E-Portfolio Orientation for Success in Higher Education

This report discusses the importance of orientation for success in higher education and how it enhances various skills and knowledge of students. It includes an E-portfolio with a SWOT analysis, area of learning, reflection on learning, future implications, and required actions. The report also covers the benefits of formative assessment and skills required for successful learning in the university. The conclusion summarizes the report and references are provided.

Orientation for success
in higher education

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis.......................................................................................3
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Orientation is important for students in their higher education because it enhances various
skills and knowledge of students to perform functions efficiently. The report contains E-portfolio
that includes various information that are gained by the students from orientation. Furthermore,
area of learning, reflection on learning, their future implications and required actions are covered
in this project report.
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis.
Area of Learning Reflection of
Learning
Future Implication Action
Reflective Learning. Description: A task is
assigned us on
business and
management that
enhance my skills and
competencies. I have
learned various skills
ans capabilities related
to business and
management
throughout this
module. In the
starting this module I
was excited to learn
new things and
nervous as well about
which questions are
asked by the teacher
Analyse: The concept
of Reflective learning
is defined as the
process that enables
individuals to reflect
their learning
experience as well as
enhance their learning.
There are various
skills and capabilities
are learnt by us during
the assignment work.
Conclusion: Several
skills such as
coordination, problem
solving, decision-
making and effective
Action plan: For the
purpose of
development these
skills and capabilities,
I have prepares proper
planning, strategies
and join various online
courses. I have
academic lectures on
regular bases that will
help me to improve
my academic skills
and concepts. I have
taken participation in
various activities that
are conducted by the
University. In our
group, one member

during module
(Benazzouz, 2019).
Feeling: Through out
the project I have felt
excitement and
nervousness at
different point of time.
First of all our teacher
start initial activity for
the purpose of
worming up.
Evaluation: I have
gained various skills
and capabilities related
to business and
management. There
are various assignment
are assigned to us by
the teacher to improve
our learning and
understanding. Our
teacher made various
groups of students and
assign them different
management topics to
complete activity
(Dvir, and Yemini,
2017).
communication skills
that help us in our
academic life to
complete assignments
in efficient manner. I
have gained various
skills and capabilities
related to business and
management. There
are various assignment
are assigned to us by
the teacher to improve
our learning and
understanding. Our
teacher made various
groups of students and
assign them different
management topics to
complete activity
(Dvir, and Yemini,
2017). In my group,
other two students are
also involve who have
knowledge and skills
in different areas. Ad
capabilities.
has effective research
skills so, we gave him
the work of research
and another friend had
strong writing skills so
we assigned him work
related to writing
(Hess, and Collins,
2018). On the other
hand, I an good in
presentation skills so, I
have prepares power
point presentation of
whole assignment. All
group members
support in assignment,
after completing work
we, have submitted it
to our teacher with
PPT.
Use of Formative
feedback
The concept of
formative feedback is
defined as the
Enhance knowledge
of learner: Effective
formative feedback
The concept of
formative assessment
facilitates an

ungraded
opportunities that
plays important role in
improving student's
learning skills and
abilities. It is the
process that facilitate
teachers to examine
the performance and
assignment work of
students as well as
help students to
understand mistakes of
assignment work and
limits of their
knowledge and
improve it their
getting feedback from
teachers or instructors
(Santos, Marques, and
Ferreira, 2020).
During my assignment
work, our teachers
provide various
various feedbacks on
our work that
facilitates us to gain
deep learning
enhances knowledge.
lls to successfully
lells to successfully le
facilitates students to
assess their current
knowledge and
learning level. This
type of feedback is
provided by the
teacher after
completing the
assignment work
(Mandal, 2018).
Through addressing
this feedback, students
can learn new
concepts skills as well
s create various
necessary correction in
their work.
Create challenge for
critical thinking
process: As formative
feedback is given by
the teacher after
analysing whole work
of students (Omega,
and Djaja, 2019). It
facilitates me to attain
various capabilities
and skills regarding
my academic projects.
Enhance confidence
level of students:
individual to analyse
their own performance
as well as help to find
out areas of
improvement that
improve their overall
personality. There are
various online courses
and regular classes are
attend by me to
address feedback in
proper manner. There
are various actions are
taken for improving
my work as well as
ensure proper use of
formative feedbacks in
my studies. Through
the project all
feedbacks that are
provided that
instructor are
implemented in work
to compete it in most
efficient manner.
Effectively completion
of work boost students
confidence level to
perform efficiently.

