University Education: Benefits, Challenges, and Study Plan

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 3
MAIN REASONS FOR STUDYING A DEGREE AT UNIVERSITY.......................................................4
CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE....................................................................5
KEY ACADEMIC SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO CAREER AND
FUTURE WORK........................................................................................................................... 5
RECOMMENDATION TO DEVELOP A STUDY PLAN THAT INCLUDES SHORT TERM AND LONG
TERM GOAL................................................................................................................................ 7
DEVELOPING A STUDY PLAN......................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................. 9
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
In this report, we will be discussing the academic skills of the students. It will provide the
reasons for studying a degree in the university. It will analyze the key reasons that are beneficial
for students to study at the university. The main purpose of this assignment is to identify the
academic skills that students can be developed and its importance. It will also lay emphasis on
the challenges that students will face while studying at the university. The key academic skills
will also be analyzed that helps the students to get succeed in their education period (Chan et
al., 2016). At last, a study plan will be developed and evaluated to achieve short term and long
term goals.
The academic skills include writing and reading skills, presentation skills, note taking skills,
critical thinking, etc. The reasons for students to attend university are to improve their skills for
all occasions (Chan et al., 2016). It is a world of opportunity where students can gain
independence by discovering their passion.

MAIN REASONS FOR STUDYING A DEGREE AT UNIVERSITY
SOME OF THE KEY REASONS FOR ATTENDING A UNIVERSITY
The main reason for attending a university is to get success in educated for career and future
work.Some of the key reasons are as under:
 University is a world of opportunity
 It is beneficial for the students to make them independent (Han, 2017)
 Enhance the analytical and communication skills of the students while helps in learning
life skills.
 A student can discover his/her passion in the university
 It willhelp a student from being unemployed.
 Boosting career prospects (York et al., 2015)
CHALLENGES THAT STUDENTS FACE WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT UNIVERSITY
Every student at university might think of ‘Is University worth it All?’The question must arise
that how the university will affect the future career. Challenges that students face at university
is as under:
 Homesickness and health conditions are the biggest challenge for those who are living
far from their home (Han, 2017)
 High cost incurred in the education fee.
 Raising stress level may lead to depression
 Due to increasing semester period, students may face the problem of time
management(York et al., 2015)
 Social issues can create conflicts and lead o distraction

CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE
KEY ACADEMIC SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN EDUCATION AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO CAREER AND
FUTURE WORK
The main focus is to develop the analytical, problem solving as well as critical thinking skills of
the students. These skills are required to develop to get success in the 21st century (Wibrowski
et al., 2017).In order to identify the academic skills for the students to develop them, academic
research is held for determining the tools & practices that are being used to implement the
skills in order to develop student's skills.
 Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
As the world is changing rapidly, the emphasis will be put more on critical thinking and
problem-solving skills so as to prepare students for the ability of problem-solving and providing
innovative ideas (Wibrowski et al., 2017).
 Collaboration skills
Students must learn collaboration skills with both real & virtual partners. This is essential
for the students not only in learning but also to learn their emotional & mental health
(Pekrun, 2016). This will make them better students as well as better citizens.
 Communication
The education system now wants the students that are able to communicate in multiple
formats.They must have the ability to communicate with text, speech, video, imagery, and
other multimedia formats effectively.
IMPORTANCE OF CORE ACADEMIC SKILLS

These core academic skills are important to conceive the complex problem that
ariseseverywhere.These skills also have a proper engagement in the learning of students and
make the students able to use HOTS that is higher order thinking skills.it will improve the
student’s personal interactions as well (Wibrowski et al., 2017).
Other than the above skills, the following skills will also be needed to the students for achieving
success in the uncertain future:

Adaptive thinking: Adaptive thinking constantly helps a student to survive & succeed.
Patience: A student needs to calm & patient without losing his/her temper.
Communication; A student must have the ability to communicate effectively
Confidence: Confidence is a must for the job of public speaking (Pekrun, 2016)
Dedication: Dedication towards the education system.

RECOMMENDATION TO DEVELOP A STUDY PLAN THAT INCLUDES SHORT
TERM AND LONG TERM GOAL
SWOT ANALYSIS
Strength
 Ability to work under pressure
 Ability to teamwork
 Good in Reading & writing
 Self-motivated
 IT skills (Shulgina et al., 2019)
Weaknesses
 Low presentation skills
 Lack of self-discipline
 Poor time management
 Poor academic research (Pekrun, 2016)
 Impatience
Opportunities
 Personal development opportunity (Shulgina et al., 2019)
 Job shadowing opportunity
 Career opportunity
Threats
 Uncertain economy (Shapiro et al., 2017)
 Time pressure
 Advanced technology
 Negative Impact of the part-time job

DEVELOPING A STUDY PLAN
The development of a proper study plan will help to achieve the short term & long term goals
and also improves the skills and knowledge discussed above.
SHORT TERM GOALS
A Short term study plan will help the students to achieve them their basic academic skills such
as note-taking, essay writing, spoken skills, presentation skills, time management skills and a lot
more. Short term goals are achieved within the period of 6 months (Muntaner et al., 2017).
These skills can be achieved effectively by attending seminars and regular classes. They need to
have the subject knowledge & understanding of essay writing. Students can also make use of E-
library sources and other reading articles or practices. To increase the knowledge of Excel,
students may gain online support by using YouTube.
LONG TERM GOALS
A Long term study plan will help the students to become the analytical leader which contribute
to future success. The long term goals of Students is to achieve advanced academic skills,
writing skills, problem-solving skills, leadership and many more.
The long term goals can be achieved within the period of 4 years by attending regular seminars
and classes, taking help of youtube, work as a team, etc. (Muntaner et al., 2017)

CONCLUSION
Higher Education at university provides several benefits to the students with their career
prospects.in this report; it can be concluded that thedecisions of students to attend university
help them to achieve their primary goals. It has been shown the reasons to attend university
and the challenges student face at university. This report also stated the core academic skills
that are important to succeed in education. At last, a study plan is developed to achieve short
term and long term goals within the time frame.

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