Skills Development Report: Developing Skills Discussed in Class

This reflective report details skills developed through classroom discussions. The report covers a range of topics, including SWOT analysis, Kolb's learning cycle, academic learning characteristics, paragraph writing, job fair preparation, presentation skills, library resource utilization, and plagiarism awareness. Each section provides a concise overview of the discussed concepts and their relevance to the student's learning experience. The report also highlights the methods used in class, such as PowerPoint presentations and charts, to facilitate understanding and knowledge retention. The student reflects on how these discussions have improved their understanding of business concepts and professional development, offering insights into the practical application of these skills. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of continuous learning and the adoption of new skills in a professional environment, with references to relevant academic sources.

DEVELOP THE SKILLS
DISCUSSED IN CLASS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Week 1: Analysis Swot...............................................................................................................1
Week2: Kolb's learning cycle......................................................................................................2
Week 3 : Definition -characteristics and academic learning.......................................................2
Week 4 : Paragraph.....................................................................................................................3
Week 5: Job's faire......................................................................................................................3
Week 6:-Building presentation skills..........................................................................................4
Week 7: Library..........................................................................................................................4
Week8: Plagiarism......................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Class discussion allows to develop and establish a supportive environment for students in
order to learn and adopt knowledge, skill and behaviour. Class room discussion is not controlled
by any single individual presentation rather the teacher should walk in a fine line between
monitoring the group and letting its member speak. Class discussion allows class member work
activity with various innovative ideas and the concepts being pursued. Moreover, discussion
session can be extremely effective in overall changing behaviour or attitudes. Class discussion
helps in problem solving and develop critical thinking skills. It enables to articulate a position or
an informed opinion. This is reflective report which covers the some topics that was discussed in
the classes. This report focuses about the different styles and means of communication that was
used in the discussion. It also covers about the subject specific study skills along with the
academic sources that is appropriate. This report covers a brief about various topics that includes
analysis swot, Kolb's learning cycle, paragraph, job's faire, building presentation skills, library
and plagiarism.
Week 1: Analysis Swot
SWOT analysis stands for strength, weakness, opportunities and threats. Swot analysis is one of
the famous strategic planning that helps in evaluating the specifying the main objective of the
business. As a business student I have learned about importance of SWOT analysis in business
and this will help me to identify the internal and external factors of any business that will be
favourable or unfavourable(Hill and O'Brien, 2004) In the discussion I have learned how to
adopt and implement SWOT analysis on various situations. This method helps me to identify
my own strength and weakness as well. Moreover, I gained some detailed knowledge about
SWOT analysis which is considered as non-financial planning tool and helps in identification of
internal and external business environment in a matrix format. Strength and weakness mainly
covers about the market share, loyal customers, product quality and level of customer
satisfaction. Opportunities mainly covers about the potential areas for the businesses in the
upcoming future that includes new markets and new conditions. Threats covers about the how
new technology, competition and other business environment. In order to convey the
information about SWOT analysis power point presentations along with charts were used
during the discussion.
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Week2: Kolb's learning cycle
Kolb's learning cycle was discussed in week 2 which mainly covers the basic principles of
learning. As a business student I learned about the basic principle of reinforcement that includes
continuous and repetitive practices that ensures about the retention of knowledge and skills. It
also allows me to learn about the principle of feedback that tells about the importance of timely
and adequate feedback that helps to motivate trainee. It allows to study well about principle of
behaviour models that involves some set of models for the trainees to follow. I have learned
about the four stage cycle that includes concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract
conceptualizations and active experimentation. Through concrete experience I have learned that
in this stage individual learn by experiencing (Hughes, 2017). Individual learn things from other
people and by value discussion along with feedback. From stage two that is reflective observers
I have learned that individual learn by reflecting. In this stage individual learn through lectures
and objectives tests. The third stage of Kobl's learning cycle is abstract conceptualizes from
which I learned that individual learn from their own study time by creating ideas that are well
structured . From last stage of Kobl's learning cycle that is active experiments I have learned
that an individual learn through their own work practices and they do not afraid from taking
risks in order to learn new things. This cycle allows me learn and adopt various learning styles.
