BSc Business Management: Personal Development Portfolio (BMP4001)

This project is a personal development portfolio created for a Business Management module. It begins with self-reflection on personal learning and development, discussing approaches to learning like emotional, behavioral, and cognitive self-regulation. The portfolio identifies transferable skills developed during the module, such as teamwork, listening, and communication, and skills the student aims to develop, including leadership and time management. A personal development learning log details specific activities and insights. An action plan outlines steps to acquire leadership and research skills, including timelines and success metrics. Finally, the portfolio includes a CV highlighting relevant experience and skills. The portfolio demonstrates the student's understanding of personal growth and professional development within the context of business management, providing a structured approach to skill enhancement and career planning.

BSc (Hons) Business Management
BMP4001
Professional and Academic Skills Development
Personal Development
Portfolio
Submitted by:
Name:
ID:
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Table of Contents
1.0 Self-reflection on personal learning and development, and the transferable skills ......3
1.1 Identification and reflection on my approach to personal learning and development..3
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by attending this
module...................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the
workplace..............................................................................................................................4
2.0 Personal development learning log ....................................................................................5
3.0 Action plan............................................................................................................................6
4.0 CV ........................................................................................................................................6
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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 development and learning is the process for the person in order to
assess, analyze and improve their own skills and qualities to make themselves
potential. Approaches to learning includes the emotional, behavioral and cognitive
self-regulation and these approaches helps in development of the skills (Müller and
Kubátová, 2021). In this report I will reflect my approaches to the personal
development and learning. It is important to become the learner if I have to be
effective in my learning in the development skills. The emotional approaches make
me to be more focused and understand the behavior of the person in my career. In
this particular module I have worked with many professional group in order to
develop my personal learning. By working with the group it enhances my behavioral
skills by this I can understand the behavior of the person. This makes me learn about
the importance of keeping the record and gaining the consent of the people. As all
these skills are very important for the person to understand and learn. These
approaches will help me in my personal development and learning in my career in
business and management. Improving oneself is the most important for the person
as it makes them to have good practice in that field. The behaviorist approach
involves about the ideas that the learners respond in the external environment. By
this approach I have learned the relevant and useful stimuli which helps me to
respond and enhance my knowledge or experience. There are many ways to use
this approach to the learning in training and development and provides the
opportunities that makes the person ensures to meet that objective.
The cognitive approach of learning the person is more concerned with the role
of having the active mind in order to learn and grab the opportunities and developing
(Musurmanov, Shermatov and Region, 2020). By learning this approach it makes my
mind stronger and reflective in order to grab the new things and learn the new things
from others. It makes me to improve my self-knowledge and awareness in order to
have good personal learning and development. The personal development basically
includes the activities that improves the awareness, develop the talents, build the
human capital and enhance the quality and standard of the person. These skills and
development makes me to help me in my career in the business and management.
My personal growth and learning was the best experience because it makes me still
working on myself in order be self-aware and more confident, etc. The learning from
this module was the best journey and the best experience ever. I have learned to be
more responsible, when it comes to getting the work done. Change in attitude by
learning and developing the approaches of learning makes me realize about my
drawbacks as well. But these approaches helps me a lot in order to personal
development and learning in my career in the business and management. The most
important thing I have learned is to be responsible for your work and make the right
decision.
1.2 Identification of the transferable skills I have already developed by
attending this module
Transferable skills are the abilities and skills that are very important and
helpful across the different areas of the life that are socially, professionally and at the
school-time as well. These skills are also called the portable skills. Some people
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basically thinks about there these skills when they are applying for the job or they
want the change in the career (Yurko and Styfanyshyn, 2020). These skills are
developed throughout the life that in schools, colleges, at home or in the social life.
