University Academics and Research Skills: Personal Development Report

This report provides a comprehensive self-assessment of personal and academic skills, focusing on areas for improvement and development. The introduction highlights the importance of these skills for individual growth, followed by a detailed analysis of personal strengths and weaknesses, including communication, analytical skills, and decision-making abilities. The report outlines a self-improvement plan using the SMART criteria, suggesting activities such as seminars and training sessions to enhance skills. It also emphasizes the significance of note-taking as a crucial skill for a marketing manager, discussing its role in gathering information and developing critical and analytical skills. Furthermore, the report includes a research project plan focusing on the market trend of flavored fruit juice in the UK, detailing the research methodology and data sources. Finally, a reflection on progress is provided, highlighting the importance of continuous skill development and offering a personal development plan to address identified weaknesses.

Academics
and
Research skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
a) Presenting own personal and academic skills.........................................................................3
b) Self improvement....................................................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
a) Capability of note writing......................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
a) Research project plan..............................................................................................................5
TASK 5............................................................................................................................................6
a) Reflection of own progress.....................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Academics and personal research skills are needed to groom an individual. The present
report focus on the area of own development and skills which are needed to improve. It reflect
the own personal skills by assessing own strength and weakness. The report help to provide and
enhances own developmental skills by providing various information. The report also help to
develop a plan which carry out all the information using different sources of primary and
secondary information. It also help to develop an action plan which is required for the
improvement.
TASK 1
a) Presenting own personal and academic skills
Personal skills plays an important role in an individuals' life. Every individual have many
personal as well as academic skills which reflect an individual personality. Through this skills an
individual can easily be reflect his own personal image in front of others. While conducting this
report I came to realizes that even I have strength and weakness which should be overcome at
particular time. Each individual is good in some skills and he is weak in some other skill.
Through this report, I can enhance my weakness and develop plan that help to improve the skills.
Personal skills such as strategic thinking, focused, learning and creative whereas
academic skills such as research, note taking, summarizing and paraphrasing. While talk about
personal skills, I am good in learning and I always use creative ideas in order to improve my
work but somewhere I found myself moderate in communication or I also have good critical
thinking which includes accuracy in work, detail- oriented work but in this, I feel that I am
lacking of analytical skills (Marcus, 2016). I can say that communication skills are my weakness.
I am also inspiring person and always try to motivate others so that they will achieve their targets
and goals for the future. But when the topic come related to present yourself, I feel too embarrass
because I cannot present myself in a group because of moderate communication skills. I take
decisions related to many problem or I can say that I am a good problem solving person who can
solve many problems. As a manager, I also possess interpersonal skills that somehow related to
communication. This is the best skill which I possess, I also have leadership qualities that help to
lead team.
My complete report is based on my target that I should be an effective marketing
manager and for this I have to work on my writing as well as analytical skills which should be

improve. As a good marketing manager, I have to be a good commanding on my language that
will help to give good impression on my work field (Cottrell, 2015). For a good and effective
manager, it is necessary to have good academic skills as well as good interpersonal skill.
Academic skills are also very important in every individual's life. Through this skills one I
present myself in any work field so it is necessary to have good academic skills. I am good in
academic skills such as I am good in research and can make good notes for others but somehow I
felt that I have moderate in communication skill.
b) Self improvement
While conducting this report, I have realized that I am lacking some personal as well as
academic skills which needs to be improve according to time. This personal and academic skills
should be overcome by using SMART criteria which include specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic and timed management. There are various skills which need to improved on time and
attending seminars and training session is the best method to improve the weakness. This can be
overcome by using this table :
Skills needs to improve Activities Time frame
Communication skills Conducting seminars,
attend conferences,
attending training sessions
3 weeks
Analytical skills Using instructions from expert,
can increase my analytical
thinking and play online brain
storming games. Everyday I
learn one new word and start
implement it on my routine.
2 weeks
Critical thinking I can improve my critical
thinking by read case study
from newspaper and article so
that it will help to enhance my
thinking level.
2 weeks

Decision making By reading many books related
how to deal with many
situations at single time will
help to improve my decision
making skills
2 weeks
Innovation and creativity Through presentations and
reading many articles related
to innovation will help to
overcome from this situation
1 week
TASK 2
a) Capability of note writing
It is very important to gather information and as a marketing manager I research so many
article but found that writing notes is the best skill than ever. As a marketing manager, I research
many article and found that marketing plays an important role in market. While going through
many articles I learn many things and get to realized that there are many roles and
responsibilities that marketing manager plays in his work place. Marketing manager carry out
research in market place and understand what is the basic need of customers. Various article
mainly point their effective roles and responsibilities in their job field. From article and
magazines, also suggested that there are some critical components that help to make strategies as
well as plans that are going to be implemented (Note taking,2018). The biggest advantage to
taking notes is it help to keep alert and mind is engages in doing or surfing different things which
help to motivate the team. I also take notes because it will help to learn more and then take
review.
As a market manager, it is necessary to have complete knowledge related to theoretical
framework that help to take good decision for a company. Marketing manager should be leading
indicator for their sub ordinates because he is the only person who lead a team and must have all
the managerial skills that help to support the team (Bailey and et.al., 2018). The articles and case
study help me a lot to improve my critical and technical skills which can be beneficial for the

