Preparing for Success at University: Portfolio on Personal and Professional Development

This portfolio is about personal and professional development plan, mini project workshops, social and ethical awareness, and more. It includes a personal SWOT analysis, reading log, weekly schedule, and more. The portfolio also covers academic writing skills, time management skills, and other skills learned in lessons and workshops.

Module: (FY027) Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility
CW1 - Portfolio
Student’s Name:
LSST ID Number:
BNU ID Number:
Lecturer’s Name:
Submission Date:
Table of Contents
1 Introduction Page No.

2 Mini project workshops attended and how they contributed towards the development of my
Social and Ethical Awareness and Responsibility.
3 Importance and value of the Appendices (12 Documents) that I have compiled and provided as
part of my portfolio
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4 Conclusion
5 References
6 12 Appendices for the Portfolio
Appendix 1 Personal Development Plan
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis
Appendix 3 Reading Log
Appendix 4 Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating
to Social and Ethical Awareness and Responsibility.
Appendix 5 Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
Appendix 6 Communication Skills: Identification of the most effective skills
Appendix 7 Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between Good and Bad
Attributes.
Appendix 8 Academic Writing Skills
Appendix 9 Employability Skills
Appendix 10 Notes on Reflection
Appendix 11 Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Appendix 12 Action Plan on a specific academic or professional goal you aim to achieve
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1. Introduction: (A short introduction)
Personal and professional development play a crucial role in individual's life by systematically
arranging effective techniques and tools which are good for individual development. The personal development
includes effective strategic framework which is important for personal growth and gain. This is the major
responsibility of a student to develop personal and professional development plan for gaining competency edge
in academic life. In this project, various dimensions of personal development planning is taken into consideration
along with effective and systematic growth of individual. In this project various dimensions of personal planning
is taken into consideration which is necessary for versatile growth of the the individual. This project includes the
overview of different strengths and weaknesses of an individual which helps in overall growth of a person. In this
project there is a brief summary on learning and knowledge gain along with application of SWOT analysis.
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2. Answer to the question: Specify the mini project workshops that you attended and explain how and
why they contributed towards the development of your social and ethical awareness and responsibility.
(500 words)
In the career and academic life, the individual should focus on attending mini project work shop in order to
develop effective social and ethical awareness and responsibility. I have attended a mini project work shop on
corporate social responsibility, this helped me in development of my social knowledge. I learnt a lot of things
on corporate social responsibility, the main was, it is a tool used by a company to develop social services with
significant amount of profit. In my experience, I got to know that corporate social responsibility helps a
company to serve the society in a major sense. This will also help in development of whole economy, that is
most important for overall company growth. Mini project workshops helped me in understanding various
parameters of CSR and I consider that it should be made mandatory. The application of CSR also helped me
understanding the needs of poor sections of the society. Major needs of society in CSR are cloths, Shelter
and food, which are very demanding.
The CSR is also key role of a business which also supports the business entity to establish effective
business standards in economy. There is a crucial role played by government in providing subsidies to
weaker section of society. In the workshop, I also attended different aspects of CSR by major international
and national company. This also made it compulsory for me to develop effective knowledge about a subject
matter which is essential for company growth. Mini project workshop was conducted in my university for 7
Days and I majorly learned several things on social and ethical awareness. This is the major responsibility of
a candidate to focus on development of ethical awareness in order to be good for the society. Also a
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candidate must focus on effective and development related skills in order to remain competitive at the
marketplace. The major focus of a person in the academic life should be on gaining knowledge and use in
personal and professional development. The CSR of a company should be more ethical in order to provide
the optimum utilisation of resources. In the academic life also, it is major duty of teachers and professors to
focus on CSR in order to grow individually at the marketplace. The Mini workshop was a fruitful introduction
for me which made me more ethical and social in long term career related objectives. Bringing
professionalism in career related life is more important for an individual to gain career growth in life. Also it is
major role and responsibility of a person to develop effective knowledge related to subject matter in mini
workshop for sustainable growth of a person. In future also I would like to focus on career related growth in
order to develop systematic approach in personal and professional development. The career growth of an
individual is also facilitated with the help of sustainable ethical and social measures.
