Developing Academic and Personal Skills: A Business Management Report

This report discusses the importance of developing both academic and professional skills for success in business management. It highlights the challenges faced while studying business management and thriving in professional practice, emphasizing the need for effective academic skills such as academic discourse and text comprehension, as well as professional skills like team management and communication. The report includes a personal SWOT analysis, identifying strengths in communication, weaknesses in managerial skills, opportunities for skill enhancement, and threats from competition. It details actions to develop managerial skills, such as enhancing team-building abilities. The conclusion emphasizes that skill development is crucial for achieving academic and professional objectives. The document is available on Desklib, a platform offering study tools for students.

Developing Academic and
Personal Skills

Table Of Content
 INTRODUCTION
 MAIN BODY
• Challenges of studying business management and thriving in
professional practice
• The importance of effective academic skill development
• The importance of effective professional skills development
• Identification of one skill that is very essential – personal SWOT
analysis
• Detailed example of the actions that would be taken to develop
skills identified as weakness in SWOT analysis
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES

Introduction
 Skills refers to the talent or expertise that is
required in order to perform a task, these skills
are often developed and learned by an
individual.
 These skills help in succeeding by the
completion of task. There are several type of
skills that are required in an individual which
are further classified as academic and
professional skills.

Challenges of studying business management
and thriving in professional practice
 Challenges helps the student to learn
more about the field of business
management as this encourages growth
and development in an individual. Skills
learnt during the course of business
management will enhance the
personality and professionalism in the
student.

The importance of effective academic skill
development
Academic discourse- These are the skills which
are required while presenting information, debates
and speeches. This help the individual in enhancing
the confidence, inter-personal and communication
skills. It helps the students in explaining the point
of view behind the ideologies and speeches. These
skills are majorly used in the co-curricular
activities held in the universities.

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 Academic text strategies and comprehension-
This refers to the art of comprehending the
academic material in a most effective and
efficient manner. Analysing the academic text
helps in making a detailed comprehension in the
mind of the student. This helps the candidate in
acquiring good positions in the exams and test
held at the university.

The importance of effective professional skills
development
Effective team management skills- In a professional
life, team management skill is one of the most essential
part of an organisation. An individual with this skill
would be able to lead and manage a team effectively.
This skill would help the individual in becoming a
good leader as well as a good manager of the
organisation. It is important as it enhances the
personality and open growth prospects for the person.

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 Effective communication skill- This skill is primary
and required in every organisation operating in the
world. An effective communicator ensures that the
information is well transmitted as well as well received
by the other person. This skills helps in solving various
problems that may occur during the work. An effective
communication of the tasks performed in the team
helps in achieving the organisational objectives.

Identification of one skill that is very essential
– personal SWOT analysis
 Strengths- One of the skills that is my
major strength is communication skill.
This skill helps me in communicating the
important information without any
hesitation, this established a clear
understanding of information between
myself and the other person.

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 Weaknesses- One of skills in which I
majorly lack is my managerial skills
and I need to work upon this skill as it
is important in the growth prospects in
the organisation. The managerial skills
helps in effective management of
team and work.

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 Opportunities- As my aim is to enter a good
company in the corporate world, I need to update
and add skills in my resume as my skill set is
currently limited. Addition of corporate skills
would give me a competitive advantage over the
other candidates who applied for job.

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 Threats- The biggest threat in acquiring a good
position at a top MNC is the competition. With rising
management graduates, the competition over getting
the good job is also raising day by day. Dealing with
threats on the right time is necessary otherwise these
threats could impact my career and performance for
a long run.