Portfolio: SWOT Analysis, Reflection, Assignment, CV Writing, Interview Preparation, Emails, Referencing, Academic Writing, Communication, TIC, Presentation Skills, Plagiarism

This portfolio includes various documents such as SWOT analysis, reflection, assignment, CV writing, interview preparation, emails, referencing, academic writing, communication, TIC, presentation skills, and plagiarism.

CW2: Portfolio

SUMMARY
Knowledge is crucial for the individual as it helps them in developing the understanding
of various aspects such the it creates awareness about the surroundings. This help the individual
in ensuring their survival by making them capable of working in the current business
environment. For this I have to analyse the market and the prevailing situations as on the basis if
this the trends in the market can be identified and on the basis of which I can prepared the
personal development plans. With the help of such plan the skills can be improved which can
enhance the capability of taking various decisions and handling the challenges which will faced.
In this report portfolio is prepared which includes various documents that an individual uses.
Such documents will help me in identifying the opportunities in the market in the near future and
the challenges which I may have to face.
In this report various documents are discussed which I have used or will use in future so
that the success can be achieved in future. The SWOT analysis helps in determining the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats with the help of which I can analysis what all
skills I have to develop in me so that I can grab the opportunities ion future. Such analysis help
me in determining the skills which I have and on the basis of which I can be successful. But to
improve the employability and the chances of being successful I have to develop a few more
skills. Such requirement arises due to changes which are taking place in the technology and the
globalisation as this increase the level of competition among the organisation. Due to this the
expectations of the organisation increases and this leads to adaption of more skills and the
knowledge. I had to prepare the CV with the help of which I could reflect all of my capabilities
before the interviewer so that they can analyse my competencies and the capabilities of handling
the role. Other documents which are included in the reports are Presentation, Email, skills of
academic writing which reflect the level of communication as it plays a crucial role ineffectively
executing the role. With the help of reflection, I can express my experiences with the others
effectively. Further I have discussed about the interview preparation which are crucial to crack
the interview as with the help of this I could confidently respond to the interviewer. Also it is
important to understanding the importance of the referencing and the plagiarism as this helps in
making the reports so formulated by the individual authentic and reliable.

Table of Contents
SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
1) SWOT Analysis.................................................................................................................4
2) Reflection...........................................................................................................................5
3) Assignment.........................................................................................................................9
4) CV Writing.......................................................................................................................11
5) Interview Preparation.......................................................................................................13
6) Formal and informal Emails.............................................................................................13
7) Referencing/ Citation.......................................................................................................16
8) Academic Writing............................................................................................................18
9) Communication................................................................................................................19
10) TIC.................................................................................................................................20
11) Presentation Skills..........................................................................................................22
12) Plagiarism.......................................................................................................................23
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

MAIN BODY
1) SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis is a methodology which help to determine the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunity and threats. The analysis of these factors helps in formulation of various strategies
which helps in managing the weaknesses with the effective use of the strengths. On the basis of
this the personal development plans can be made which will help the individuals in achieving
their targets and the goals (Bohari, Hin and Fuad, 2017). This analysis has various advantages as
it helps in determination of the capabilities of the individual, the skills possessed by them and the
areas where they are lacking. Such analysis facilitates the individual in overcoming the barriers
which can influence their success. SWOT analysis helped me in analysis of various internal
factors on the basis of which the strategic planning was done for the organisation.

2) Reflection
Reflection is the act of examining the thoughts and the feelings of the individuals. This
helps them in analysis and the interpretation of the experiences of the individuals on the basis of
the events and the acts occurred in the past. The human reflection is the tendency which helps
them in taking decisions by analysing the situations. This enables them in managing the
situations both at personal level and at professional level (Reynolds and Vince, 2017). Personal
reflection need to be expressed in writing by the individual which need to be simple in language
and easy to understand by the audiences. Due to this the tone of the refection must be as per the
targeted audiences. I have used reflection in undertaking various projects with the help of which
I could communicate my experiences and the learnings from undertaking the projects.

3) Assignment
Assignment is a task which has to be performed by the individual which can be part of
their job or the course in which they are enrolled. Such assignments need to be undertaken by the
students on the basis of various scenario provided to them (García-Peñalvo, 2016). They need to
be done by considering relevant sources so that the data so used in the assignments are authentic
and reliable. While working professionally assignments could be related to the projects which are
to be considered in the organisations. Such assignments are prepared by the students with an aim
of developing better understanding of the content taught in the classes. While I was doing my
studies I prepared various assignments which helped me in scoring higher grades as with this
better understanding can be developed.

4) CV Writing
Curriculum vitae is a document which help in marketing the individual and highlighting
the profession and academic background. It includes various information such as the awards and
achievements, recognitions, grands etc. which reflects the capabilities of the individual. It helps
the employer to analyse about the person who has applied for the job and their ability to perform
the role for which they have applied (Agha and et. al., 2017). The major elements which are
included in a CV are name of the candidate, their qualifications, abilities, skills, hobbies, details
about the past experiences which can help them in executing the desired role. The attractiveness
in the CV helps in getting the job. When I completed my studies I prepared this document on the
basis of which the interview used to put questions.

