Orientation for Success in Higher Education: E-Portfolio Template

This e-portfolio template focuses on creating an effective plan for success in higher education. It includes a SWOT analysis, reflection on learning, and future implications. The content covers the importance of peer-to-peer support and team working, cultural and behavioural expectations of studying for a degree in business management, and personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to learning. The template also provides suggestions for gaining skills and degree opportunities, as well as potential threats to success.

Project Brief. E-Portfolio
Academic Year 2021-2022
E-PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
Cover Page.
[Student ID number, module name, tutor name, academic year/group]
E-Portfolio-
CPD
PLAN/SWOT
Analysis.
Area of Learning Reflection of
Learning
Future Implications Implementation
Cultural and behavioural
expectations of studying
for a degree in business
management
I have learned several skills
in my business
management curse study. I
have learned about the
management as well as
leadership skills which can
help me in my future
career aspects (McCauliff.,
2020). During the
programme I have
developed skills through
which I can manage and
organise tasks within an
organisation. It also helped
me in developing my
communication skills
which are beneficial for me
as I am working within a
team or when I am dealing
with a client. Management
is a skill that is needed to
be developed in order to
organise the company and
to make sure that the
It is important for me to
further develop my skills
and implement it
practically so that I will be
able to polish my skills.
These skills will help me in
my professional life as
with the hep of
management skills I will
be able to manage the
organisation and with the
help of leadership skills I
will be able to influence
my team towards a
particular task and will
also be able to make an
effective team which can
help the company in
achieving their goals and
objectives (Legg and et.
al., 2020). Effective
leadership skills will help
the organisation in
managing their workforce
and will make sure that
In order to develop my skills
and to implement these
skills effectively I will start
joining internships which
can help me in developing
my knowledge according to
the actual activities of the
organisation (Miller and Xu.,
2020). It will also help me in
getting understanding about
the dynamic environment of
the industry which can help
me in developing my
decision making skills and
problem solving skills. It is
important for me to make
sure that I am achieving
proper knowledge about the
organisation and its working
before joining an actual
organisation. My internships
will help me in
understanding what are the
skills that needs further
development and what are
my strengths which can help
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company is working
effectively and efficiently
which will help the
company in completion
the required tasks on time
and without missing any
deadline. I have also
learned about my
leadership skills (Tan and
Yang., 2021). During the
course I get an opportunity
to improve my leadership
skills which will help me in
my future career
prospects. Leadership
plays an important role in
the workings of the team
and in providing new ideas
which can help the
organisation in their
decision making process.
The course has helped me
in becoming an eligible
candidate for
employability. I now
posses employability skills
which are required by the
organisation. The course
has introduced me to the
business world which can
help me in attaining
industry insights which
specially helped me as I
have no prior experience
in the industry. It helped
me in giving a brief
description about the
workings of the industry as
well as corporates which
can help me in my future
career prospects and in my
growth (Aljawarneh.,
2020).
Another aspect that I
learned during the course
was to how to become a
boss of own company. It
provides me ideas of start-
the company is able to
retain their talented
employees. My learnings
from the course will help
me in achieving my long
term goals of getting
selected in an
organisation of repute so
that I can get more
opportunities for growth
and will also be able to
develop my skills.
me in getting advantage in
the management of the
company.

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up and also helped me in
developing my thinking
process. It provide me step
by step processes through
which I can develop my
own business and can
organise he workings of
that company.
The importance of peer-
to-peer support and team
working to enhance
learning experience
It is important for me to
make sure that I am
continuously learning in
my academic as well as
professional life. Peer to
peer learning refers to the
learning in which people
learn from each other
irrespective of formal or
informal setup (Pavlova.,
2021, September). The
traditional educational
setup plays an important
role in the learning journey
of students and it also help
me in exchanging ideas ,
participating in
collaborating activities,
working in teams and in
sharing feedbacks. Some of
the benefits of peer to
peer support that helped
me in developing my skills
and knowledge are
establishing effective
connection with the team
mates. It helped me in
developing my team player
skills and has helped me in
developing my critical
thinking as well as
reasoning skills (Adam.,
2020). It is important for
me to make sure that the I
am critically thinking about
the problems and making
effective solutions which
can help me in my career
growth. As the markets are
These skills will help me in
my future career aspects
as I have developed
majorly team
management skills and
how a person can work
effectively within teams.
My team managements
skills will not only help me
in my professional career
but will also help me in
outside world (Renn.,
2020). Team management
skills also helped me in
developing my leadership
skills which will help me in
developing effective
teams within organisation
which can work
effectively and with
collaborative efforts they
can help the company in
achieving their goals and
objectives.
Effective teams are an
important aspect of
organisations and will make
sure that the organisation is
maintaining a healthy and
positive work environment
(Sereda., 2020). Positive
environment will keep the
workforce of the company
motivated and will also
enhance their productivity.
With my team management
skills I will help companies in
retaining their talented
employees and will also try
to reduce the employee
turnover rates within an
organisation (Navas and et.
al., 2020). It will help the
organisation in saving cost
and will make sure that they
are attracting talents within
the organisation because of
their positive environment.
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highly dynamic, critical
thinking is an important
skill which will help me as
well as the organisation in
decision making. Quick
decision making helps the
organisation in coping with
the changing environment
and will also make sure
that the company is having
competitors advantage in
the market. (Hofer and et.
al., 2021) While I was
doing group studies and
was attempting different
learning exercises with my
team I have developed my
team management as well
as brainstorming skills
which can help me in
analysing situations and
problems effectively and
will also make sure that I
am doing effective decision
making in the organisation.
S
Student’s personal
strengths in relation to
learning
W
Student’s personal
weaknesses in relation to
learning.
O
Identified opportunities
on gaining skills and
degree
T
Threats envisaged in
relation to student’s
attainment of opportunities
SWOT Analysis
Strength. Weaknesses. Opportunity Threats
I am a highly creative
person and I am always
looking for new innovation
is which can help and
provide solutions for
complex problems (Fassett
and Pike., 2021). I always
try to look situations from a
different perspective so
that I can analyse the
situations related to the
customers as well as the
company. I have effective
communication skills which
help me in communicating
within teams and with
clients. I am completely
The strong urge complete
the task as soon as
possible sometimes work
as a weakness for me. It is
important for me to have
patience and to relax as
well so that I can manage
my stress level efficiently
(El Alfy and Abukari.,
2020). It is also important
for me to make sure that I
am managing my time
appropriately as I have
issues in managing my
time according to my work.
I am going to attend
several marketing related
seminars next month
which will help me
developing my skills and
will also help me in
making strategic networks
which can help me in my
career prospects (Atilaw
and Genet., 2020). I am
also working on my
leadership skills with the
help of certain
programmes which will
not only help me in my
studies but will also help
me in developing my
Due to the continuous
increase in the numbers of
COVID patients it will be
difficult for me to acquire an
internship as companies are
not recruiting any further
employees as the growth
and profits of the company
is less (Doulani and et. al.,
2020). It is important for me
to develop my skills which
can help me in professional
career as there is a high level
of competition in the market
for good jobs and without
required skills I won't be

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committed towards my
learning as well as
workings. It helps me in
dealing effectively with
clients.
professional skills. I am
also going for some
interviews which can help
me in attaining internship
in the organisation of my
choice.
able to get a job.
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