Comprehensive Business Portfolio: Skills, Reflection, and Analysis

This portfolio presents a comprehensive overview of a student's academic journey, focusing on the development of business skills and critical analysis. The portfolio includes a table of contents, introduction, and a detailed summary of the student's work, encompassing various assignments such as SWOT and PESTLE analyses, presentation skills, e-book creation, data interpretation, reflective essays, and critical evaluations. The student reflects on the skills acquired through these projects, highlighting the importance of teamwork, problem-solving, and the ability to integrate personal, academic, and professional goals. The portfolio emphasizes the application of these skills in real-world scenarios and the student's self-assessment of their strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the portfolio showcases how the student has utilized various resources and skills, such as data interpretation, presentation, and critical evaluation, to enhance their learning and understanding, and to improve their overall academic performance.

Portfolio

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................1
SELF REFLECTION ......................................................................................................................2
SWOT and PEST Analysis ........................................................................................................2
Presentation Group Pablo Escobar .............................................................................................3
E- book .......................................................................................................................................3
Data Interpretation......................................................................................................................3
Thinking to Character ................................................................................................................3
Reflective Essay .........................................................................................................................4
Analyse and Essay Term ............................................................................................................4
Presentation ................................................................................................................................4
Knowledge and Creativity ..........................................................................................................5
Critical evaluate ........................................................................................................................5
Referencing ................................................................................................................................5
What is success...........................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The aspect of portfolio is termed as the combination of various types of educational
evidences and also the presentation of students academic work with an aim of determining how
efficaciously improve the academic performance. In regard of this project, it encompasses the
summary of e-portfolio and information of different skills which students acquired during their
classroom sessions from their tutor (Baker and et. al., 2015).
SUMMARY
The concept of e-portfolio is considered as an efficacious and essential tool for students
as it enables them to present the information what they have acquired and learned during their
academic sessions. However, it is refer to a collection of digital or online artifacts comprises of
essays, posters, photographs, videos and artwork in order to accomplish the task in a prescribed
time frame without any hindrances. The core advantage which e-portfolio render to students is
that it assist them to analyse the achieved outcomes over time, build reliable connections among
disparate part of curriculum, identify accurate weakness to improve, develop personality as
learners in an impressive style. Along with this, it empower students to determine their strength
and also lead them to take corrective course of action by enriching the same in order to improve
their overall performance in an improved way (Nambiar, 2018). In addition with this, with the
utilisation of e-portfolio it drive pupil to stimulate deeper learning regarding any particular topics
as well as also enable them to transfer of their skills and knowledge in an amended mode. Apart
from this, it prepare enormous opportunities for students to be more intentional and deliberate for
integrating or connecting their personal, academic and profession goals with their learning in an
effective manner. Moreover, it also motive them to grab various innovative or novel ideas with
an intent of enhancing the learning and understanding skills as well as guide them to make
appropriate decisions in regard of overcoming their weakness in an amended way. Furthermore,
e- portfolio encourage students to make an initiative to read the assessment criteria and
understand the same effectively so that they clearly define what they want to acquire or meet in
upcoming days. Moreover, it also help students with self reflection which empower them to
overlook what all the skills or talents they have gained by performing their academic work
through e- portfolio and also drive them to make use of different programs or activities for
enlarge their potentiality in a creative or productive style.
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In context of my portfolio, I was able to perform twelve piece of work which motivated
me to improve my learning and understanding skills in an improved manner without nay
obstacles. Each of these work were differ from each other in terms of function, roles and features
however, it lead me to explore my knowledge and also to develop an impressive style of personal
identity within my academic premises. Some of the work which I come across during my
academic session are SWOT, PESTLE, e- book, presentation, critical evaluate data interpretation
and many more which aid me to maintain my academic code of conduct in an effective mode.
Apart from this, organising portfolio not only help me to acquire positive response from faculties
and other classmates but also drive me to utilise the available resources at optimal level that
benefits me to enrich my decision making skills in aspect of building attractive personality
among other personnels in an efficient way (Basturkmen, 2014).
SELF REFLECTION
There are different program or skills which my tutor introduce to me during my learning
procedure at University in order to develop better outcome in a stipulated time period. However,
with the proper allocation of those resources it empower me to improve my overall performance
and also to achieve good remarks among other school mates and also a best conduct certificates
from University faculties. Some of the skills that enable me to perform effectively and
efficiently within my University premises are as follows:
SWOT and PEST Analysis
These two components are considered as one of the important strategic approach or tool
for organisation as it help them to implement best decision in order to gain competitive
advantage. However, by studying these analysis it help me to acquire deeper understanding of
about various internal and external factor which an establishment undergoes within their business
environment in regard of placing the brand in a aggressive or competent position. Moreover, by
acquiring information about SWOT and PESTLE, it enable me to examine the competition level
of existing marketplace and also to evaluate current trends or demands of population as well as
its impact over organisation overall productivity ratio. However, studying such topic assist me to
explore my knowledge and also benefited me to ascertain current industry situation or
competition in an effective manner.
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Presentation Group Pablo Escobar
