Developing Essential Skills for Effective Students: A Report

This report examines the critical skills that contribute to student effectiveness. It begins by defining effectiveness and its importance in achieving academic goals. The main body delves into five key skill areas: communication, computer, research, goal setting, and presentation skills. Communication skills are presented as crucial for understanding and conveying information. Computer skills are highlighted as essential in today's digital environment, including internet research, word processing, and email. Research skills are emphasized for finding answers and solutions, while goal-setting skills are described as vital for motivation and progress. Finally, presentation skills are discussed as crucial for conveying ideas and engaging audiences. The report concludes by summarizing the importance of these skills and suggesting ways students can enhance their abilities through seminars and online courses, with a reference list to support the findings.

How to be an effective
student

Table of content
 INTRODUCTION
 MAIN BODY
 Communication skill
 Computer skill
 Research skill
 Goal setting skill
 Presentation skill
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCE

INTRODUCTION
 Effectiveness is defined as the capability and ability to
produce desirable results and outcomes.
 Effectiveness is the capability or competencies which plays
important role in the life of student to accomplish their
determined goals and objectives on time with great efficiency.
 Effective student has various skills and capabilities that
enable them to take responsibilities of work that is performed
by them.

Communication skill
Communication skill is defined as the ability of an individual to
understand point of view of others and communicate own views
with clarity and understandable manner.
Importance of communication skills for effective students:
 It helps in career development
 It helps students to learn more from teachers
 Communication enhances professionalism in students

Computer skill
Computer skills are defined as the knowledge and understanding of an
individual to use as well as other related technology in efficient manner.
In current environment of digitalisation, it is very important to have
computer skills and knowledge because use of latest technology
enhances working progress and performance level
Importance of computer skill for effective students:
 Internet research:
 Word processing:
 Email:

Research skill
Research skill is defined as the ability of finding answers
of a questions and solutions of a problem. It includes ability to
gather relative information and data of academic topic. It enables
to review, analyse as well as interpret the information with the
objective of gaining appropriate solution.
Importance of research skill for effective students:
 Help to gain more view point
 Gain quick knowledge

Goal setting skill
Goal setting is defined as the development of action plan that
guide and direct an individual and group to attain desirable
outcome in most efficient manner. Basically, establishing a
goal is considered as the commitment of a person towards
attaining defined objectives. It is the process of taking active
steps to attain desirable outcomes.
Importance of goals setting skill for effective students:
 Provide clear path to attain success
 Enhance motivation and measure progress

Presentation skill:
 Presentation skill is defines as set of abilities that enables
an individual to transmit message with clarity and
effectiveness, interact with audience, understand or
interpret the mind of listener and create their interest in
presentation.
 It facilitates to convey information, point of view and
concepts in presentable manner that can be properly
understand by the viewers.

Importance of presentation skills for
students:
 Effective presentation is important for students to convey
their idea, knowledge and point of view in efficient
manner and convince audience as well.
 It helps students to present in the classroom regarding
what they learn. It is the effective way that enable them
to reflect their learning of some topic in presentable
manner.

CONCLUSION
 As per above report, it can be concluded that there are various factors that enhances the
abilities and competencies of students and enable them to perform their defined task
efficiently to achieve goals and objectives.
 Students can improve their skills and effectiveness through taking seminars and online
courses.

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