Arden University - BUS003 Developing Academic Skills Portfolio

This portfolio showcases the development of academic skills, focusing on time management, resource utilization, and academic integrity. It includes a time table designed for effective study, incorporating work commitments, family time, and recreational activities, complemented by reflections on ti...Read More

Developing Academic
Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Demonstrate skills of time management by making a timetable for study............................3
Reflection on Time Management...........................................................................................4
Pomodoro Technique..............................................................................................................5
Gibbs Reflection Model.........................................................................................................5
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
Key resources which are used to support learning.................................................................6
Some key resources are explained below...............................................................................6
Reflection on the development of academic skills.................................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
Book affiliated on the subject of Academic Integrity, plagiarism and referencing. ..............8
TASK 4..........................................................................................................................................10
Evaluate the meaning of plagiarism and academic integrity................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15
Books and journals...............................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills are very useful to inspire the students to become more effective learners.
Academic integrity means a procedure in which student maintains the decorum of the institution
and this is related to the five pillars like trust, honesty, respect, fairness and responsibility These
values are very essential for the firm as this helps the institution in maintaining a good
environment in the business.This file covers time management skills in the life of scholar with
the use of reflection, key resources utilised to influence the ability of study with its module and
the development in academic abilities. This will also cover whole summary based on the
academic integrity and plagiarism and the summary of online book which is related to it
(Ingwersen, Aggerbeck and Nielsen, 2021).
TASK 1
Demonstrate skills of time management by making a timetable for study.
Time management refers to the process and capability to use time efficiently and profitably. It
will help in managing the time so that it will help in taking care of all the responsibilities and
motivate the students for coordinating with work and actions to increase the power of all the
efforts done by a person. Good management of time will help in doing a smart work not the
difficult one. This will help in doing the work in a very less time as I have also managed my time
with a proper planning of work and by making a time table (Ericsson, 2020). This time table
contains all the activities that I want to perform like spending my time in games, study, relax
time and family time.
Date & Time
(October
Month)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
7:00 A.M – 8
8: 00 A.M
Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Cycling Sleeping
day
8:00 A.M –
9:00 A.M.
Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise Exercise

9:00 A.M.-
10:00 A.M.
Relax and
Breakfast
Relax and
Breakfast
Relax and
Breakfast
Relax and
Breakfast
Relax
and
Breakfast
Relax and
Breakfast
Relax
and
Breakfast
10:00 A.M. -
1:00 A.M.
Study
Subject 1
Study
Subject 2
Study
Subject 3
Study
Subject 4
Study
Subject 5
Study
Subject 6
Friends
1:00 P.M.-
2:00 P.M.
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
Lunch
Break
2:00 P.M. -
3:00 P.M.
Relax and
Sleep
Relax and
Sleep
Relax and
Sleep
Relax and
Sleep
Relax
and Sleep
Relax and
Sleep
Relax
and Sleep
3:00 P.M.-
4:00 P.M.
Tea and
coffee time
Tea and
coffee
time
Tea and
coffee time
Tea and
coffee
time
Tea and
coffee
time
Tea and
coffee
time
Tea and
coffee
time
4:00 P.M.-
7:00 P.M.
Study
Subject 4
Study
Subject 1
Study
Subject 6
Study
Subject 2
Study
Subject 5
Study
Subject 3
Recreatio
n
7:00 P.M. -
8:00 P.M
Family Family Family Family Family Family Family
8:00 P.M.-
9:00 P.M.
Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
9:00 P.M.-
10:30 P.M.
Revision Revision Revision Revision Revision Revision Family
10:30 P.M.-
7:00 A.M.
Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
Reflection on Time Management
A good time management will provide various advantages in the living standard of a student as it
assists in achieving all the aims and results in further profession. After making this time table, I
had a very productive month because of the schedule and time table that I have made. I was able
to achieve better marks in my examination as this time table has helped me in reading and

