BSc Hons Business Management: Professional Skills Portfolio BMP4001

This personal development portfolio from a BSc (Hons) Business Management student (BMP4001) showcases self-reflection on learning and transferable skills. It includes identification and reflection on the student's approach to personal learning and development, the transferable skills developed through the module (writing, project management, teamwork, and problem-solving), and skills the student aims to develop (communication, critical thinking, computer skills, decision-making, and leadership). The portfolio also features a personal development learning log, an action plan for future skill development, and a CV, providing a comprehensive overview of the student's professional and academic growth. References are included to support the reflections and learning processes.

BSc (Hons) Business Management
BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
Portfolio
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Name:
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Contents
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills p-p
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development p
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module p
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace p
2.0 Personal development learning log p
3.0 Action plan p
4.0 CV p
References p
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1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development,
and the transferable skills
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal
learning and development
Personal learning and development is focusing on yourself internally and work to
better yourself (Barnacle, Schmidt, and Cuthbert, 2019). My approach towards the
personal leaning and development is as follows:
 Set Goals: I have set my goals for learning and development for instance the
professional and academic skills that I need to learn such as communication
skill, time management skill etc. my goals are SMART (Specific, measurable,
achievable, Realistic and time based)
 Written those down: I have written my goals on a to do list on a paper and
using some application to track down my progress.
 Started small: I have stared practicing my skills on the small level such as
small groups and teams. For example to become a good communicator I try
to communicate with small group.
 Improving existing skills: I am working to improve myself by assessing my
current skills for instance I have the reading skills and the computer skills and
I am further working to improve them, I am learning to use new professional
software though online courses.
 Learning from my failures: I try to work on my failures and continuously try
to improve myself. I work with positive winners mindset into new learning and
experiences.
 Deeper approach: I try to learn thing from root level instead of the surface
level. I work on single skill at one time to learn more effectively.
 Measuring my progress and achievements: I try to stick with the path
through continuously measuring my progress. This allows me to modify or
adjust my plan if I am not on the right track. I set the deadlines for the specific
tasks and monitor them continuously for improving.
 Feedback: I always try to seek for the feedback from the others such as the
professors, friends, family and others. This helps me to gather broad idea of
my progress it is working or not.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed
by attending this module
Transferable skills are those skills which are commonly used in every field or job.
These skills are irrelevant to the job title or the field (Bastges-Lienshöft, and et. al.,
2021). The transferable skills which I have learned from this module are as follows:
 Writing: This skill is a part of communication method. This is essential for
different job careers. Learning this skill helped me to convey my message and
information in more professional way.
 Project management: this skill helps to manage a project more effectively
and efficiently from stating the project till finishing it. This skill help to manage
a project's timeline and tasks. The companies also wants a person who can
met the project's deadlines on time.
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 Management: The management skill includes the assignment of tasks and
managing them. This also includes managing the things are done in the right
way and helping people to overcome the difficulties they face (Bobkina, and
Dominguez Romero, 2022). This skill enabled me to make sure the people
are on the right place and they are doing the work more efficiently.
 Teamwork: I have achieved this skill through working with different group of
people. The team work means working with peoples as a team to achieve a
mutual goal. This skill is very essential in the professional environment. This
skill enabled me to make more positive contributions to the team and helping
it to achieve the goals.
 Problem solving: Achieving this skill helped me to identification of the
problems and it also helped me to find the cause of the problem and it also
helps to find the solution for the problem. The companies prefer the people
who identify the root of the problems into the tasks or process. Also they
appreciate the people who provides the solutions to these complexities.
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies,
personal life and the workplace
The skills that I would like to develop on my academic study and the professional
career are as follows:
 Communication: The communication skill is very essential throughout the
whole career in every job and at every place. People with this skill can convey
their ideas and information in a better and concise manner. This reduces the
chances of misunderstanding (Cottrell, 2020). I will work to develop this skill
by communicating with small groups.
 Critical thinking: This skill refers to the ability to interpret and evaluate the
information to make the decisions. This also helps in the judgment and in the
conclusion. This skill will help me to look at every detail for differentiating
between the opinions and the facts.
 Computer skills: The computer skills will help me to understand the
functioning the computer in the professional environment. This will enhance
my performance at the work and even in the academics. The use of
computers are at every level in today's scenario this will help me as an
advantage in the academics and work environment.
