GCS1501 Assignment 3 ANSWERS 2025 - Due August 2025

GCS1501
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: AUGUST 2025




SEMESTER 2 2025

, GCS1501

ASSIGNMENT 3 2025


QUESTION 1


Briefly explain the benefits of the following skills for your everyday life (normal/ordinary
life), university life and workplace.


1.1 Decision‑making skills


Everyday life - Helps you choose how to spend free time e.g. planning errands vs.
relaxation), so you feel balanced and in control (Learning Unit 3, p. 39).


University life - Guides you in selecting modules or study strategies that align with your
goals, boosting academic success (Learning Unit 3, p. 49).




Workplace - Enables you to weigh option like prioritizing projects or allocating resources
leading to more efficient team outcomes (Table 1.2, Vermaak 1993, p. 39).



1.2 Study skills



Everyday life
Improves your ability to learn new hobbies or life tasks e.g. cooking, budgeting more
quickly and effectively (Learning Unit 2, p. 2).



University life
Allows you to organise notes, manage reading loads, and prepare for exams
systematically, reducing stress (Learning Unit 2, pp. 2–3).