Research Methods for Professional Practice

Research Methods for Professional Practice
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Contents
Part A...............................................................................................................................................3
Reflective CPD (Continuous Professional Development)...........................................................3
Part B...............................................................................................................................................8
Research Log...............................................................................................................................8
Part C.............................................................................................................................................18
Research Proposal......................................................................................................................18
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................32
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Part A
Reflective CPD (Continuous Professional Development)
Introduction –
In personal development plan for future dissertation, I will focus about the different
actions that perform in proper manner. This will help for me to improve my academic
development and also help in career progression. Usually, I will focus on make an efficient plan
once completely my degree. As personal growth, I will be doing SWOT analysis, I would like to
accomplish and journey map of where I see myself in future dissertation.
About Myself -
Currently, I am studied in undergraduate, pursing a MSC in computing or cyber security.
I am always curious about to learn new things, which is motivating or inspiring to achieve own
career goals. At the time of Graduation, I was thinking about the academic goals and link to my
career. After university, I will make a plan to go back into college and doing hair dressing
courses as that will help to get new opportunities in career development. Main target for me to
manage all kind of information and data within appropriate manner.
Personal SWOT Analysis
It is one of the most common method that helps for identifying the current strength and
weakness on personal level. It is helping for me to determine area where needed to the
improvement in regards of career development (Henry and Namhla, 2020). It is simple format
and easy to apply structure without any support.
Strength-
The strength for me is a professional qualification in the field of computing, which is
always supports for understanding the expertise requires in any field or area. I have an ability to
analyse the current situation and make an important decision.
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Weakness-
I have been analysed that there are certain weakness which may feel nervous, de-
motivated at the time of task execution such as poor communication, in-efficiency with time
reporting. These are consider the weakness that may directly or indirectly affecting my
performance in future research development.
Threat-
According to me, the biggest threat is own fear which may reduce the confidence level.
In some situation, it is also developing a major threat in the career enhancement.
Opportunities-
I have focused on the better opportunity and use various kind of modern technology that
help for me to improve skill and gain knowledge. Usually, I should consider online tool such as
social media networking, e-book and article. This is completely helping to gain more
opportunity.
Objectives
My short term goal is to build career in research Dissertation and learning how to use
different information or data. As well as becoming better way to utilise my time and then
identified the relevant information after leaving university. On the other hand, My long term goal
is to gain knowledge which help for achieving a best position. After 5-10 years, I would hope for
achieved a things.
Current Experiences
In recently, I am pursuing MSC degree in computing and gained a lot of knowledge this
field area. My personal experience is state of mind to get accomplish a tasks. Sometimes, I will
be doing assignment in particular subject. For me, it is become motivated and think for enhance
my career in specific direction (Rahyasih, Hartini and Syarifah, 2020). To keep me on monitor or
track with what I am doing or finding informative list. A great motivation towards career
enhancement that help me to get going on the tasks. This is not enough but I always putting more
efforts to establish understanding towards concepts.
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In my personal experience, it is an essential for improving certain kind of skills, which help for
me to improve own ability in future research development.
Career Plan
The primary goal for me to complete my degree and then start to do work within research
& development field. Generally, I have also knowledge about academic qualification and doing
different dissertation project. But it times for me to create or develop personal development,
implement suitable action and then achieve desirable career growth.
Skills How to overcome/ action
applied
Resources Time or
Deadline
Communication skill I will focus on
communication skill which
become consider as
important and plays
important role in the
personal as well as
professional career
development. At the time
of research or dissertation,
I will try to interact with
other participate. But
sometimes, I am unable
share the idea because of
poor communication.
Online training
session
Attain seminar
session
Establish a
coordination with
supervisor
15 days
Interpersonal Skills I will try to improve
interpersonal- skill because
it is important for me in
career enhancement.
Online training
session
Attain seminar
session
20 days
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Interpersonal skill is all
about the interaction with
colleagues and how to
establish a strong
coordination. Sometimes, I
will make an appropriate
plan which may support for
inspiring or motivating to
handle specific tasks in
proper manner.
Establish a
coordination with
supervisor
Leadership or
management approaches
This kind of skill is needed
for me to handle both
leadership as well as
management tasks. So as I
will take some opinion
from supervisor in regards
of leadership. Therefore, it
become easier for me to
improve own leadership or
management style in career
development.
Attain seminar
session
Establish a
coordination with
supervisor
10 days
Data Handling I will improve data
handling which means that
gather or collect large
amount of information
from different sources. So
as I will try to improve
Using online
platform or tool.
Database software
15 days
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ability and identify
accurate information in
proper manner. At the time
of academic, I will use
various online tool or
platform that provide brief
idea about data handling
procedures.
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Conclusion
From above discussion, it has been summarised about the continued personal development
plan, which help for representing strength and weakness for individual people. As per analysis, It
has been identified the objective, current experience and career plan. Moreover, It has been
implemented the action plan that help for improving the own skills within specific time intervals.
Analysis on the personal development plan in order to identify the ethical, legal and social
security within professional career development.
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Part B
Research Log
Log-1 what is own research interest
My research interest towards Cloud computing, which is completely based on the modern
technology. Usually, I have inspire or motivated towards new technique and their involvement in
different areas or place. That’s why, I have been selected the topic related Green computing,
identify that how it become useful for providing energy efficient approach and environment
friendly solution for organisations. Initially, I have been tried to improve own knowledge in
regards of green computing and identify their processes which help for reducing emission of
Co2. During my academic, I have been chosen computing related topic and afterwards gather a
lot of information or data from different sources.
Log-2 Skill audit or RDF
Skill Audit Very good good Ok Basic
Research planning ✔
Written
communication
✔
Working
independently
✔ ✔
Organisational skills ✔
Research time
management
✔
Recording research ✔
Write research
documentation
✔
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