Academic Writing Skills: Personal Development in Higher Education

This essay explores the importance of academic writing skills for higher education students, emphasizing their role in critical thinking and effective communication. It covers key features of academic writing such as avoiding plagiarism, proper referencing, paraphrasing, and using direct quotes effectively. The essay also includes a personal reflection on how the author has improved their academic writing skills through strategic goal setting, effective decision-making, collaboration, and self-reflection. Strengths in paraphrasing and direct quoting are highlighted, along with the importance of continuous skill development for academic and professional growth. The conclusion emphasizes the benefits of strong academic writing skills for personal and professional success.

Study Skills for Higher
Education

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Choose four of the features of academic writing mentioned in the article above and discuss
why they are important................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
Describe your personal experience: Since you started this course, what have you learned that
can improve your own academic writing?...................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Academic writing skills are a significant term for college students as they allow them to
see the outlooks of various individuals and create an estimation that will based on the
information available on a particular subject matter. It is essential not only for students but also
for those who performing their roles in the company (Bell, 2014). It will support them to present
the information in an academic and in a presentable manner. The following report covers the
features of academic writing that are important for individuals and personal experience that can
enhance the academic writing.
TASK 1
Choose four of the features of academic writing mentioned in the article above and discuss why
they are important.
Plagiarism is termed as the representation of other writer language, orientation of ideas or
thoughts that are not suitable related term. As it is important to deal with varied sort of content
that can be get copied and get plagiarism, so to overcome this section using academic writing is
important as effectively and efficiently. In educational section, there are diverse section of the
explanation that are rely on the organisation. It is termed as a misdemeanour of academic
integrity and a failure of journalistic values.
Referencing is an important factor of academic writing and research. It allows to admit
the work of others at the time of creating their own orientation. This teacher will give an
perceptive of referencing and how they might use it in their academic activities. As the
referencing is an essential term for the individuals as because it allows the individuals to measure
the frequent dealings of courses and utilise them to attain higher and effective term of results in
the manner of interpretation of the source of information as effectively and efficiently.
Paraphrasing is the aspect of the ideas of other by rephrasing the uniqueness in their own
words. It will covers the manner of ignoring the plagiarism at the time of utilising of the sources.
It is a written statement that are written at twice. It holds various thoughts and involves the
similar set of the source of data as effectively and efficiently.
Direct quote is frequently utilised to maintain the manner of the quote from a paraphrase.
It follows the section of good note making tactics that will increase the manner of writing and by
this it will not get copied from a sources in terms of word to word utilisation. It will intend to

involve it as a direct section. It follows the suitable course of the reading that write out the basic
orientation of thought in their own section of the knowledge.
TASK 2
Describe your personal experience: Since you started this course, what have you learned that can
improve your own academic writing?
I describe my important information about myself and my skills that will help me to
learned the effective and suitable opportunities in the future to enhance my academic writing. I
am able to achieve strategic goals and objectives effectively and achieve the desired results. All
of these achievements are possible when I have the specific skills that I have and that is effective
decision making (Forte-Celaya, Ibarra, and Glasserman-Morales, 2021). It helps me in my
academic content skills for my work on time with the right knowledge. With the help of this
competency, I can select the appropriate source for writing knowledge.
I have good and effective skills that will allow me to work and coordinate with other
participants in the same module in academic context. Along with this capacity for self-reflection,
I direct my attention and try to present my work clearly. It allows me to identify areas that I am
lacking and it allows me to analyse my main strengths that will help me overcome the negative
effects of my weaknesses.
Furthermore, paraphrasing and direct quote have been found to be my strengths, with the
help of which I do my academic writing properly and effectively. Furthermore, it is important for
me to increase the efficiency of my other skills in order to be able to carry out my work in an
adequate and defined way. Additionally, significant increases in certain skill types, such as
decisions that have been assessed to allow me to do my job effectively and clearly.
This ability effectively provides an individual benefit to fuel my growth and development
in the academic writing (Kowalczuk - Walędziak, and et.al., 2021). It also helps me building
trust and commitment with my work of writing in an academic manner, so that I can try harder to
accomplish a task to the best of my ability. With the help of communication skills, other people
can also become aware of work interests, which at the same time clearly lead to the achievement
of goals and objectives. To enhance the academic writing skills that are very important in my
life, as they have a significant positive influence on their behaviour and further increase

efficiency in the workplace and at the same time ensure further development and growth of the
organization.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that, the individual has become an
effective and efficient candidate with good academic writing skills by utilising such skills they
will allow them to maintain their present section of the skills. As on the other side, it also help
them in dealing with their future development opportunities as effectively and efficiently.

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