CW2 Reflective Report: University Challenges & Skills Development

This report reflects on three key challenges encountered at university: the apprentice challenge, presentation challenge, and t-shirt challenge. These challenges are examined in the context of developing crucial skills for university success. The reflection utilizes Gibbs' reflective cycle to analyze the experiences, feelings, evaluations, and conclusions drawn from these challenges. Key skills discussed include time management, business acumen, problem-solving, and presentation skills. An action plan is presented, outlining specific steps to improve in these areas over the next three years. The report concludes that understanding and addressing these challenges is vital for developing the skills necessary for success at university and beyond. Desklib offers a variety of similar solved assignments to aid students.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
The Challenges.......................................................................................................................3
The Skills...............................................................................................................................4
Action Plan.............................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:...............................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
This report aims to discuss the three important challenges that help to develop skills
which are required for success at University. It is important to know that there are many
challenges identified in this report which help to develop skills that include apprentice,
presentation, and t-shirt challenge (Malkawi and Khayrullina, 2021). With the help of this
challenge, an individual is able to develop skills and knowledge which will give an overview
that how businesses work actually.
MAIN BODY
The Challenges
Apprentice Challenges
Apprentice challenges are the way the company identify the leader among team
member. These challenges also help in the business operation as all as in the university
because it promotes teamwork and collaborative work (Graham and Porterfield, 2018).
Apprentice challenge when coming when the Intern is an internship period. Interns face
various challenges they firstly face the identifying the target market with the product. The
intern also faces the designing strategy for their Target market. Apprentice challenges also
aim to enhance communication skills and inspire the team with creative ideas. The
Apprentice challenge occurs from the new intern who they no idea of the business operation.
They face challenges and learn various skills from these challenges. The challenges that come
in front of the intern are the Innovation, Market plan, and Budget control management. This
challenge is for the university's operation. The intern is not aware of this challenge so they
face various problems innovation thinking, business skill, budget control, time management.
Challenges for the Presentation
Presentation is an art which required practice and Preparation. But when the presenter
is new so they face various challenges in the presentation. The presenter's biggest challenge is
that they do not choose the effective content which goes on the slide over the 45 minutes the
presenter chooses the effective content so this is a difficult challenge for the presenter. The
second Presenter challenge is that they use the screenshot on the slide which is effective and
give them some message to the target audience when the presenter uses the screenshot they
are the well-polished the screenshot does not look very bad in the presentation (Sudhir and
et.al., 2020). The data which the presenter use is very interesting because it creates the

customer's attention in the presentation and they understand the message which the presenter
gives if the presenter does not create slide interesting so they also reduce the people who
listen to the slide and they avoid the presentation. Presenter segments the information which
information is useful given in the first part and some which are light so they give in the
second slides. But some time presenter does not give the information in the segmentation’s
T shirt challenges
Now, these days’ businesses face T-shirt challenges. In previous times every company
use the media platform for the promotion of the product but now these days the promotion
strategy changes Businesses use these new challenges in front of the customer they use the T-
shirt challenges (Espinoza and Genna, 2021). The T-shirt challenge is to enhance customer
attention. Every company wanted to not promote the product o they sue the t-shirt challenges
every company their sales holder wear the company t-shirt and give an offer to the customer
if they wear a t-shirt and promo tot so they purchase product form this store (Pang and et.al.,
2019). This challenge is to give attention to the company name every people know the
company name and product of the T-shirt challenges. This challenge is useful when the
company brand is well known so that the customer wears the T shit but when the company is
new to the people do not participate in the challenge and they avoided this challenge.
The Skills
I was a student at the university, and I faced so many challenges while working on the
project. I’ve learned so many things with the help of working on this project to explain my
experience here I'm using Gibbs reflective cycle. This cycle helps us to understand better
about my project experience life which I’ve learned. Gibbs Reflective Cycle has 6 stages,
which cover all points & my experience –
1. Description – It is the first main step of the cycle which helps me to tell the topic. My
university gave a project in which we have to explain the challenges which we have faced
while working on the project & what are solutions to fix them.
2. Feelings – It is the second main step of the cycle in which we have to tell about our
experience. My experience is very good while working on the project because of this, now I
know where I’m standing after learning all these things & what I’ve to learn more (Saibovich,
2019). On working on this project my confidence level is strong because now I know what
steps or planning we have to create before starting any project or day to get the output.

