Developing And Improving Skills To Achieve Success In My Studies

Developing And Improving Skills To Achieve Success In My Studies

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Student Id: 1056181

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26 October 2011

Developing and Improving Skills to Achieve Success in My Studies

Introduction

Currently, I am undertaking an International Business course. Once I complete the process, it would be my desire to pursue a “Master’s Degree in Business Administration”. Over the past few years whilst studying International Business, I have gained a lot of exposure and I have recognized my strengths together with faults in different areas. In addition, I have developed the will to work on my flaws thus transforming them into one of my strengths. Relative to my strengths, it is noteworthy that I am willing to work on them and improve on them sufficiently. I believe that proper training, exposing myself to useful literature and gathering self-belief and confidence in aspects, which I engage in would be instrumental

My paramount objective is set upon my skills as I aim at pursuing a “masters in business administration”. I find myself in a position that requires me to apply various skills to attain success in my studies. Hence, my objective is to access diverse categories of resources that will improve my existing skills, develop new skills, and change my flaws to strengths. I plan to do this by demystifying the skills I posses, improving them and finding ways of nurturing the ones I do not posses. Next, I need to illustrate my flaws, put effort on the ways of turning them into strengths and useful skills. As I mentioned earlier, I have already identified all the skills, both weak and strong skills, and in two years’ time, I strongly believe I will achieve my objective. I am a fast learner and two years period is ample time for me to achieve my goals and put my skills to test. The following are my skills, both weak and strong, how I intend to improve on them and their usefulness in my life.

Communication skill

Communication is the act of transmitting information from one person to the other through different mediums. Communication needs qualities that act as a measure of how efficient one is in transmitting information to other people. I consider the communication skill as one of my strong points. Whilst undertaking my course on international business, I was exposed to different resources on the contact procedure. International business involves people from different regions and different cultures participating in the same business. In order to do so successfully, communication is a key skill that comes to play. This is because different people have different cultural beliefs and different ways of communication. Hence, when one is communicating with different people one needs to learn their culture. In my quest to achieve my objective, I plan to improve my communication skills through various ways. One is by structuring my thoughts; in turn, I will be able to transmit verbally, well-structured information to the recipient (Barker 2010). Another area of interest that needs improvement to achieve a better communication skill is making better observations. In turn, this will enable me to develop confidence in what I say thus communicate efficiently. Regular summary processes on aspects, which I need to communicate is a way of improving my communication skills; furthermore, it saves time. I will develop my communication skills by improving the constituting factors thus enhancing success (Condrill and Bough 1999).

Number skill

The number skill is crucial in diverse societal processes making it crucial as an individual intends to address diverse stipulated goals. Apparently, one of my flaws becomes manifest in Mathematics; I am poor in the discipline but one of my goals is to improve on my weaknesses and turn them into strengths, I will strategically develop my mathematic skill and use it in the future. Mathematics is a useful discipline when it comes to the study of master’s in business administration; hence, it is one of my objectives to develop the skill (Nolting 2011). There are achievable ways that I will apply in order to improve my mathematic skill. An example is indulging in more mathematic exercises that concern my discipline of study. I plan to do ten mathematical questions on a daily basis to familiarize with the discipline, and subsequently improve on the skill. The subsequent step is to categorize the key topics of flaw within the discipline and work on them, upon comparison with other topics. Speed is crucial when solving mathematical problems hence I also need to improve on my speed. I will attain this by taking timed tests, which within the, targeted time, limit of two years, I believe I will achieve an acceptable speed in solving mathematical problems (Nolting 2011). Furthermore, I will infuse likeable tendencies amongst individuals thus attaining my desired status within the societal realms.

Time management skill

Time it is vital thus every moment is instrumental since it is likely to make a difference. Good time administration is a skill I already posses in what I do, but I have the will to improve it and make use of my time in an organized manner. Organization is a key aspect, which on integration in one’s work, one is, can achieve a robust, time management. I have always achieved organization by use of time schedules, which act as a plan and guide to what I have to complete (Blerkom 2008). Organizing my work in a time schedule provides me a comfortable guide of doing things. However, it is not only about strategizing my work but application of the strategies as well. Discipline is a crucial aspect in following my time schedule, in that, through discipline, I strictly follow my time schedule. To improve on this skill, time management, I plan to continue using time schedules and implement more discipline in order to maintain strictness in my work (Mancini 2007). Furthermore, I intend to apply Mancini ideologies that highlight the need to consistently, focus on attributes that are easily achieved.

Information technology skill

Computer skills are of utmost importance while studying and daily occurrences. The basic computer skills form the platform, upon which one can carry out work on a computer and they are skills in using “Word, PowerPoint and Excel” (Baldauf and Stair 2010). The three programs form a base in preparation of different types of documents within a computer hence having these skills is an advantage in this ever-growing technology world. I already posses vast skills in all the three fields, but it is one of my goals to see to it that my skills in the same fields grow. To achieve this, I plan to prepare more documents using the three computer programs (Baldauf and Stair 2010).

Leadership skill

Leadership is a skill of immense importance in my studies. This is evident while undertaking group studies. I believe in my studies that group work will come in handy some time later to achieve high quality work. Hence, having the skills of leadership will help me undertake the role of a leader within my group, comfortably. The leadership skill did not just develop in me from the blues I had to acquire it and nurture it through various ways (Eikenberry 2011). With the intention of achieving and developing the skill, I had to gain confidence. With this, I was able to utilize the dexterity and achieve admirable standards. To improve the skill I will enhance my listening capabilities. It is worth denoting that an exceptional leader is an excellent listener. I thrive in making valid decisions and being unbiased just like a superior leader. This not only enables me to do an admirable job as a leader but also provides the much-needed guide for the group that I am leading with (Adair 2010).

Research skill

Research skills are of high benefits when it comes to studying. My research skills are of high worth as proved by my preceding study works. In order to maintain and improve on my research skills, I will be as original as possible in my works, thus, avoiding plagiarism (Monsen and Horn 2008). This is through submitting my ideologies are according credit substantially. Where I need to use someone’s work I read and provide what I understood from his work. As a way of improving this skill, I will amplify my learning materials since I plan to visit more avenues on the internet, and use more books. Through this, I will expose myself to more materials; gain more knowledge and ideas, which I will submit as my work (Monsen and Horn 2008).

Study skill

In order to grasp what one is reading, it is crucial to develop learning skills that are appropriate and comfortable to use. In turn, this offers assistance when one is in need of understanding what he or she is studying. In my studies, I have developed a study skill that works well and appropriately for me. This is partly attributable to the fact that I am able to understand what I read. My study skill involves being attentive in class, asking relevant questions where I have not understood and finish my assignments given to me. Exterior to the classroom, I plan to use study groups and study mates to understand more on various topics. When am on my own, I plan to acquire various skills that will enable me achieve high quality work in my studies. They include reading over the topics taught in class and going over exercises to gauge if I have grasped the main content. This way I will develop my reading skills to commendable levels (Downing 2010).

Conclusion

It is paramount to acknowledge that skills are subject to development within an elongated period. An individual often nurtures them with the intent of attaining victory. In my studies, I plan to achieve my goal by integrating various aspects that will ascertain that my skills are fully thriving. This is within the period specified of two years. Determination together with dedication will be my greatest assets as I look forward to successfully achieving my goals.

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