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Academic Skills

Fakultas Haris Wahyudi

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A. What is Academic Skills?
• Academic skills are the skills necessary to do well in an
educational setting.
• They include:
– Study skills
– Time management
– Note Taking
– Reading & writing
– Math
– Computer
– Research
• Academic skills are necessary for being successful in school, and
in many cases, in a professional career.

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What is the Purpose?
As a student, you are expected to be responsible for your own
learning. The aims of these topic are to:
• Show you how you can develop good study skills.
• Share with you some ideas and experiences in Study Skills.
• Help you manage your own success as a student.

What makes a successful student?

• By building an awareness of your strengths and weaknesses in your academic
studies you will develop better learning styles so that you can adapt to new
learning.
• Being a successful student comprises a wide range of study and academic
skills and practices that can be learned, rehearsed and developed.

“Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent is perspiration”

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B. Time Management
• Time management is the art of arranging, organizing, scheduling, and
budgeting time for the purpose of generating more effective work and
productivity
• Objectives: using recommended practices and strategies will lead you to
become more effective with your studying.
• Example of major concern for some students: submitting assignments

“Your priority is to study and pass your course”

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1. Urgent & Important
– The activities need to be dealt with immediately and they're
important.
– Crises, problems, deadline-driven projects.

2. Not-Urgent & Important

– Although the activities here are important, and contribute to
achieving the goals and priorities - they don't have to be done
right now
– Preparation of assignment/exam, family time, personal
relaxation/recreation, sports.

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3. Urgent & Not-Important
– They must be dealt with right now, but frankly, are
not important (interruptions/distractions)
– Phone calls, some meetings, some email
4. Not-Urgent & Not-Important
– things which are neither urgent nor important
– Junk mail, spam, busywork, trivia, “escape”
activities, mindless web surfing, etc.

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Case study
• Imagine that you are a student who has to submit an assignment
in two weeks. Make a list of the time management factors that
you would need to consider in submitting a good piece of work
on time. Your list might include:
• early start to the preparation • programme handbook for rules
• consider personal and and regulations for the writing of
professional activities and submission
• Library access? • learning and reflection from
• literature searching including previous assignments
time on the Internet • check sufficient equipment
• any other commitments e.g. especially:
work or social • printer cartridges
• paper
• course handbook for • coversheets
assignment details • presentation folder
• post registration handbook for • tutor contact for discussing draft
cover sheets • arrangements for proof reading

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What is the easiest to start time management?
• Make a list of things that might influence the time you can put into study.
• What are your strengths and where could you improve your time
management?
• Planning my timetable
– Make a list of what you would put in a semester time table
• Managing time is a skill which is dependent on prioritizing, effective planning
and communicating with others.

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C. Study Skills
Practical Considerations
• Find a place to study, whatever works for you.
• Try some strategies such as sorting and shuffling your notes into order.
• Use self motivation to get you started. Reward yourself.
• Keep all your work together
• Highlighters can be useful to your equipment to highlight important topics

Can you think of any more practical considerations?

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How is Effective Study Done?
• Always know what you are studying and
why.
• You need stamina to study so you need to
keep in good physical and intellectual
health.
• If you are tired or feeling unwell take rest.

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Top Ten Tips for Effective Study
1. Know what you are studying and why.
2. Be positive, know what works for you and be aware of your
distraction excuses.
3. Forward plan, anticipate and create a realistic time table that
works and have it highly visible.
4. Be adaptable and change things if they are not working
5. Make sure you are in a suitable environment and have made
what you are studying interesting.

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6. Set some achievable goals and reward yourself
7. Be active in your study, for example know why you are reading a
particular chapter or section and reflect on what you have
chosen to learn.
8. Communicate with your colleagues, peers and personal
tutor/lecturer. Discuss your assignments, worries and concerns.
Keep a note book handy
9. Allow time for hobbies, breaks, eating and relaxation
10. Don't be disheartened when plans go awry. Most students have
some obstacles to overcome.

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D. Critical Thinking
• Critical thinking is an important and vital topic in modern
education.
• All education consists of transmitting to students two different
things:
– deliver the subject matter or discipline content of the course ("what to
think")
– the correct way to understand and evaluate the subject matter ("how to
think").
• This second ability is termed critical thinking
• A student who thinks critically can ask appropriate questions,
gather relevant information, efficiently and creatively

“Speak slowly but think fast”

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• Critical thinking cannot be taught to students by most parents.
• Trained and knowledgeable instructors are necessary to impart
the proper information and skills.
• Math and science instructors have precisely this information and
these skills
• Critical thinking skills are similar of problem solving skills that
result in reliable knowledge.
• When you think critically, you are asking questions about what
you see and hear, evaluating, categorizing, and finding
relationships.

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Critical thinking can be taught during:
1. Lectures: discussion in the class
2. Laboratories: apply/practice critical thinking during laboratories session
3. Homework: Homework presents many opportunities to encourage critical
thinking
4. Quantitative Exercises: Mathematical exercises and quantitative word
problems enhances critical thinking
5. Assignments: Writing forces students to organize their thoughts, contemplate
their topic, evaluate their data in a logical fashion, and present their
conclusions in a persuasive manner. Good writing is the epitome of good
critical thinking
6. Exams: can promote critical thinking rather than rote memorization

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E. Working in a group
• Working effectively group is an important part of
university and faculty education.
• It helps to develop skills
• Understandings and networks/friendships will be
effective and successful in the global workplace
from a range of backgrounds and different
countries.

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Benefits of working in a group
• Develop your skills in working in teams. Employers are increasingly
seeking graduates with these skills.
• Develop your spoken communication skills. Successful group projects are
underpinned by clear and effective communication.
• Develop your international network that will be invaluable in your future
career
• Develop cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills. These
include an understanding of different body language, understanding that
the same words may be interpreted differently by different people, and
that there may be several different assumption made of the one situation.

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Hints for Working Successfully in Cross-cultural Teams

• Working in a cross-cultural team is the best way to learn about

another culture – this is your opportunity.
• Remember that similarities are more important than differences.
For instance people from all cultures expect polite behaviour.
However, polite behaviour can be very different in different
cultures.
• Recognise that the situation may be ‘face’ threatening to you or
the other person.
• Clarify and check for understanding: “We really need to
understand each other. Tell me if I am not being clear, and I’ll tell
you if I do not understand.”

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F. Personal Development Planning
• Personal development planning is 'a structured and supported
process undertaken by an individual to reflect upon their own
learning, performance and / or achievement and to plan for their
personal, educational and career development.‘
• PDP results in two main outcomes.
1. Enhanced self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses and directions for
change.
2. Help individuals understand the value added through learning in the
subjects they have studied.

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PDP is intended to help students to
• Become more effective, independent and confident self-directed
learners;
• Understand how they are learning and relate their learning to a
wider context;
• Improve their general skills for study and career management;
• Articulate their personal goals and evaluate progress towards
their achievement;
• Encourage a positive attitude to learning throughout life.

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The following is PDP that students should look into

• The first part deals with identifying your own strengths and
weaknesses, and how you learn best.
• Next there is advice on how to gain the study skills you need to
succeed in Higher Education, and how to identify what help you
might need, and where you should go.
• The last sections are concerned with making the most of your
future; deciding on a career direction, marketing yourself to
potential employers and making the most of the opportunities in
your life.

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Terima Kasih
Haris Wahyudi