BMM3113

Semester 2
Academic skills and studying with confidence

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Introduction
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 What kind of skills and qualities can make students successful?

 What kind of assignments may the instructor use to teach the students the
skills?

 What kind of strategies and tools can the teachers use to help the students to
practice their newfound skills?
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Importance of academic skills :

 encourage students to become more efficient learners.

 increase productivity in the job.
 enhance communication skills.
 create responsibility to complete the assigned task (Menz,2020).
 reduce the fear of facing new tasks.
 help to understand any problems easily.
Adaptive
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thinking

Adaptive thinking includes the ability to recognize unexpected circumstances,

quick responses to different situations, and make the best decision. Science and
technology are changing rapidly (Gube and Lajoie, 2020). . New technology and
new processes are taking place. Students need to achieve this adaptation. For
this, students must be taught in adaptive patterns.
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Communication Skill

One of the most important skills is the communication skill which can make the
students succeed in their academic and job life. Our ability to use new
communication technologies like social networking and video conferencing has
been greatly facilitated by the digital age (Karnieli, 2020). Future employees should
be required to have communication skills with customers, coworkers, and others
outside the company. Students should be taught this skill with much care.
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills

Critical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential in this competitive world.
Every firm places a great value on its employees' ability to think critically and solve
problems in order to come up with ideas, solve challenges, and help the company
grow. (Asigigan and Samur, 2021). Critical thinking will prepare the students to
solve critical problems.
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Personal Management

Students should have the ability to independently plan, organize, develop, and
execute these tasks rather than depending on others to do so (Nicolai, 2018).
Students should create e time schedule and try to do all the work in time. This will
increase their personal development.
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Technological Skills

Presently, every employer seeks applicants with a background in technology.

Institutions like schools and corporations need to put more emphasis on educating
The students on technological skills because technology has affected every area
of our life (Rahman and Ayer, 2019). Technological skills will increase the
productivity of the students in job sector.
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Soft Skills

Soft skills involve time management, organizing, the ability to look someone in the
eyes when speaking to them, or the application of a strong handshake. These skills
are the determinants of one’s personality. Students should be taught these skills so
that they develop their personalities (Yan et al., 2019).
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Writing skills

Students should have the knowledge of how to write assignments or reports.

Teachers should teach them the process of proper writing so that they can write
any report or assignment on their own.
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Skills of teacher that can help students to

develop the skills
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1) Teach collaboration as a value and skillset

Students will have a better understanding of what it means to live in a world that
is more collaborative and linked if they are encouraged to cooperate on a creative
challenge and given the opportunity to reflect on the lessons they learn from the
activity (Cofer, 2020).
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2) Build evaluation and analysis

New information is being found and shared at an increasing rate. By the time
students graduate, it is assumed that just half of the knowledge they have retained
will be accurate or comprehensive (Cofer, 2020). Students must be able to not only
locate reliable material but also evaluate its applicability and accuracy. Students
will have a strong basis on which to build these essential 21 st-century employment
skills if teachers incorporate research-based tasks.
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3) Teach tolerance and resilience

Employers will be looking for people who can and are prepared to interact with
various cultures and ideas in order to prosper in a world that is becoming more
collaborative and global (Yu et al., 2021). Students must be exposed to candid
conversations and situations that can make them feel comfortable interacting with
others in order for them to gain these skills.
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4. Use learning beyond the classroom

It will be much simpler for students to remember and recall what they learn in the
classroom if they regularly apply what they learn in a variety of ways that are
personally relevant. Additionally, students will be able to understand the importance
of specific abilities in their current and future lives (Yu et al., 2021). . Try providing
students to "transfer" what they've learned in the classroom to real-world situations.
References
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 Menz, M. (2020). Integrating Academic Skills and Employability-Revisiting the

Learning Journal. Journal of Research in Higher Education, 4(2).

 Gube, M., & Lajoie, S. (2020). Adaptive expertise and creative thinking: A
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 Karnieli-Miller, O. (2020). Reflective practice in the teaching of communication

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 Asigigan, S. İ., & Samur, Y. (2021). The Effect of Gamified STEM Practices on
Students' Intrinsic Motivation, Critical Thinking Disposition Levels, and
Perception of Problem-Solving Skills. International Journal of Education in
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 Nicolai,zC. (2018). Personalmanagement. utb.

 Rahman, R. A., & Ayer, S. K. (2019). Enhancing the non-technological skills

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 Yan, L., Yinghong, Y., Lui, S. M., Whiteside, M., & Tsey, K. (2019). Teaching
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 Cofer, R. (2020). The Peer Tutor Experience: Tutor Perceptions of Academic

Performance and Skillset Gains. Learning Assistance Review, 25(1), 41-63.

 Yu, M., Wang, H., & Xia, G. (2021). The Review on the Role of Ambiguity of
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