Week 3 : Definition -characteristics and academic learning
Academic learning mainly concern about the cornerstone of the further higher education.
Academic learning covers boarder scope which mainly involves the motivation that is crucial
for the learning, main target that is covered for learning along with the overall expectation of
the trainer or lecture. I have mainly learned about specific goal that is important for motivating
any individual to attain goal and objectives within limited time frame(Concannon-Gibney,
2018) This will help me as well while working in the organisation to motive those employees
who will work under me. The main characterises of academic learning is that it helps in
managing the tasks operations along with various risk and ambiguity. It helps me to learn about
the task values that mainly involves with attainment value, intrinsic value, utility value etc. I
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have learned about handling various problem based situation that mainly includes issues occurs
the academic learning. Through this session I have learned to support the individual choices
both by their bounded choices and on the basis of their feedback.
Week 4 : Paragraph
Paragraph is a collection of related sentences that deals with the one specific topic. Paragraph
writing helps in expressing the main idea of specific topic as it contains the central idea.
Paragraph includes a topic sentence, supporting sentence along with a concluding sentence. The
topic sentence generally considered as the first sentence of a paragraph and it is very general
one (Rivers,2018). The supporting sentence mainly used for developing, explaining and
supporting the main idea of any paragraph. It consist of facts, examples and details. At last
concluding sentence are added that are usually added at the last sentence of the paragraph. It is
used to finish the paragraph. Through this discussion I have learn to enhance my writing skills
as business student . For this discussion various examples of topic sentence, supporting
sentences and concluding sentence was displayed through power point presentations and charts.
In order to write any paragraph I have to keep three things in my mind that includes content,
structure and form.
Week 5: Job's faire
Job fair is generally referred as a career fair in which employer, students ad recruiters takes part
in order to gain job opportunities as well as employer and recruiters are able offer jobs to the
competent person. The details of job fair help me to prepare myself for the attending job fair. It
helps me to identify my interest by finding out about a particular career field. I allows to seek
for several career opportunities and focus on those questions that is frequently asked during the
interview process (Jolles, 2017). This session also allows me to know about the employer
expectations from the candidate appearing in the interview process. It help me to prepare myself
for interview by giving information about the dress professionally, prepare resume and how to
communicate while attending any interview.
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Week 6:-Building presentation skills.
Presentations is a well structured, prepared and speech based means of communication that
helps is delivering information, ideas to a large group of interested people . With the help of
attending building presentation skills I am able to properly structure my presentations and
overcome nervousness. I am able to develop powerful body language and deliver effective
presentation without any hindrance. This session has guided me well to learn those things that
should not be performed during the presentation. Through building presentation skills I am able
to design and use visual aids effectively. In order to prepare presentation effectively it is
important to follow some crucial steps that includes planning, preparation and delivery. I have
learned how to design my message and organise my material properly to deliver effective
presentation(Tsang, 2017).
Week 7: Library
Library is considered as a collection of various sources of information along with similar
resources and made accessible to a defined community for borrowing and references. A
library's collection includes books which are hand written or printed work of non-fiction or
fiction. By attending the library session I am able to gain knowledge of various sources of
information along with statistical data. This session allow me to access important books that
will directly or indirectly help me access the study materials that is required . The library helps
lifelong to develop the learning skills and develop the imagination. Library includes both the
information resources as well as tools to access the details about any specific topic. It mainly
consist of magazines, newspapers and books. There are some resources like paid journals which
is not able to access easily through library.
Week8: Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the generally referred as a act of presenting the words, ideas, images or any
creative expression of other as their own. Plagiarism is considered as theft of intellectual
property . By attending this session I am able to learn about the citation when I am translating
or paraphrasing something. In case I am adding or writing some specific topic in my own words
still I need to add some source as that material could be someone else' idea and requires
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acknowledgement. Through plagiarism session I am able to learn and frame proper sentence
structure that should be of my own and not the same as in the source. I am able to learn that
while adding any exact words I have to add quotation marks around them.
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