Self Development and Responsibility: Portfolio with Mini Project Workshops, Appendices, and Action Plan

This portfolio showcases the importance of self development and responsibility through mini project workshops, appendices, and an action plan. It includes personal development plans, SWOT analysis, time management skills, communication skills, academic writing skills, employability skills, and more. The documents compiled in this portfolio provide valuable insights and resources for personal growth and development.

Module: (FY027) Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility
CW1 - Portfolio
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
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: Personal development involves self improvement and includes striking an ideal work life balance, achieving
heightened self-awareness, sharpening marketable skills etc. It also helps people to learn about the constant look in order to improve
themselves.
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)
Social responsibility is basically considered as an ethical theory which involves individuals who are
accountable to fulfil their civic duty. The ethical responsibility is basically the ability to interpret, recognize and act
upon the values and multiple principles. The main aim of the project workshop is to involve all the parties in the
planning process. It basically involves a section, sub-tasks and a milestone. The mini project workshops helps in
designing a project based course for cost-effective teaching and learning(Wang, Zhang and Jia, 2020). The mini
project workshops helps in providing fruitful discussion among the participants. In the scenario of project
management, ethics and social responsibility plays a very important role in day-to-day behaviours and
interactions.
The ethics and social responsibility enables the vendors, stakeholders, taxpayers to relax as they know that the project
management professionals are held to high standards while executing a particular project. The mini project workshops helped a lot
in contributing towards the development of the ethical and social responsibility and awareness. The mini projects helps in providing
opportunities for the expansion of skills and knowledge and broader learning experience. The mini projects helped in providing
employers a chance to distinguish among the students with related backgrounds. It helped in strengthening and exploring better

understanding of fundamentals through practical application of theoretical concepts. It helps in boosting up the skills and widening
the horizon of thinking. It also helps in guiding beginners to perform larger projects later in the career(Salomy, 2018).
The various projects helped in enabling the employees to deal with ethical problems and developing their
moral intuitions which are implicit in everyday actions and choices. The projects helps in creating a environment
which is quite ethical and helps in guiding towards all the main resposibilities that follows a ethical code of
conduct. The social resposnibility helps to guide the individuals in order to fulfil their civic duty and helps in
identifying actions that helps in benefitting and welfare of the society(Russon, 2020). It also helps in maintaining a
balance between the welfare of the society and economic growth and the environment. It also helps in engaging
with the customers and employees and being a good role model in the organisation and also helps in providing
better training to the employees and promotion of ethical behaviour and also helps in learning from mistakes and
fulfilling the social responsibility in order to contribute in the development of the ethical and social responsibility
and awareness(Hane and Stich, 2020).
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3. Documents for the Portfolio
APPENDIX 1: My Personal Development Plan
My Full Name:
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For:
Name of Institution:
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
Start Date:
End Date:
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing
this Course:
Objectives for my personal
development
Actions required to
achieve my objectives
Support and/or
resources I need
Timeframe Estimated date
of completion /
achievement

APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAK
NESS
ES
(weak
points)
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
7

OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THRE
ATS
(potenti
al
losses
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7

APPENDIX 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF PAGES
READ
APPENDIX 4: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating to Social and Ethical
Awareness.
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Caption Caption
APPENDIX 5: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00 AM
7:00 AM

8:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00
AM
11:00
AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM
10:00 PM
11:00 PM
12:00 PM
1:00 AM
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APPENDIX 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
BENEFITS OF
EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
APPENDIX 7: Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between good
and bad practices.
No. GOOD ATTRIBUTES No. BAD ATTRIBUTES
1 1
2 2
3 3

4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7
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 Assignments;
 Reflective writing
 Any other academic skill.
1 Academic Skill 1 Strong points
(advantages)
Weak points
(disadvantages)
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me->>>>>:
2 Academic Skill 2 Strong points
(advantages)
Weak points
(disadvantages)
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me >>>>>:

3 Academic Skill 3 Strong points
(advantages)
Weak points
(disadvantages)
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me>>>>>:
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
2
3
4
5
6
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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.
APPENDIX 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
NAME:
ADDRESS:
CONTACT DETAILS:
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

EDUCATION (Name and year of Institution attended):
CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
REFERENCES:
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:
My Name:
Course enrolled for:
Level of study:
GOAL to be accomplished:
Actions I need to take in order
to accomplish my Goal:

Resources / support / backup
that I need:
Timeframe:
Success criteria or indicators:
(How will you know when
you’ve achieved the goal)
Review / evaluation:
(Identify some benefits of
achieving your goal; as well as
some obstacles that hinder
your further progress)
4. In a paragraph or two explain the value or usefulness of the
(12 Documents) that you have compiled and provided as part of
your portfolio.
5. References:
Hane, J. and Stich, E., 2020. The Gift of Embracing Risk: Responsibility as Practice in Aerial
Dance. Journal of Dance Education. pp.1-5.
Russon, J., 2020. Adult Life: Aging, Responsibility, and the Pursuit of Happiness. SUNY
Press.
Salomy, S., 2018. A STUDY ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. New Trends
in Business Management. p.55.
Wang, J., Zhang, Z. and Jia, M., 2020. Echoes of corporate social responsibility: how and
when does CSR influence employees’ promotive and prohibitive voices?. Journal of Business
Ethics, 167(2). pp.253-269.