21 Jun 2023

Developing Academic Skills Portfolio of Tasks copy 2

Developing Academic Skills Portfolio of Tasks


Task One: Time Management


  1. Demonstrate your time management skills by creating a timetable for study during this module. In your timetable highlight your work commitments, family time, study time and recreational time.


Consistent study habits and understanding how to arrange the time and duties each day at home might be difficult. This posting will show how how I build a study plan at home, so I can learn to manage my time better and do better in my studies.


Calendar

Wednesday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

7 AM

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

8 AM

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

Writing Skills

9 AM

Referencing Skills

Referencing Skills

Referencing Skills

Referencing Skills

Referencing Skills

Referencing Skills

10 AM

Researching skills

Researching skills

Researching skills

Researching skills

Researching skills

Researching skills

11 AM

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

Test

12 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch


Things to keep in mind:


  • Responsibility.

  • Commitment when it comes to fulfilling it.

  • Be realistic when crafting it.

  • Have the time to complete tasks.

  • Give myself small rewards when I manage to meet my schedule and tasks each week.



  1. Write a reflection on how you managed your time, utilising the timetable and using Pomodoro or Eisenhower to manage your study. Use Gibb’s model to structure your reflection.

Academic achievement relies heavily on diligent study habits. However, it might be tough to find the time to study for all of the subjects we have to learn. There are several ways to assure success when studying, but one of the most important is to design a well-structured study plan. Additionally, I must take into account other obligations like as caring for family and friends and squeezing in some time to relax. While it may be difficult at first, with a little imagination and hard effort, I will be able to create a timetable and accomplish all of my academic objectives.

Description

Time is a tough concept for humans to grasp, manipulate, and manage. Even if no theoretical physicist in the world can agree on its existence, we all anticipate a mathematical structure based on the division and division of rotational and translational movements to reside in the midst of a massive physical network.. Whatever the outcome, we can all be certain that technology innovation will greatly aid in the materialisation of this resource into understandable and mathematically related components.

Feelings

In my opinion and personal experience, only a few minutes of reflection at the beginning or end of the day may have a dramatic influence on your perspective and significance when it comes to forming decisions. My long-held belief is that the right to pleasure has been "viralized" and "socially accepted," with the consumption-driven forces infecting and reinforcing it. 

It serves me to be aware of one's own performance and regulate efforts. It allows me to combine study with free time and enjoy other rewarding activities. It helps to get rid of the worry or anguish that comes with the accumulation of pending tasks.

Evaluation,

It's the go-to reaction when someone asks for our help with anything and we're unwilling to help, or when someone wants us to commit ourselves to a cause and we have no time for it. A handful of the many examples are included below. When we use the remark "I don't have time" as an excuse to avoid doing anything, that's when it becomes the most harmful use. Is it true that a project has been placed on hold forever because I am running short on time? It's possible that it's been used for something else. 

Analysis 

As a result of the outbreak, we now have more time at our disposal, but using that time wisely is difficult and expensive. This adage has never been more true than it is right now. Put your blaming and get started.

Conclusion And Action Plan

In order to get things done that I've been putting off for a long time, I told myself that I needed to put in the effort. It is critical to put theory into practise by doing tests, evaluating the results, learning from mistakes (or from what didn't go as planned), implementing improvements, and then starting again. It is up to each individual person to create their own unique experiences. Without engaging with the real world, we're wasting our time. The planning of the study allows to obtain better results and to make the studies more bearable, avoiding, to a large extent, the dreaded moments of overwhelm.


Task Two: Resources and reflection


  1. Identify 4 key resources that you have used to support your study during this module. Explain how you used each resource in your studies.


Mindmeister: Mind Maps and Brainstorming

When it comes to visualising and structuring knowledge, mind maps are quite beneficial. Students are able to develop, modify, and share their own designs based on this approach on other devices with the help of this programme, which enables information to be synthesised based on a design or concept. The ability to export them to PDF format once they have been produced is a useful feature. They may also be maintained on paper and distributed with other pupils in this manner.

