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1. Student Name: Marwa Ahmad
Course: Biochemistry
SKILL AREA Student
Examples / comments
A. COMMUNICATION
e.g. clear, effective speech I would say I am good at effectively
communicating for example, for my
research project, I email my supervisor
to update them and always take on their
feedback.
- expressiveness
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explanatory ability
writing skills
Score
0-10
- communicating with people at different
levels
7
B. WORKING WITH OTHERS
e.g. co-operating
- getting on with people Working for lab projects, I work as part
of teams like in the kit assignment
project. We worked together to design
and plan. Its very important to work well
and efficiently.
- contributing to teamwork
- working under supervision
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supervising
working with people at different levels
Score
0-10
9
C. IMPROVING OWN PERFORMANCE
e.g. enthusiasm, commitment

2. - willingness to learn An example for this skill would be that I
was always on time for work despite
transport delays due to my organisation
and took any feedback given by my
managers and applied it.
- initiative, resourcefulness
taking responsibility
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maturity
attendance, punctuality
Score
0-10
10
- personal organisation/work planning
SKILL AREA Student
Examples / comments
D. PROBLEM SOLVING
e.g
- prioritising tasks I gave myself a 6 because whilst I am
good with understanding information
and finding it, I am often
overwhelmed by problems and can
be slow to act. This is something I am
working on improving in my research
project by coming up with solutions if
my results are not right.
- defining problems
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-
taking action
grasping main points
Score
0-10
- locating information 6
E. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
e.g
- using word processing package

3. - using other p.c. packages
using databases
I can use word and similar technology
very well, for example my
presentation on work experiences.
Furthermore, for my most recent job
as a waitress we had websites to fill
out training courses and forms which I
was able to do easily.
Score
0-10
9
- using company specific IT
F. APPLICATION OF NUMBERS
e.g I have always liked working with
numbers and apply it in labs when
analysing data from instruments like
ICP or PCR.
- calculating / evaluating
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-
checking results / accuracy
estimating
Score
0-10
- recording / presenting data 9

4. SKILL AREA Student
Examples / comments
G. WORKING PRACTICE I have basic knowledge for a variety of
equipment however, there is still many
instruments and machines I can learn
to use.
(i) Knowledge
e.g
- function / principles of equipment
- safety regulations / procedures
- knowing reasons for particular work
practices
Score
0-10
7
- background / theoretical knowledge
(ii) Work Skills
e.g careful and safe working practice
- manual dexterity
- correct use of equipment / methodology I am good at following safety protocols
such as using fume hood and ppe in
labs. Also, using analysis instruments
like ICP-MS, I follow the necessary
rules to safely use the instruments.
Score
0-10
- follow methods / protocols 8
- competent in a range of activities
(iii) Quality of work
e.g accuracy I pay attention to detail and make sure
any work I carry out is as accurate
and precise as possible. For example,
in labs I always do repeats to make
sure the data I am collecting is
accurate.
- reliability of service
- attention to detail
- level of service

5. - efficiency Score
0-10
- meets deadlines 8
- resilience under pressure

6. SKILL AREA Student
Examples / comments
H. PROFESSIONAL / ORGANISATIONAL
AWARENESS
e.g general presentation I present myself in a professional and well
manner, as well as follow rules and
regulations of the environment I am in.
- personnel issues
- professional ethics
- confidentiality
- company structure Score
0-10
- departmental structure/responsibilities 10
- function of company
Overall Student Mark 83/100
COMMENTS / PROPOSALS:

7. Briefly reflect upon the
assessment, including ideas to
improve your employability skills
To improve my employability skills,
I will work on dealing with stressful
situations and not getting
overwhelmed. Also, I will study to
gain more knowledge about
different relevant topics. Moreover,
I can improve in confidence and
saying ideas I have more often to
be more independent.