5) Interview Preparation
When the individual wants to do any job they need to appear for an interview and to
perform well in that preparations need to be done by them. Such preparation includes gathering
sufficient knowledge of the role for which the person the wants to apply. Also it includes
developing the communication skills, having the knowing of the related topics and the
organisation which they wants to join (McDowell, 2019). When I was preparing for the interview
I learned to answer various common questions which are asked by the interviewer. Better
preparations develops confidence among the individuals which helps them to respond
confidently.
6) Formal and informal Emails
To be successful in the career it is important for an individual to have better
communication skills which can be both oral and written. In the organisation, it is important to
have a knowledge of formal and informal emails as most of the communication need shared

through the emails. The formal emails are those in which the specific informations are provided
in informative words while in the informal emails the details are provided which are generally
descriptive (Naveed and Anwar, 2016). I took various sessions for learning this skills which
helps me in writing the emails in such a manner that I can effectively convey the message in
lesser words. Efficiency in the communication helps the individual in achieving success in their
career.

7) Referencing/ Citation
Referencing refers to acknowledging someone's idea or the material information in your
own work. In this the citation is provided for the information which has been used so that the
reader can determine the authenticity of the information which is being used (Giuli and
Treadgold, Apple Inc, 2017). At the time preparing any project report, appropriate references are
provided for all the information used for the project. This provides the authenticity to the report
so prepared. I prepared various reports for which citations are done of the references. This helped
me in scoring better marks as with this maker the report authentic. References are available in
various styles such as Harvard, AVP, Chicago etc.

8) Academic Writing
Academic writing, also known as scholarly writing is related with writing the content
which is relevant only from the academic point of view. It has no practical relevance but with the
help of effective academic writing skills the individual can score better marks. As in universities,
colleges and the schools the students who can express better being clear in their words scores
more (Belcher, 2019). I have learned from my experience that it need to be more accurate,
impersonal and evidenced as this keep the writer to be focussed. Also the use of the grammar,
spellings must be good as this make the content effective and helps in fulfilling all the
requirements of the assignments. The references must be provided for the facts and the
information so used in the content as it make the content more reliable.

9) Communication
Communication is one of the important skill which helps in making the person successful
in their career as with the help of this an individual can communicate effectively. Such skills can

be improved by way of reading, speaking, writing etc. I realised its importance and decide to
improve the same for which I attended various classes with the help of which I could improve
my various writing skills such as that of writing mails, giving presentation etc. (Green and
Salkind, 2016). These skills are crucial professionally as well as at personal level as this helps in
delivering the message in an effective manner.
10) TIC
TIC refers to the Thinking into Character. It can be defined as a program with the help of
which the skills among the students are created. Such programs are organised by the universities
and the colleges to make their students efficient enough to deal with the changes that are taking
place (Chandren and Yaacob, 2016). With the help of this the level of knowledge can be

improved which increases their employability so that they can grab the opportunities prevailing
in the environment. I have attended various such transformational program which developed the
skills with which I can effectively adapt the latest technologies. This program filled the gap
between the skills which were required to reach to the level which I wanted to achieve.

11) Presentation Skills
Presentation skills are related with the creativity which an individual need to have to be
successful. With the help of this skills the knowledge and the understanding of the topic or the
project can be presented before the lecturers and the members of the boards if it is to be given in
front of the directors (Yadav, Rawal and Baxi, 2016). Such presentation can be make attractive

and effective by becoming confident and clear so that the listeners can be effective. Various
factors which are to be included while presenting the reports are eye contact, effective speaking
with simple words etc. I took various sessions which helped me in developing this skills. But still
I feel lack of confidence when I have to present before others.
12) Plagiarism
Plagiarism is related with copying the data and the information of any other person. This
is a wrongful appropriation of the material. This leads to a situation in which there is stealing of
other person's work and then this creates a dishonest situation. This will lead to breach of ethics.
This type of works can be academic dishonesty or any other such type of activity which can have
wrong implications (Franco-Salvador, Rosso and Montes-y-Gómez, 2016). I have learn this

concept while I paid attention on the academic writing as such issue has to be faced while
writing the content.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bohari, A. M., Hin, C. W. and Fuad, N., 2017. The competitiveness of halal food industry in
Malaysia: A SWOT-ICT analysis. Geografia-Malaysian Journal of Society and Space.
9(1).
Reynolds, M. and Vince, R., 2017. Organizing reflection: An introduction. In Organizing
reflection (pp. 15-28). Routledge.
García-Peñalvo, F. J., 2016. Presentation of the GRIAL research group and its main research
lines and projects on March 2016.
Agha, R. and et. al., 2017. How to write a medical CV. International journal of surgery.
Oncology. 2(6). p.e32.
McDowell, G. L., 2019. Cracking the coding interview: 189 programming questions and
solutions. CareerCup.
Naveed, M.A. and Anwar, M.A., 2016. Understanding cotton growers’ information needs from
rural Bahawalpur. Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries, 16.
Giuli, R. D. and Treadgold, N. K., Apple Inc, 2017. Better resolution when referencing to
concepts. U.S. Patent 9,633,004.
Belcher, W. L., 2019. Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic
publishing success. University of Chicago Press.
Green, S. B. and Salkind, N. J., 2016. Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh, books a la carte.
Pearson.
Chandren, S. and Yaacob, A., 2016. Action research on enhancing accounting students’ oral
presentation skill. International Review of Management and Marketing. 6(7S). pp.321-
325.
Yadav, S., Rawal, G. and Baxi, M., 2016. Plagiarism-A serious scientific misconduct. Int J
Health Sci Res. 6(2). pp.364-366.
Franco-Salvador, M., Rosso, P. and Montes-y-Gómez, M., 2016. A systematic study of
knowledge graph analysis for cross-language plagiarism detection. Information
Processing & Management. 52(4). pp.550-570.
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