SWOT analysis enables students to know their talents and abilities and learn how to use them to their advantage (Wiggers & Kok, 2004). Knowing one's strength, weakness, opportunities, and weakness comes in handy since one can manage them efficiently having the knowledge of their existence. One may get to know of opportunities they may not have considered before and can use them to their advantage. Threats also present themselves, and ways to eliminate them must be known so as to limit them.
My strengths: I communicate well with other students both in and out of class. This boosts my understanding in group work since I can clarify my points and ask for clarification on points I have not understood. This also enables me to lead group discussions from time to time.In the class, I also volunteer to answer questions and discuss math sum on the board. Am completely committed to every work I do. Am very attentive and readily contribute my points during lectures. I read ahead of the lecturers and do research on the next topic ahead of lectures this makes it easier to understand during lectures. I write all my notes and do all my assignment on time this reduces all the last minute rush.
My weaknesses are: Am always in a hurry which tends to make my presentation be of poor quality. This also affects my assignment quality as I fail to capture the important points which result to poor points. When I have too many tasks, I tend to panic especially when the deadline is due and am not finished. This also results to my poor performance as the end product is of poor quality. I get nervous when presenting my ideas during class presentations which make my content delivery poor. At times I panic and some of the content I had perfectly mastered fade off hence I deliver very shallowly.
My opportunities are: convincing the lecturers that I have content during class presentations. This I can readily achieve by mastering my confidence prior presentation. Also by practicing presentation in front of an audience will go in handy when it comes to mastering my confidence. Meeting with other class members and allowing them to share the tactics they use during the class presentation to make their content flow and be of quality will improve my class presentations. Volunteering to research ever time the lecture post something to the class email and delivering it among the first student is also an opportunity I can take advantage of to improve my performance. Volunteering to conduct class discussions in the absence of the lecturer will go in handy when it comes to content mastering as I will get very different ideas from my peers (Partida & Andina, 2010).
My threats: Some of the students appear composed and confident while doing class presentation and this shadows my potential. When compared to such students the lecture might think that I don’t have content which is not the case. During group discussion, some of the members dominate the group work which limits my contribution rate. This later reduces my concentration span as I tend to feel my efforts are not appreciated.
If I work on my SWOT analysis for a semester and keep noting every change and upgrading them, this will greatly improve my academic performance. My grade will also improve hence improving my general performance. I will also build a good reputation with my lectures and fellow students.
REFERENCE
Partida, A., &Andina, D. (2010). Strategic Management and Business policy-Entering the 21st century global Society. Dordrecht: Springer.
Wiggers, P., &Kok, H. (2004). Business balls personal and organizational development. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
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