learning all the topics of every subjects with a proper review. This time table has helped me to
follow my study program and also in providing a better time to my family as well as friends
(Bawa, 2018). This has helped me in making my career with full of opportunities.
Pomodoro Technique
This is a method of time management system which motivates a person to execute a project
within a punctual manner rather than going in the opposition with it. This technique is in use to
divide the whole work in parts which is very aidful in the management and in achieving the
whole work on time. This technique is very helpful for maintaining the effectiveness of this
schedule as the productivity increases by taking proper breaks with a time. This will help in
managing the work with the time they have.
Gibbs Reflection Model
This is a model which helps a person to think clearly in a systematic manner about different
circumstances during a specific work and make an official document (Dolev and Leshem, 2017).
This was developed for completing the purpose of this model to understand with the help of
different experiences. Description: This element requires a real and a very factual definition of the incident. It
is very crucial for me to make a time table so that my essential task will be accomplished
on time. I have also implemented this method to keep away from an excess amount of
work that helps me in being comfortable from time to time. Feeling: The incident which is determined above helped me in generating an effective
environment in my living standard. I have significantly improved my percentage over the
time which aided me in accomplishing all the goals. I was also capable in tracking my
work that I am doing over the past days. Evaluation: The good thing that I have examine was that I was able to lead all the work
very effectively and my grades get modified. Analysis: With the use of both time table and this technique, it helped me in a lot of
factors like perfect schedule of time which has helped me in achieving all my aims and
goals. Because of the burden, there is a requirement to divide my time table and exceed
some time in several topics which was again helpful for me in managing my total work.

 Conclusion: With the help of above discussed model, it can be concluded that creating a
time table is very effective method of managing the duration of a time which is verified
to be very flourishing for me to accomplish all the projects.
 Action Plan: This is created by me in order to implement the time management very
efficiently. I have implemented a stop watch which constantly remind me of the time in
which I need to start my work.
TASK 2
Key resources which are used to support learning.
To validate about a perfect time management which is fulfilled in a better mode. There are
various key resources which helped me in supporting the whole process. I have used different
types of resources that helped in providing me the good time to perform all the task.
Some key resources are explained below. Note making methods: This has aided in taking a notice and helped me in focusing on
the teaching in the class. It helped me to understand all the things and a perfect
commitment for the work in an activistic way by listening. This is very helpful for
understanding and keeping that content for the future aim (Khoiriyah, 2020). Google: This has aided in an excessive manner like searching for the things which I
don't know about any subject. This has assisted me in determining or observing all the
things That is not present in the academic books. This has also helped me in
understanding a good quantity of excess knowledge about a specific topic. A Stop Watch: This has assisted me very effectively in following the complete time table
which I have made. This has helped me in regular noticing myself for the time which I
require to dedicate in a particular task. This has helped me by switching on the alarm for
it and providing me the pop up message that I have to accomplish this work in this extent. Books: This is the other and a very crucial resource which has assisted me a lot at the
time of my learning. It has also helped me in keeping some time off from the screen that
is from mobile phones, tablet, and computer and so on.
Lectures: In the world of digitization, everything is present on the google but then also an offline
lecture or an advice of a coach is very important. Face to face interaction with my coach will

help me to figure out all my difficult issues which I was not able to interpret from the online
platforms like mathematical sums (Smith, 2017).
Reflection on the development of academic skills.
Academic skills are important in the life of the student as they allow them to reach new heights
in their academic life. Further these skills help the people in achieving goals and objectives in
their life. Reflection is used in making a model for students to solve all the issues in assignments
one by one. My main aim is to develop my critical thinking, sustainable study habits and so on .
During this module I have developed a lot of skills like discipline, planning, researching,
consistence and a lot more. This schedule has helped me in developing the habit of reporting to
that particular activity right on time. Every subject which I have mentioned I my time table
needs:
Writing skills: Every student require this skill as it involves al the knowledge and capability
which is connected to express myself through the written word. This skill is very helpful for
understanding the language with the help of grammar and spellings.
Referencing skills: This skill has helped me in acknowledging the sources of information that I
use in my assignments or reports. This skill involves all the facts, figures and diagrams that are
used in avoiding plagiarism.
Researching skills: Every subject which I have mentioned in my time table needs this skill, it is
very important in the academic life as the students are needed to search things related to the
subject on a daily basis. Research through different content present on the internet in the form of
article and blogs which has helped me in understanding the importance of the skill that is
comprehension.
Summarising Skills: This skill is also a very important part for the students to concentrate and
to learn only the key points. Summaries are brief and a lifelong skill which helps me to
understand and identify all the main concepts (Leyva, 2019).
Gibb's Reflective Model: Description: This element needs an actual and a factual description of the incident. It is
very crucial for me to make a time table by using writing skill so that my essential task
will be accomplished on time. I have also implemented this method to keep a distance
from an excess amount of work that helps me in being comfortable from time to time.

