MN3040QA: Reflective Commentary on Success in Higher Education

This report presents a reflective commentary on a student's experience in higher education, specifically addressing the MN3040QA module. The report begins with an introduction outlining the student's perspective on achieving academic targets. The main body of the report analyzes acquired knowledge, focusing on teamwork skills, stress management, and critical thinking. The analysis of teamwork skills includes an explanation of the Tuckman theory of team management, while the stress management section details strategies for workload and time management. The critical thinking section explores its importance in understanding academic concepts and establishing inter-relationships between topics. The report then analyzes the student's performance, highlighting strengths such as visual learning skills and communication, and weaknesses such as time management limitations and a lack of focus. The conclusion summarizes the importance of self-evaluation and the application of strengths to improve performance. References to academic sources support the analysis.

Orientation for success
in Higher Education

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Analysis of Knowledge ...................................................................................................................3
Topic 1: Team work skills..........................................................................................................3
Topic 2: Managing stress............................................................................................................4
Topic 3: Critical thinking and academic credibility-..................................................................4
Analysis of Performance..................................................................................................................5
Strengths;....................................................................................................................................5
Weaknesses:................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Orientation of success in the higher education tend to showcase student's perspective for
accomplishing its academic targets, through which it tends to achieve that it is able to achieve its
desired target. Analysis on the achieved knowledge base which is being achieved during
academics career is being within this report. With that evaluation on the individual performance
in context to strength and weaknesses is also being done in the report. Analysis on the
knowledge which is being achieved while working within the team working is being analysed in
the report. Study on the stress management steps is also being evaluated within the report.
MAIN BODY
Analysis of Knowledge
Topic 1: Team work skills
Individuals, like me have to often work working the team for the achievement of desired
target. Therefore, I often have to work working the Tuckman theory of team management. The
theory includes several elements which are as following.
Forming- This is first stage in which the team is being formed and team members like me are
being introduced to each other. Since this is the initial stage due to which the team members are
not having an understanding about the thinking process of others and tend to work as an
individual (Khachatryan and Alaverdyan, 2017).
Storming- This is the second stage which the team have to face, in this stage conflicts tend to
happen within team due to creative issues, miss-communication and other factors. It is an most
critical stage through which the team has to go through and there are high chances that team is
broken. Therefore, conflicts have to be resolved as soon as possible.
Norming- Once the conflicts are being resolved then this stage arises in which team members
are able to understand the working pattern of others and due to which are being able to make
appropriate improvisation in their working patter (Fittipaldi, 2020). Since, the individual like me
tend to showcase high level of engagement in working within team due to which high motivation
can be seen within the team.
Performing- In this stage team members like me collaborate their working pattern with each
other and make concentrated efforts, by playing their role within the team operation. Through

this, collaborative efforts the team is being able to perform its tasks and an efficient team work
spirit can also be seen in this stage.
Adjourning- Once the team and team members like me are able to achieve the desired target
then in that case the team is being broken down because the target is being achieved. However,
team can often be made as per requirements and team members are being selected, such that
team is fully resourced with appropriate talent and skill.
Thus as being working within team I have to ensure that I am able to evaluate the
working capability of the team and that basis is able to take appropriate steps, through which my
performance within the team can be improved. With that I also have to make sure that I am able
to take appropriate necessary steps through which the desired target can be achieved.
Topic 2: Managing stress
For being an individual tend to be performing several activities I have to make sure that I am
able to achieve high level of work productivity. Thus in order to achieve this I have to make
several efforts through which my problem solving skills is improved. Therefore, in order to
reduce the stress levels I have to perform several activities which are as following.
Develop strategy for proper workload management is an important step through which I
can identify the work requirement and then can take appropriate steps. Through which the by
which stress can be reduced (Khachatryan and Alaverdyan, 2017). This happens because since I
am able to identify the working pattern and therefore can improvise the action such that the
chances of target achievement will be increased.
Time management is important in order to reduce the stress level I have to develop
working strategies on the bases of checkpoints, through which integrated approach can be made
for the achievement of desired target. This has to be done by having a clear understanding about
the deadline till which the task has to be completed.
Clear identification of requirement is necessary to understand that stress is often being
generated when the individual like me is not able to identify the requirements. Thus, by having
an efficient understanding about the target I can ensure that I am able to identify specific small
targets which have to be accomplished.
Topic 3: Critical thinking and academic credibility-
During the academic performance I have to make sure that I am able to understand the
core concepts of the lessons and due to which through the use of critical thinking I can identify

