A Report on Study Skills: Enhancing Success in Higher Education

This report identifies and explains ten crucial skills that students need to succeed in higher education and their future careers. These skills include management, leadership, communication, research, creativity, decision-making, listening, technical proficiency, problem-solving, and teamwork. The report details how universities teach and foster these skills, emphasizing their importance in enhancing confidence, self-esteem, and competence. Each skill is discussed in terms of its practical application in academic learning and professional development, highlighting how mastering these skills can provide a competitive advantage and prepare students for various workplace scenarios. The report concludes that developing these skills provides students with a different perspective of thinking and problem-solving, boosting their confidence and motivation for effective and efficient work, encouraging students to identify and enhance their potential to achieve new heights in their academic and career paths. Desklib offers solved assignments and study materials to support students' learning.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
Identify the 10 skills which is taught to the students and help them to succeed them in their
career?.........................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The skills are those practices from which the students can learn and grow in their career.
It is very important aspect for the students as good skills help them to increase confidence, serf
esteem and competence in their higher education. It is very important that the students should
have various skill set in order to be unique and gain the competitive advantage from its peers.
The universities focus on improving the skill so that the student is able to handle situations in
their workplace and is well prepared for the different scenarios(Mukingambeho, and et.al.
2019). This report will include the 10 explanations on 10 skills which is taught to the students
and help them in their career
TASK
Identify the 10 skills which is taught to the students and help them to succeed them in their
career?
To survive in today's competitive world it is very important for the students to have skill
sets to be unique and have abilities to utilise their skills in their academic learning. The students
also need to crave out the types of skills by considering them in their practising as these abilities
will help them to build a strong professional career(Vinichenko, Melnichuk. and Makushkin,
2020). In this, there are numerous skills that a student need to have, which is explained below:
 Management skill- This skill is taught in universities so that the student is able to lean
how to manage things with the limited time and opportunities available in a particular
situation. Management is all about learning about how to manage the work or task
assigned. It is important for the students to manage their time as if they start managing in
their higher studies then only they will able to manage things in their jobs. This requires a
lot of efforts and attention. If this skill is properly utilised by the student it will help ti
manage and be more efficient in their workplace. So, it is proved that for the career
growth it is important for the students to have time management skills in order to reach
the new heights(Suleman, 2018).
 Leadership– This skill consists of the strength and ability of the student to lead the team
and direct the subordinates or the other members which the right direction towards the
goals and objectives of the task . This skill help the students to build their career path as
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this improves the confidence in the students to have a ability of directing and motivating
other to complete the project on time. The leadership is taught in universities by
assigning the group so that the student is abler to know how to lead a team. This will help
in in future in their jobs and the efforts and the good leadership qualities will offer the
best outcome in the growth of the individual(Grinberga-Zalite, and et.al., 2019).
 Communication- this is the most important skill required as a management students.
The universities basic step is hat the student should be able to communicate the right
information to the others. This skill helps the students in their jobs as it makes a clear
understanding that how to handle the clients and how to manipulate and make them
understand of the products or service. A good communication will always help the
students in making the right decision and giving the right information to the others.
Development of this skill facilitate an interaction and help to perform task efficiently
with high productivity. Hence , for the better career it is important that the student should
have good communication skill(Roepen, 2017).
 Research- This skill me4ans the ability of a individual to have a deep understanding of
analysing and identifying the aspects of the project assigned. It included ability of
searching, locating, extracting, organising and evaluating information in the particular
filed or the topic. This skill involves intensive research and investigation and a critical
analysis which helps the individual in developing their career. It is an important skill
which is required because in today's scenario the organisations look for the people who
have the ability of analysing the market situation in order to be competitive from the
other organisations. So. It is considere4d that the individuals should have this skill in
themselves for their career growth and professional development(Simpson, 2018).
 Creativity- This skill is defined as the ability of an individual to think in a different way
about the task or a problem. This also included to the invaginations of an individual
which can create new ideas. It is very important that the person utilise this skill set if
he/has the creative mindset. This skill lead to the feeling of an achievement and pride for
a student that they have the ability to think in a unique way. This skill help the student to
solve the complex problems and to find the attractive w3ays to approach any kind of
project or task. So , it is important the student is able to develop its creative thinking
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which will help them in their academic learning and career paths(Morningstar and
Shoemaker, 2018).
 Decision making- This skill basically means the ability of individual to make the right
decision or choosing the best alternatives between two. This is considered as the internal
part of the professional and personal life of an individual. There are situations where the
people need to choose and this aspect should be considered the most important part
because one decision can entirely change the perspectives. This skill develop from time
to time and experiences of an individual. It is helpful for the students to improve their
decision making skills as this have impact on their career opportunities(Hamidi and
Chavoshi, 2018).
 Listening- This means that the ability of an individual to focus on the accuracy of the
received message or the information through the communication process. It is very
important for the students to have a good listening skill in order to effective and efficient
in their task. If the guidelines and the direction given by the professors is not properly
heard by the student which can create a mismatch of the work that need to be done and
what is expected by the other person. The understanding is the important task which is
required in this skill set. It is important for their career growth also where there are
managers at a higher level and the instruction are given once at a huge space. So it is
essential part for the students(Singh, and Singh, 2019).
 Technical- These are the skills where an individual need ability and knowledge to
perform the various tasks. These skills are related to mechanical, information technology,
engineering etc. it is very important for the students to have some technical knowledge in
order to be different gain advantage of this skill from their peers. This is helpful for them
in their career because in today world the managers want to recruit those candidates who
can put their high level efforts and ability from the very first day of the job. The
candidates with this skill are very much in need for the organisation and they are highly
paid which is a benefit for the individual in their career(Kunicina and et.al. 2019).
 Problem solving- This skill includes the ability of an individual to handle the difficult
and unexpected situations in the workplace. This skill is been taught by the universities
so that the student learn to exploit the opportunities within the environment. This is
considered the important sill for the students for their career perspective because in the
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organisation the recruiter questions the candidate by situating a problem and how the
individual have a ability and mindset to solve the complex problems which can arise at
any point of time(Barry and et.al., 2018).
 Team work- This is the skill required by the management students and they are been
taught in the universities that how the team work affects the task and it makes the task
easier. But to have a good team, the individual effort matter a lot because if the person is
not taking initiate and not putting efforts which can create a chaos in the team. This is
very helpful for the students in their workplace and career perspectives because if the
student lean how to work as team it can be more effective and efficient and the
productivity will increase(Pugsley, 2018).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it is concluded that the above skill which are discussed is very
important for the students in their career and this will make them to identify their kknow3ldge
and enhance their skill in their tasks and project and further in their career growth opportunities.
These skills gave them a different perspective of thinking and solving the problems which may
arise ar any point of time. It also enhance the confidence of an individual and motivates them to
work more effectively and efficiently. Students just ned to identify their potential and work upon
their skill so that they reach to the new heights in their academic learning and career.
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