Personal Development Plan for Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility

This report discusses the importance of social and ethical awareness and responsibility in personal and professional life. It also includes a personal development plan, SWOT analysis, reading log, time management skills, and communication skills.

Module: (FY027) Preparing for Success: Self
Development and Responsibility
Portfolio

Table of Contents
Contents
Page
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................ 2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3
How and why have the project workshop activities developed your social and ethical awareness and
responsibility?..................................................................................................................................... 4
............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Importance and value of the Appendices (10 Documents) that I have compiled and provided as part of
my portfolio in relation to my development of social and ethical awareness and responsibility during
the module.......................................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................... 6
From the above repot it can be summarized that the reflective and the reflection helps in maintain and
adapting the changes which occur. As well as the capabilities and skills are gained and achieved, and
the goals are accomplished. the communication solves the major issues and sharing the thoughts
became easy to understand (Conroy., 2019). It helps in maintain the issues and the hurdles as well as
the barriers which are concerned and have been in the consideration (Arora., 2019).........................6
12 Appendices for the Portfolio........................................................................................................... 8
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP) .............................................................................8
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For:......................................................................................................8
Buckinghamshire New University........................................................................................................8
Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis.............................................................................................9
Appendix 3: Reading Log.............................................................................................................. 11
Appendix 4: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule..............................................................12
Appendix 5: Time Management Skills: Daily to Do List..................................................................14
Appendix 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication..................................15
Appendix 7: Presentation Skills: Comparison between good and poor practices...........................16
....................................................................................................................................................... 17
Appendix 8: Academic Writing Skills..............................................................................................18
Appendix 9: Employability Skills:...................................................................................................20
Appendix 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)............................................................................22
Appendix 12: An Action Plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal of your choice.
...................................................................................................................................................... 23

Introduction
Success plays the crucial role in the each and every individual life. All these can
be achieved when the person set their eye and the mindset is towards achieving the goal
then it can be achieved. It helps in enhancing the quality in life as well it comes with
many skills which are learned and knowledge dis expanded (Ryan., 2019).
It also gives the status in the society. These aims are set in order to get those goals
achieved. The individual can be defined, and their uniqueness can be pot rayed in
numerous ways one of this is the long and short terms goals. Every individual has the
aim to do big and have growth in their life. all these can be achieved when the person
set their mind towards accomplishing it (Makovec., 2018).
The concept of social awareness and the roles and responsibility can be explained where
the individual has the good sense of awareness and understanding of work as well, they
feel the ones when the people are well aware about things it brings the balance and
harmony as well peace in the society. The ethics are value and standard which assist the
person in recognizing the right and wrong.

How and why have the project workshop activities
developed your social and ethical awareness and
responsibility?
In this specific project there are the numerous activities which has been done in order to
develop the ethical and the social awareness. all these will help to analyses and examine
collaboration approach towards the team and in achieving the goals. regards to this
program the true sense of ethical and social roles and responsibility will be gained in the
personal and professional life.
The ethics where the society has significant responsibility towards the individual and
the economic growth as well as to have the balance and equity in the environment. The
ultimate duty of the person is to have the optimistic approach towards the society in
both the terms ethically and morally.
The knowledge about ethics is essential and important in every sort of life whether it is
personal or the professional and the major skill now days the organization ask for is
ethics. By having this , it portrays the integrity and the loyalty towards the society.
these also assists in business problems which might occur in the organization and these
skills helps to cope up (Thompson., 2018).
The structure in which the ethical behavior is significantly required as it helps in making
the optimistic and the right choices. The ethics has the greater impact and influence in
achieving the daily-to-daily goals and even the longer aims. where in organization it is
majorly used for maintains the code of conduct and decorum in the work (Chu., 2021).
The organization requires the positive a loyal individual so when they have these skills
it assists them in their objectives (Kunzmann., 2019. The activities which was done in
classroom helped me in numerous ways as it taught to me to respect the other people
whereas it also boosted my ethical values all these skills taught me the values which are
need to talk with people and respecting and being loyal with each other and not hurting
the sentiments in any situation. I strongly believe that the ethical behavior is important
and crucial for an individual and they should incorporate the values (Fabic., 2018).