3. Evaluation – It is the third main step of the cycle in which we have to tell experience
in both statuses means in a good way or in a bad way (Zeeshan, Idrees and Siddique, 2020).
My experience was counted in both forms it was good & it was bad too. In a good way, I’ve
learned so many things while working on the project like team management which is very
important for performing a task or achieving goals team management will help us. In a bad
way, I’ve faced so many difficult challenges while working like business skills because I
don’t have any single idea about it like how to crack the deal & how can we satisfy the client
requirements.
4. Analysis – It is the fourth main step of the cycle in which we have an analysis of the
project which I’ve done (Xie, 2022). According to my experience, I’ve analysed that I’ve do
put more effort on my communication skills which is very important for the student or
employee, and presentation skills this skill helps to present my thought or work & time
management is most important in all of these because if we capable to finish our work in
between the timeline is the very positive point of the employee, student, etc.
5. Conclusion – It is the fifth main point of the cycle in which we have summarised all
these steps (Mason, 2019). All steps are important for performing any task it shows the real
image of the student or person where they stand & they help me to improve my mistakes &
convert them into skills which is very important.
6. Action plan – It is the sixth & last point of the cycle in which we have to explain the
planning before taking any action before starting any project we have to divide it into the
team because in teamwork we will save time, learn more from others & project will complete
on the timeline.
Action Plan
After understanding the challenges and skills discussed in the reflection, it is
important to know that there are many areas which need to be improved (Kačamakovic and
Lokaj, 2021). This can be possible with the help of an action plan. The action plan is
mentioned below in a tabular format:
Skills Importance Action Time
Time
managemen
t skills
It is important to note that
time management skills is
playing a very important role
in the university as without
In order to improve time
management skills, it is
important for an individual to
take the right actions which
6 months

time management and
individuals are not able to
achieve their goals and
objectives.
include making of schedule
on a regular basis.
Business
skills
Business skills are very
important in the university as
the main focus of universities
is always to develop the
business of that students are
able to make their future
bright.
The business skills can be
improved by taking a regular
practice on the activities
which helps them to achieve
their goals and objectives.
2 years
Problem
solving
skills
Problem-solving skills refer
to the skill which is
necessary to improve
(Dumbiri, 2020). It is
identified that every day the
problems are increasing and
students should have enough
ability to solve the problem.
Problem-solving skills can be
improved with the help of
participating in more and
more puzzles (Tan, Laswad
and Chua, 2021). In addition
to this, an individual is also
required to focus on
analysing the problem first
for identifying the real cause
of the problem.
18 months
Presentation
skills
Presentation skills are also
important as a student should
have the ability to present
their views in front of an
audience only they are able
to succeed in life (Rhodes,
Danaher and Kranov, 2018).
This can be improved with
the help of regular practice in
front of the mirror.
8 months
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above discussion that it is very important for an
individual to understand the universities challenge which includes apprentice, presentation
and t-shirt challenge. The challenges are found to be very helpful in order to develop the

skills which are required for success at University. This is understood with the help of a
discussion of a reflection. This report also included a reflection on the skills demonstrated
during the challenges faced by an individual and also included an action plan for the next 3
years.

REFERENCES
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Malkawi, E. and Khayrullina, M., 2021. Digital human skills form the corporate economy
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Sudhir, M., and et.al., 2020. Adapting to the need of the hour: Communication skills
simulation session using an online platform during COVID-19. MedEdPublish, 9.
Pang, E., and et.al., 2019. Competencies for fresh graduates’ success at work: Perspectives of
employers. Industry and Higher Education, 33(1), pp.55-65.
Saibovich, S.A., 2019. Extracurricular activities: Success and development of communication
skills with the role of parents, public and home work. International Journal of
Management Science and Business Administration, 6(1), pp.21-26.
Mason, H.D., 2019. Evaluation of a study skills intervention programme: A mixed methods
study. Africa Education Review, 16(1), pp.88-105.
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