Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility

PREPARING FOR
SUCCESS: SELF
DEVELOPMENT AND
RESPONSIBILITY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1)Reflective writing.........................................................................................................................1
2)Academic and professional areas that need to be developed further............................................3
3)Action plan...................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

1)Reflective writing
The module and group presentation have played a vital role in my knowledge
improvement. It has benefited me in several ways. For the group presentation my group had 3
people and I divided the whole task into three separate parts, finding sources and content for the
presentation, giving presentation, making presentation. This way brought everybody to work.
There were a lot of things learnt throughout the presentation task. I have learnt the importance of
the team work in achieving the goals. Having a sense of co-ordination while working with
people, is very necessary. As each task has contribution to the final goal achievement, yet a task
alone achieved by a single person can never be able to fulfil the group goal. Further, I learnt to
have adaptable and flexible attitude of working in the classroom. As studying module needs an
individual to have a very open-minded and adaptable lookout (Ashar, Kamdi and Kurniawan,
2021). When you learn new things, the act of rigidity will not let you understand anything.
Rather, the adaptable behaviour will bring the best understanding of every topic in the classroom.
Module and presentation has brought new information forward in terms of the various
topics and lessons. There were several topics yet some were totally new such as the placement
process, reflective writing style, skill requirement etc. which plays an important role in the
overall performance development. Placement process is going to provide me opportunity to build
strong career and in order to get the best opportunity in well-known companies, I am required to
have a strong portfolio and skills. Skill set is really important as it is the small skills that comes
together and build a personality of the individual (Bates and et al., 2018). The presentation part
of the curriculum has helped in learning the self representation and its importance in the future
career prospect. As being a student in the university I will be required to present on many
occasions and presenting is not just informing yet it is an art of communicating with the
audience. The importance of reflective writing in life and how it gives a new dimension and
layer to the thinking process of a student. Various new sources of information which can enhance
the knowledge in the curriculum performance were learnt.

The most interesting part of the module was the practicality of each topic which can
ultimately help in goal achievement. Previously whenever I learnt any new topic in the
classroom it never looked up to as a practical approach. Yet in this module every lesson and
topic has some part to play in the overall performance at the university. Especially when
placement process was introduced it was totally a new concept to me, it took my ultimate interest
in learning the process and how to be efficient when the placement opportunity comes in the
university. As these opportunities will help in shaping the career. Also, the future endeavours are
easy to approach if the right placement opportunities are cracked (Medvedeva and Rubtsova,
2021). Further, interesting aspect of the presentation was learning the shortcoming of the self
which can help in developing a better personality in the future. Presentation requires confidence,
thorough knowledge of the topic, remembering the content of presentation and knowing the
audience to keep them engaged throughout. Therefore, it made me realize about the areas where
I lack the expertise and where I need to polish my skills.
The new information and knowledge gained here will be used by me in many areas of
life. Very first is the personality development which is an essential in the university as it has
power to uplift the entire performance. When a personal has effective personality he or she can
represent himself in the university in a much better way, how to talk, what to talk, when to talk,
whom to talk etc. becomes clear (Tan and Laswad, 2018). Reflective writing was also a very
useful prospect, it can help in making effective notes, recording information in effective way,
improves decision-making power, helps grow as a working professional and at university. New
information learnt will be used in developing knowledge further and becoming a great individual
who can bring out the productivity at the university.
Professors at university put their best efforts to make us understand each part of the
module with the help of best tools, mediums, examples etc. yet there were some things I was
unable to understand. There was problem with the time allocation for each topic in the module. I
think some topic needed more time in understanding and practising than others. Yet equal time
was allotted to modules, I lack my understanding when topics are difficult and complex.