Portfolio 1: Enhancing Study Skills and Utilizing University Resources

This portfolio, likely for a higher education course, focuses on developing effective study skills and utilizing available resources. It covers the importance of study skills in building confidence and reducing anxiety, along with the significance of reading lists as guides to course materials. The portfolio examines the role of the internet as an information source, contrasting it with the value of tutor-provided instruction. It also includes reflections on information gathering, the CRAAP test for source evaluation, and guidelines for creating effective PowerPoint presentations. The portfolio highlights Leeds Trinity University's student support services and the 'Be Brilliant' resource, emphasizing their role in student success. The content is supported by references to academic sources, demonstrating a commitment to research and evidence-based practices.

PORTFOLIO
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Table of Contents
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Importance of study skill........................................................................................................3
Reading list and Importance...................................................................................................3
Is Internet is source of information........................................................................................3
Reflection...............................................................................................................................4
How to create good PPT.........................................................................................................4
Leeds Trinity University support function.............................................................................5
Exception of being Leeds Trinity University.........................................................................5
Meaning of Be Brilliant..........................................................................................................5
Usage of Be Brilliant..............................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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MAIN BODY
Importance of study skill
Having good study skill help student in increasing their confidence and self esteem . It
also help them in reducing their anxiety regarding the test and deadlines which they have to pass
on throughout their studies. It also provides them support in learning more and to retain
knowledge for longer period. Possessing Good study skill will help them in decreasing the
number of study Hours which are invested by them in current scenario and can use the same for
other things in their life and their effort can be more worthwhile due to same in the organization.
Reading list and Importance
Reading list is generally defines as a list of the requires resources and tool which are
identified by the lecturer of the course. This resource generally includes books, journal article
and website and media. Good reading list will eventually help the student in improving the
amount of customer satisfaction in the University as they are clearer in their activity. As they
will able to get the road map of different activity. Also good reading list help the university in
building good faculty and student engagement as it works as a driver between the student and
teacher in the University.
Is Internet is source of information
Internet is can be described as a good source of study for the student in the University but
not the best source out of all available in front of the student. Reason behind the same is that
internet can provide the good amount of information to carry out different studies in the
University but this source can not provide the assistant in understanding the information in better
way in the University. As it has been find out that the teaching which is provided by the teacher
generally provides the better support to the student in understanding the different data which are
provided by them as they used more than one technique to give better knowledge to the student
in the university.
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Reflection
For finding out different information I have taken help of two source the first one is the
internet, I have generally goes through the article for different author which are being published
online and this has helped me in gaining good information about the topic. Another source
through which I have gather different information is the Tutor, as I used to take help of different
tutor whenever I used to find any sort of problem in the module this has eventually help me in
gaining variety of the information regarding studies. In my thought the information which is
gather with the help of tutor are more valuable and reliable as they generally used to pass on
viable information only in the university.
CRAAP test is a test which used to consider the objective reliability of different sources
of academic disciplines. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy,
and Purpose. This type of test will generally help me in getting ready for different exam in the
University in more proficient way as with the help of same I will be able to understand any topic
of the study in more reliable way as I will be able to see the different aspect of topic more easily
in the organization.
How to create good PPT
Let your PowerPoint slides support your point: Make slides which can support your
point. If you read from slides and ignore some of the points which create confusion among
audience. So you start a topic and then explain them by showing slides.
Keep presentation simple: All point in the slides should be explain clearly and concise.
You should eliminate as many words as you can. You should use graphics in the slides. If you
are using Excel graph don't just copy and paste in your slides. You should do the necessary
change to make it simple which help audience in understanding the slides easily.
Incorporate graphics into your Power Point presentation: Rather than using bullet in
slides you should express your view through graphics which will help in better understanding of
data easily. This will consume the same time and have more impact on mind of audience.
Tell a story with your presentation: Story is more impactful then other ways of
understanding things. So you should explain your view by giving different examples instead of
simply give information and facts in the slides.
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Leeds Trinity University support function
A student support service is the key services of Leeds Trinity University. As in this
services the University used to understand the need of all the employee individual reason behind
the same doing the same is that Leeds used to believe that the need of all the student are very
different from each other in the organization. Student Support services gives the opportunity to
access a wide range of help and advice when it's needed - whether it's personal or academic
concerns and issues.
Exception of being Leeds Trinity University
Exception of being Leeds Trinity University Student is that we are always very high on
confidence when it comes to perform different employment activity. As in the university we are
not only taught the literature education but we are also given the variety of practices to carry out
different operation of professional career very easily in the market.
Meaning of Be Brilliant
Be brilliant tab is the tab which used to have good collection of resources to support
student in learning to search for different topic and also help in getting different information
regarding the references which can be used by the student in their study.
Usage of Be Brilliant
This tab can be used by the student to gather more reliable educational material for their
studies, this eventually would help the student in getting ready for the exam with more proficient
information. It also help in getting interactive tutorial, this would eventually help the student in
building good understanding of different information.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Deming, D. J., 2017. The growing importance of social skills in the labor market. The Quarterly
Journal of Economics. 132(4), pp.1593-1640.
VanOrder, T. and Wisniewski, S. J., 2018. Chief Resident Skills: A Study on Resident
Perceptions of Skill Importance and Confidence. Spartan Medical Research
Journal. 3(1), p.6466.
Tonya Van Order, M. B. A. and Wisniewski, S. J., 2018. Chief Resident Skills: A Study on
Resident Perceptions of Skill Importance and Confidence. Spartan Medical Research
Journal, p.12.
Etz, A., and et.al., 2018. How to become a Bayesian in eight easy steps: An annotated reading
list. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 25(1), pp.219-234.
Szostak, R and et.al., 2019. Our autumn reading list.
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