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

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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