Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity

This document discusses the importance of various artefacts in supporting the development of employability. It covers topics such as personal SWOT analysis, personal development plan, reading logs, resources for job hunting, and more. The document provides insights into how these artefacts contribute to the improvement of personal and professional development.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
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(2000 words)
Student’s Name:
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Table of Contents Page No.
1 REFLECTIVE SUMMARY TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTSHAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY
EMPLOYABILITY. - LO2, LO4
2 10 Appendices
Appendix 1 Photos or Samples of Work Produced in the PSKC Class (During Lessons, Webinars, Self-Study
Sessions or Workshops atLSST) -LO1, LO2, LO3
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis – LO2
Appendix 3 Personal Development Plan – LO2, LO4
Appendix 4 Reading Log 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 5 Reading Log 2– L01, LO3
Appendix 6 Resources for Job Hunting 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 7 Resources for Job Hunting 2 – L01, LO3
Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1 – BNU E-Library – L01, LO3
Appendix 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots) – L01, LO3
Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market? – L01, LO4
Appendix Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version) – L01, LO3
Appendix Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 3– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 4– L01, LO3
Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes – L01, LO4
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HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY EMPLOYABILITY?(500 words)
There are mainly ten artefacts that are efficient within development of employability. Furthermore, overall these artefacts with their efficaciousness within
employability development could be explained underneath:
Photos of work produced samples into PSKC class: With aids of these artefacts, I developed my knowledge associated that assists me in my courses and
those results to acquire efficacious job opportunities within less duration.
Personal SWOT analysis: This particular artefact aids me by rendering information associated to my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that
would be favourable for me within my job. Furthermore, this could be vital and crucial for me in accomplishing long term targets at less period of time and in
appropriate manner.
Personal development plan: This is a crucial plan that aids me for overcoming from overall my weakness in systematized way. In addition to this, by
overcome from whole weakness, I would able to become proficient to acquire efficacious employability. Along with it, this is important to develop weaknesses
as this is considered as effectual aspects as well as professional development. Hence, the development plan of particular person is crucial and beneficial for me
in my improvement into overall locations.
Reading Log 1: This supported me for ascertaining the opportunities of gaining knowledge during COVID-19 pandemic situation. Along with this, it aids me
by developing my competencies of learning that are crucial in performing employability. With assistance of learning opportunities along with I may able to
become proficient in attaining my evaluation and starting a employability in well know organisations’.
Reading Log 2: This supported me within maximisation of my styles of learning that impacts me by improving my professional and personal development
within less time duration.
Resource for job hunting 1: This artefact supported me by rendering information associated to several sources of job seeking. Along with this, I also
ascertained that overall these are efficacious sources like LinkedIn is render vita aids as it would not takes more durations and also provides efficacious
employment opportunity that is effective within my professional career.
Resource for job hunting 2: This supported me to ascertain alternate resources of job seeking that is websites of glass door, in addition to it, this is also
considered as an efficacious artefact that supported me to seek appropriate employment at less durations.
Academic Resources 1: This artefact aids me by rendering information associated with various academic sources. Google scholar is efficacious sources of
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academic as it aids me for determining actual information related to study at less durations.
Example of Job description as well as personal specification: It artefact supported me in ascertaining the description of job efficaciousness and personal
specification. Furthermore, it is crucial for me for acquiring opportunities of employment at less time. With assistance of particular illustration I may able to
start new employment within well known organisation that has effect on my development of career in essential way.
Blog: This supported me by developing my knowledge associated with technology within employability.
Hence, whole above ten artefacts are crucial for me for acquiring employability and improvement of personal and professional development at less period.
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
Figure 1: Workshop on one drive sharing
Caption: Caption:
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Figure 2: Academic writing skill
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Figure 3: Learning outcomes
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Figure 4: Presentation skills
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Figure 5: Digital literacy and technology skills
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Figure 6: Digital college
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Figure 7: Evaluating sources
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Figure 8; Preparing for success knowledge and creativity
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Figure 9: Different topics
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Caption: Caption:
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis(as a student of BNU)
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1 I am having proficient analytical skills. 1 I do not able to accomplish the work on specified time duration.
2 Effective communication skills 2 I do not allow others to take decisions.
3 Good team working skills 3 I do not perform the things in faster manner.
4 I am hard working as well as perform things in
effectual way.
4 I do no others when they are performing in wrong way.
5 I am very good at developing plans to enhance work
quality.
5 I generally perform things much effectively as well as this undertakes
potential.
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses)
1 I desire to enhance performance quality through
observing the task.
1 The affects on my education and societal life from the pandemic
situations.
2 I desire to acknowledge the competencies that would
aid me within studies.
2 There are lacks of employments into economical crisis.
3 I also desire to perform with others for developing my
communication competencies.
3 The rivals with larger involvement, aids as well as information.
4 Effectual skills within corporations. 4 Several much students perform to institutions owning to unavailability
of jobs.
5 Accessibility of resources in simpler way. 5
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APPENDIX 3: My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate after 2024)
OBJECTIVES FOR MY
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIONS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE MY
OBJECTIVES
SUPPORT
AND/OR
RESOURCES I
NEED
TIMEFRAME ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION /
ACHIEVEMENT
Hard working I would has to observe the studies
performance.
Comparing One year 25th May
Coomunication skills I would has to join teh classes for
enhnacing communication skills as well
as interacting with other students
Learning of
class
7 months 23rd July
Intellectual skills I would has to interact with staff of entity. Communicating 5 months 15th May
Analytical skills I would has to analyse firm’s performance
for improving analytical skills.
Online One Year 21st Jul
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APPENDIX 4: Reading Log 1
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TITLE AND
WEBLINK
How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during the Covid-19 Lockdown
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=2214
SUMMARY AND
YOUR COMMENTS
OF THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
The student may concentrates upon the career planning as there are various firms who desire proficient staff as well as it would opt
the students who are enhancing the work quality. Moreover, the students may connect with staff of firm and they desires to perform
as well as enhance the performance based upon the desires of entity.
IN-TEXT CITATION
FULL REFERENCE
Planning Your Future career During Covid-19. 2020. [Online]. Available
through<https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/careers/2020/05/22/planning-your-future-career-during-covid-19/>

