University Education: Reasons for Pursuing a Degree

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................... 4
REASONS OF STUDYING A DEGREE AT UNIVERSITY...................................................................4
CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE....................................................................6
STUDY PLAN INCLUDES LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM GOALS................................................8
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 10
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Universities education transforms the people’s life which makes the inclusive impact on their
career objective. These universities help to makes sharpen various skills used in the
organization at the time of playing job responsibilities. It is quite helpful for all people to
develop and improve their skills and also enlarging knowledge level. Universities help peoples
to generate various jobs in their specific field and also build a business structure in the nation.
Perfect study through university helps to get betterment of future planning and also creates
various opportunities for the development of peoples (Vedder et al., 2013). This report has
been introduced for the concluding major aims of the peoples or student to enrol in universities
for getting a degree in specific fields. This report has been focusing on the required knowledge
and skills which is most important in taking a university degree. At the end of this report make a
personal study plan which includes short term and long term goals.
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DISCUSSION
REASONS OF STUDYING A DEGREE AT UNIVERSITY
In this competitive world, getting a specific degree from the renowned university is most
essential and now the job and education market gives opportunities to the effective peoples
who have certain qualifications and effectual skills (Savickas et al., 2012). These skills and
knowledge can be developed by the peoples through getting a degree from a specific university
in a particular field. So, there is a different reason for studying a degree in the university are
followings:
LEARNING AND DISCOVERING
It helps to make an effective learning process to the students which make them think
innovatively and creatively. Discovering has been stands for all the better opportunities created
by the university to the students make the essential part for the development. Students have
that capability which is enlarging through university to discover various opportunities (Radford
et al., 2017).
EXCELLENT FOR ACHIEVING GOALS
By getting a degree from the university helps students to achieve their oriented objectives. This
might be long term or short term but the studying degree from the specific university. Students
are able to face many challenges in an intellectual way. Universities help to improve the
leadership and administrative skills in students which is more useful for seeking better
opportunities (Savickas et al., 2012).
CREATING SOLID PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS
To establish a broad network of personal and professional connections, the university helps to
make it possible and also includes some more advantages that the gaining of expert knowledge
and skills. Professional knowledge helps to get different assumption and this makes the
effectual analysis on the running procedure (Radford et al., 2017).
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DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE VISIONS
Peoples get a professional degree at the university and grabbing more qualification advantages
sub as financial stability through good pay scale. This is the main advantages of the degree from
the university. It has been concluded all various information about the professional
qualifications (Savickas et al., 2012).
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CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE
This Core academic skills are developed during the studying degree at graduation is most
important in professional life for a successful future are:
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Effective communication is the most important skill which is required at every stage of
professional or business life. Communication skills have various advantages such as bigger the
confidence level, for good understanding between the parties. Communication skill has various
ways in the professional qualification which includes social media, video conferencing and other
ways. This skill helps more useful and beneficiary to other skills (Cavanaugh and Konrad, 2012).
ADAPTABILITY ANALYSIS SKILL
Adaptability is stood for the adjustment skills; it refers to the adaptable of the person at any
situation which makes the adjustment for different purposes. Universities degree helps to teach
student how to make a deal with the different circumstance at the time of performing jobs or
managing the business (Huda et al., 2017).
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Students should learn about the various innovative technology exist in the world. Operating
innovative technologies with full efficiency make a different impact on the enlarging of skills.
From the learning of these technical skills and know how to operates it make the student
valuable and the requirement of this kind of skills are more (Huda et al., 2017).
OTHER SOFT AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Students make sure that the soft skills must be effective and this helps to manage various things
in future. The student should learn and improve their soft and interpersonal skills. It shows the
seriousness and effectiveness of the candidate. Soft skills are also covered with time
management and other operational skills (Robles, 2012).
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PROBLEM IDENTIFYING AND SOLVING SKILLS
Analytical skills represent the student's problem identifying and solving skills which is helpful for
getting opportunities in various organizations in top level management. The individual person
should have to focus on critical thinking which solves the various issues and problems in the
organization (Nurdyansyah et al., 2017).
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STUDY PLAN INCLUDES LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM GOALS
The objective of getting higher education from the university, it is required to make a
systematic study plan which helps to achieve both short and long term objectives (Bengtsson,
2016):
STRENGTH
 Ability to make effective notes
 Attentive in classroom activities
 Effective information technology skills
 Effectual observation on the case studies
(Petty and Krosnick, 2014).
WEAKNESS
 Over possessive towards the
classroom study
 Not that effective time
management
OPPORTUNITIES
 Opportunity to develop a personality
 Getting expert advice from the faculties
or through feedbacks (Bengtsson, 2016).
 Taking extra classes for understanding
critical terms
THREATS
 Pressure of competition
 Other curriculum activities
affect study
 Time management is a big issue
for managing things
(Bengtsson, 2016).
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STUDY PLAN
PERSONAL INFORMATION
My name is ABC and I would like to complete my higher education from the reputed university
of the United Kingdom. My previous qualification in science so I am looking for my future in the
same field. For achieving this, I have analyzed my short and long term goals.
AIM: Career prospects which help me to finish my professional qualification from the specified
university.
SHORT TERM GOALS:
 To determine the specific university which provides the science degree in the UK
 To take admission in the specified university
 Make concentration on the study for appearing in the entrance exam of the university
and get enrolled
LONG TERM GOALS:
 Finished the degree, clear all the semesters with effective grades and become a
professional in the Science field
 To improve and develop professional connections
 To get a job in the largest organization to develop my skills and knowledge
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CONCLUSION
In this report, the various reasons for a degree in studying a degree at university concluded
that the enhancing of learning and development process which helps to make essential
availability of career objectives. The specified degree of the university helps to improve the
opportunities by enhancing the abilities and capabilities of various skills which perform
effectively to getting benefits. These benefits help in achieving the desired objectives of the
individual person and also support to make professional networks within the organizational
activities. In this report, also discussed the core academic skills which has been essentially
required for managing several things and that skills are communication, technological skills,
adaptability analysis and many more. At the end in this report makes a systematic study
plan which ensures the growth of individual student and helps in achieving desired
objectives.
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