Academic Skills and Literacy: Findings and Presenting Information

This essay reflects on the author's experience with academic skills, focusing on challenges in time management and public speaking. It highlights the importance of various learned skills such as communication, teamwork, planning, and problem-solving, and their application in health and social care settings. The essay further explores strategies for improving time management and public speaking skills through personal development planning, utilizing tools like ProofHub and Scoro, and participating in group discussions and presentations. The author aims to apply these skills to provide qualitative care as a social care provider, emphasizing the value of multidisciplinary teamwork and effective communication in addressing complex client needs.

Academic Skills and
Literacy Findings and
Presenting Information

Table of Contents
Challenges with regard to academic skills...................................................................................3
Learned academic skills...............................................................................................................3
Application of learned academic skills in health and social care................................................3
Ways of increasing skills for career development.......................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

Challenges with regard to academic skills
I want to share my experience regarding academic skills and education in which I was
lacking behind. From self-evaluation and while studying, I came to know that I am lacking
behind in time management skills. We were given number of projects that we needed to
complete within 20 days, and I was the one who submitted projects on 22nd day. At that time, I
realised the importance of time management skill and it increased frustration. So, it was the main
challenge that I faced while studying (Van Rooij, Jansen and van de Grift, 2018). Along with
this, I also found that I was having fear in speaking in front of people when I was asked to
participate in group discussion. It also lowers my confidence and made me depressed.
Learned academic skills
In regard to academic skills, I can say that it refers habits that benefit academic pursuit and
career development. There are number of skills that I learned while studying such as:
communication, decision making, research and development, planning, problem solving and
team working. In regard to team working and planning, I can say that team working skills
increase our knowledge and improves our relations with others. With proper planning, we can
perform our tasks in an effective manner. Communication as well as research skills also make us
able in gathering appropriate information related to specific topic. Overall, I can say that all these
learned skills can help me out in becoming successful in chosen career.
Application of learned academic skills in health and social care
On the basis of above discussion, I can say that I have learned number of academic skills
and I can apply these skills in my future career of health and social care. I can apply team
working and communication skill. In regard to health and social care, I can say that working in
multidisciplinary team is important. As a social care, we need to work in multidisciplinary team
as it increases our knowledge and it can help me out in providing qualitative care to clients
(Soukup and et.al., 2018). Along with this, I can apply communication and decision-making skill
in solving complex problems and in deciding about better care as per the clients' needs. Overall, I
can say that academic skills can help me out in becoming successful as a social care provider.
Ways of increasing skills for career development
On the basis of above discussion and my personal experience, I can say that I am lacking
behind in time management and public speaking skills that I need to develop (Lejeune, Beausaert

and Raemdonck, 2021). With the help of personal development plan and by using effective
resources, I can work on these skills such as:
Skills need to be
improved
Resources and activities Time-frame
Time
management
By using proof hub and
Scoro tools, I can
improve this skill and
can manage number of
activities in a timely
manner. Along with
this, I need to decrease
procrastination that is
one of the main barriers
to time management.
So, by prioritizing tasks
and decreasing
procrastination, I can
improve this skill.
Approx 20-25 days
Public speaking By participating in
group discussion and
presentation tasks, I can
make myself fearless. Y
practising in front of
mirror by assuming
people, I can improve
this skill.
Approximate 15-20 days

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Lejeune, C., Beausaert, S. and Raemdonck, I., 2021. The impact on employees’ job performance
of exercising self-directed learning within personal development plan practice. The
International Journal of Human Resource Management. 32(5). pp.1086-1112.
Soukup, T. and et.al., 2018. Successful strategies in implementing a multidisciplinary team
working in the care of patients with cancer: an overview and synthesis of the available
literature. Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare. 11. p.49.
Van Rooij, E., Jansen, E.P. and van de Grift, W.J., 2018. First-year university students’
academic success: the importance of academic adjustment. European Journal of
Psychology of Education. 33(4). pp.749-767.
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