Individual Report: Study Skills for Higher Education, Oct-Dec 2020

This individual report, prepared for the London School of Commerce in association with the University of Suffolk, focuses on study skills for higher education. The report begins with an introduction that emphasizes the importance of students setting goals and managing their time effectively. It then delves into strategies to improve reading ability, such as setting reading goals, personalizing content, and practicing self-discipline. The report also provides suggestions to enhance the quality of written projects, including getting organized, avoiding multitasking, and managing study space. The conclusion reiterates the significance of adopting good habits and attributes to achieve academic success. The report references several books and journals related to study skills and higher education.

Individual Report

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Discuss some strategies that students can use to improve their reading ability. ........................1
Provide suggestions that will help students improve the quality of their written Project s. .....3
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Students are the futures, they have several roles and responsibilities in accordance to their
studies life in learning phases due to their disciplinary in the daily life they can achieve the goals
and targets for what they are seeking for in future the main aspect of the student is to defines
their goals and targets in respects of their futuristic approach by making certain changes in their
daily routine by adopting the skills and ability to perform well by properly manages their time
through the function of time management.(Cottrell, 2019)They have to work on the criteria
which will be depends upon their adaptation style. Employability skills are having lots of things
which are necessary in the working life after adopting the specific studies or specialisation
relates with the higher educations some of the basic skills have to be considered under the
employability skills is that good communication command, motivational and initiative levels,
leaderships,reliability, following instruction in effective manner by taking less time to achieve it,
team work attitude mindset,patience level and adaptability nature of the students in respect of the
uncertain future goals . They will have to work in unfavourable conditions.
Discuss some strategies that students can use to improve their reading ability.
In the life student there are many factor considered apart from the study, or the habits by
which they can successfully sharpen their quality of work in relation with the studies aspect by
which they can easily covers the ability to persevere and complete the tasks on daily basis by
maintaining the scenario of their present life which will be depends upon the discipline they
adopt and performances which are necessary in the life a student ,the phase of student are rely on
learnings and takes knowledge about the working life style (Lim, 2020). so as to avoid any
obstacles in the life of the student the major which are played by the student is that they have to
think positive about theirs studies culture this will leads to the generation of the successful
carrier of the students by giving them assistance by their professors and teachers who are
students supports role by enhancing and polishing them by giving knowledge in the learning
phase. Student have to be make sure about the processes by which they have to undergo in their
lifestyle by adopting some good habits its necessary for both the student as well as their supports
to built the relationship of understanding by putting efforts in the learning phases, students have
to make sure about the time management which deals with the important aspect is that students
must have to work on the basis of given work schedule from their universities in the context of
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training sessions by the experience of internships and part time work ,they even get knowledge
through proper assignment from the universities so here are some of the basic habits which are as
follows: Set reading goals: Its the important aspect of the student to having a specific or
particular goals and objectives by which they can improvise their future in accordance
with the roles and responsibilities of the student they have to be more precise about their
work role what have to be done in future so as to achieve these terms,student have to
work accordingly by continuous learning phase and provides the growth to their carrier
(Naqvi and et. al., 2018). When we talk about the setting goals so in respect of the
students,gaols should be appropriate like if a student is working for competitive
preparations they have to prepare themselves according to that competition activities.
 Personalize the content: One of the required strategies, the students is to develop the
quality of taking actions responsibly by making the appropriate working schedule ,as per
the day to day working like if the student really want to adopt the specialized course they
have to be more determine for the goals by proper ,activities and do their giving tasks in
universities and in their apart life by making the decision more responsibly and convert
into reliable actions with positive mindset (Virtanen and Tynjälä, 2019). In this student
get personalize the content and with this its working ability and its capacity get managed
in ordinate manner.
 Induce self discipline: Self discipline is a strategies the must need of any person in their
lifestyle so as to achieve the goals more effectively by putting themselves in the
particular activities in respect of the students lifestyle they have to be more disciplined by
their way of doing the work if they are preparing for the work assignment they have to be
make sure about the timing scheduling in respect of categorization of work according to
the particular work student from schooling to their work life they will complete the tasks
accordingly through determine the working hours for particular work assigned to them.