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3. Documents for the Portfolio
APPENDIX 1: My Personal Development Plan
My Full Name: Thomas Elva
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For: Professional development
Name of Institution: Cambridge University
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
High
Start Date: 12/12/21
End Date: 05/01/22
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing this
Course:
Self learning and
development
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Objectives for my personal
development
Actions required to
achieve my objectives
Support and/or
resources I need
Time frame Estimated date
of completion /
achievement
Communication skills
development
Development of short
targets
Reading books
related to subject
matter
6 Months 22/02/22
Problem solving skills Planning framework Online journals 8 Months 23/02/22
Decision making Goal framing Articles 1 Year 28/02/22
Coordination skills Work shops attending Seniors 6 Months 03/03/22
Time management Focused approach Professors 8 Months 21/03/22
Leadership skills Development of
objectives and aims
Social knowledge 4 Months 23/03/22
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1
Written communication skills
1 Reasoning skills
2 Social development 2 Grabbing power
3 Presence of critical thinking skills 3 Grammar
knowledge
4 Professionalism 4 Writing skills
5 Team management 5 Software
knowledge
6 Business knowledge 6 Leadership quality
7 Technical knowledge 7 Growth skills
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses
1
Career growth
1 Competition
2 Right career path 2 Hard academic life
3 Expansion in academics 3 Career related
threats
4 Effective career related development 4 Colleagues who
want to grow more
than me
5 Soft skills growth 5 Discipline is hard
to be followed by
me sometimes
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APPENDIX 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF PAGES
READ
02/01/21 Dialogical coaching: An experiential approach
to personal and professional development..
Pugh, M. and
Broome, N.,
2020
5 Days 20
25/02/21
Bridging the gap: A training module in personal
and professional development.
Hildebrand, J.,
2018
12 Days 24
03/03/21
Personal and professional development of
additional education teacher in the course of
methodological work.
Chaykina, Z.,
Mukhina, M.,,
2021
15 Days 30
18/03/22 Professional development for teaching
personal and social responsibility: Past,
present, and future.
Dunn, R.J.
and Doolittle,
S.A., 2020
20 Days 45
14/04/21
The teacher’s role and professional
development.
Makovec, D.,
2018
24 Days 52
Klobes, G., 19 Days 36
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Maximizing the Educational Investment with a
Required Personal and Professional
Development Program for Business Majors.
2018
21/04/21 Observation, practice, and purpose:
Recalibrating curriculum to enhance
professional development.
Schwab,
J.E., . and
Cruz, L., 2021
23 Days 50
APPENDIX 4: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating to Social and Ethical
Awareness.
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I have attended several workshops in academic life which
helped me skill development and achievement of career related
objectives.
Caption Caption
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APPENDIX 5: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00 AM Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up
7:00 AM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8:00 AM Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers Newspapers
9:00 AM Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
10:00
AM
Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
11:00
AM
Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar
12:00 PM Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar Seminar
1:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
2:00 PM Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
Career Growth
workshop
3:00 PM Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
4:00 PM Coaching Coaching Coaching Coaching Coaching Coaching Coaching
5:00 PM Time
management
skills
assessment
Time management
skills assessment
Time management
skills assessment
Time
management skills
assessment
Time
management
skills assessment
Time
management
skills assessment
Time
management
skills
assessment
6:00 PM Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends
7:00 PM Leisure time Leisure time Leisure time Leisure time Leisure time Leisure time Leisure time
8:00 PM Family time Family time Family time Family time Family time Family time Family time
9:00 PM Home work Home work Home work Home work Home work Home work Home work
10:00 PM Online article
reading
Online article
reading
Online article
reading
Online article
reading
Online article
reading
Online article
reading
Online article
reading
11:00 PM Online videos Online videos Online videos Online videos Online videos Online videos Online videos
12:00 PM Book reading Book reading Book reading Book reading Book reading Book reading Book reading
1:00 AM Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time Sleep time
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APPENDIX 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION I
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INEFFECTIVE C COMMUNICATION
1 Method of ethically interacting with
others
1 Lack of coordination skills
2 Development of writing skills 2 Ineffective team management skills
3 Social interaction 3 Negative impact on career related life
4 Gaining competitive advantage 4 Less social interaction
5 Developing systematic skills 5 Inappropriate growth
6 Analytical knowledge about
employee
6 Delay in growth in career related life
7 Gaining analytical skills 7 Impacts negatively on personality and
skills to communicate
BENEFITS OF
EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
1 Increasing coordination skills
2 Development of oral skills