development of an individualism. These notes helped me a lot to understand the actual roles and
responsibilities towards his subordinates and organization.
Taking note means it will help to know deepen about the related article. Note taking is a
form to compile whole data into summarized form. There are many article which help to know
the basic key roles and responsibilities of marketing manager. To evaluate the performance of
marketing manager total quality method is the best way to identify and evaluate its performance.
The article also help to evaluating his performance and through note taking, I develop many new
skills such as help in increase my reading habit (Majee, Thullen and Goodman, 2018). Through
reading many article, I also develop my creativity skill which is necessary to have as a marketing
manager. The capability of note taking is also enhances and through this article, I also enhances
analytical skills and try to learn new words and implement those in my routine.
TASK 3
a) Research project plan
To write an project report it is necessary to first analyzes the target place and through this
report I analyzes that market trend is increases regarding to choose flavored fruit juice in UK. In
recent market trend of UK, it is to be analyzes that people are quite health conscious and they are
too selective regarding their health and chooses only those article which keep their health fit and
fine.
Research Plan: it is to be identified that in UK, almost half of the people chooses different
flavored fruit juices because they are quite health conscious and they are not choosing any type
of fast food. That is the target market of UK which help to determine the current trend of UK.
Now a days people are quite conscious related to their health and because of this reason this plan
is conducting in order to know the actual scenario of UK market trend related to customer
satisfaction.
Outline:

Sources: for research plan, it is necessary to collect the data from different resources. Here to
present this report plan I used primary as well as secondary data to know the current market
trend. Through questionnaire, I determine the taste and customers market trend in UK which is
the source of primary data collection (Luthans and Doh, 2018). Another source is secondary data
collection, which includes reading article and case study. I also collect whole information using
survey method and through face to face question answering.
TASK 5
a) Reflection of own progress
To become a good marketing manager, I have work on my whole weakness such as I
have moderate communication skill, and as a market manager it is very important to have a good

command on my communication because it is the only process through which I can express my
views to the employees. But still find that there is need to improve this and for this I attend
many spoken classes and different training session. After attending many classes I see a
difference and even I also improve my analytical skills which definitely help me to grab future
opportunities (Hernandez, 2018). To enhance my decision making power, I take a different types
of role, which will help me to judge others and also help to take right decision for my future.
Giving presentation is the another method to improve my vocabulary as well as communication
skill because it will help me to improve my commands over the language and as a marketing
manager it is necessary to have good communication which help me to lead a team in right
direction. As compared to current skill form past skill it is to analyzed that there are still many
skills which are need to develop more and to improve those, there is need to work on those
activity which are mention below:
Personal developmental plan
Skills to be
develop
Current skill Target skill Activity to be
done
Time taken to be
improve
Communication
skills
At present
scenario, my
communication
skill are still
moderate which
needs to be
improve
I want to get good
command on my
language as well
as communication
skills.
Take many
training session,
conduct seminars,
start presenting
yourself in public
place.
2 months
Analytical Skills Need to improve
because as a
market manager it
is necessary to
have good
analytical skills
Present my self
best in front of
others regarding
analytical skills.
I have read so
many articles to
improve my
analytical' skills
and try to use new
words in my
routine life
1 month

Time
management skill
This skill is still
need to improve
for become a
good marketing
manager.
To get the result
on time it is
necessary to
schedule my all
work on time and
this will also help
to lead a team in
positive way.
Seminars is the
best method to
improve the time
management
skills.
5 weeks
Decision making It is still need to
improve
As a manager, it
is necessary to
take decision on
right time at right
place.
Reading many
articles and case
study related to
hoe to deal with
many situations
will help to
overcome this
situation.
3 weeks
CONCLUSION
By summing up above report it had been concluded that personal develop plays an
important role in an individual life. This report help to understand the strength and weakness of
an individual and one can improve the skills by conducting seminars, giving lectures and through
presentations. The report presents the development plan which help to understand that how can a
person can increases or improve its communication skill. The report also concluded that writing
a note is very helpful to enhance individual's skills. The report also reflect about own progress
with the help of developmental plan.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bailey, D. H. and et.al., 2018. Risky business: Correlation and causation in longitudinal
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Cottrell, S., 2015. Skills for success: Personal development and employability. Macmillan
International Higher Education.
Hernandez, V., 2018. The Relationship Between Leadership Qualities and Group
Collaboration in Third-Grade Students.
Luthans, F. and Doh, J. P., 2018. International management: Culture, strategy, and behavior.
McGraw-Hill.
Majee, W., Thullen, M. J. and Goodman, L., 2018. Community leadership development:
Perspectives of graduates of a low-income leadership development program on family
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Marcus, N. H., 2016. The Individual Development Plan: A tool to help graduate students
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Note taking. 2018. [Online] Available through:<https://www.notgoingtouni.co.uk/blog/study-
skills-the-benefits-of-good-notetaking-1604>