Importance and value of the Appendices (10 Documents) that I have
compiled and provided as part of my portfolio in relation to my
development of social and ethical awareness and responsibility
during the module?
The skills are important and incorporating the beneficial skills which serves the
purpose of social and ethical responsibility. Inculcating the knowledge and skills and
adding the ethic and social awareness makes things quite easier to a person . The social
emotional learning is linked to the ethics and makes the changes which is needed. It
helps in enhancing skills and the skills which it encompasses for aiming the decision for
instance there is a demonstration of curiosity and the open mindedness , it teaches and
inculcate the responsibility and role in order to behave in a proper and systematic
manner . Having the values and ethics has helped in skill development and it helps in
making the ethical decisions . It has also improved my critical thinking .

Conclusion:
From the above report it can be summarized that the reflective and
the reflection helps in maintain and adapting the changes which
occur. As well as the capabilities and skills are gained and achieved,
and the goals are accomplished. the communication solves the major
issues and sharing the thoughts became easy to understand (Conroy.,
2019). It helps in maintain the issues and the hurdles as well as the
barriers which are concerned and have been in the consideration
(Arora., 2019)

12 Appendices for the Portfolio
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP)
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Title of Course I’m Enrolled For: Pr
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Level at which I am Currently
Studying:

Start Date: Se
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20
21
End Date: Ju
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/
20
25
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing
this Course:
Objectives for my
personal development
Actions required to
achieve my
objectives
Support and/or
resources I
need
Timeframe Estimated date
of completion /
achievement
Boosted level of
communication Interaction Time &
Confidence
In progress 2023
Creativity and improvement
C
Practicing and
generating the new
ideas concentration
and inspiration
Study ,
analyzation ,
exposure
In progress Sep/2022
Confidence and loyalty
Integrity and
inculcating
Reading about
honesty and
human behavior
In progress Apr/2022
Brave and curios Facing and the
strength to be
strong and curiosity
in learning
Situation
facing in the
daily basis and
resolving the
issues bravely
5 to 6
months
SEP/2022

Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points)
WEAKNES
SES (weak
points)
1 Boosted level of communication 1 Emotionally unstable
2
Creativity and improvement
C
2 IT SKILLS
3
Confidence and loyalty
3
Time management
4
Respectful and honest
4
Academic writing
5
Brave and curios
5
Fear of failure
6 6
7 7
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains)
THREATS
(potential
losses
1
Developing to professional
1 Fear of failure
2
Multi skilled
2
Financial situation
3
Master English
3
Managing the business risk which is taken can be
a challenging in the capital earnings.
4
Master personal time management skill
4 Lack of trust
5
Create personal business
5
Professional ideal attitude

6 6
7 7

Appendix 3: Reading Log
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF PAGES
READ
10/05/22 Special issue of skill development in india Nandini gooptu 1 hour 10
15/05/22 Skill and development Simon McGrath 1 hour 25
18/05/22 Skill development of india Venkatanarayana
Motkuri and E.
Revathi
1 1hour 30 minutes 40

Appendix 4: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00 AM Finish my job Finish my job Finish my job Wake up Sleep Wake up sleep
7:00 AM Arriving home from
my job
Arriving home from my
job
Arriving home from my
job
Shower and breakfast Sleep Shower and
breakfast
sleep
8:00 AM Shower Shower Shower Leaving home, going to
university
Sleep Leaving home, going
to university
Shower and break fast
9:00 AM Eating Eating Eating In way to university Wake up In way to university Play on phone
10:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Just get to university Shower and break fast Just get to
university
Play with kids
11:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Already started first
course
gym Already started first
course
Play with kids
12:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep 15 min break gym 15 min break Sleep
1:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep course Shower and lunch course Sleep
2:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep Lunch break Family time Lunch break Sleep
3:00 PM Wake up Wake up Wake up Back to course Family time Back to course Wake up
4:00 PM Preparing for the job Preparing for the job Family time course Family time course Preparing for the job
5:00 PM On my way to job On my way to job Family time About to finish
university
Family time About to finish
university
On my way to job
6:00 PM Shift starting Shift starting Family time In a way home Visiting relatives In a way home Shift starting
7:00 PM Work Work Family time Just got home Visiting relatives Just got home Work
8:00 PM Work Work Family time Shower and after
dinner
Visiting relatives Shower and after
dinner
Work
9:00 PM Work Work Family time Family time Visiting relatives Research activity for
me
Work
10:00 PM 15 min break 15 min break Family time Family time Visiting relatives sleep 15 min break
11:00 PM work Work Sleep sleep Dinner in family sleep Work
12:00 PM work Work Sleep sleep sleep Work
1:00 AM lunch lunch Sleep sleep sleep lunch

