Coursework Portfolio: Reflection on Skills and Future Action Plan

This coursework portfolio presents a detailed reflection on skills acquired through group work, focusing on teamwork, communication, and critical thinking. The reflection highlights the importance of understanding diverse personalities and adapting communication styles for effective collaboration. The student identifies areas for further development, including confidence, mental growth, emotional growth, and social growth, and proposes a comprehensive action plan to address these areas. The action plan includes specific goals, actions, timeframes, and evidence of success, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement in both personal and professional contexts. The portfolio emphasizes the value of self-awareness, leadership development, and cross-cultural communication, aiming to enhance future career opportunities.

Coursework Portfolio

Table of Contents
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MAINBODY....................................................................................................................................3
Reflection.....................................................................................................................................3
Elaborating the areas for further development.............................................................................5
ACTION PLAN-..........................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

MAINBODY
Reflection
There are a lot of things that one can learn by being in a group of people or by working
with a bunch of individuals in particular. This is mainly because there are different kinds of
people. Which means there are people who have diverse personalities, ethnicities, cultures,
values, beliefs as well as backgrounds. Hence, it is also necessary to learn to adjust with all of
these different things if one wants to learn and grow in particular (Guchait. Lei. and Tews.,
2016). One of the major skills that I have learned by working in a group is the team working
skills. I particularly started learning this skill in specific when I just met the group members that
I was particularly going to work with for the first time ever. Team working skills are abundant
and is also considered to be a wide variety in particular. Majorly in terms because it deals with
learning about personalities and further developing attitude and working techniques or methods
according to that in particular.
One of the other major skill that I particularly learnt is the communication skills. The
communication skills are basically considered to be efficient and effective when the individual
who is communicating is specific and precise and the communication done is understandable and
relevant as well in the context of the business or the organization in particular (Hargie. Dickson.
and Tourish., 2017). Communication skills are very necessary when it comes to working with
different kinds of individuals in particular. This will also help me in the future in my career as
well. Because most of the working done in the current or the present times in particular is based
on the way of communication that is used and how efficient it particularly was. I personally got
to learn about the communication to do it many ways and according to many different aspects by
understanding the personalities and behaviours of people in particular.
It was interesting to learn about different kinds or types of personalities in particular to
enhance the communication skills and the decision- making skills as well (Yates. and De
Oliveira., 2016). Through this I got to learn that there are many kinds of people that have
different personalities and different attitudes to deal with different kinds of situations in
particular. This helped me to learn about different personalities and how to deal with different
kinds of people according to the situation so that there is no chaos and things do not get hectic

and the performance the dignity within the group is not particularly harmed because of this
specific reason in particular.
This type of information will help and support me a lot in my future professionally as
well as personally too. This is because dealing with people is a part of the list of basic necessities
in the current or the present times in particular. Hence, as I know that every one has a different
way of dealing with different things and different situations in particular. I will deal with those
people accordingly. Also, this will enhance my abilities of leadership and this will help me in
getting better growth opportunities in my professional life in the future in particular.
Also, I learned a lot about critical thinking skills. It is very necessary for understanding
and making decisions in particular (Hitchcock., 2018). But I think I could have enhanced this
skill of mine more. I need a little more guidance and enhancement still. It is very necessary to
understand the values and the backgrounds of people or individuals that one is working with to
think more efficiently and effectively as well. And just thinking is not the goal the major goal is
to think in a way so that the team or the group you are particularly working with gets benefited
by the activities or the tasks performed in particular. This is what I mainly learned is important
for critical thinking. I have learnt it, but still a little- bit learning regarding the big and small
things in this aspect of the skills in particular is required and is also necessary for me in
particular. This is something I was not particularly able to understand and I will try to deal with
more group projects to enhance my critical thinking skills in a better way.
Also, I have learnt a lot about making decisions (Назаров., 2021). The skills that I have
learnt like the communication skills and the skills like the critical thinking as well, have helped
me a lot in making efficient and proficient decisions for the group in particular. As I was not able
to understand the concept of critical thinking with full clarity in particular, I am a little- bit
concerned about my decision- making skills as well. But till now the decisions that I particularly
have taken for the group have made me feel pretty confident about my skills for majorly making
efficient decisions for the team I work with. Also, I have learnt that the decisions should be taken
in accordance to the demands and the desires of all the members that are present in the group.
This will also help me to enhance my leadership skill, which will help me to become a good
leader in particular. Most of the things that I have learnt from working in a group will help and
support my professional and personal growth and development in particular, in the present as
well as in the future too.

