Reflective Essay: Self-Reflection on University Learning and Skills

This reflective essay delves into the author's learning journey and skill development within a university setting. The essay begins with an introduction highlighting the importance of knowledge and creativity acquired through university courses for academic and career growth. The main body discusses the skills gained, including effective communication, note-taking, time management, and analytical abilities, and their impact on academic performance. It also addresses challenges and expectations of the course, such as developing mathematical skills, data collection, and strategic thinking. The essay concludes by emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and the need for continuous improvement to meet the demands of university courses and achieve success in future endeavors. The author references several books and journals to support their reflection.

Reflective Essay

Table of Contents
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
While learning various courses at universities different types of knowledge and creativity
gets developed in students which is essential in their academic and career growth and
development that can help them in learning the lessons being taught to them. It also helps them
in scoring good marks in their exams which can help them in building their career and getting
jobs in their desired companies. In this report the knowledge and creative skills i acquired while
preparing for success at university will be discussed which will help me in creating a self
reflection so that my weak areas can be identified. This can help me in taking appropriate actions
in improving these skills so that i can become better in my learning and develop and progress in
life.
MAIN BODY
While undertaking the module at university so that i can develop the required knowledge
and skills which can help me in becoming successful in life i learnt various things which helped
me in scoring good marks in my tests. This improved my grades that will be beneficial for me to
get admission in my desired university for further studies and also can help in getting my desired
job in the company which i want. With the help of my effective communication skills i was able
to better understand the courses which were taught to us as i was able to actively listen to the
lectures so that a memory of what was learnt in the class can be developed. Further i was able to
understand better the lectures as i made notes of whatever was taught in the class that helped in
retaining the lectures that helped me in scoring better. These notes helped me in doing quick
revisions and understanding the concepts in an efficient manner. I also made a schedule which i
consistently followed all through the course duration so that i was able to complete revision on
time before exams so that i could answer the questions in an efficient manner. Thus during the
module i developed as a learner and was effectively able to learn all the lessons which were
taught about the course in class. I was also very active in solving my problems like i made my
analytical skills strong through constant practice so that i could analyse the problems in an
efficient manner which could help me in drawing conclusions that can help in making better
decisions. I also practiced harder all the problems which were taught in the class so that my skills
could become efficient and i could answer questions which were asked during exams. I also took
assistance from my teachers and mentors so that i could cover all the important areas related to

the course which could help in scoring better in exams. I also worker hard during the course so
that better results can be achieved by putting my efforts in learning that could help me in
understanding the course better and generating a deeper understanding of the course being
taught. I developed as a learner as i understood the importance of scoring good marks in
academics which are essential in my personal and professional development as with the help of
this i could pursue further studies or get job in my desired company.
However i have so far been able to develop my skills and knowledge in an efficient
manner which has helped me in learning better the course which was taught to me i can face
challenges in future for which i must be prepared. The university course that i am studying might
pose certain challenges to me in future and can affect my learning like developing better
mathematical skills, being appropriate in deciding on strategies which needs to be taken so that
effective results can be drawn, selecting sources of data from which information can be collected
etc. The course also expect from the students to be more punctual and hard working so that better
marks can be scored in the course and overall learning can be developed. It also expects that
apart from knowledge the creativity levels of students also get developed so that they can pursue
their career in a better manner. Thus i need to develop effective approaches that can help me in
fulfilling the challenges and expectations of the course so that i can complete the course in a
desired manner. In order to build mathematical skills i will have to continuously practice the
problems which are given in the course books so that i can become efficient in solving them and
the concept becomes clear to me. Reading books from library of the university can give me a
deep idea about the mathematical concepts so that the problems can be easily and efficiently
solved. Further i need to participate in research so that my data collection skills can become
better and i can choose sources from where authentic and reliable information can be collected. I
also need to revise all teh strategies which are taught under this course so that i can become well-
versed with them and effectively apply them while solving problems. This will also help in
making me effective in decision making which is important in my overall development. Time
management, prioritisation, scheduling etc. will play an important role in meeting up the
challenges and expectations of the course so that i can develop my overall knowledge and skills
that can help in my growth and development in future.

CONCLUSION
From this report it can be concluded that while studying a module in university the
students have to develop themselves as learners so that they can acquire knowledge in an
efficient manner which can help them in scoring better. It is also important that the challenges
and expectations of courses are analysed which can help the students in preparing themselves so
that they can efficiently deal with such challenges and become successful in their career and
academic areas.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Dobreva, M., 2016. Collective knowledge and creativity: the future of citizen science in the
humanities. In Knowledge, Information and Creativity Support Systems (pp. 565-573). Springer,
Cham.
Kohon, G., 2018. No lost certainties to be recovered: Sexuality, creativity, knowledge.
Routledge.
Fong, P.S., Men, C., Luo, J. and Jia, R., 2018. Knowledge hiding and team creativity: the
contingent role of task interdependence. Management Decision.
Giustiniano, L., Lombardi, S. and Cavaliere, V., 2016. How knowledge collecting fosters
organizational creativity. Management Decision.
Rhee, Y.W. and Choi, J.N., 2017. Knowledge management behavior and individual creativity:
Goal orientations as antecedents and in‐group social status as moderating contingency. Journal
of Organizational Behavior, 38(6), pp.813-832.
Imran, M.K., Ilyas, M., Aslam, U. and Fatima, T., 2018. Knowledge processes and firm
performance: the mediating effect of employee creativity. Journal of Organizational Change
Management.