BMP4001 Presentation: SWOT Analysis for Academic & Professional Skills

This presentation on BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills discusses the challenges of studying business management and thriving in professional practice, highlighting the importance of effective academic and professional skills development. It includes a personal SWOT analysis identifying key strengths and weaknesses, with a detailed example of actions to improve identified weaknesses such as time management and information technology skills. The presentation concludes that professional development is crucial for career growth and emphasizes the need for business management students to cultivate both academic and professional skills for long-term career advantages. References to academic articles are included to support the analysis.

BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills
Assessment 1 - Individual Presentation

Developing Academic And Professional Skills
• Name & ID

Content
• Challenges of studying business management and thriving in
professional practice (with appropriate examples)
• The importance of effective academic skills development
• The importance of effective professional skills development
• Identification of one skill that is particularly important – personal
SWOT analysis
• Detailed example of the actions that would be taken to develop
skills identified as weakness in SWOT analysis

Introduction
Professional development assist people in becoming
more effective and efficient in business environment.
To understand the work and execute it efficiently
people require various skills sets. People evaluating
themselves professionally can link with research
strategies which is a common way to examine and to
handle working of the organisations.

Challenges of studying business management and
thriving in professional practice (with appropriate
examples)
Business management refers to the controlling,
organising, planning and guiding the operational work in
the organisation. In business management, leader
manages all the operations which are necessary to be
done in order to have an effective and efficient
organisation. Management needs to focus on to
combining the operations of the different divisions in the
organisation and moreover, to work in accordance of the
goals and objectives of the organisation.

The importance of effective academic skills development
Academic skills are very essential for everyone either
teachers, student or guides who helps in learning with
full potential to support others. It is the combination of
various skills such as time management, learning
strategies, habits etc, these techniques assist people in
learning and carrying information in their respective
organisation. This skill motivates people to be more
prompt learner and also is an important part of a
person's life.

The importance of effective professional skills development
Professional skills refers to the several skills
which a people can have, that assist them with
doing their work with more productivity and
efficiently. This skill can support in prevailing at
the operations of the businesses. Anyone can
possess this skill by work experience and
practical knowledge.

Identification of one skill that is particularly
important – personal SWOT analysis
Personal SWOT AnalysisSTRENGTHS
Communication skill
Team work skill
WEAKNESSES
Information Technology skill
Time management
OPPORTUNITY
Innovation and creativity
Management skills
THREATS
skills
competition

Detailed example of the actions that would be
taken to develop skills identified as weakness
in SWOT analysis
SKILLS HOW TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS JUDGING CRITERIA TIME OF ACHIEVING THE TARGET
Time Management I will try to prioritise my work and
schedule my daily routine in accordance
to the requirement of it.
Accomplishment of tasks effectively and
efficiently with good outcomes.
April 2022
Information Technology To enhance and improve my this skill I
will pursue many IT courses which will
help me in my career growths and also
will boost my confidence.
Results and certificate of my courses. December 2022

Summary
From the above PPT it is concluded that professional development is very essential for the growth of a person in
its career. In order to get successful people need to develop many different skills in accordance to the need of
their goals. More over, it is mandatory for the students of business management to have academic skills and
professional skills to get long term career advantage.

References
• Ajani, O.A., 2019. Understanding teachers as adult learners in professional development activities for
enhanced classroom practices. AFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society, 9(2), pp.195-208.
• Baecher, L. and Chung, S., 2020. Transformative professional development for in-service teachers through
international service learning. Teacher Development, 24(1), pp.33-51.
• Beagon, U., 2018. The Academic Perspective: A study of academic conceptions of the importance of
professional skills in engineering programmes in Ireland.
• Bhagra, A. and Sharma, D.K., 2018. Changing paradigm of employability skills in the global business world:
A review. IUP Journal of Soft Skills, 12(2), pp.7-24

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