Journal work

Journal work involves you using or learning new skills. Here are some you might use while doing your journal work;

Skills of Analysis

• Reading and understanding materials and arguments
• Thinking about arguments and viewpoints
• Identifying other views and judging them
• Finding and gathering as well as presenting facts and figures
• Preparing graphs and diagrams

Presentation Skills

• Public speaking to large or small groups
• Deciding on what to present and which arguments to use
• Structuring what you want to say
• Using visual materials to present your facts or arguments or those of others

Team-working Skills

• Working in groups
• Allocating and agreeing tasks
• Group discussion skills
• Listening to and talking with others
• Dealing with debate and even disagreement
• Accountability to the group
• Taking responsibility and getting things done

Communication Skills

• Oral communication
• Contacting and making arrangements with speakers and organisations
• Introducing and chairing meetings
• Summarising discussions
• Meeting and greeting people
• Briefing speakers
• Preparing and sending letters
• Presentation Skills for small and large groups

Research Skills

• Selecting topics and key issues
• Identifying sources of information and accessing them
• Reading and summarising information
• Organising material

Organisational Skills

• Deciding on who does what
• Organising meetings
• How to come to making decisions
• Contacting people and organisations
• Setting up rooms for meetings
• Obtaining permissions etc
• Following up activities or events
• Preparing materials
• Making appointments

IT skills

• Good typing skills.
• Developing good searching skills and being able to find information on the internet.
• Being able to communicate online - send an email.
• Being able to make a poster using a design package.
• Being able to create, save and recover files on a computer.
• Being able to create a PowerPoint presentation for a class presentation.
• Create a flyer using a desktop publishing package.

 Problem solving skills

• Ability to identify problems 
• Ability to deal with change
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative and resourcefulness

Download the Journal booklet here

Download the Journal checklist here 

Get some tips on completing the journal here.