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Because academic writing depends upon the presentation of ideas in a logical and concise way, I believe that this will be one of my main areas of focus when I attempt to improve myself.
Growth Plan
One of the most important element of a growth plan is self-knowledge. I now have a knowledge of my precise strengths and weaknesses, which I can use to construct a self-development plan.
The first part of my plan will then involve finding a way to use my strengths in order to improvement weaknesses. In research, my major strength is my ability to find relevant, high-quality academic information. A weakness is that I find rather to much of this to allow time for a concise and well-constructed piece of writing. I spend so much time on research and identifying the information that I am going to use that I have too little time left for writing. I think an important factor here is that I must find a better way to manage my time. To do this, I will use advice from sources such as the University of California Berkeley (2010), which gives valuable information on the critical evaluation of resources. Although I do have considerable skills in this regard, I feel that further advice on this can help me manage my research and writing time much better.
In terms of writing, spending less time on research will give me more time to devote to better focus in my writing. For this, I will use the advice of sources such as The Teaching and Learning...
Here, some valuable advice is posted regarding the use of concise ideas to present one's writing to the academic community. It also promotes a deeper understanding of the underlying factors that relate to concise writing. I have for example discovered that presenting one's ideas in concise, well-structured paragraphs shows that one has understood one's research and how it relates to the subject in question. It is therefore a very important academic skill.
Conclusion
This exercise has provided me with the opportunity to not only get to know my strengths and weaknesses better, but also to use this in planning to improve my skills. Writing and research are two vital components not only of the academic life, but also in many workplaces. I therefore feel that I am constructing for myself vital skills that I can use now and in the future. Furthermore, the exercise also has a broader application; teaching me to identify my strengths and my weaknesses, and to use the combination of these to help me improve my skills and ultimately also myself.
References
Teaching and Learning Institute (2004). Writing for University Courses -- Use of Words. Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved from: http://universitywriting.shu.ac.uk/words/advice/d_being.htm
University of California Berkeley. (2010). Critical Evaluation of Resources. Retrieved from: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/evaluation.html
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