Appendix 5: Time Management Skills: Daily to Do List
Item Priority Action to be taken Time frame Ongoing
Family
1 More time for family 1 month No
Study 2 Dedicate more time for
research/reading
1 month No
Work 3 Maintain the current shift
2 weeks
No
Research/reading 4
More time dedicate
3-4 weeks No
Shopping 5
Managing time better then
currently 1 week No
Time for kids 6
Managing and settle a certain time
for this task
1 week
No
Gym
7
Change time for this task 2 months
No
Tv time 8
Reduce time 3 weeks
No
Relaxing 9
Setting a certain time 1 week
No

Appendix 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION I
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1 CLEAR 1
Interrupting people
2 Concise 2 Unwillingness to change
3 Correct 3
Lack of enthusiasm
4 Coherent 4
Lack of conciseness
5 Complete 5
Close minded
6 Concrete 6 Indirectness of message
7 Courteous 7
Conflict
BENEFITS OF
EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
1
Preventing or resolving problems
2
Building trust
3
Providing clarity and direction
4

Increase engagement
5
Improves productivity
6
Promotes team building
7 Create strong bound
Appendix 7: Presentation Skills: Comparison between good and poor practices
No. GOOD PRESENTATION No. POOR PRESENTATION
1 Formatting is done accurately 1 The formatting is improper and not systematic
2 Introduction is added 2 The introduction is huge
3 The font size are aligned 3 The font size and the style is not matching with
other slide .
4 The pictures are added 4 The picture are added but not aligned and some
slide don't have the pictures .
5 The content is logical
the choice of words are used appropriately 5 The content is logical but not explained properly.
6 The the graphs and diagrams are explained 6 The representation of data is not done by using the
graphs and diagrams .
7 The conclusion is given 7 The conclusion is bit long and not concise .

Goals Action Plan
Completing your degree Giving all the test
Landing the job Enrolling in job fairs , in portals
Upgrading the skill Doing the new courses
Language classes Enrolling in the Spanish class
Community fair and lead Attending the fair and leading the team
Management Managing the time and proper schedule

Appendix 8: Academic Writing Skills
Select from the following list any three skills that you have learnt from the lessons and
workshops that you have attended; and briefly state the BENEFITS you have gained
from learning the said academic skills:
 Referencing
 Summarizing
 Paraphrasing
 Editing of text
 Data analysis
 Creating a Table of Contents
 Interpreting feedback given by your lecturer; and acting on it
 Using punctuations correctly
 Understanding verbs that are commonly used in Projects;
 Reflective writing
 Any other academic skill.
1 Academic Skill 1 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
(a) Paraphrasing The thoughts and ideas are
clearly explained and
structured manner.
The systematically management
or resources. .
(b) The topics are well
organized and
understanding
The plagiarism can be the issue
which can occur.
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Benefit(s) of this skill to me-
2 Academic Skill 2 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
(a) Summarizing It provides the
implementation and telling
the ideas and thoughts.
The specific and particular
information is regarded.
(b) There is a proper
management and summary
as well as the proper
information of the
paragraphs.
The concept with general
connotation will not be
managed by the individuals.
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Benefit(s) of this skill to me 
3 Academic Skill 3 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
(a) Reflective writing It helped in giving the
organized and
understanding.
Not depicting the private areas
and the certain ways.
(b) The professional
development was managed
without any hassle. The probity is highly
affected.

©
Benefit(s) of this skill to me My inner
strength was
managed
effectively and
efficient it gave
the capabilities
and abilities and
my generic
experience and
go through were
highly
beneficial.