Formative feedback
facilitates students
through enhancing
their knowledge and
understanding as well
as help to make
specific corrective
actions in to improve
their knowledge and
make necessary
correction to
successfully.
Explain Skills to
successfully learn in
the University.
There are various
skills as well as
competencies are leant
by me in University
that facilitates me to
perform academic
work in most efficient
manner. Skills that are
required for successful
learning are mentioned
below:
Listening skills:
Effective Listening
skills facilitates me to
understand the
messages that are
shared by the other
person in efficient
manner. It plays
These skills that are
leant during the
academic sessions
facilitates to perform
future course of
actions in best possible
manner (Smith, 2020).
As through out my
academic journey I
have learnt listening
skills, presentation
skills, time
management,
presentation skills as
well as effective
communication skills
that help to perform
activities in efficient
manner. These skills
Skills as well as
knowledge plays
important role in
career growth and
development. I hace4
taken various offline
and online classes and
attend regular lectures
of University for the
purpose of enhancing
skills and capabilities.
I have take
participation in various
programmes and
activities that are
conducted by the
University. These
skills and
competencies helps me

important role in
student's learning
through focus of
information that is
shared by the teachers.
Presentation skills:
It is the most effective
skill that facilitates
students to present
their ideas, concepts,
views and other things
to others in
understandable
manner (Tokoya,
2019).
plays important role in
my career
development and
provide various
opportunities for
growth. As written and
oral communication
facilitate to get
effective grades in
examination due to
answering questions
properly. Time
management skill:
Effective time
management skills
facilitates me to
perform all activities
on time and it helps to
concentrate on most
important work on
priority bases.
to gain career
development
opportunities. This
skills are helpful in
attaining future goals
and objectives in
desirable manner. By
having effective
written communication
skills, students are able
to share information to
others in written words
Benefits of Formative
assessment to students
Formative assessment
is related to measure
students performance
and provide them
feedback to improve
their assignment.
After the pandemic of
covid-19, it becomes
important to examine
students working
There are various tools
and methods are
included in formative
assessment that re
utilise by the teachers
for evaluate and
examine student's
work and their
performance. It
improves students
Formative feedback
facilitates teachers to
provide feedback to
students on radular
bases that enables
students to take active
participation in
learning programmes
and activities that are
conducted in

performance.
Formative assessment
provides various
benefits to students
that are mentioned
below:
Transparency:
Formative assessment
enhance the aspect of
transparency among
students and teachers.
Transparency enables
teachers to provide
proper feedback to
student that enhance
their knowledge and
understanding
(Veerabathina, 2019).
Flexibility: The
concept of Formative
assessment develops
flexibility in students
that facilitates then to
learn various skills
and capabilities on
definite time period.
learning process
through enhancing
deep understanding of
assignments. To
address the feedback,
students allowed to go
university and consult
with teachers to get it
done in proper
manner. Formative
feedbacks assessment
are used by the
students in future
works in proper
manner that help to
attain better grades as
well. These skills are
implemented in future
task and facilitates to
complete them on
time.
Universities. It enables
students to upgrade
their knowledge and
improve their working
efficiently. There are
proper plan is
formulates to enhance
overall efficiency and
effectiveness of
assignment. I have
taken regular classes
as well as teachers
lectures that enhances
various skills and
capabilities and enable
me to complete
assignment work on
time with great
efficiency.
Student Personal
Strength Analysis to
Swot analysis is defined as the strategical approach that facilitates to
identify factors such as strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats. To analyse these factors I have conducted SWOT analysis

learning which is mentioned below:
SWOT Analysis
Strength
I have effective written
as well a oral
communication skills
that facilitates me to
me to share my view
points, ideas and
concepts to other in
understandable manner
without having any
hesitation.
I have perform defined
functions in most
creative manner. This
skill help me to being
new ides for work and
solve problems
efficiently.
I have effective
presentation skills that
helps me to present my
ideas, thoughts and
viewpoints in front of
others with
confidence.
Weaknesses
I have fear of speaking
in front of large
number of audience
that make me nervous
and hesitates to covey
my feeling and ideas.
Time-management is
my weak area that
impacts my overall
performance as well I
have various
opportunities due to
inefficient time-
management.
Lack of theoretical
and conceptual
knowledge restrict my
performance. As for
cracking interview
both knowledge plays
important role.
Opportunity
as I have strong
communication skills
that provide me
various opportunities t
take participation in
academic activities
and I have win these
activities as well. It
also facilitates me to
gain higher grades in
academic exams
through writing
answers more
efficiently (Budge,
Domínguez Jr, and
Goldberg, 2020).
Critical thinking
facilitates me to
develop various
solutions of problems
properly and gain
advantages in
professional life.
Threat
ineffective team work
is the factor that create
threat for me in the
process of attaining
career objectives.
Working burden also
impacts my
performance. Due lake
of time management, I
am not able to
accomplish activities
on time with
efficiently.
Lack of participation
in various activities
which is organised in
University restrict my
knowledge and affect
my performance in
future.

CONCLUSION
From the above report, it is concluded that orientation for success in higher education
facilitates students to enhance various skills and capabilities that help them to attain success in
future. There are various aspects are included in e-portfolio such as personal reflection as well as
future implications of these skills in future.

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