 Decision Making: This is the ability to make decision of the best outcome
form the gathered information and assessing different alternatives. This will
help me into analyzing the complex situation and find the best solution in
efficient time. This skill will also help me to become more confidant and
enable me to take good judgments.
 Leadership: This skill includes the ability to manage and supervise a team.
This skill enables individual to take the lead and guide others on the team for
achieving the mutual goals. This skill also includes traits like relationship
building, strong communication, team building, risk taking goal setting etc.
(Etaio and et. al., 2018) This skill will helps the most in the academic and
professional work environment.
2.0 Personal development learning log
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Date of event What was the
development
activity?
What was I
expecting to
learn?
What have I
learned?
How will I
apply this
learning?
12/06/22 Writing
competitions
Efficient and
clear writing
skill
Efficient and
clear writing
skill
In
conveying
clear and
effective
messages
05/07/22
Training on
Project
management
Managing the
project
effectively
and efficiently
How to
manage a
project, and
importance of
deadlines
meeting
In work
projects this
will help to
divide the
task and
time
allocation
14/07/22
Managing
college event
(Management)
Managing
tasks
efficiently
Doing and
managing
tasks
efficiently
Managing
the different
tasks on
time and
priorities
them
accordingly
25/08/22 Seminar Teamwork
importance
Advantages of
working in
team
In the group
tasks or
team work
assigned
such as
projects or
other work
environment
15/09/22 Debate
competition
To overcome
the hesitation
of speaking,
and better
speaking
skills
Learned to
convey
thoughts and
ideas in clear
manner
Into
overcome
the
problems
and
difficulties of
conveying in
the
organization
or
academics
3.0 Action plan
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What do I want
to learn?
What support
and resources
will I need?
What do I have
to do?
How will I
measure
success?
Target date for
review?
Communication
Books, journals,
workshops,
blogs on
communication
Active listening,
work on body
language, check
before sending
message, try to
be short and
specific
Through the
feedback from the
friends, family,
professors,
judges of the
events
30/10/22
Critical thinking
Researches,
data and
information
(Tawfik, 2019)
Deal with
brassiness,
doing further
researches and
asking
questions
Feedback from
colleagues and
others
10/11/22
Leadership
Mentors,
advisor, books,
blogs, websites
Inspire others,
maintaining
discipline, active
listening
Measuring
customer
experiences,
employees
attitude,
profitability etc.
20/11/22
Computer skills Online courses,
certifications
Practice the
programs uses
Through
questionnaire or
practical tests
27/11/22
Decision making Case studies
Making plans,
choice limiting,
try to weigh the
options, asking
the experts
opinions
Through results,
assessment of
risks, evaluations
of efforts vs
outcomes
29/11/22
4.0 CV
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Name- XYZ
Contact No.- 123456789
Email- [e-mail]
Personal Details-
Date of Birth- ABC
Nationality-
Education & Qualification-
 Masters in commerce from St. George University of London in 2017-2019
 Bachelors in commerce from Brunel University, London in 2015-2017
Work Experience-
 Work experience of 2 years in ABC Ltd. company
Skills-
 Project Management
 Teamwork
 Problem Solving
Personal Interest-
 Playing Basketball
 Reading books
 Dancing
Deceleration-
I hereby declare that all the above information are valid and true to my knowledge.
Date- 12-10-22
Signature- XYZ
References
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Barnacle, R., Schmidt, C. and Cuthbert, D., 2019. Expertise and the PhD: Between
depth and a flat place. Higher Education Quarterly, 73(2), pp.168-181.
Bastges-Lienshöft, C., and et. al., 2021. Academic skills and work readiness among
trainees in the lower segment of vocational training in Germany–are there
universal criteria?. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, pp.1-25.
Bobkina, J. and Dominguez Romero, E., 2022. Exploring the perceived benefits of
self-produced videos for developing oracy skills in digital media
environments. Computer Assisted Language Learning, 35(7), pp.1384-1406.
Cottrell, S., 2020. Teaching study skills and supporting learning. Bloomsbury
Publishing.
Etaio, I., and et. al., 2018. Cross-curricular skills development in final-year
dissertation by active and collaborative methodologies. Interactive Learning
Environments, 26(2), pp.175-188.
Tawfik, D.S., 2019. A Personal Reflection on the Chemistry‐Biology Interface. Israel
Journal of Chemistry, 59(1-2), pp.23-28.
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