Academic Skills and Their Importance for Higher Education Students

This report analyzes the importance of academic skills for higher education students. It defines academic skills and highlights their significance in debates, presentations, and discussions. The report covers five essential skills: time management, emphasizing the use of the 4D's for efficiency; research skills, including the CRAAP test for evaluating sources; team working, focusing on effective communication and collaboration; problem-solving, stressing self-management and decision-making; and communication skills, both verbal and written. The report concludes by summarizing the importance of these skills and their impact on academic success and future career prospects.

Report on the importance of Academic Skills to higher education students
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Introduction
Academic skills is used for the communicating effectively in the debates , presentation and the
discussion . There are some academic text stagiest which are used to analyze the skills. It is
important for the students to have some academic skills, so they can use it in the debates,
presentation and the discussion.

Importance of skill
Time management
As a student it is essential to have good time management
capabilities within person.
If individual has that skill that it help them in scheduling their work and
managing students with other educational activities in effective manner. I
have average time management skills, sometime I feel stuck when I have
to manage multiple work and have to finish it on time.

4D’s
4D’s can be used by student to enhance time management skill,
Do means before starting any work student must think twice this
will help in minimising mistakes. Delete means remove that
content that is not necessary this will help in saving time.

Researching skill
This skill can be explained as ability of person to search in-depth information and analyses fact
in significant manner. If the person has good researching skill then it gives benefit of analysing
issues in effective manner and addressing problem in most effective manner.
By conducting proper research individual can show quality work in the classes and their personal
life as well. This helps students in finding adequate solution to each issues. Student has to search
for many things to enhance their understanding about the recent activities.

CRAAP
CRAAP is the analyses tool. Currency reflects the timeliness of each and every detail. Relevancy
make the person able to search content that are more relevant to the subject matter.

Team working
: It is one of the most important skill which needs to be possess by students when working in group.
In order to work in team, it is really important for students to have effective communication so that
problem can be analysed and solved. This will help students in increasing their grades and will also
lay positive impact in front of their tutors. This aspect can also help students in long run. They will
be able to excel in their career. Team working can also assist in building better bond with peer which
is really necessary for working in complex environment. By having effective team working skills
they can also solve problems and conflicts rising in team. This can help students in achieving their
long term and short term goals and objectives. It will help them in growing

Problem solving
: It is really necessary for students to be able to solve their own problem and self-manage task.
This skill can help them in making better decision which is really necessary for their growth.
This skill can assist them in achieving personal and professional goals of students. It can help
them in growing. When working in team it is really necessary for students to solve their problem.
This aspect can enhance capability and efficiency of team. This can help students in achieving
their objectives. Problem solving skills can assist them in exceling in their career. By solving
planning effectively students can also get engaged in doing future planning. This can help them
in identifying barriers that can arise in future.

Communication skill
In higher education this is also an effective skill which is required. It is because it enables in
communicating with each other in effective way. Also, it is necessary for student to share and
exchange information and ideas with one another. communication skills involve listening, speaking
and observing others. There is a great importance of this skill in education as entire learning of
knowledge is dependent on how student interact with each other. Generally, there are two types of
communication skills that is verbal and written. verbal refers to use of language and words in sharing
of message with one another. whereas written is a form of communication in which ideas or
information is shared by writing. For example- through SMS, report, etc. alongside, in written there
are two ways of communication that is formal and informal.

Conclusion
As per the report has been analyses the report on the academic skills for the presentation. It has
been explained why it is important for the good presentation and how it can help students to give
proper presentation in their classroom. This report provides the definition of the Academic
writing and conclude 5 skills which are needed in the students. It has been briefly explain the
communication skills and their importance in the presentation. This report has been also
explained the time management skills in the presentation and their importance in the
presentation. This report has been analysis the researches and their types to conduct the
presentation and sources for the presentation. It has been provided why team working skills are
important and how students can conduct give the presentation in the group. It has been also
included the negative effect on the group perpetration and positive.

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