Self Development and Responsibility: A Guide to University Success

This presentation emphasizes the importance of self-development and responsibility in achieving university success. It outlines key characteristics of effective students, including prioritizing studies, setting SMART goals, managing time effectively, participating in extracurricular activities, being active and attentive in class, staying committed, learning from mistakes, avoiding comparisons, minimizing distractions, and studying in groups. The presentation highlights that being an effective student leads to improved academic performance and overall life success. It concludes that cultivating effective studying skills is crucial for achieving academic goals and future success. References to academic papers are included to support the claims.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS AT
UNIVERSITY: SELF DEVELOPMENT AND
RESPONSIBILITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE STUDENT
3. IMPORTANCE OF BEING EFFECTIVE STUDENT
4. CONCLUSION
5. REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION
•Effective students are most successful students in their life.
• Effective student recognizes their problem and start
working on them.
•The presentation reflects the importance of effective
student and its benefits.
•It also covers the key characteristics or habits followed by
effective student.

HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE STUDENT
• Every student wants to be successful in their life, wishes to achieve goal and want to score high
marks.
• Studying at same time is one of the best habit.
• To be an effective student they should follow the necessary steps in order to achieve the success in
life. Those steps are as below:
Studies as first priority: Putting the studies at top most on the list is most important in
order to achieve the success in academic as well as in life.

CONT
 Formation of SMART goals: To be a successful in life, every one has to set his/her goal. The defined
goal must be achievable. SMART goal refers to Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and
Timely.
 Time management: Time management is key characteristics of effective student. Management of
time is important to manage the maximum amount of work in minimum time period. Time
management allows student to enjoy the life and get maximum satisfaction.
 Participate in other activities: Participating in extra-curricular activities help in developing the extra
skill and give the learning. It makes student as active member.

 Active and Attentive: The student those who pay attention and active in classroom are the successful
student in their academic. Paying attention to what teachers taught and understanding it, reflect the
level of activeness of mind in classroom.
 Stay committed to studies: Effective student always focus on the task at hand. They never take step
back and do not get panic even they fail or not performed well.
 Learn form Mistake: Learning from mistake is the most important lesson in life which help in
improving the mistakes. Putting or implementing those learning into practice is also important and act
as advantage for student in becoming the successful in their life.
CONT

 Don't Compare with other: Effective student never compare with others. Instead of following
the other or looking at friends, partner or neighbours, doing what you like is best. Because at end
success matters.
 Avoid Distraction: Neglecting the distraction is also the important practice which has to be
adopted by the students to become the effective student.
 Study in Group: Studying in group of student help to learn more effectively and getting
important from others. It is fact that studying in group is better than compared to studying alone.
CONT

IMPORTANCE OF BEING EFFECTIVE STUDENT
•Being effective student not only help in improving the academic performance, they also help in
getting succeed in life.
•Being and effective student is important because it results in study smarter, not harder, by developing
the learning strategy and study skills.
•It is important to be effective student because they have number of characteristics and habits which
help them in getting the success in life.

CONCLUSION
•It is clear that effective student are most successful in their life.
•They are managed, confident, self-motivated and does not go back in case of failure.
•With the above discussion it is concluded that to get a success in life it is important to have an
effective studying skills.
•Being an effective student not only help in meeting the academic goal but also help in future life.

REFERENCES
• Abou-Khalil, and et.al., 2021. Emergency online learning in low-resource settings: Effective
student engagement strategies. Education Sciences. 11(1). p.24.
• Alvi, I. and Sharma, A., 2021. Effective Practices for Enhancing Students' Commitment to the
Higher Educational Institutes. Journal of Engineering Education Transformations. 34(4). pp.30-42.
• Le, H., and et.al., 2018. Collaborative learning practices: teacher and student perceived obstacles to
effective student collaboration. Cambridge Journal of Education. 48(1). pp.103-122.
• Mayer, R.E., 2018. How to be a successful student: 20 study habits based on the science of
learning. Routledge.