By attending this module it makes me know about the transferable skills that must e
needed to be developed and must be written in the CV which will increasing my
postilion in my career. The transferable skills I have learned by attending this module
is team work that makes me to work effectively in the group and to achieve the set
plans and objectives. As I have work with the professional groups it makes me to
learn that how to work in the groups and how to have good co-ordination while
working in the group. As working in any organization it is very important to have the
good team management and work done. This team work also help me in learning
and developing my personal growth. Further I have learned by attending this module
was to be the good listener, by listening to the professional it enhances my listening
skills in order to develop my career in business and management. As in many jobs
these skills is the most required as listening to the problems or new ideas is the main
in the career. By having good listening it reduces the misconceptions and makes the
person to have the effective listening.
Earlier I was not so good at communicating with others but by attending this
module I have also developed by communication skills by working in the group and
makes me to speaks clearly and dynamically in the various situations. As in my
career in business and management the employees and employers require the
strong verbal communication between them, so this skill will help me in my future.
These skills motivate me and enhances my personal motivation in order to do
something new and innovative in my learning and development. As it is important to
have the motivation which makes develop the new skills in me. Personal motivation
helps me and my mind stress free as I get to learn something new in order to do
something new (Back, Tulsky and Arnold, 2020). Any job that is stressful cannot be
beneficial for someone, so this by attending this module it makes me to avoid stress.
All the skills and abilities are transferable it basically depends on from whom it is
transferred or to whom it is transferred. By attending this module this helps me to
have the personal growth and learning and provides me opportunity to work with the
groups, enhancing my personal qualities like self-awareness, self-motivation, etc.
these transferable skills are the most required skills that are required by the person
in order to make their future bright.
1.3 Skills I would like to develop during my academic studies, personal life and the
workplace
There are many skills that I have developed by attending the module and there are
some skills that ares till required and needed to be developed in me. As learning many skills
from that module was not the easy task. As a learner I have to develop my skills during my
academic studies, personal life and the workplace. By having the good skills in me it will
enhance me and my future to be brighter. To work in the workplace I have to develop my
leadership skills as I have to my career in the business and management. These skills is the
most required skill in the workplace as it makes the person lead in all the situations and
provides the flexibility and ability in order to adopt the changes in the workplace
(Karagianni and Jude Montgomery, 2018). As the leader the person have the strategic
thinking, adopt the change management, communication silks, etc. As I have good
communication skill, so I can develop the leadership skills easily by taking training or
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working with the leaders in the workplace. Strategic thinking makes the person to know
about where he is and where he wanted to be in the future.
Further I am weak in the managing the time, and do the work before deadlines in my
academic studies. So I need to develop the time-management skills. Time management is
the crucial skill that I need to develop in order to be successful in my career. When the
person is involved in the extra-circular activities like doing part-time jobs and meanwhile
also going to universities, the time management is must in order to mange the workload
(Gunawan and et.al., 2017). I have to work hard on this activity and make my work done
before the deadlines. By having my academic studies I have to develop problem-solving
skills, as I face many problems in order to learn new things in my university and also in my
personal life as well. By having the personal development it makes me to know myself and
makes me find the different ways to develop myself. As personal development is the
attractive quality that is needed by ever person whether in academic, personal life or at the
workplace. By developing my personal weaknesses helps me willingly to take the new
challenges and me or enthusiastic in my work and personal life. I will also develop my IT
skills which makes to have the effective use of the computers and new technology updating
in the dynamic market. By developing these qualities it will make me and my career bright.
As all these skills I need to be developed are the crucial and which are required most
whether in academic studies, personal life and where I will be working.
2.0 Personal development learning log
Date of event What was the
development
activity?
What was I
expecting to
learn?
What have I
learned?
How will
I apply
this
learning
?
18/12/21 Team-working To work in
the groups
and co-
ordinate with
members of
group.
I have learned
the ways in
order to work
with group.
It will
help me
in my
academic
career by
doing
projects
with the
group.
19/12/21 Personal
motivation
To motivate
myself in by
career in
business and
management.
I have learned
to tricks in
order to keep
my self
motivate bad
stress free
from the new
project.
This will
help me
to keep
my self
motivate
in order
to adopt
the new
things.
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?
Leadership
skills
Group of people
and working
with leaders.
Learn and work
with the leaders
to enhance
leadership skill.