Forest 

Using the concept of establishing a forest, we developed an application for Android and ios platforms with the following goal: to minimise students' reliance on their mobile phones, which may lead to depression. The trees in this forest thrive on the capacity of the students to focus in order to keep their smartphones out of their hands for as long as humanly possible. As a result, if a phone call is answered or social media accounts are checked, the trees will perish. Students are only allowed to use applications that are on a 'white list,' which comprises just the apps that they need to do their schoolwork.

Specifications Table 

Another essential instrument for ensuring that the intents of the teaching staff are correctly interpreted in the designs of the topics they teach is indeed the table of specifications, which connects the goals, contents, and assessment tasks of the subject being taught. Since those materials pertaining to the goals that have not been taken into consideration will not be included in the instrument, the design phase of the test must be taken into consideration with great care.

Evernote: The World's Most Powerful Note-Taking App

Evernote makes it simple to keep track of all of your information, notes, and research – which is especially useful if you're studying online. Using various sections for each of your topics, you can keep everything rationally arranged and easily accessible. Particularly appealing to us was the automatic sync option, which allows you to keep all of your notes automatically up to date across all of your devices, even while moving between your laptop, phone, and tablet.



  1. Write a reflection on the development of your academic skills during this module. For example, writing skills, referencing skills, researching skills and summarising skills. Use Gibb’s model to structure your reflection. 



Description

I will discuss how to make the most of time that seems to be limited or that seems to fly by when it comes to studying, but we will concentrate on how to make the most of time available outside of class hours. It is critical to organise yourself and be able to maintain a study schedule, in which spaces are distributed for reviewing the classes that were held during the day, researching the topics that will be discussed the following day, and completing tasks and pending work, while keeping in mind that I must take time to rest between each activity or course, because the level of attention that a person can maintain while carrying out a task decreases as time passes.



Feelings

It is also beneficial to understand each individual's learning style, as this will be very useful when developing a study approach that allows me to utilise all of my potential, resulting in more satisfying outcomes. It is also important for students to manage their stress during exam periods, because there are many instances in which, despite being well organised in their studies at the time of giving exams, they are overcome by the nerves and end up with a blank mind; relaxation and concentration techniques can be used to overcome this circumstance. 



Evaluation

Because people's ability to develop the academic skills they already possess is highly dependent on their desire to improve their performance and to maximise the time they have available, parents' role is to provide support and monitor the development and application of the tools they have chosen.



Analysis

Module offers an Academic potential development workshop in which the capacities and strengths of young people are previously assessed, and through personalised sessions they are guided to apply key strategies in attention, concentration, use of study methods and techniques so that they can learn to organise themselves and also that they can develop personal skills to effectively face work presentations and exams; these are critical points in achieving academic success.



Conclusion And Action Plan.

When it comes to skills, they are a collection of deeds that the young person performs in order to creatively carry out diverse things, using the understanding he has gained through gradual processes that he incorporates into his psyche, until those who become doing it and knowing how to do the activities in question, ultimately achieving the suggested objective. The teaching of abilities on the stage, which includes the conscious learning of acting techniques, is carried out under the supervision of the instructor, who provides the student with the necessary instructions on how to progress forward.


Each operation becomes more conscious as it is practised, and a more precise and faster execution is ensured; when the start exercising, as the activities are repeated, its parts become more automated, allowing each operation to be carried out with increased protection; the use of consciousness is reduced to a minimum as unnecessary operations are eliminated, while accuracy and speed are gained, resulting in development.


Task Three: Literature searching, note taking and evaluating


  1. Find a book online using Perlego on the topic of Academic Integrity, plagiarism and referencing. Summarise the key points using the Cornell note taking method. State the full reference of the book (AU Harvard), demonstrate your note taking and then give a summary of the source in terms of its credibility (using the CAARP guidance, which is documented on iLearn).


Neville, C 2016, The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism, Open University Press, London.


The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism demystifies the practise of referencing and gives crucial advise on how to prevent plagiarism while writing for academic purposes.  Clear instructions on how to appropriately cite from a wide variety of sources are provided in this tutorial. When it comes to academic writing, plagiarism may be an issue, and this book will help me understand what it is and how to prevent it in the work.

