SWOT Analysis: Improving Academic Skills and Performance Outcomes

This essay presents a SWOT analysis of the author's academic performance, identifying strengths in communication and decision-making, and weaknesses in research and leadership skills. Opportunities include technological advancements and available resources, while threats involve strong competition and poor financial stability. The author outlines a plan to develop research and leadership skills using the SMART objectives framework, focusing on specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-bound goals. Key steps include seeking expert advice, utilizing online resources for research methodologies, and practicing effective leadership styles. The plan also incorporates online editing and proofreading to enhance written communication skills, with the aim of achieving personal and professional growth. References to Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle are included to support the reflective process.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths-
 Effective
communication
 Decision making
Weaknesses
 Lack of research skills
 Poor leadership skill
Opportunities
 Technology
advancement
 Available approaches
Threats-
 Strong competition
 Poor financial
stability
Leadership styles- At first, I was unaware about the
importance of leadership skills, but during the period of
academic process I get to know about required competencies,
to become effective. I was weak in leadership skill that put
negative impact on my performance and effectiveness. This
weakness leads to decrease my productivity and efficiency.
This skill is beneficial and essential for students, who tend to
reach desire outcomes in form of forming creative ideas and
then presenting them in form of written statement. This
competency plays significant role in the context of individual
growth and success in the world, either related to personal or
professional.
Research skills-
Along with this weakness, I have
another one, regarding which I am not
posing good knowledge. I was weak in
research skill that is essential and
needed in academic world, while
studying for higher education. This
competency is important for each
student to have and use, which allow
gaining set aims and objectives for
which individual person work harder
than ever. In the recent time, research
skill is needed and utilized by the
learners which enable them to serve as a
collect data that aid to convey
appropriate knowledge and information.
The development and improvement of
this skill may support individual to
develop their creativity and
performance. Like others, I also want to
grow in each and every field, and
because of this reason, I prefer to take
initiative to develop each aim or
objective as key skills. I take approach
to move toward aim or smart objectives'
achievement in few steps that finally
reach expect results.
Specific- to develop research and leadership skills
Measureable – I will use different techniques.
Attainable- use of accessible resources
Realistic- help to achieve desire outcomes
Time limit- 6 months
First step that I take to achieve aim such as leadership and research
development and that is expert suggestion. I had considered this step
and implement the same in appropriate manner, which is essential for
me to do that. Another step that I take in the context of same purpose of
technology utilization as I used internet to find out the methods and then
develop plan to implement each approach, which is important for me to
do that systematically. Another skill that I want to develop as aim
achievement is both skills, for which different types of approaches
accessible in the world, among which I can select and use only
effective. Online editing and proofreading are the best techniques or
practices that I consider and then implement into practical manner.
Technology may give individual developer appropriate change to
develop their skill that they expect to do that from longer time. I also
want to develop this aim in form of proofreading my content and then
taking suggestion from experience holders who have already developed
this skill and use from long time. In the context of current skill such as
academic, I take another action in form of key step and that is internet
usage in the recent time. This approach encompasses varied sources that
I use and obtain outcomes according to my expectations. I will use these
methods further appropriately and systematically.
References
Adeani, I.S., Febriani, R.B. and Syafryadin, S., 2020. USING GIBBS’REFLECTIVE CYCLE IN MAKING REFLECTIONS OF LITERARY ANALYSIS. Indonesian EFL Journal. 6(2).