 Feeling: The incident which is determined above helped me in generating an effective
environment in my life. I have significantly improved my all the skills over the time
which helped me in achieving all the tasks in an academic manner. Evaluation: The better thing that I have analysed was that I was capable to advantage all
the work very efficiently and my grades get modified. Analysis: With the use of both time table and this technique, it helped me in a lot of
factors like perfect schedule of time, time to time increment in the research which has
helped me in achieving all my objectives. Because of the burden, there is a need to
distribute my time and exceed it in several topics which was again helpful for me in
managing my total work (Turan and Aydoğdu, 2020). Conclusion: To create a time table which is very effective method to manage the duration
of a time which is verified to be very booming for me to achieve all the task.
 Action Plan: This is created by me in order to implement the time management very
efficiently. I have implemented a group work assignment which constantly remind me of
the time in which I need to start my work.
TASK 3
Book affiliated on the subject of Academic Integrity, plagiarism and referencing.
Online Article Summary:Researching with Integrity.
References:Macfarlane, B. (2010) Researching with Integrity. 1st edn. Taylor and Francis.
Summary:
The Ethics of Academic Enquiry  This is all about the increment in the
international ethical research, good
training for all the supervisors included
in the research.
 It contains academical engagements,
impacts of discipline, institutional
culture.
 These all impacts influence with the
audit of government and its role,

professional organisations and sponsors
in the report..
This will analyse the impact of increment in power, ethical committees which concentrates not
only on the moral rules to avoid unethical research and use academic and professional growth
for personal judgement.
Online Article Summary:
Academic Writing and Plagiarism
References:
Pecorari, D. (2015) Academic Writing and Plagiarism. 1st edn. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Summary:
Mind map note making method
Online Article Summary:
Developing Student Independence Skills in the Classroom Setting.
References:
Ramras, A., 2020. Developing Student Independence Skills in the Classroom Setting.
Summary:
Currently most of the children are investing their developing in the class. Most of the
concentration of the class is academical, skilful like understanding of any language,
mathematical that are important for the socialising in relation to the school. Students are
understanding from the attitude by normally present in the schoolroom, they see their lecturers
managing all tension and the way of communicating with each other (Ah-Nam and Osman,
Academic Writing
And Plagiarism
Inappropriate
Relations between
Linguistic
Research
Implications of the
Gap between student
Their performance
Student ,
Tutor
Readin
g
And
Writing

2017). Techniques for growing all the strategies are more enclosed in the course of study and
culture of a class to completely prepare all the scholars outside of the school.
TASK 4
Evaluate the meaning of plagiarism and academic integrity.
Academic plagiarism take place when an author is utilising the words on a continual mode from
a written resource by not even using the reference and symbolization. It use the content of
somebody else without their authorization. The duplication and copying the work of an another
writer affects the value of the individual. To eliminate this, the concept of academic integrity is
constituted by the lecturers. The people who do this type of misconduct are viable for penalties
which do not give profit to the person who is writing the article and owns the right to use that
written article. This concept must be highlighted to the students as this is not only helping them
in the academic environment but also in the professionalism one. The duplicacy and repetition of
the work impact the value of the individuals and to damage this, lecturers has initiated using the
concept of academic state. This is very important as it will assist in making a good environment
and the students respect the working of other people. Plagiarism which is used by the students is
of different types which are discussed as:
Direct Plagiarism: This kind of plagiarism is related to the concept when the use of an
individual is obtained from different resources and acknowledged in somebody else practical
work by not identifying any of the actual writer. This is an unethical repetition of any written
document which is taken as thievery, and as a result it will return the genuine nature and belief
from the individual which is related to the information.
Mosaic Plagiarism: This type of plagiarism will take place when a student is taking a data from
the origin by not utilising any citation mark or finding the equivalent word for the
communication used by the author by keeping the same significance and formation of the data.
This is generally neglected in the schools and a writer was not conscious while using this study.
Self-Plagiarism: It refers to the plagiarism in which a writer communicate or republish the
practical work completely or reuse an earlier written information. This will happen when a
student use that same work that he used in his old work. The continuation repeat of own task
experience quality and faith factor as the student is knowingly and voluntarily use own set of
work.