B) Find a newspaper article or website online on the topic of Academic Integrity, plagiarism and referencing. Summarise the key points using a mind map note taking method. State the full reference of the book (AU Harvard), demonstrate your note taking and then give a summary of the source in terms of its credibility (using the CAARP guidance, which is documented on iLearn).

(Max 750 words) (25 marks)

Currency

The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism demystifies the practise of referencing and gives crucial advise on how to prevent plagiarism while writing for academic purposes.  Clear instructions on how to appropriately cite from a wide variety of sources are provided in this tutorial. When it comes to academic writing, plagiarism may be an issue, and this book will help me understand what it is and how to prevent it in the work. 

Authority

Additionally, this new version has been reorganised so that you may quickly and easily solve all of the referencing problems. It includes:  What I need to know about how to write and cite appropriately and critically to satisfy performance expectations

Relevance & Reliability, 

  • All first-year university students, including overseas students studying in the UK for the first time, should consult this resource. 

  • A new chapter with explicit instructions on how to appropriately cite internet content

  • Over 30 different sorts of sources are referenced in a single chapter with solutions to frequently asked questions and tests to guarantee that you always get your references correct.

  • This book has been used by tens of thousands of students in higher education, and it is a must-have for anybody writing academically.

Purpose/Point 

• Why is accurate referencing important?
• How do I reference print and digital sources correctly?
• What must I do to avoid plagiarism in my written work?
• How can I use referencing to assert my own ideas? 


Task Four: Plagiarism and referencing


  1. Explain what is meant by plagiarism and academic integrity. Support your explanations with definitions and citations. 


Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity and fairness are the hallmarks of those of us who are a member of this community who conduct our research with mutual respect and trust, and who take full responsibility for our acts and their repercussions. Many ideas and techniques may be found in books, articles, and on the internet throughout my professional and academic study. Each of these researchers has the right to safeguard their intellectual property (Jr & KeithSpiegel, 2001). 

Ethics requires that we give due credit to the original creators of any intellectual property. As a student, I'll have access to a wide range of intellectual experiences while at this Module. my academic work is a huge challenge since I have to think, evaluate, synthesise, and eventually create my own notions from the information I uncover in my study and research.  The next step is to use what I've learned to create something new and unique. Honesty in academic work is the cornerstone of a university community, and this will enable the professor to assess my academic achievement in the courses. As a student, I should always be able to tell the difference between what I've done and what others have done (Lanier, 2006).


As a result, any of these behaviours will be punished as a violation of academic integrity.

  • Using someone else's work, test, or exam as my own.

  • Sharing my job with a classmate

  • Accept credit for something I haven't accomplished.

  • Never cite or get permission from my professor before using a previous research paper.

  • Not having permission from the course instructor to use any materials, including but not limited to notes, texts, phones, calculators, or other similar devices, during a test or exam.

  • Disobedience on examinations or tasks that are to be completed on one's own

  • Plagiarism in any kind of work is unacceptable.

  • Medical credentials, certifications of practise, examinations or works, etc., may all be tampered with (Jr & KeithSpiegel, 2001).


Be honest with myself and my coworkers, and don't try to gain an unfair edge over them by dishonesty. my work life will profit greatly from this, as will my personal life.


Plagiarism

Using someone else's words and ideas without giving credit where credit is due is a kind of plagiarism. I will be guilty of plagiarism if I have not mentioned my sources intentionally or accidently (Jr & KeithSpiegel, 2001).

When and how should a quotation be used? No matter how long a citation is, it must be labelled as a verbatim citation. The author, title, and page number of the source should all be provided. Change someone else's thoughts into my own via paraphrasing (Macfarlane et al., 2014). I should always credit the source when paraphrasing, and I should never adopt someone else's thoughts as my own while doing so. I must also explicitly identify and credit any data or information that I intend to utilise from my sources. The name of the site's creator and the URL must be included in the citation of any information gained from an electronic source. Considerations must be taken into account while utilising electronic media for study, even if there are various possibilities. Self-published content predominates on the internet, as opposed to academic journals and books. If I want to be sure, look to reputable sources like government websites, online periodicals, and university websites. Verifying the information I am utilising is really important.


