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Introduction -this section covers the week 1 topics

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Introduction -this section covers the week 1 topics

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Week 1 covered:
in week 1, I was introduced to this module which talked about how it provides the necessary skills a person is meant to possess in an academic and professional environment and its knowledge will be carried through my entire degree.
Some key employment such as communication, motivation, leadership, self management and interpersonal skills were introduced.

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Week 2 covered:
in this week, i got information about swot analysis and was introduced to Microsoft excel which is classified under It skills, swot analysis is a forum which aids individuals in making an examination of the skills they possess and the ones which they do not have to ensure that they build upon the ones the are missing. A social media platform called linked was introduced. it is known as a platform where you can introduce your interpersonal skills worldwide to find a job which best fits you.
IT skills are used in the technology sector in certain businesses. excel is a Microsoft which is used to enter, organise, process and manage data.

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Week 6 covered:
in week 6, academic writing was introduced. Academic writing is a formal type of writing which observe certain rules and conventions and prevents plagiarism.
verbs form parts of formal or informal sentences which includes
a) Passive or Active voice
b) Long or shortened verb forms
c) Phrasal(two/multiword) verbs or single verbs

in academic writing, sentences need to be simple and the information needs to be understandable. It needs to be objective which means you need to support your findings with evidence and objectification can be achieved by using first person and active voice

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in week 5, I was introduced to understanding plagiarism and referencing. In Coventry university, APA 7th edition style of Referencing is practiced.
In doing assignments, we can reference business reports, market research, statistics, information about a business, journals can also be referenced.

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Week 7 covered:
in week 7 , we talked about critical thinking which means analysing  facts, evidence, thinking clearly and understanding the connection between certain ideas.
to think critically,
1. clarify your thinking purpose and context
2. question your sources
3. identify arguments
4. analyse sources
5. evaluate others argument
6. create your arguments

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Week 9 covered:
in this week, I studied professional writing. this style of is precise, concise and clear and sets information out in a professional setting. there are different types of professional writing including, press release, business letters, reports, newsletters, memos, handbooks.
Newsletters are information which is released on a regular basis or intervals which can be internally or externally.
handbooks contain rules and regulations which clients or employees are meant to follow to avoid punishment.
reports.
emails are messages which are sent electronically to individuals or a group of people through a specific network

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Week 1 to 4 covered:
Microsoft Excel is a Microsoft app that is used for statistics and calculation and also for creating chats or schedules to determine the met deadlines or the ones which have not been met yet.
- LinkedIn Learning courses on Excel 2016 and 2019

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Week 3 and 4 covered:

- In week 3, I was introduced to employability skills which include teamwork and leadership skills. with teamwork, each individual need to ensure they are in one page with the other member and communicate effectively to avoid conflict among each other and they must support each other.
For leadership skills, the leader needs to ensure that they are self-aware meaning they need to cope with the environment they work in and also understand the view of their team members which is a form of empathy. A leader social skills must be on point so they can build relationships with their members.

In week 4, we talked about another employment skill known as networking, which involves communicating with other individuals and also building relationships. there are three different styles of networking. these are:
1.Networking in principles: spreading your wings and making good impression.

2.Networking online: this includes websites, blogs and social media plaforms like linkedin, instagram, whatsapp and online forums.
networking in practice: this involves attending parties, joining clubs and job fairs to build relationship with new people.

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Here is a plan for my weeks up to and after the exams:
It is to demonstrate my time-management skills.

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Week 8 covered:
In week 8, I learnt about reflective writing which requires you critically think and make links between your essays
I studied the difference between reflective and academic writing. With academic writing you have to write in first person ocassionally, but in academic writing you can decide not to.
In refelective writing, you need to write about your experience. in academic writing, you can draw out information from different sources or perspectives.

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