By achieving information about group presentation, it help me to strengthen my
teamwork ability as well as motive me to recognise the significance of providing equal
opportunity for each team members. The core advantage behind this is that it enable me to obtain
high level of collaboration and cooperation from every group members. Along with this, group
presentation assist me to reduce the possibility of arising misconception or miscommunication
among team and help me to accomplish the task in an effective manner.
E- book
The information about E-book supported and helped me in an effective way as it help me
to acquire content about any particular topic at any time and from any place without any barriers
or hindrances. Along with this, it is an innovative technology which save time, cost and energy
and provide improved level of outcome in a better mode. Apart from this, I am a person who
hesitate to ask queries or questions to faculty through which I faced several challenges during my
academic performance. However, by obtaining better insights about E-book, it empower me to
overcome my shortcomings of hesitation or lack of confidence and lead me to discover novel as
well as reliable content for various academic title for developing impressive grade in my
University in an amended mode.
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Data Interpretation
In my various subjects, most of the information are presented in the format of graphical
presentation which sometime impose huge difficulty for understanding the particular data and
also created confusions or ambiguity. However, by receiving knowledge about data
interpretation it motive me to analyse the data and also aid me to interpret the same in an
improved mode through which I was able to tackle over the issue of chaos or misconception.
Moreover, it also made me more attentive and participative during classroom sessions which
benefited me to score high scores in my subjects. IN addition to this, it also supported me to
streamline the processes as well as to analyse the complex graphs or chars in a simple way and
also motive me to make informed decisions in an effective manner without any obstacles.
Thinking to Character
In the present scenario of education system, it is getting more challenging and
competitive which directly impact over student performance. However, by studying thinking to
character skill it assist me to enrich my thinking capability and also to investigate particular
information deeply. Additionally, the another advantage which I acquired by deeper
understanding of topic is that it help me to explore my knowledge and also motive me to search
for some latest or novel contents that imposed positive response about me from University
faculties in an impressive style. Along with this, with the adoption of thinking skill it support me
to segment complex matter into simple process as well as motive me to plan, monitor and
execute the task effectively without generating any sort of delay.
Reflective Essay
This element is viewed as an integral component because it enable an individual to
overall or evaluates what they have acquired during their classroom session and how they have
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reacted to particular condition. Moreover, it also aid me to analyse their strength and weakness
as well as lead them to take corrective course of action in order to achieve the desired purpose in
an effective way. In my classroom lectures, my faculty taught me about Gibbs model which is
one of the essential tool to prepare reflective essay in an improved mode. However, by obtaining
knowledge about reflective essay it help me to evaluate the whole situation in a better way and
also empower me to present the learning experience in a reflective writing which contributed me
good scores in overall subject.
Analyse and Essay Term
Under this determinant, it is link with writing pattern of an individual in order to convey
or elaborate the particular title in a better mode Moreover, it also regarded as one of the means of
communication in which personnel express their ideas or views with an aim of enhancing the
knowledge level in an increased manner. However, I was highly benefited by studying this
concept because I am a person whose writing skill is moderate as I can attempt the concept if I
contain enough knowledge about title. Hence, this skill aid me to improve my potentiality to seek
or think about any specified topic as well as to discover novel ideas and concepts in an improved
way.
Presentation
This skill is viewed as foremost essential determinant for every kind of personnel as it
supports them to accomplish their desired aim or objective in an expeditious way. However, it is
termed as an ability of an individual to convey or share the information and message to targeted
audience in a clarity or transparent manner. Hence, by learning presentation skill it assists me to
acquire the information regarding how to maintain face to face interaction, ways to keep
audience attentive and interesting towards specified topic. Along with this, it also help me to
interpret that presentation skill enable an individual to build a long lasting relationship with
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manpower and also lead them to gain the level of confidence for facing audience queries and
discussion in an amended manner.
Knowledge and Creativity
This component is one of the most essential aspect in current educational context because
there is an intense level of competition among students in terms of accomplishing impressive
level of success in career. Hence, by receiving an insight about creativity skill it assists me to
grab all sort of opportunities and also to utilise available resources at optimal level in order to
achieve results in an innovative and creative style. In addition to this, it also assists me to look at
the situation in a very smooth manner as well as motive me to think out of the box that explore
and enlarge my degree of knowledge about academic subjects in a creative manner.
Critical evaluate
This skill is relating with those concepts which defines that is a capability of an
individual to create appropriate judgement about certain matter or situation in a right way.
However, this skill has been recognised as an important thing in majority of the educational
institutions. With the help of studying such skill, it supports me to evaluate my own perception
and also other opinions which lead me to make suitable decisions by creating best or valid results
in a stipulated time frame. Moreover, it also enables me to develop relevant ideology for
enriching the overall performance in a trenchant way.
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Referencing
This is a primal feature in most of the academic project or report because it acknowledges
or defines the contribution of several writers or researcher towards particular field of study.
Hence, by obtaining overview about this referencing concept it motives me to gather authentic
and reliable sources which benefited me to make my academic project or report valid and
accurate in an effective and efficient mode without any obstacles.
What is success
The aspect of success is something which every student desire to acquire in their career.
However, my tutor makes an initiative to teach about the ways to achieve success in life and also
to deal with complex situation in a smooth manner. Henceforth, by attending such session it
encourages me to make use of different growth platforms with an intent of obtaining attractive
style of career development.
CONCLUSION
It has been summarised from the above explained report that in order to perform in an
impressive style, an individual are required to contain various skills or talents for developing best
results in a stipulated time duration. Moreover, with the proper usage of all available responses
as well as grabbing the opportunity help student to perform better in their academic ground and
also can achieve impressive style of success in their career.
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