University BMP4001: Individual Presentation on Skills Development

This presentation, prepared for BMP4001, delves into the crucial aspects of academic and professional skills development. It begins by defining these skills and highlighting the challenges faced by business management students, such as time management and multitasking, with relevant examples. The presentation emphasizes the importance of academic skills, like creativity and self-confidence, and professional skills, including expanding knowledge and enhancing earning potential. A personal SWOT analysis is conducted, identifying communication as a strength and problem-solving as a weakness, followed by a detailed plan to improve the identified weakness. The presentation concludes by summarizing the key takeaways, reinforcing the significance of continuous skill development for long-term career success, and providing a comprehensive list of references to support the presented information.

BMP4001 Professional & Academic Skills
Assessment 1 - Individual Presentation

Developing Academic And Professional Skills
Name & ID

Content
• Introduction
• Challenges of studying business management and thriving in
professional practice (with appropriate examples)
• The importance of effective academic skills development
• The importance of effective professional skills development
• Identification of one skill that is particularly important – personal
SWOT analysis
• Detailed example of the actions that would be taken to develop
skills identified as weakness in SWOT analysis

Introduction
Academic and professional skill is considered with
those types of skills which is utilized by each
students at the time of their study in university or
colleges. Due to the effective use of various types of
academic and professional skills every students are
able to secure and grooming their career growth
effectively.

Challenges of studying business management and
thriving in professional practice (with appropriate
examples)
• Time management
• Multi – tasking
• Researching
• Communication

The importance of effective academic skills development
• Effective use of new idea and creativity
• Increasing of self confidence
• Supportive for professional life

The importance of effective professional skills development
• Increasing growth opportunities – It refer to
with help of achieving lots of knowledge about
new things opportunities are increased for
students in aspect of getting decent job with
high package etc. Due to updating the
knowledge the career and future growth of
students are highly secured for long time
(Cornish, 2018).

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• Expansion of knowledge – It is basically a
process where variety of information’s are
adapted or received by students with help of
utilizing learning habit effectively. With help
of expanding the knowledge students are able
clear their concept in effective manner for long
time.

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• Enhancing earning potentials – Due to
proper utilization of various types of skills,
students are able to sustain their positive image
within educational institute for long time. The
main purpose for increasing the reputation and
earning potential for these type of institute is to
enhance the awareness of their new courses
between others.

Identification of one skill that is particularly
important – personal SWOT analysis
Personal SWOT AnalysisSTRENGTHS
• Communication
• Creativity
WEAKNESSES
• Problem solving ability
• Time management
OPPORTUNITY
• IT Skills
• Decision making skills
THREATS
• Competition
One skill that is particularly important, but I am weak at:
According to me one of the important skill is problem solving ability but problem is that in this
skill I am weak. Due to this weakness I am not able to provide effective and strong solutions to my
team members in time.

Detailed example of the actions that would be
taken to develop skills identified as weakness
in SWOT analysis
Skills Risk Current ability Target ability Action
Time
management
Due to facing this
type of issue I am
not able to finish
my work in time.
Currently I am only
average in this skill and
due to this I faced lot
of difficulties for doing
my task.
For solving this problem
I joined the course of
time management topic
from authorised
institution.
Due to conducting course I
improved by skill with in
few months.
Problem solving
ability
Due to carrying
this weakness I
am not able to
prepare proper
solutions for the
issues of my team
mates.
Due to facing tthis
weakness I
understand the real
problems of my team
mates slowly.
For decreasing this
issues I analysed various
case study and
feedback during my
studies and doing job.
Due effective analysis of
case study I am able to
understand the problems
in fast manner.

Summary
From the analysis of above data, it concludes that academic and professional
skills development played very important role for securing the career growth of
students in long term. With help of polishing the skills or talents of students, they
are able to develop the future career in right direction.

References
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• Cornish, C., 2018. ‘Keep them students busy’:‘warehoused’or taught skills to achieve?. ReseaRch
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• Gudmundsdottir, G.B. and Hatlevik, O.E., 2018. Newly qualified teachers’ professional digital
competence: implications for teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education, 41(2),
pp.214-231.

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