Improving Academic and Professional Skills in Business Management

This report delves into the significance of academic and professional skills development within the context of business management. It begins by identifying the challenges faced by individuals pursuing business management studies, such as time management, communication, and adaptability. The report then highlights the importance of improving both academic skills (like research, reading, and critical thinking) and professional skills (like leadership and decision-making). A personal SWOT analysis is presented, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The report concludes with an action plan for enhancing weak skills, specifically focusing on time management, outlining strategies for improvement. The report emphasizes the crucial role these skills play in career advancement and includes references for further study.

BMP4001
Professional & Academic Skills Development

Enhancing and Improving Academic And Professional Skills
Name & ID

Table Of Contents
• The Challenges that individuals face while studying business management
• Significance of improvement in Academic skills
• Significance of professional skills enhancement
• Personal SWOT Analysis
• Action Plan for improvement of weak skills identified in personal SWOT
Analysis
• Summary
• References

The Challenges that individuals face while
studying business management
The individuals studying business management come across many issues
when they go for studying the business management studies and decide to
make the management business as the field for their career in future. The
demand of the skilful and proficient managers for the business is rising say
by way which is paving way for these students to have a well established
successful career.
• Management of time
• Communication
• Flexibility
• Work as Union
• Management of funds

Significance of improvement in Academic skills
These are research-oriented skills that include the fundamental skills such
as learning, reading, and basic reasoning skills etc. These skills help in
academic development and prepare for professional development.
• Interaction
• Reading and listening actively
• Analysis of statistical nature
• Technical skills

Significance of professional skills enhancement
These refer to the specialised skills that individuals are able to develop
while pursuing their professional education like business management, law,
medicine, Certified public accountant etc. The skills that are developed at
professional level include decision making and leadership skills etc.
• Increase in expertise
• Credibility and confidence booster
• Opportunities for networking
• Promotion

Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
Leadership skills
Innovative skills
WEAKNESSES
Communication skills
Time management skills
OPPORTUNITY
IT skills
Investment skills
THREATS
Competition in Job sector
Specific and significant skill that I need to improve
Time management

Action Plan for improvement of weak skills
identified in personal SWOT Analysis
Weak Skills Development Enhancement Time required Evaluation
Time
management
skills
I will be able to
ensure saving of
time to concentrate
on the assignments
by attending the
seminars and
lectures in a virtual
mode.
High 3 month I will identify the
deviations and
observe the
progress by
comparing my
previous schedule
with current or
standard schedule. .
Communication
Skills
I can enhance my
communication
skills through
High 6 months I will obtain the
feedback from my
team leaders and

Summary
The above report has highlighted the concept of professional and academic skills development in the life of
students. It has been discussed in context with business management and the skills required to pursue this course
at academics as well as professional level. Both the professional as well as academic skills play very crucial role
in the career enhancement of individuals , so they must strive to improve these skills to ensure professional
advancement.

References
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437.
• ThiHoa, N., and et. al.,2021. Human resource for schools of politics and for international relation
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