Elaborating the areas for further development
A group task, be it making a model or a simple presentation, teaches a lot to an individual who is
a part of that team. A teamwork is said to be an effective teamwork when there is an equal
participation from all the members. Here to make our teamwork efficient and mark it on top,
each and every member of the group participated by giving their best to the team. During the task
as I already stated above, I learnt various things, especially I get to enhance my communication
skills. The communication skills I developed during the task taught me the way I should behave
and speak to my team-mates. This will also help me in my future while having a conversation
with my colleagues or putting my personal views ahead. It also inculcated critical thinking in me,
which is basically required on every level, no matter where a person goes. It is the main skill that
is needed in order to be efficient enough in all the works and also it helps a lot in the decision-
making process. All these things that I learnt during the task will help me a lot in my coming
year of life. But there are also certain areas where I personally would like to develop my self.
Here are some areas that I wish to develop further:
Confidence- Confidence is what makes a person unique and out stand in front of others (Wei,
2020). A confident personality attracts most the people and here, I would definitely like to work
on my confidence level as with right amount of confidence, I can really make a huge difference
in my life. This will help me in the current times as well in the coming years of my life.
Mental growth- This automatically develops when a person works in an environment where
every individual is highly skilled (Zaman and Naqvi, 2018). With interacting more and more, I
can develop a new understanding and new aspects of life. I want to develop my this area, as it
will help me a lot in taking mature and right decisions in my life.
Emotional growth- Emotional growth plays a very important role in a person's life. It develops
a sense of empathy, which is very important for the people to treat every one right in their lives
(Jobson, 2020). Here, I would want to develop this emotional growth for better understanding of
the human nature.
Social growth- This is the most important area which makes every person to have good
relationships in their lives, be it personal or professional lives. I definitely want to enhance my
social skills, as that will have a positive impact on my well-being and will also provide me a

benefit in the future. With the right social connections and network, there come many
opportunities that are going to help me in my future.
ACTION PLAN-
PROBLEM GOAL ACTION PLAN TIME FRAME EVIDENCE OF
SUCCESS
Lack of
motivation that
has been reason
behind delay in
school projects
and assignments
(Herzberg, 2017).
1)To complete all
the school
assignments.
2)To control
higher anxiety
levels.
3)To self care.
1)Setting goals
for studding and
rewarding myself
when I achieve
any of my goal on
time.
2)Focus on
achieving rather
than thinking abut
the goals,
3)Actively
participating in
different activities
that are designed
by the school in
order to increase
student's
motivation.
It is going to take
me three to five
months in order
to be constantly
motivated while
studding for the
exams.
1)Constantly
studding for
exam.
2)Gaining good
marks in exams.
3)Attending all
the session school
are some signs of
success to
motivation
problem.
Lack of creative
thinking has
stopped my
1) To gain good
marks in school
projects and
1) Participating in
all the school
assignments and
Creative thinking
ability and skill is
not a one-day
Higher Rewards
will be one such
thing that Is going

ability to innovate
something new in
different projects
and assignment
that I m getting.
(Cottrell, 2017)
assignments.
2) Creative
thinking will help
me in future job
as well.
3) Being creative
and innovative
also increases
one's confidence
in class and other
activities.
different activities
is the first thing
that need to be
done.
2) Reading
various kind of
intellectual books
will ultimately
going to increase
my thinking skill
while doing all
the work of
school.
3) Active
listening during
lectures will give
me knowledge
that I can apply
during projects
and assessment
tasks.
thing. It is going
to take at-least a
year to build that
mind set in order
to perform all the
activities with
innovative skill.
to analyse my
performance in
the school.
Higher
participation in
activities that
demand creative
thinking skill.
Communication
has been the
biggest problem
as it needs
confidence while
talking to
anybody.
1)Communication
is going to
increase my
friend circle that
will be with me in
different parts of
my life.
2) It will also help
in asking different
doubts that occurs
10 Participating
in different debate
competitions that
are being
frequently held in
school.
2) Talking to my
close relatives
that will help me
to open up with
It is going to take
five to six months
in order to
improve my
communication
skill as it needs
confidence that
comes with time.
1) Social life will
be the result of
better confidence
and
2)communication
that is going to
have in me.
3) Improvement
in future
interviews is also

during class
lectures.
3) It will also
increase my
participation in
debate
competition.
other as everyone
needs friends.
3) Listening is a
important part of
communication
process that can
be increased by
attending
different lectures
and seminars.
going to be the
result of the
communication
skill.
4) Confidence
will clear my
doubts that will
lead me in better
performance in
school exams.
Leadership
quality is also one
such quality that
is lacking in me.
Leadership
quality will help
me in different
assignments that
are group related.
1) Self-aware and
personal
development is an
important trait to
have leadership
skills
2) Focus must be
on development
rather than
superiority.
3) It improves
cross-cultural
communications
that is important
to become a good
leader.
It will take me a
year to improve
my
communication
skills.
Leading and
wining group
assignment task
will be result of
the leadership
skills that has
been increased in
my.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cottrell, S., 2017. Critical thinking skills: Effective analysis, argument and reflection.
Bloomsbury Publishing.
Guchait, P., Lei, P. and Tews, M.J., 2016. Making teamwork work: Team knowledge for team
effectiveness. The Journal of psychology. 150(3). pp.300-317.
Hargie, O., Dickson, D. and Tourish, D., 2017. Communication skills for effective management.
Bloomsbury Publishing.
Herzberg, F., 2017. Motivation to work. Routledge.
Hitchcock, D., 2018. Critical thinking.
Jobson, M.C., 2020. Emotional Maturity among adolescents and its importance. Indian Journal
of Mental Health. 7(1). p.35.
Wei, X., 2020, December. Confident person, happy life? A longitudinal investigation of the
reciprocity between trait optimism and general life satisfaction. In 2020 3rd
International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2020)
(pp. 670-677). Atlantis Press.
Yates, J.F. and De Oliveira, S., 2016. Culture and decision making. Organizational Behavior and
Human Decision Processes. 136. pp.106-118.
Zaman, S. and Naqvi, I., 2018. Role of personal growth initiative as a moderator between stress
and mental health among adolescents. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research.
pp.123-147.
Назаров, А.С., 2021. The psychology of decision-making strategies. Актуальные научные
исследования в современном мире. (1-7). pp.79-82.