Developing Essential Skills: My University Learning Experience

This essay details a student's initial experiences at university, focusing on the development of three key skills: time management, reflective practices, and note-taking. Regarding time management, the student emphasizes the importance of productivity, punctuality, and planning to avoid distractions and meet deadlines, which leads to improved reputation and reduced study-related problems. Reflective practices are highlighted as crucial for identifying personal and professional strengths and areas for improvement, enabling a deeper understanding of one's opinions and ideas. Effective note-taking is presented as a means of enhancing concentration, facilitating later study, and making connections between topics, achieved through improved listening skills and topic-specific notes. The student anticipates that these skills will positively impact both their academic and future corporate life. Desklib provides a platform for students to access similar essays and study resources.

Running head: MY EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY
My experience of learning at University
Name of the student:
Name of the university:
Author note:

1MY EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY
Respected Sir,
Concerning the course that I undertook in the university, I was able to learn three vital
aspects in my first three weeks. These aspects are time management, reflective practices and
note taking. I was able to learn the following:
 Time management
a) Main feature of time management
I learnt that High productivity within the set frame of time is the main feature of time
management.
Importance of learning time management for getting success at universities
I learnt that time management is necessary for achieving success at university level.
Punctuality should be followed in every aspects of our life. Planning your studies well before
the time. Avoid delay in any study related matter. Study and if any project are there to be
submitted then do that before time. Work with keeping in mind of the deadline. We cannot
afford to lose our time. We should do our best to grab all the unexploited opportunities
(Grissom, Loeb and Mitani 2013).
b) Problems might face by me and the reason behind that
I might fail to manage the distraction as I am unable to focus on my studies due to lack of
concentration and taking too much time in understanding a topic. Not prioritizing my studies
(Nespor 2014).
c) How time management makes me feel now that I have information
By managing my time, I can feel the difference. The benefits which I got are as follows-
 Less problems face during my studies
 Improves my reputation

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d) Developing my abilities in time management
 Make a time schedule
 Prioritize my own work
e) Impact on daily life
I would learn how to make time for the different study subjects in university. Moving
forward this will help me to meet deadlines in my work life.
 Reflective practices
a) Main feature of reflective practices
The main feature of reflective practices is you can identify yourself as well as
professional strengths and the areas where one individual need to work.
Importance of learning reflective practices for getting success at universities
It is important because it helps to develop certain skills and analyse their effectiveness,
rather than just carrying out the things as it is and how these things are always done (Moon
2013).
b) Problems might face by me and the reason behind that
It is suggested that this de-motivation occurs because of lack of resources, lack of
recognition, overwork and lack of appreciation of the additional burdens put on academics,
and invariably the institutions themselves, by widening participation and lifelong learning
initiatives. Therefore, it is suggested that universal reflective practice may come in the long
term but only once the deeper-seated problems within the sector are resolved.
c) How reflective practices makes me feel now that I have information
Reflective practices help me in understanding my opinions regarding the course.

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d) Developing my abilities in reflective practices
 Focus on my thoughts and develop my ideas
 Experient with my ideas and ask repeated questions
 Organising my thinking through exploring as well as mapping complex issues
e) Impact on daily life
Identification of personal and professional strengths as well as areas for improvement. This
will surely help me out on my betterment of my future.
 Note Taking
a) Main features of note taking
Remembering the study material.
Importance of learning note taking for getting success at universities
When you are listening some lectures, at that moment taking notes helps you to
concentrate and you can study from home also later on.
b) Problems might face by me and the reason behind that
 Writing the notes without listening carefully
 Not being topic specific
 Not reviewing the notes
c) How note taking makes me feel now that I have information
It effects my studies. It ensures me that I was actively listening to what teachers was
trying to made me understood. It helps me to make connections between the topic (Chang and
Ku 2015).
d) Developing my abilities in note taking
 By improving my listening skills

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 By paying close attention to the exact content
 By developing a note taking method that will work for me
f) Impact on daily life
This will help me to organize my academic life in the short run and corporate life in the long
run.
Regards,
Yours respectfully
(to be filled by the student)

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References
Chang, W.C. and Ku, Y.M., 2015. The effects of note-taking skills instruction on elementary
students’ reading. The Journal of Educational Research, 108(4), pp.278-291.
Grissom, J.A., Loeb, S. and Mitani, H., 2013. Principal time management skills: Explaining
patterns in principals’ time use and effectiveness. Standford University: Center for Education
Policy.
Moon, J.A., 2013. Reflection in learning and professional development: Theory and practice.
Routledge.
Nespor, J., 2014. Knowledge in motion: Space, time and curriculum in undergraduate physics
and management. Routledge.