Appendix 9: Employability Skills:
No. Specific skill you’ve acquired during
lessons or workshops
How does it raise your chances of getting your
desired job?
1 Communication The major requirement and the work were to
proper mange the decision. The firm will be
mentored by generic entity.
2 Decision making The organization must make the independent
decision by keeping the other factors in
accordingly.
3
Teamwork I have evaluated that the organization will
c0ondier me the worthy employees as I am
good at team b building and networking.
4 Critical thinking I have gained the process of thinking critically
and analyzing the content and matter in a critical
manner.
5
6
7

Appendix 10: Notes on Reflection (3 sessions)
Provide details of your OBSERVATIONS, EXPERIENCES and LESSONS learnt,
and how these changed your PERSPECTIVE and made you a better person.
Reflection is majorly considered where the experience in the past of individual
is incorporated in it. In the initial times I was not able to manage the task as I
was not great at the communication, and I generally had the certain hesitation
while communicating my ideas with others. regards to the course it has given
me the significant amount of confidence and belief in myself that I am, able to
handle and adapt quickly. I gained the team working skill quality band used all
the things task where the group was required as well as managed and did the
collaboration in assembled group task. as looking at the experience all these
helped in achieving the goals and objectives. I have also completed the
objectives by maintain all the ethical practices.
I also gained the insights knowledge about the ethical and moral actions.
moreover, with the long term’s success and the ideas and thoughts can be
effectively managed. The nature of the decision making and the social
responsibility which assist in drawing out the challenges.
While on the other side I gained a lot of insights and knowledge about social
responsibility and the self-awareness is also acknowledged. My major focus is
the social attributes and the management. I am ready for giving the best in the
work as well as I am ready for the maintain the effective and efficient
communication in the professional world.

Appendix 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
NAME: Steward Holland
ADDRESS: 43 park street near the wellington Restaurant London united kingdom.
CONTACT DETAILS: 897674532
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: I am pursuing the master in business administration last year
I am looking forward to work in a institution where I thrive and get to learn many things. The
major objective is to showcase my learning and incorporate the deep insight knowledge and
upgrade my skill.
EDUCATION (Name and year of Institution attended): Arden university batch of 2021-2022
CORE QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor in economics , master in business administration with
the major of finance
WORK EXPERIENCE: I did the internship in Sainsbury as the accountant , worked as two
months full time intern in Tesco as the project executive in the finance department .
REFERENCES:
Available upon request
Makovec, D., 2018. The teacher’s role and professional

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Engineering and Education, 6(2), p.33.
Ryan, R.M. and Deci, E.L., 2019. Brick by brick: The origins, development, and
future of self-determination theory. In Advances in motivation science (Vol. 6,
pp. 111-156). Elsevier.
Kiely, J., 2018. Periodization theory: confronting an inconvenient truth. Sports
Medicine, 48(4), pp.753-764.

Appendix 12: An Action Plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal of your
choice.
Pick any goal from the following list and create an Action Plan for achieving it:
 Completing your studies (diploma or degree) within a record time.
 Completing your Research Report (IBL) within a specified period of time.
 Finding and completing on time a Work-Based Learning Placement within the
specified period of time.
 Seeking and finding employment (a job) at the end of your studies.
 Any other appropriate goal within the academic or employment environment.
Action for Achieving a Specific Goal
Date: 24/05/22
My Name: Steward Holland
Course enrolled for: MBA (finance)
Level of study: Masters
Goal to be Accomplished: Find the work based learning placement technically getting placed
Actions I need to take: Give interviews, apply to the job portals
Resources / support / backup that
I need:
Confidence , positive approach and the mock test of interviews
Timeframe: One month
Success criteria or indicators:
(How will you know when you’ve
achieved the goal)
when I will land the job in reputed organization
Review / evaluation: I will be preparing for the interviews and the test series will be given
and will be motivated through out

REFERENCES
Books and Journal
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Kunzmann, K.R., 2019. Why not Italian? Differences matter! A comment on Ben
Davy's Viewpoint in TPR on'Thoughts on internationalism and planning'. The Town
Planning Review, 90(1), pp.3-9.
Thompson, G. and Glasø, L., 2018. Situational leadership theory: a test from a leader-
follower congruence approach. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.
Makovec, D., 2018. The teacher’s role and professional development. International
Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education, 6(2), p.33.
Ryan, R.M. and Deci, E.L., 2019. Brick by brick: The origins, development, and future
of self-determination theory. In Advances in motivation science (Vol. 6, pp. 111-156).
Elsevier.
Kiely, J., 2018. Periodization theory: confronting an inconvenient truth. Sports
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Appendix 14: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshop