MG408 Graduate Challenge Reflective Report: Skills Development

This report reflects on a student's participation in the Graduate Challenge, a university assignment designed to develop key skills. The report analyzes four challenges: debate, presentation, t-shirt, and hotel, detailing the business angles and personal skills developed in each. The student highlights improvements in communication, teamwork, presentation, emotional intelligence, and time management. An action plan is outlined, setting goals for communication, time management, and business skills, with specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives. References to academic journals and books support the analysis and provide context for the skills developed. This assignment demonstrates the student's ability to apply learned concepts and develop practical skills for future success in both academic and professional settings.

Graduate challenge

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................1
Analysis of challenges.................................................................................................................1
Developed Skills..........................................................................................................................2
Action plan...................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
This report is focused on the challenges faced with the participation in the university and to
face the challenges the skills are developed that is used in the university for the success and also
in the future. Challenges faced are debate, presentation, T-shirt challenge and the hotel challenge
and from this the skills are developed.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of challenges.
The challenges that I faced with the participation in the University for the Success are-
Debate challenge
Debate is a formal discussion with the group of the people on a particular topic. Debate is
often a competition on a particular topic where the individual express their thoughts and idea
about the topic it can be in favor or against the topic. Debate challenge is done in the university
for enhances the skills of the students (Bunge, 2017). I also participate in the debate challenge
conducted by the university to enhance the skills and understanding and the learning capacity is
increased with the discussion on a particular topic. From the debate I understand the topic and
discussed on the topic as per my understanding and my fellow mates start discussing according
to their understand and from that I learn about the topic and understand it deeply in a different
and in a deeper sense. From the debate challenge I build my skills that are used in my future at
my workplace so that I can understand the things effectively and make the decisions and convey
with the proper research. To do debate the proper structure is there and to participate in the
debate I learn the structure of it and then participate in the challenge that helps me in my future
at my workplace to perform my work in a structures way.
Presentation challenge
Presentation is a way to express, to talk about the particular topic, projects, products,
speech etc. From the presentation challenge I learn various things and develop my skills, for the
effective presentation the way of expressing the thoughts or ideas on the topic enhances by
ability to present myself effectively. With the presentation challenge I understand the way to
present myself formally, with the proper attire and with the confidence so that challenge in the
presentation can be won by me (Purnomo, and et.al., 2020). To get prepare for the presentation
challenge I develop skills that helps me in success at the presentation skills.
T-shirt challenge and hotel challenge
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T-shirt challenge is the most trending challenge that is challenged by many people and
my university also decides to do this challenge. From the t-shirt challenge the effective skills are
to be developed and from this challenge I can understand how to work in an effective manner in
the pressure and that will help me in the future to handle my emotions to work in the pressure
effectively and perform the accurate work even in the pressure and on the time. From the hotel
challenge where my university create a scenario of the hotel industry where they faces the
challenges and we have to face the challenges and solve them for that I understand the scenario
and the challenges to overcome that affects the operational issues and I solve those issues and
understand the recruitment process and the frequent changes in the customer expectations by
performing the challenges I learn the different skills that is to be build which used me in my
future to success at my workplace and also at the university.
Developed Skills.
From the debate challenge my communication skills and the team work skills are
developed as from the debate I can learn how to communicate in an effective manner so that the
thoughts and the ideas are to be communicate to the members in the organisation effectively and
clearly that doesn’t affects the task to be performed. From the challenge of the debate I learn to
work with the team with the brainstorming and build the relations with the team and working
with the team for the effective results and reached to the common goal. It helps in the workplace
to communicate well with the clarity and helps to work with the tea m to achieve the goals of the
organisation (SAPUTRI, 2017).
To participate in the presentation challenge I develop my communication skills, business
skills, and the meeting skills. To express the ideas and the deliver the ideas towards the product
or service the effective communication skill is necessary and from this challenge I build up my
skill that help me at my workplace while delivering the presentation at the organisation. I also
develop my meeting skills that are required at the workplace while attending a meeting to
delivering the presentation during the meeting, from these I learn how to behave, sit and the
formal attire that is required during the meeting. From these I learn about the business skills that
is to be developed like the presentation skills and learn about the excel that is required in the
presentation to show some of the data, learn to use Ms Office. To present formally at the
workplace effectives skills is required in the individual and with the participation (Wahyuni,
Masih, and Rejeki, 2018). I the challenge I learned about the skills to be developed. To deliver
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the presentation the effective communication is required so that the clear and the specific
message are delivered to the superiors, subordinates that will help to get success in the future.
With the T-shirt challenge I develop my emotional skills that are an ability to manage the
emotions to work in the pressure and reduce the stress, overcome the challenges and reduce the
conflict. This skill is used in my future at my workplace to work effectively with the positive
attitude at the time of work pressure, and completed the task on time (DiGregorio, 2020). With
the participation in hotel challenge I learn time management skills and the teamwork. As to
overcome the challenges faced by the hotel management team work and the time management is
necessary and I learn both skills from this. This skill helps me in future to complete my work by
managing it on time and perform by work effectively with the team.
Action plan.
My action plan for my future is:
Goals Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time bound
Communication
skills
To develop
my
communication
skills that are
used in my
future at my
workplace for
the effective
and the
efficient
interaction
with the people
(Colman,
Patera, and
Hebbar, 2019).
To develop the
communication
skills I will
join the
courses of the
communication
to build my
skill.
By learning
from the
courses and
using this
skill in the
university
and it’s the
best time to
develop the
skills that
helps in the
success in
the
workplace
as well as in
university.
The best
timing is for
the build up
my
communication
skill that is
used in
university and
at the work
place as well.
I want to
complete my
communication
course in a
period of 6
month.
Time
management
With the
effective time
To enhances
my time
To
completed
Time
management
The training is
to be
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management I
can complete
my work and
the task on the
time and can
do multiple
works with the
effective
management of
the time that
helps me in my
qualification
and at the
workplace.
management
skills I joined
the training
course of the
time
management.
Where the task
are given and
have to
completed
within a time
period (Culha,
and Acaroglu,
2019).
the work
and the
assignment
on time for
that the time
management
skills is to
be
developed
and this will
also help me
in my
future.
skill is
necessary at
every aspects
of the life all
the work is to
be completed
on time, at it is
necessary in
university to
complete the
work on time
which also
help in future
success.
completed in
the 2 month.
Presentation
skill
To deliver the
effective and
efficient
messages by
engaging the
audience with
the help of
communication
skill the
presentation
skill is also
necessary. The
effective
presentation
skill helps to
engage more
people.
Presentation
skill can be
develop by join
online classes
of the
presentation.
The
presentation
skills help in
future at the
workplace as
well.
To be in the
university
and has to
deliver the
presentation
and it is also
used in the
future at the
workplace
to deliver
the effective
presentation
to engage
the
positivity
towards the
presentation.
With the
effective
presentation
the clear and
the effective
message is
delivered that
helps to
success.
The time
period for the
course is for 1
month.
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Business skills To be success
in the future at
the work place
and be
effective the
business is to
be developed
that helps to
understand the
way how to
perform the
work in the
formal
working
condition.
Business skills
are to be
developed with
the effective
training
programs
(Powell, and
et.al., 2018).
To be
success in
the future
and be an
effective
and the
efficient
employee of
the
organisation
business
skills is
necessary.
Having a
business skills
helps to
understand the
use of the ms
office,
presentation
skills and other
skills that help
to understand
the way to
work and
behave in the
organisation.
The training
session is for 6
month.
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REFERENCES
Journals and books
Bunge, M., 2017. Social science under debate. University of Toronto Press.
SAPUTRI, H.E., 2017. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING ORAL PRESENTATION
TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS'SPEAKING SKILL AT FIRST GRADE ON JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL IN MTS AL MA'ARIF TULUNGAGUNG IN ACADEMIC YEARS
2016/2017.
Wahyuni, L.M., Masih, I.K. and Rejeki, I.M., 2018. Communication skill attributes needed for
vocational education enter the workplace. In Journal of Physics: Conference
Series (Vol. 953, No. 1, p. 012111). IOP Publishing.
DiGregorio, H., 2020. Organizational Skill Development Using Simultaneous Multiple Patient
Simulation. Villanova University.
Colman, N., Patera, A. and Hebbar, K.B., 2019. Promoting teamwork for rapid response teams
through simulation training. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 50(11).
pp.523-528.
Culha, Y. and Acaroglu, R., 2019. The relationship amongst student nurses’ values, emotional
intelligence and individualised care perceptions. Nursing ethics. 26(7-8). pp.2373-
2383.
Powell, K., and et.al., 2018. Developing a written action plan for children with eczema: a
qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 68(667). pp.e81-e89.
Purnomo, A., and et.al., 2020, February. Redesign Presentation Technique: Challenges to
Encourage Learning Motivation. In International Conference on Social Studies and
Environmental Issues (ICOSSEI 2019) (pp.s 190-193). Atlantis Press.
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