Problem-Solving & Skills: Business Management Student Challenges

This presentation addresses the multifaceted challenges encountered by business management students, emphasizing the critical role of academic and professional skill development. It identifies common obstacles such as lack of motivation, poor time management, disorganization, and stress, while underscoring the significance of skills like time management, critical thinking, and effective communication. The presentation details actionable strategies for honing problem-solving abilities, including understanding the problem, generating solutions, and implementing them effectively through group discussions, seminars, and practical application. The conclusion reinforces the need to acknowledge and address these challenges, highlighting the value of continuous skill development for both academic and professional success. References to academic papers are provided to support the claims.

INDIVIDUAL POSTER
PRESENTATION WITH VOICE
OVER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDENTS
• IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT &
COMMUNICATION
• ACTIONS TO DEVELOP PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
• CONCLUSION
• REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
• There are various challenges in the study of business management and practicing professionally after the
degree.
• Therefore, the below prepared report will explain such challenges along with the importance of the
development of academic and professional skills.
• The actions that will needed to be taken to develop the problem solving skills.

CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
STUDENTS
• Lack of motivation – The most prevalent challenge faced by any student in his academic career and any
person in his professional career is lack of motivation towards such academic career and professional
career.
• Bad time management – Time management is the key factor to be mastered and controlled to be efficient
and effective in the process of learning and studying for the students and process of efficient performance
for the individuals in their professional practice

CONTD…
• Lack of resolution and order – One of the challenge which the students of business management faces are
lacking of proper order and resolution in preparation of any special assignment which is requested by the
teacher.
• Stress – Stress is the most common challenge in the life of any student which may develop due to various
issues like increase in the responsibilities of the students at young age.

IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT &
COMMUNICATION
• Academic and professional skill which involve skills of time management, revision planning, assignment
planning, how to use electronic resources, reading skills, critical thinking skills, writing skills and problem
solving skills.
• The learning and practicing of such skills shall be able be inculcate a sense of confidence in the student and the
individual for effective communication.
• Through developing of these skills, the students can be in more control of their studies.
• Be efficiently organised in day to day activities of the process of learning and studying.
• Be able to face and meet new challenges as they will proceed and progress further through the degree by
efficiently inculcating skill of communication.

ACTIONS TO DEVELOP PROBLEM SOLVING
SKILLS
SKILLS LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Understanding the right problem Noting down the issues and getting the
essence of what is required of the situation in
hand.
This will help in assessing the problem and
knowing what is required of the problem
therefore, be able to learn how to solve
issues and not to repeat these in the future.
By participation in the group discussions and
interacting with the group members along
with attending the programmes for
improvement in communication skills.
Discussion and meetings with the groups and
people who already faced a similar situation
in the past and had to come up with a
solution by understanding the problem in
hand.
By joining forums of local business at small
level and the activities of the community.
By attending the classes and lectures on the
discussion and explanation of the problem
and issue in hand.

CONTD.
SKILLS LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Coming up with the solutions Evaluation of what is to be done to address
the problem in hand to effectively and
efficiently solve and resolve it.
By attending the seminars and lectures to
improve the ability to listen and infer the
problem. By participating in the group
activities and joining the forums and groups.
This will involve coming up with the solutions
on the basis of explanation and
understanding of the problems done in the
previous stage.
By developing the skills of listening and
assessing a given situation to bring out an
efficient and effective solution to the issue so
that it gives the desired results on solution of
the problem and therefore, the objectives
and aims are achieved.
By joining the discussion of communities
online to discuss and interact with them.

CONTD.
SKILLS LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Implementing the solutions The solutions that has been come up will be
implemented to address problem in
consideration.
This implementation needs to be very
efficient and effective to provide a steady
and strong solution to the problem in hand
so that it can be easily handled in the future
when the same problem arises again.
By understanding the methods of
implementation of the tools and techniques
to resolve an issue.
By attending lectures on presentation,
interactive tools of communication and
infographics.
It will involve implementing the solutions
that were come up with in the previous
stage to address the issue practically and
solve the problem so that the desired
objectives and goals are achieved and
fulfilled.
By attempting to present the problem in a
systematic manner so that the solutions
found are implemented in the area where
they are needed to be addressed.
By being actively involved in the process of
problem solving through discussion and
interaction of the problem with the other
who successfully implemented the solutions
on the problems.

CONCLUSION
• Concluding the above report, it can be said that various challenges are to be kept in consideration while
studying business management and also while practicing professionally.
• Therefore, the above report explained such challenges.
• The report also explains the importance of effective academic and professional skill development.
• Then finally will show how the problem solving skill can be developed through various stages.

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