The main important aspects of these strategies is when an student trying to build the
quality of enhancing the potential of their learning this will creates the feeling of responsibilities
towards the particular goals and objectives which will deals with the assignment work or future
job role they have to work accordingly to built the statement for themselves in the context of
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their working carrier and emerging value to develop something great by adopting the lifestyle
which relates with some goals or motive to design that process ,students work for the personal
development and self realisation through these habits (Jääskelä, Nykänen and Tynjälä, 2018).
Provide suggestions that will help students improve the quality of their written Project s.
In the context of students some of the important strategies have to be taken along with
these above strategy to fulfil the goals of life by making the specific targets on the basis of
students daily work life they have to deal with the overall personal development in which self
assist and by making the mindset of doing the things related to the higher educations ,students
are reliable by making an efforts in a particular goals assign to them for their future part scenario,
some of the basis strategies which have to be taken or adopting by the student in a way to
achieve the goals which will be based on their performances and learning phases (Paulsen and
Perna, 2019). Student have to ensure about the work life balance by the intention to do the task
one by one in order to accomplish the objective relates with the future tasks by making them
successful through some of the important habits with the student work life balance is that :
Get organized: Making a plan for what you will do in the future and it relates with the
task by which the student will attain their goals ,this strategy will be the need of the student to
adopt the organized form in which students have to make sure about the particular goals after
that this activities will going to be organized in the form of categorization format where the
student needs to divide their work according to the priority or by work on their active hours this
will leads to the generation of systematic formulation where they have to be certain about the
activity which they will do in format wise to avoid any unorganized structure of their work life
balance .(Hart, 2018)
Don't multitask: Studies have shown that multi-tasking or working in many others
activities will leads to the ineffectiveness and distraction in respect of the particular goals and
objectives for which the student are working is that fro example by adopting this habit,student
will analysis the real task to be done rather than going for unnecessary activities which are either
not useful or not important in terms of carrier goals of the students they have to be more specific
about the tasks which relates with the job in future or for some preparation of competitive exams
(Wilson, 2018). Its impossible to do multitasking because this will creates obstacles in respect of
the particular goals .
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Managing of study space: In respect of the students , there is a need by them to find the
appropriate place for maximizing their ability of doing the work and by making extra efforts in
providing the growth to their skills and knowledge by them by, avoiding the social media
distractions and do it control manner. This habit of student will enhance the ability of focus and
devotion toward the particular goals.
Importance for adopting these strategies will channelise the student growth in particular
carrier as these are relates with the overall personal development of the student ,because due to
that strategies they will focus on their specific carrier goals this will leads to ensure about the
dedications aspect and students will be formalized in the right manner by creating the positive
environment for themselves ,adopting the skills related to the avoidance of any distraction leads
to the good emerging habit in the life student.(Holstein, Starkey and Wright, 2018)
CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above report that individual or life of student are depends
upon the habits and attributes which they are adopting in the course of making future carrier in
respect of the betterment of their skills and expertise , student life deals with the continuous
learning phase in which they are moving towards the small goals in respect of the educational
aspects by doing the assignment on time by, by creating the self assessment and , motivate them,
for the better tomorrow through generating the source by which student will rely on the base of
learning aspects , students habits are the important as well as needy approach through which they
can built the future carrier growth.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cottrell, S., 2019. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Hart, C., 2018. Doing a literature review: Releasing the research imagination. Sage.
Holstein, J., Starkey, K. and Wright, M., 2018. Strategy and narrative in higher
education. Strategic Organization. 16(1). pp.61-91.
Jääskelä, P., Nykänen, S. and Tynjälä, P., 2018. Models for the development of generic skills in
Finnish higher education. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 42(1). pp.130-142.
Lim, D., 2020. Quality assurance in higher education: A study of developing countries.
Routledge.
Naqvi, S. and et. al., 2018. Study skills assessment among undergraduate students at a private
university college in Oman. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences. 9(2). p.139.
Paulsen, M.B. and Perna, L.W. eds., 2019. Higher education: Handbook of theory and
research (Vol. 34). Springer.
Virtanen, A. and Tynjälä, P., 2019. Factors explaining the learning of generic skills: a study of
university students’ experiences. Teaching in Higher Education. 24(7). pp.880-894.
Wilson, J.D., 2018. Student learning in higher education (Vol. 34). Routledge.
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