind and might forget
various things. Thus, individual frame notes which advantage them to have appropriate data for
their career success and growth. Apart from this, they even are able to face challenges and
overcome them by using theories in practical situations. Hence, these are various tactics which
define that note making require being paraphrased and summarised (Jaakkola and et. al., 2015.
Paraphrasing: This concept defines that individual need to construct appropriate notes
which has systematic and organised data being recorded. It is necessary that adequate paragraph
are designed which help person to understand things in better manner. If notes are formulated
without content being divided in short paragraph. This would make it difficult for person to have
adequate and complete knowledge in respect to topics.
Summarising: This is another tactic which specifies that individual even require
summarising data which benefits them to have appropriate knowledge in short form. This helps
person to give information to other people easily and make them understood things adequately.
Besides these individual require having efficient skills and knowledge so that they are
able to construct quality notes which improve their abilities. By highlighting main and important
content and dividing content in such manner that difficult things are divided and converted into
simple and easy way. Hence, note making is activity which helps person to take information and
knowledge from instructors and coach; thereby make appropriate actions (Qian and Clark, 2016).
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TASK 3
Academic Research Project
It is being examined that examination remains identified with and arranging is comprises
with different kind of strategies which should be considered by an agent and these should be
legitimately overseen too in a fitting way. Some of techniques under this are specified
underneath: Essential research: It has been examined that more often than not a specialist generally
utilizes essential research technique with regards to reach inferences of a coveted
objective. With the assistance of this, examine directing individual plainly gets validated
data since specialist gets data from various impression of individuals. Review, poll are a
type of strategies that can be utilized by scientist so as to gather applicable data ideal on
time (Nolen-Hoeksema and Rector, 2015).
 Optional research: This kind of research strategy is very surprising from essential
examination and data is being gathered under this with the assistance of creators, web
search tools, distinctive destinations and some more. Some primary sources under these
are: Major assets use by scientist in this are diaries, daily paper, magazines, books and
online social locales.
It is particularly required for agent to comprehend the idea and select best strategy which
may help in hauling out great results appropriate on time and in much successful way.
Previously, building up a legitimate research design it is particularly required for examining
individual to experience a few factors that an analyst conveys and some of them are said
underneath (Mega, Ronconi and De Beni, 2014):
 Desired target
 Investigating Scheme
 Resources
 Inquiry activities
Some steps of a research plan is being developed underneath:
Research Plan
1 Investigating inquiry
2 Develop a heading

3 Acknowledge some points and then clear up them
4 Selection of process which is related to set goal
5 Looking at various guidance
6 Relevant information that may aid researcher in developing proper plan
7 Making of strategies and using various approaches
8 Allocating funds
9 References
10 Appendixes

TASK 4
Personal Development Plan
It has been broke down that, sufficient number of techniques that stay accessible which
can be embraced and taken under being used by a person which are identified with scholarly and
individual aptitudes. It is particularly required for a man to go to different kind of workshops,
bunch exercises and alongside gathering. For this, it is being situated by me that while directing
an examination there are numerous edifices can be confronted. A legitimate self-improvement
design is being made underneath of my own (Lemberger and et. al., 2015):
Skills which is
learned.
Why it was
required to be
learned
Sources required
to learn skills
Time taken to
learn
Did applied
somewhere in
working
Patience skills This was done
keeping in mind
the end goal to
make myself
much patient then
additionally if
individuals don't
tune in to my
musings.
This should be
possible through
numerous ways
like taking a
gander at other
individuals and
remaining quiet.
Almost 6 months Issues are being
settled in short
example and
getting to be
understanding
made me more
viable.
Research skills Examination
mastery is a
thought which
along these lines
helps with settling
issues which rise
for honest to
goodness
technique for
working.
There are look at
aptitudes which
can be learnt from
the books,
locations, classes
and some more
(Camiré, Trudel
and Bernard,
2013).
5 months This kind of
capacities can be
executed which is
ought to have
been in
extraordinary
way.
Time I have found what Going to classes 1 month Favorable

management
skills
it takes of
following the
timetable which I
have made for
various activities.
We as gathering
has done
masterminding of
getting together
the due dates for
the activities and
endeavors. Close
by this, I have
managed the
perfect open door
for low upkeep
considers too
nearby procuring
for getting
together of my
expenses.
may help me in
investigating
distinctive angles
that have been
utilized by others.
circumstances can
be picked up in
much powerful
and in productive
way. It is
particularly
required for
choices to achieve
or get great
position ideal on
time.
CONCLUSION
From above mentioned information, it has been evaluated that a personal development
plan helps every single individual what ever the objective that carries. It is filled with time frame
and various effective strategies that may aid an individual in improvising his/her own skills and
knowledge in an appropriate sense. Apart from this, it has been analysed that a person also
carries various strengths and weaknesses which needs to be properly understood and managed so
that benefits can be gained right on time. With the help of this, skills and other things can be
properly managed should be done on a regular basis as this may help an individual in enhancing
his/her own interpersonal skills. On the other hand, various learning beginnings are their which
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can a research conductor in pulling out favourable outcomes right on time and in effective
manner.

REFERENCES
Journals and Books
Greco, L. A., Baer, R. A. and Smith, G. T., 2011. Assessing mindfulness in children and
adolescents: Development and validation of the child and adolescent mindfulness
measure (CAMM). Psychological assessment, 23(3), p.606.
Roebers, C. M. and et. al., 2011. School enrolment and executive functioning: A longitudinal
perspective on developmental changes, the influence of learning context, and the
prediction of pre-academic skills. European Journal of Developmental
Psychology, 8(5), pp.526-540.
Domínguez-Flores, N. and Wang, L., 2011. Online learning communities: Enhancing
undergraduate students' acquisition of information skills. The Journal of Academic
Librarianship, 37(6), pp.495-503.
Löfgren, O., 2014. Routinising research: academic skills in analogue and digital
worlds. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 17(1), pp.73-86.
Jaakkola, T. and et. al., 2015. The associations among fundamental movement skills, self-
reported physical activity and academic performance during junior high school in
Finland. Journal of sports sciences, 33(16), pp.1719-1729.
Qian, M. and Clark, K. R., 2016. Game-based Learning and 21st century skills: A review of
recent research. Computers in Human Behavior, 63, pp.50-58.
Nolen-Hoeksema, S. and Rector, N. A., 2015. Abnormal psychology. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Mega, C., Ronconi, L. and De Beni, R., 2014. What makes a good student? How emotions, self-
regulated learning, and motivation contribute to academic achievement. Journal of
Educational Psychology, 106(1), p.121.
Lemberger, M. E. and et. al., 2015. Effects of the student success skills program on executive
functioning skills, feelings of connectedness, and academic achievement in a
predominantly Hispanic, low‐income middle school district. Journal of Counseling &
Development, 93(1), pp.25-37.
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