Is it better to work together than to just replicate someone else's. Many classes need students to work together in groups. In order to prevent academic rules breaches and misunderstanding, I should be clear about which tasks should be completed on my own and which may be done with the help of others. It's not just about assigning jobs; it's about posing, pondering, and addressing a specific issue or problem together. It is expected that my lecturer would give I an idea of what they anticipate from I academically at the beginning of the semester. As a matter of thumb, don't presume that I can work with other pupils if the instructor hasn't clearly said that I can. Academic integrity is immediately undermined and the learning process of both I and my classmates is jeopardised by cheating or cheating during evaluations (Macfarlane et al., 2014). Copying is also a kind of plagiarism.


  1. Produce an ‘at a glance’ leaflet that gives examples and explanations on how to produce a reference list using AU Harvard referencing. Include examples on how to insert in-text citations and direct quotations.


Don't forget to insert all of the spaces and comma in the proper locations. The case is important. However, if you use the Cite tool, be careful to double-check that all the information that need is included in the citation and in the correct format. In most circumstances, we will have to make some adjustments.



Textbook

Author family name, first initial publication year, Book title in Italics, Publisher name, publishers location. eg.  Schermerhorn, J Davidson, P Factor, A Woods, P Simon A & McBarron, E 2016, Management, Wiley, Milton, Qld.

Journal Article

Author family name, first initial & Author surname/ family name, first initial publication year, ‘Journal Article’, Journal title in Italics, vol., no., pp. first page number – last page number. eg.  Cole, B, & Salimath, M 2013, ‘Diversity identity management: an organizational         perspective’.  Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 116, no.1, pp. 151–161.

An ebook Remember

e-books in HTML format, sourced from RMIT University Library, use the name of the e-book collection (for example: ProQuest Ebook Central) instead of the place of  publication. Author family name, first initial year of publication, book title, Publisher, Platform through which it was published eg. Karlsen, F 2013, A world of excesses: online games and excessive playing, Routledge, 

Proquest Ebook Central

Chapter in a book

Author of the chapters’ family name, first initial year of publication, ‘chapter title’, in editor of the books first initial, then family name (ed.), Title of the book, edition number edn, Publisher of the book, location of publisher, pp. page range of the chapter you are referencing. eg.   Ahmadjian, C 2006, ‘Japanese business groups: continuity in the face of change’, in S

         Chang (ed.), Business groups in East Asia: financial crisis, restructuring, and new growth,     3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 22-51.

Remember

Use (ed.) for a single editor and (eds) for two or more editors.

Use the editor(s) name with initials before the family name (Example: S Chang).

Website / Blog

It's common practise to refer to a blog post or blog as a website. The username may be used instead of an author name if there are no authors (for example: Thesis Whisperer). The entry format should be listed here (for example: blog or blog post). Multiple postings on the same day are considered to be a single entry. The next day's time should also be included (for example: 13 January, 4.25 am).


Author individual or corporate of the website Year, Title of the website in Italics, date you 

read the page in day month year, <Web address inside angled brackets>.

        Website example

eg.   World Health Organization 2014, WHO recommendations for routine immunization – 

         summary tables, World Health Organization, viewed 1 May 2014, 

         <http://www.who.int/immunization/policy/immunization_tables/en/>

Remember

If no author(s) (individual or corporate), start with the title of the webpage or document 

in italics. After the author(s) (individual or corporate) details, if there is no date supplied, use n.d.

Include the name of the publisher of the webpage or document after the title and before 

the viewed date. The publisher can also be the same as the author.

Blog example

eg.  Thesis Whisperer 2013, ‘Wormhole literature’, The Thesis Whisperer, blogpost, 3 April, 

viewed

        8 January 2014, http://thesiswhisperer.com/2013/04/03/the-wormhole-incident/

References

  • Jr, W., & KeithSpiegel, P. (2001). Academic integrity as an institutional issue. Ethics & Behavior, 11(3), 325–342.
  • Lanier, M. M. (2006). Academic integrity and distance learning. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 17(2), 244–261.
  • Macfarlane, B., Zhang, J., & Pun, A. (2014). Academic integrity: a review of the literature. Studies in Higher Education, 39(2), 339–358.






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