Developing the professional assignment 3
DEVELOPING THE PROFESSIONAL (BS4S04)
Gaining an international education, especially a UK degree is highly respected in my country of origin - Nigeria. It gives one the opportunity to accelerate up the career ladder in comparison to other degree holders. For this reason and also as a result of my desire to be more prolific academically and professionally, I decided to study for a master’s degree.
In deciding to study at the University of South Wales, I had to make consultancy with some friends who had studied here in the past on the modus operandi of the academic / social lifestyle at the university as well as cost of living in Treforest where my campus was to be located. This was in agreement with Joseph and Joseph (1998) who cited some attributes in choice of student’s selection of tertiary institution as significant person who had attended the institution, location as well as college efforts to communicate with the student.
Over the past few months, with help from tutors as well as utilization of opportunities that exist in my environment, I have been able to develop myself in various aspects of my life including developing presentation and communication skills, team building skills, conflict resolution and conflict management as well as learning from the perception of others about me. In doing this, I have discovered new skills and learned to optimize old skills. I have also been able to meet my health targets and explore my social circle as well as enlarge my network. This essay aims to identify what I have learned since the beginning of the Masters programme, the learning process, how it has affected me, what tasks I employed to develop as well as how my development is helping in the process of having an excellent future managerial career.
The Learning Process
The first class I attended in the developing the professional module (DTP) created a platform which explored what is expected in being masterly. During this class, I learned about the need
Gaining an international education, especially a UK degree is highly respected in my country of origin - Nigeria. It gives one the opportunity to accelerate up the career ladder in comparison to other degree holders. For this reason and also as a result of my desire to be more prolific academically and professionally, I decided to study for a master’s degree.
In deciding to study at the University of South Wales, I had to make consultancy with some friends who had studied here in the past on the modus operandi of the academic / social lifestyle at the university as well as cost of living in Treforest where my campus was to be located. This was in agreement with Joseph and Joseph (1998) who cited some attributes in choice of student’s selection of tertiary institution as significant person who had attended the institution, location as well as college efforts to communicate with the student.
Over the past few months, with help from tutors as well as utilization of opportunities that exist in my environment, I have been able to develop myself in various aspects of my life including developing presentation and communication skills, team building skills, conflict resolution and conflict management as well as learning from the perception of others about me. In doing this, I have discovered new skills and learned to optimize old skills. I have also been able to meet my health targets and explore my social circle as well as enlarge my network. This essay aims to identify what I have learned since the beginning of the Masters programme, the learning process, how it has affected me, what tasks I employed to develop as well as how my development is helping in the process of having an excellent future managerial career.
The Learning Process
The first class I attended in the developing the professional module (DTP) created a platform which explored what is expected in being masterly. During this class, I learned about the need
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