To discuss about all types of plagiarism, academic integrity is established in the university which
compel the students in following a moral approach of work. It is connected to the five rules
which helps the student in keeping the ethical environment in the universities. Honesty: It is a kind of directing component and a cause where the students are assessing
to be honest with the professors who all are teaching and their partners. They must be
faithful about the employment that they are supporting in the university as their own task. Trust: This is a part of academic integrity where trust factor is the crucial role as the
students are expecting to be honest with teachers and students. This will help in an
innovative allocation of ideas which is again a component of self-design. Fairness: The students of the university must follow the excellence and a functional
process where the work is represented by the students are great and very clear so that the
faculty can understand the concept of a student. The work of every student should be
treated in a better way so that every person can get the information of a better approval. Respect: The work shown by all the persons must be treated with regard so that they can
set up a good feeling. It advertise the value in writing and elimination of plagiarism in the
organisation. This helps in making a good relations between the individuals as they
respect each other's work in the university.
 Responsibility: It should be accountable for the students for not using any academic
misconduct in their work. They should not publicize all the actions of a plagiarism and
stop other people also in managing any kind of these actions.

Leaflet that gives the explanantion

CONCLUSION
Academic integrity is a type of seriousness for honesty and ethical behaviour in the
academic surrounding. Academic integrity is one of the most important aspect that assist in
directing the misconducts in the university. Academic plagiarism is one such misbehave which
makes the work of the authors worst. The copying and use of someone else's work as of own is
one of the major misconduct. There are various kinds of plagiarism which can happen in the
university. The removal of plagiarism can be done with the help of five factors that is honesty,
respect, reputation and fairness. I have developed time table to help the procedure of managing
the time in my life. The schedule is very helpful in directing all the work in a perfect time and for
achieving all the aims and objectives.

REFERENCES
Books and journals
Ingwersen, A. T., Aggerbeck, M. and Nielsen, S., 2021. How can the specific skills of the
librarian in a digital context be used in the future?. In Future Directions in Digital
Information (pp. 309-325). Chandos Publishing.
Ericsson, I., 2020. Aerobic or Motor Skills Exercise? What about their Impact on Academic
Achievements?. Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(10), pp.640-647.
Bawa, S. K., 2018. Developing Multiplication Skills using Vedic Aphorisms Embedded with
Multimedia.
Dolev, N. and Leshem, S., 2017. Developing emotional intelligence competence among
teachers. Teacher development, 21(1), pp.21-39.
Parsazadeh, N., Ali, R. and Rezaei, M., 2018. A framework for cooperative and interactive
mobile learning to improve online information evaluation skills. Computers & Education, 120,
pp.75-89.
Khoiriyah, K., 2020. CALL and SLA Theory: Developing A Framework to Analyze Web-based
Materials for Teaching Listening Skills. IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and
Learning, Linguistics and Literature, 8(1), pp.80-92.
Smith, S. D., 2017. Developing Language Skills and Emotional Intelligence in the Elementary
School through Sand Tray Stories. In The Routledge International Handbook of Sandplay
Therapy (pp. 245-255). Routledge.
Leyva, D., 2019. How do low-income Chilean parents support their preschoolers’ writing and
math skills in a grocery game?. Early Education and Development, 30(1), pp.114-130.
Turan, S. and Aydoğdu, F., 2020. Effect of coding and robotic education on pre-school
children’s skills of scientific process. Education and Information Technologies, 25(5), pp.4353-
4363.
Ah-Nam, L. and Osman, K., 2017. Developing 21st century skills through a constructivist-
constructionist learning environment. K-12 STEM Education, 3(2), pp.205-216.
Mertala, P., 2017. Wag the dog–The nature and foundations of preschool educators' positive ICT
pedagogical beliefs. Computers in Human Behavior, 69, pp.197-206.

Mertz, P. S. and Neiles, K. Y., 2020. Scaffolding Career Skills into the Undergraduate
Curriculum Utilizing a Backward Design Approach. In Integrating Professional Skills into
Undergraduate Chemistry Curricula (pp. 43-55). American Chemical Society.
Khasanah, M. M., Ramli, M. and Dwiastuti, S., 2020. Developing a dynamic assessment
instrument to assess reasoning skills about bacteria. Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi
Pendidikan, 24(1), pp.62-75.
Khin-Htun, S. and Kushairi, A., 2019. Twelve tips for developing clinical reasoning skills in the
pre-clinical and clinical stages of medical school. Medical teacher, 41(9), pp.1007-1011.
Zakaria, N., Hashim, H. and Yunus, M. M., 2019. A Review of Affective Strategy and Social
Strategy in Developing Students’ Speaking Skills. Creative Education, 10(12), pp.3082-3090.
(Smith, 2017) (Leyva, 2019) (Turan and Aydoğdu, 2020)