APPENDIX 5: Reading Log 2
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TITLE AND
WEBLINK
Study skills and learning materials
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/resource/view.php?id=2264
SUMMARY AND
YOUR COMMENTS
OF THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
The students has to enhance the learning as well as they would concentrates upon studies effectively. Moreover, it would has to
communicate with mentors as well as this would aids them to maximise the performance. along with this, they would also has to
determined the performance as well as maximise the quality which would directly helps them to enhance their competencies which
are essential for them to attain success.
IN-TEXT CITATION
FULL REFERENCE
Study Skills: Materials Management. 2020. [Online]. Available through< https://www.landmarkoutreach.org/strategies/materials-
management/>

APPENDIX 6: Resources for Job Hunting 1
Title of the resource
Description
Indeed is utilised through students of job seeking. Moreover, they could
identify various kinds of jobs and entity in which they desire to work.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
This is simple to use for students. This is not very much safe as anyone may utilise this.
It is free as well as effective for students The students sometime are not able to understand the requirements of
firms.
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
The student has to develop the competencies as per requirement of firms. Along with this, they could have job hunting as well as may obtain well
known firm as they desires to work in.
References
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Imran, M.K and et.al, 2018. Knowledge processes and firm performance: the mediating effect of employee creativity. Journal of Organizational Change
Management
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APPENDIX 7: Resources for Job Hunting 2
Title of the resource
Description
LinkedIn is mainly utilised through students for hunting job as well as
this is simple to connect with staff of entity. Moreover, it may obtain
effective firms as well as communicate to choose the company they
desire.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
The students would get various options for selecting the firm. This takes more time as well as potential.
They could learn about entity in effective manner. This tool needs effective information.
Also, this enables firm enlarge their quest to analyse effective
candidates.
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Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?).
The student may connect with various staff as well as they would aids them into job hunting.
References
Giustiniano, L., Lombardi, S. and Cavaliere, V., 2016. How knowledge collecting fosters organizational creativity. Management Decision.
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Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1
BNU E-Library
Description
The outlet of academic includes scholarly articles, Google scholar, TED discussion and many
others. Along with this, there are also various sources. in addition to this, the student of Google are
efficacious source for me durinsg my development of career.
Image
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It aids in efficaciously classifying overall explanation associated with
both the research.
One of the vital disadvantages of it is, the ineffectual and useless
information about particular topics.
Along with this, it do not consider much duration. Additionally, exact data and proficiencies that are needed to contribute
towards large potential.
Conclusion (Will I use it?/ How to use it effectively?)
Google scholar is opted as a source that are efficacious as it does not undertake more time.
References
Rhee, Y.W. and Choi, J.N., 2017. Knowledge management behavior and individual creativity: Goal orientations as antecedents and in‐group social status as
moderating contingency. Journal of Organizational Behavior. 38(6). pp.813-832.
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APPENDIX 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots)
Caption: Caption:
IN-TEXT CITATION: IN-TEXT CITATION:
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FULL REFERENCES: FULL REFERENCES:
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Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market?
How will new technologies change the future job market?
The students could opt the entity as they desires to perform. Moreover they would develop competencies as well as enhance the performance. in
addition to this, the students may has job hunting upon Indeed as well as LinkedIn and this would assist them to choose the firm.
What would be the new job opportunities available in the future?
The students would has to determined the performance of entity as well as it would job hunting for obtaining job within firm in future.
How can we prepare for those new opportunities?
The students would have to develop the competencies as per the requirement of entity. Moreover, they would has to enhance the learning.
Tsai, C.Y and et.al., 2015. Awakening student creativity: Empirical evidence in a learning environment context. Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism
education. 17. pp.28-38.
Chae, S., Seo, Y. and Lee, K.C., 2015. Effects of task complexity on individual creativity through knowledge interaction: A comparison of temporary and
permanent teams. Computers in Human Behavior. 42. pp.138-148.
(In-text citation and reference list)
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APPENDIX Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version)
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APPENDIX Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Step 8
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APPENDIX : Reading Log 3
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TITLE AND
WEBLINK
Google visits LSST students to discuss its values-in-action
https://www.lsst.ac/news/google-visits-lsst/
SUMMARY AND
YOUR COMMENTS
OF THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
IN-TEXT CITATION
FULL
REFERENCES

APPENDIX : Reading Log 4
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TITLE AND
WEBLINK
LSST’s 2019 London Met winter graduates praised for distinctive creativity and ingeniousness
https://www.lsst.ac/news/londonmet_grad_2019/
SUMMARY AND
YOUR COMMENTS
OF THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
IN-TEXT CITATION

Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes
Bucks Graduate Attributes Why do I think it is important?
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