Buckinghamshire New University: FY027 Self Development Portfolio

This portfolio, created for the FY027 module 'Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility' at Buckinghamshire New University, demonstrates the student's growth in social and ethical awareness. It includes a personal development plan (PDP), SWOT analysis, reading log, time management strategies, and an assessment of communication and presentation skills. The appendices provide evidence of the student's reflection on their personal and professional development, highlighting the importance of ethical behavior, communication, and continuous improvement. The portfolio also contains an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) and an action plan for achieving specific academic or professional goals. The reflective process aids in adapting to changes, acquiring skills, and accomplishing goals, with effective communication playing a crucial role in problem-solving and understanding.

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
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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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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