Orientation for Success in Higher Education: Skills, Teamwork

This essay explores the orientation process for higher education and analyzes three key skills crucial for academic success: teamwork, presentation skills, and note-taking. It reflects on personal experiences with these skills and outlines SMART goals for future development. The essay emphasizes the importance of teamwork for collaborative problem-solving and achieving common goals, highlighting the author's strengths in leading teams and incorporating diverse perspectives. It also acknowledges a need for improvement in presentation skills and proposes strategies such as practicing in group discussions and learning from experienced presenters. Furthermore, the essay addresses challenges in note-taking and suggests methods for effective summarization and active listening during lectures. The appendix includes a skills development plan with specific actions and completion dates for each skill. Ultimately, the essay underscores the significance of continuous learning and self-improvement in acquiring and refining these essential skills for success in higher education. Desklib offers a wealth of resources, including solved assignments and past papers, to support students in their academic journey.

ORIENTATION FOR
SUCCESS IN
HIGHER
EDUCATION

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................4
SKILLS ANALYSIS......................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................5
APPENDIX.....................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Orientation for higher education is an authoritative collection of events which helps in
managing the events, services and all such programs through which the new students will gain
the knowledge and a brief introduction in relation to the acclimate and also about the higher
education. This considers an event which helps the new students to acknowledge their institution
and their working (Bhat, and Bashir, 2018). This essay will cover the 3 skills which are
Teamwork, Presentation and Note-taking, further it will demonstrate the meaning and the
experience in this skill that is been learned in the class through reflection. It will also provide the
smart goals through which the future requirements will be covered.
SKILLS ANALYSIS
As in this systematic analysis some of the main skills I analysed which are needed in
academics are firstly, Teamwork is mainly the actions undertaken and combined in groups
which are helps to manage the effective and the efficient group working and functioning (Chan,
2019). It complies with the collaborative working in groups through which the common goals
and targets can be achieved. I am good in teamworking as I can manage the group projects in
systematic manner and can also maintain the working through all the adherence and with
diversified thinking approach. There is been analysed that I can lead and direct the team in
effective manner and can also take the ideas of all the person who are working with me. I can
also develop this skill further by taking various models in my behaviour and also by
communicating with students and my colleagues in participative manner. I can develop this skill
my eventually growing my habit of working in group projects and assignments through which I
will be able to take the ideas and make the better communication with all.
Another skill is Presentation which is the purpose led summary which provides and deliver
the key information regarding the company’s products, practises and plans that are externally and
internally managed and designed to explain the ideas and to deliver the ongoing proposal and
functions (Chang, and et. al., 2020). This complies to be the demonstrations which involves the
persuading information and the delivery of ideas and product with effective management and
planning. I reviewed that I am not that good in presentation skill as I am not able to make the

effective presentation and is unable to deliver the ideas and thoughts in adequate presentable
manner. In order to develop this skill, I will learn to make an effective presentation and will also
try to emerge in various group discussion session so that I will gain confidence in presenting my
ideas and thoughts to others. Other than this I will also try to learn from all the seniors about the
effective presentations making and the ways through which the reports are being deliver in the
academics.
Lastly, there is Note-taking which is mainly the writing down of all the important topics
through which the important information can be read out later (El Alfy, 2021). This usually helps
the students to learn in proper manner as usually when the lectures are attended, the students
forget about the topics when the try to recall it later. So, note taking generally help them to revise
all the important information which is marked by them on general basis. I am not that good in
note taking as I analysed that somehow all such activities and functions draws the elements in
which I find it difficult to make proper notes. So, in order to manage all such things, I try to
make and cover the important topics in notes. In order to develop this skill, I will try to make
effective bullet points of all the lectures which are given in the class and also try to make the
efficient areas and the main heads through which the topics will make me to know about the
significant areas and important points that are needed to be recalled. I will try to make proper
interaction and attentiveness in class so as to note down all the important topics.
CONCLUSION
From this above essay it is showcased that, orientation for higher education complies to have
all the collection of data with which the general analysis and the functions area managed in an
abrupt manner. There is been drawn that certain skills are required in all the classes thorough
which the students can somehow manage the growth and adaptability they are like note taking
skill, presentation skill and teamwork skills. Here these skills can be opted through continuous
learning and also by applying them on daily basis in order to make the growth. Somehow, all
such skill audit will help to know the weakness in person and also in an analysing the ways and
strategies through which the difficulties can be overcome.

APPENDIX
Skills Planned action Completion date
Note taking This is the skills which I need
to develop in order to make an
effective note while studying
for the different perspective in
order to develop this skill I
need to write the bullet points
of my understanding within
the classroom. I can plan
different activities where I can
make notes at the time of
examination
24/07/22
Team work In order to develop this skill, I
can work within the team in
order to be effective. The
various activities can be
performed within the team so
that I can develop this skill in
an effective manner.
30/07/22
Presentation This is the most important skill
where I can plan to perform
this presentation skills within
the classroom. This is the skill
which can be developed within
the class activity where I can
participate in the presentation
in order to improve my skills.
25/07/22

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How Can Administrators Enhance the First and Major Milestone of a Student's Academic
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