3 Development of transferable skills
4 Team management skills
5 Increases leadership skills
6 Developing ethics and integrity
7 Development of focused growth.

APPENDIX 7: Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between good
and bad practices.
No. GOOD ATTRIBUTES No. BAD ATTRIBUTES
1 Discipline 1 Unethical behaviour
2 Dynamic personality development 2
Makes a person away from social life
3 Focused growth 3 Impact negatively on professional
growth
4 Ethical behaviour and traditions 4 Eagerness and aggressiveness
5 Increasing interacting with society 5 Rudeness
6 Patience and delivery 6 Lack of focus
7 Calmness and focus 7 Impact on career life
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 punctuation marks 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)
Data analysis Develops software
knowledge
Impact
on
privacy
Increase in technical skills Safety
and
cyberse
curity
issues

Development of hard skills Comple
xity
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me->>>>>: Develops
professionalis
m
2 Academic Skill 2 Strong points
(advantages)
Weak points
(disadvantages)
Reflective writing Knowledge development
Leads
to
create
chaos in
self
learning
Academic growth These
are very
hard in
different
cases
Focused enhancement Impracti
cal
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me >>>>>:
This skills
helps in
development
of self
knowledge.
3 Academic Skill 3 Strong points
(advantages)
Weak points
(disadvantages)
Referencing Knowledge about authors
Leads
to
complex
ity
Critical analysis of written
books
Large
number
of
resourc
es
availabl
e

Development of career
growth
Rigidne
ss
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me>>>>>:
Appropriate
use of Books
and journals
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 Decision making
This will help me in making myself decision
making ready.
2 Time management Help in routine works completion
3 Practising skills Effective practising in job related matters
4 Data analysis These skills will make me to use software skills
in order to improve performance
5 Soft skills Developing dynamic personality for the job
6 Professionalism Bring professional style in my career related
life.
7 Self development Increase overall development of knowledge

APPENDIX 10: Notes on Reflection
Define the concept of “Reflection”; and provide details of your OBSERVATIONS,
EXPERIENCES and LESSONS learnt, and how these changed your
PERSPECTIVE on specific matters; and made you a better person.
The reflection is a critical process which helps in developing effective knowledge
related to a subject matter. It is the process of writing on a subject matter, by
development of knowledge related to self. In the academic life for every student,
reflection play a very important role by increasing practical knowledge on a
subject. The observations are also important for a person to develop a brief idea in
a given situation. Observation is related to psychological knowledge of a student in
which a student develops effective perception on a subject matter. This is the
major role of a person to develop effective observation on a particular subject in
order to perform good in academic life. The experience helps a person to focus on
delivering appropriate knowledge which helps in individual's growth. This is the
utmost responsibility of a person to deliver effective knowledge related to all the
lessons. Lessons are considered as a good source knowledge related to a career
in order to succeed in the academic life related parameters. The perception of a
person is most important in developing a good or bad attitude related to a
particular situation. In the recent times, the importance of reflection is growing day
by day which is helping students to develop precise knowledge. These all helped
me in developing good knowledge in my academic life. Practising reflection with
Gibbs model also helped me in achievement of personal goals and development.
The reflection practising also helped me to increase sustainable development
related to practices. This is the major responsibility related to work and culture,
which should be developed in a set period of time.
It is major responsibility and duty of a candidate in personal and professional life to
manage planning strategically for learning effective objectives. In the long and
short run, application of personal and professional development helps in
developing systematic growth. Most of the times, in career and professional life it is
important to focus on career development in order to effectively manage different
functions and operations. Knowledge related to professionalism helps a student to
develop precise gain related to social development.

APPENDIX 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
NAME: Joseph Thomson
ADDRESS: 39-B, London street, UK
CONTACT DETAILS: +021545648123
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Having crucial knowledge and skills related to
career and organizational life. Knowledge of professionalism in leadership and
management styles which will help me in competing with others. In depth
knowledge about career related discipline and patience which will help in
management of a workforce.
EDUCATION (Name and year of Institution attended): Completed course in
personal and professional development from Cambridge University.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS: Certificate in management
Knowledge of technology

Leadership
Soft skills
Dynamic personality
Management decisions
Focus and dedication
WORK EXPERIENCE: 1 Year experience in Business management
Business development knowledge gained in Internship
2 Year working in a London based business consultancy
REFERENCES:
Mr. Thomas Elva
Senior business associate
TESCO
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 (e.g. 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: 25 January 2022
My Name:
XYZ
Course enrolled for: Business management
Level of study: Higher
GOAL to be accomplished: Achievement of communication skills
Actions I need to take in order
to accomplish my Goal:
Take help of seniors and professors

Resources / support / backup
that I need:
Reading and discovering books on time
management
Time frame: 6 Months
Success criteria or indicators:
(How will you know when
you’ve achieved the goal)
I will take help of my seniors in performing the
assessment of my knowledge
Review / evaluation:
(Identify some benefits of
achieving your goal; as well as
some obstacles that hinder
your further progress)
I will be able to develop social knowledge related to
a subject matter and help in communicating with
large number of people.

Explain the value or usefulness of the (12 Documents) that you
have compiled and provided as part of your portfolio.
In order to develop overall growth of an individual it is essential to
focus on developing different values. The value and usefulness should
be developed by an individual by preparing an in depth analysis using
SWOT tool. The application of practical knowledge is also important for
an individual in order to maintain effectiveness in different competition
scenario. In corporate world also, there is a strong need of different skills
which should be developed in academic life. Also in order to gain career
growth in self life, it is important for a person to develop certain skills
which are part of professional development. Decision making skills will
also helpful for a person to formulate risk free decisions related to
operations. In the overall development of a person, ethics are very
important which develops systematic traditions and beliefs in an
individual. In the academic life, the major focus of institutes must be on
knowledge improvement in order to achieve different goals and targets.
Also the presence of different internal analysis tools is a major procedure
which should be followed by a person to gain effective growth in
organizational and academic growth.

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