Leed University: Skills Development Report for University Success

This report details a student's journey at Leed University, focusing on the development of essential academic skills. The student reflects on the skills acquired during a module at Cambridge College, emphasizing independent research, essay writing, and time management. The report explores the development of academic and practical skills, including communication, grammar, and reading comprehension. The student reflects on their time management, writing skills, and critical thinking. The report also outlines strategies for approaching future challenges, focusing on improving critical thinking, writing, and grammar. The student emphasizes setting clear objectives, improving listening skills, self-criticism, and developing a positive attitude to achieve academic and professional success. The conclusion highlights the importance of self-discipline and the development of core skills for academic excellence. The report references several books and journals to support the arguments presented.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS
AT UNIVERSITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
Skills developed as a learner during the module.........................................................................1
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Reflection to determine that how to approach future challenges and expectation. ....................2
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
In this essay I will show my journey as a student at Leed University while
studying at Cambridge College. I am proud to be a student at a prestigious British
university and develop myself as a student and as a person. I think I will have a brilliant
career and life in front of me.
TASK 1
Skills developed as a learner during the module
University level training means that most of my training is carried out
independently of the various available resources. I am responsible for my own research
and some academic skills that I expect at university is new. I am expected to get
involved with my topic, write a clear and concise essay with references that are correctly
referenced, prepare reports, give presentations, take exams, and manage my time
effectively. Investing in developing my skills helped me to make the transition to
university life by meeting new demands and being different in time and energy. It also
enhances my academic and professional prospects both part-time and full time, when I
graduated. As a university learner I developed my academic and practical skills such as
I communicate quickly and clearly on paper and also presents short and structured
ideas. I am used to choosing right language and the right style with correct grammar
and spelling. This is the average week in the fall and spring when university and most
other departments in college do not attend classes (Ruddy and Ponte, 2019). I am
expected to use this week to complete my assignments, review and consolidate my
studies, read and study my current topics and broaden knowledge of the material
handled in each module. I might read a large amount of material that can be little or too
big. Therefore, this module helped me to improve my reading and writing skills.
The key variable in defining the quality of what I learned in college is my thinking.
My tutors have played a role in my education, some of which helped me learn more
than others, but even the best professors only helped me very little if I did not have the
essential intellectual skills needed to study. During the semester I was able to see a
significant increase in my time management skills and my motivational and writing skills.
By combining the time between training and online lessons, I dedicate a large part of my
weekly week to academic activities. Returning to college to get a bachelor's degree
reminded me of the complexity of thought and written communication in the middle of
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campus. This semester is a challenge for me to manage my time because I find that the
demands of my teaching require a higher level of reading and writing. There are also
cases where I am more victimized by my thoughts than being victims, rather than
helping. In the worst sense of the word, my thoughts can be a source of stress that
prevents me from acknowledging my choices, and does not allow me to use energy that
is useful to worsen relations and guide me in the wrong direction. I note that inadequate
thinking can predict problems, abuse my time and effort, and can be a source of pain
and frustration.
TASK 2
Reflection to determine that how to approach future challenges and expectation.
I have mainly consider over to develop approaches as critical thinking, writing
skills and knowledge and creativity. In order to learn it, I set my clear objective towards
the goals. Being the highly motivated student, I will achieve my entire goals. In order to
develop it, I will work upon having improvement in listening skills so that I can develop
the critical thinking approach. By analysing the each information in depth manner, I can
be able to get the conclusion of each thing. I must say to develop the critical skill I need
to become self-critic of my own thoughts and actions (Fuller and Haley, 2016). This will
help me to develop my self-confidence and also will be helpful in order to undertake
future study. I am good in empowering and handling the typical task with best approach
could help me to develop the skills as writing, critical thinking and grammar knowledge.
In order to have improvement in writing skill, I will works towards to have
expansion in knowledge in vocabulary. In terms to express myself clearly, I have to be
active in vocabulary skills. By writing blog and daily activities log book I can develop my
skill effectively. This will help to enhance my writing knowledge and this aids to develop
core skills towards it. This skill will be helpful in professional career.
During this module, I will also put my major emphasis over improving my
grammar knowledge by focussing over the structuring knowledge and that aids to
reinforce correct grammar in mind. For this, I will select the good study material so that
could help me to develop my core knowledge towards it. With help of setting up of the
strategic plan I can develop my grammar skills. By developing the positive approach
towards enhancing this skill aids me to do the things effectively and efficiently.
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I will undertake the approach of enhancing skill with smart work. With help of
developing this attitude I can able to achieve the more goads and will be more
successful. By being self-critic of my own habits and action aids to have depth thinking
and that could help me to have the positive approach towards the things. Thus, to being
positive at the time of developing this academic skill are very crucial so that I can do the
whole things in the effective and efficient manner. Being the optimistic will be one of the
key factor of success at the university (Bhowmik and Kim, 2018). Hence, by setting this
things I can able to be successful and can perform my better. I need to be positive and
friendly with my teacher so that I can enhance my knowledge towards it. Thus, by
developing this skill I can exhale my knowledge and perform my best to have the best
professional career.
Conclusion
Hereby, it can be concluded that to empower the learning skill it is crucial to have self-
discipline. Furthermore, this report has focused on core skills as Critical thinking, Grammar,
academic writing skills. Thus, report has covered the activities as how to approach the future
challenges and in what manner skills can be developed.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Fuller, D.K. and Haley, K.J., 2016. What Excellent Community Colleges Do:
Preparing All Students for Success by Joshua S. Wyner. The Review of
Higher Education. 39(3). pp.476-478.
Bhowmik, S. K. and Kim, M., 2018. Preparing Diverse Learners for University:
A Strategy for Teaching EAP Students. TESOL Journal. 9(3). pp.498-524.
Ruddy, C. and Ponte, F., 2019. Preparing students for university studies and
beyond: a micro-credential trial that delivers academic integrity
awareness. Journal of the Australian Library and Information
Association. pp.1-12.
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