After learning, I
will work with the
group and lead
that group and by
this I will measure
my success.
In 3-4 months I
will develop my
this skill.
Research and
analytical
skills
Research tricks
by learning from
tutorial or by
taking training.
I have to do
research at my
workplace to
develop my ski
I will take some
research projects
and will do my
best and by this I
will measure my
success.
In almost 2-3
months I will
learn this.
4.0 CV
Attached in CV document
IONELA GABRIELA
HORNET
128 Arthur Road,
London, SW198AA
Home: 0147258369
[e-mail]
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An analytical, passionate and business professional with relevant
experience gained within professional, target driven environments.
Reliable Cashier proficient in scanning and arranging customer items
efficiently, as well as accepting payments and keeping workspaces
organised. Enthusiastic, results-driven and effective at assisting
customers with all requirements.
Strong communicator and team player, willing and capable of learning
new processes to support overall organisational success.
Waiter/Waitress EXPERIENCE
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CINNAM
ON
KITCHEN
London,
Battersea
09/2018 to
Current
Explained menu options to guests, offered suggestions and took
orders for food and beverages. Communicated effectively with
patrons to establish preferences and dietary restrictions and make
food and beverage recommendations.
Checked with guests to get feedback on food served, resolve
issues, bring additional items and refill beverages.
Maintained polite and professional demeanour to patrons to
encourage inquiries and order placements. Processed customersí
payments and provided receipts.
Circulated within assigned areas to assess and address customer
needs, effectively prioritising tasks during peak hours.
Nail Technician
Painting fingernails
and toenails.
Cleaning, cutting and
shaping nails.
NAIL
TECHNICIA
N
London
03/2016 to
07/2018
Recommending colors,
rhinestones and designs.
Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills. Ability to
work a flexible schedule.
Met with clients to discuss needs, service
preferences and special requests. Cared for nails
and cuticles with soaking, shaping and polishing.
Provided signature services, including acrylics and
gel tips.
BAMBOO
Bucharest
Bartender Bamboo
03/2015 to
02/2016
Deliver a consistently high level of customer service to each client
and maintain a safe environment by identifying problem clients
and having them removed.
Keep bar area clean in accordance with the company's guidelines
as well as the requirements of the local health department.
Maintain an accurate cash drawer throughout the night and be
able to account for any and all discrepancies in the final drawer
tally.
Mix all drinks based on the serving sizes as outlined in the
company manual to keep drink costs at a minimum.
Develop an efficient work pace that keeps the customers at the
bar and in the dining room satisfied at all times.
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Cashier/
MachineAttendant
Casino
Maxbet Entertainment
Group Plc.
MAX
B
E
T
Buc
har
est
08/2012 to
02/2015
Is the leading gaming operator in Central and Eastern Europe with 89
gaming halls in Romania, Belarus, Croatia, Italy and dozen more across
the region, Maxbet operates over 4000 slot machines places across 25.
Core qualifications-
 Teamwork
 Communication
 Initiative
 Flexibility
 Event management
 People management
 Creative
 Interests
 Sports
 Video production
 Painting
 Photography
 Plc
 Research Design
 Safety
 Statistics
 Teamwork
 Video production
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Gunawan, G. and et.al., 2017. Virtual laboratory to improve students' problem-
solving skills on electricity concept. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia. 6(2).
pp.257-264.
Karagianni, D. and Jude Montgomery, A., 2018. Developing leadership skills among
adolescents and young adults: a review of leadership
programmes. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 23(1). pp.86-
98.
Müller, M. and Kubátová, J., 2021. Existential Values and Insights in Western and
Eastern Management: Approaches to Managerial Self-
Development. Philosophy of Management. pp.1-25.
Musurmanov, P., Shermatov, M. and Region, T., 2020. Innovative Approaches To
Developmant Of The Professional Competence Of Future Teachers. A
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Yurko, N. and Styfanyshyn, I., 2020. Listening skills in learning a language: the
importance, benefits and means of enhancement. Collective monographs.
pp.38-46.
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