the specific reasons for which the concepts is being developed. Then on that bases I can
efficiently identify the appropriate conditions on the physical grounds through which the
knowledge can be implemented on the ground zero.
Critical thinking allow me an ability to identify the lesson's implementation on the
ground level. This happens because once I am able to identify the specific areas to which I have
to accomplish then on that I can make appropriate changes accordingly. This is important for me
because as being within my academics sessions I have to perform several activities and have to
give tests about the information which I achieved (Lucier-Greer and et.al, 2019).
Critical thinking will also being fruitful for me in the case of establishing inter-relationship
between topics and subjects. This is important due to the fact that as being an individual which
have to achieve a proper understanding about different fields. Thus, I have to make sure that I am
able to identify the common factors which are being linked within subjects and topics. This is
important due to the fact that since the higher education which I am having tend to provide me a
complete speciality within a respective field. Therefore, by having a proper understanding about
the core concepts which I tend to achieve.
Analysis of Performance
Strengths;
I am having an efficient visual learning skills through which I tend to assure that I am
able to increase my knowledge base. This was highly beneficial for me in my learning phase
with the OSHE classes, this is highly beneficial for me. Due to the fact that I often have to work
within the teams because of which I have to guarantee that I am able to acquire my target. But
also at the same time I can evaluate the working pattern of other team member and can integrate
their specialities within my working process. Through this step I ensure that I am able to improve
my goal achievement capability (Kusumoto, 2018). Thus, for achieving this my efficient
communication skill will be highly beneficial for me. This can be seen in the case of team
working in which I have to establish communication with other team members. This efficient
communication skill increases my contribution in team discussion methods.
Weaknesses:
I am having an efficient understanding in various fields due to my visual learning skill
and information sharing through unstructured form of study. But due to which I lag in having a

detailed understanding about the core concept, this tends to happen because I am able to
implement my time management skill on the ground level. Due to this I tend to face limitations
in achieving the desired target (Fittipaldi, 2020). With that I am also not being able to
concentrate my efforts on a specific area of learning and task implementation because of which
performance is often being affected. I often tend to work within the team for achievement of a
desired target, this is effective but also on the other hand this limits my self-confidence I
accomplishment of a individual task.
CONCLUSION
From the above analysis it can be summarized that individuals have to perform several
tasks, through which it tends to assure that it is able to achieve its desired target. Therefore, in
order to accomplish this individual have to self evaluate their performance, such that it is able to
identify the specific sections which is affecting its performance. Through this approach
individual can ensure that concentrated targetted actions are being made by utilizing the
strengths. Through which performance can be improved and chances of goal achievement can be
increased. With that individuals also have to make sure that they are able to improvise their
working accordingly, such that they are able to perform well within team and as well as an single
entity. However, this is not as easy as it is being said because specific roles are being provided to
participants within the team. Whereas, while working as an single entity targets have to
established according to self working capabilities.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Khachatryan, R. and Alaverdyan, K., 2017. Team development as building block of quality
culture in Higher Education systems. 21st Century. (1 (20)).
Fittipaldi, D., 2020. Managing the dynamics of group projects in higher education: Best
practices suggested by empirical research. Universal Journal of Educational
Research. 8(5). pp.1778-1796.
Lucier-Greer, M. and et.al, 2019. Managing stress and school: the role of posttraumatic stress in
predicting well-being and collegiate burnout. Emerging adulthood, 7(5). pp.342-351.
Kusumoto, Y., 2018. Enhancing critical thinking through active learning. Language Learning in
Higher Education. 8(1). pp.45-63.