E-Portfolio: CPD Plan & SWOT Analysis in Higher Education 2021

This e-portfolio presents a student's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan and SWOT analysis related to their orientation for success in higher education. It includes reflections on cultural and behavioral expectations in business management, emphasizing the importance of these factors in business operations and personal development. The student discusses the significance of peer-to-peer support and teamwork in enhancing the learning experience, highlighting the benefits of collaborative projects and shared knowledge. Furthermore, the SWOT analysis identifies personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to academic goal attainment, focusing on skills like problem-solving, time management, and communication. The e-portfolio concludes with a reflection on how these learnings will be implemented in future studies and career endeavors, with a commitment to applying acquired skills in professional settings. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and resources for students.

Brief. E-Portfolio Academic Year 2021-2022
E-PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
Group: C1
Date of submission: 03.12.2021
Orientation for Success in Higher Education 1

E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis.
Area of Learning Reflection of Learning Future Implications Implementation
(Identify and explain topics of learning
from this module)
(Detail what you have learnt about the topic)
This refers to your own learning as an individual. It is different from what
was taught so avoid presenting a write up as you would in an essay!
(Identify how learning will assist in
future studies and career)
(Identify how you will practise and
apply what you have learnt)
Cultural and behavioural expectations
of studying for a degree in business
management
Culture plays n important role as it shows the ways in
which others see the business and it affects business
operations. In this regard, I learned that cultural and
behavioural factors play an important role as it offers
us a powerful insight into the business and makes us
able in knowing ways by which we can work within it.
Our behaviour also leads us towards accomplishing
goals in different manner. For example: some people
remain calm in difficult situations because of their
behaviour and culture but some become aggressive
and it may affect the way in which they operate
business and perform all business activities (Pasricha,
Singh and Verma, 2018). I learned a lot of things
about cultural and behavioural factors and the impact
sin business management. Along with this, I came to
know about some challenges that may occur in the
future because of some behavioural and cultural
factors. Some challenges that can affect our overall
performance and productivity within business and
managing businesses include: financial management,
uncertainty about future, customer service,
technology, aggressive behaviour, ways of solving
problems, taking decision and others. Overall, I can
say that I learned a lot about this and it can help me
This learning about cultural and
behavioural factors can assist me
in future studies. It will help me
out in performing my job roles.
Skills that I learned from this
module can also help me out in
solving problems and continuing
my functions without getting
affected in a negative manner. In
the future, all these skills will help
me out in accomplishing my
academic goals and I believe that I
can take competitive advantages. I
believe that when we have
decision making and problem
solving skills then it makes us
frustration free and help us out in
performing functions with
concentration. Overall, I can say
that this business management
study would help me out in the
future to the great extent (Shao,
2019).
I will make use of all those skills
that I learned from this module
and business management study.
As I learned that behaviour plays
an important role So, I will focus
on improving positive behaviour. I
will make use of this behaviour in
performing all functions within
business and while higher studies.
I believe that flexibility skill also be
beneficial for me in the future.
There are number of
environmental factors that may
affect us and this skill can protect
me from those factors and their
negative impacts (Mohelska and
Sokolova, 2018). Communication
skill can be used and help me out
in improving my relations with
customers while working as
marketing manager and other
roles.
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out in the future in understanding importance of
considering both of these factors and how they can
affect us our performance.
It increases our knowledge and skills that are required
for working in an effective manner and managing
business operations with effectiveness. Business
within an organisational culture tends to be more
successful than less structured companies. I can say
that culture and behaviours of entrepreneurs can
promote employees’ performance. Positivity and good
behaviour can also make us able in handling business
transactions. It embodies core values of our company
and team members also find easier in improving their
performance. Some skills that are important and I
learned with this module include: decision making,
problem solving, an ability to be calm in difficult
situations and others.
The importance of peer-to-peer
support and team working to enhance
learning experience
In regard to team working, I can say that it is one of
the best way of increasing our knowledge and skills as
well. When I was asked to complete a project in a
In regard to effectiveness of team
working and peer to peer support,
peer t I can say that team working
I can make use of team working
skill and guidance that I get from
peer to peer support. Both of
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group then initially I became nervous as I did not work
in a team before. When I worked in a team then I
realised that it is better than working individually.
When we work in a team then it increases our
knowledge because team members have different
skills and perceptions. They skills and knowledge help
us out in completing our projects in an effective
manner. Along with this, peer to peer support also
plays a vital role. Peer to peer support give us a
direction and guide us by which we can protect our
self from failure. It is beneficial for us as we can
accomplish our goals in an effective manner when we
have support and right direction. I want to share my
experience and my feelings when I worked in a team
(Harney, Hogan and Quinn, 2017). I realised that
working in a team can give us number of advantages
as it lets us know different effective ways of
performing functions. It increases our knowledge. So,
in this regard, I can say that team working as well as
peer to peer support can help us out to the great
extent and can make us beneficial in present as well
as future. Peer to peer support and right guidance
makes us competitive and help us out in meeting our
pre-set goals.
skill would make me beneficial.
This skill can improve my relations
with my colleagues and other
students. I believe that improved
relations with colleagues and
students can make us feel valued
and motivated at workplace. We
find easier in performing our
functions and it decreases
absenteeism. It increases our
productivity because peer to peer
support gives us an effective and
proper direction that is important
for us (Ye and et.al., 2019).
Overall, I can say that it would help
me out in the future to the great
extent and would improve my
productivity as a student and as an
employee.
these will be implemented at my
workplace while performing job
roles. I can implement all skills
that I will learn while working in a
team and all these skills like
decision making, influencing,
communication and others would
improve my performance. I
believe that peer to peer support s
required for all of us at all stages.
No matter we are at superior
position and we can learn new
things from our juniors as we.
Overall, it can be said that team
working and peer to peer support
learning will help me out in career
development (Birinci, Berezina
and Cobanoglu, 2018).
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Student’s personal strengths in relation
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Student’s personal weaknesses in relation to
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Identified opportunities on gaining
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Threats envisaged in relation to
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to learning learning. skills and degree student’s attainment of
opportunities
SWOT Analysis
Strength Weaknesses Opportunity Threats
Students have number of skills that
become their strengths and help them
out in accomplishing their academic
goals. Some strengths that students
have in regard to learning include;
Reading and note taking skills that
increase their critical analysis and
interpretation skills.
They have decision making and team
working skills.
Some weaknesses that might create barriers in
accomplishing academic goals include:
Lack of problem solving skill.
Lack of time management.
In this regard, I can say that students lack behind in
this skills and the main reason of it is: procrastination.
Procrastination does not let student to do their work
on the same day and in a timely manner. It can create
problems in accomplishing goals.
Communication and team working
skills can help learners out in
academic goals. These skills can
help them out in being in the
competition and it can also make
them able in performing job roles
in the future.
Reading and critical analysis skills
can also help students out in
improving decision making
process.
Time management and other
weaknesses can create number of
threats in accomplishing goals.
It can also create barriers in taking
competitive advantages and
improving decision.
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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Birinci, H., Berezina, K. and Cobanoglu, C., 2018. Comparing customer perceptions of hotel and peer-to-peer accommodation
advantages and disadvantages. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Harney, O.M., Hogan, M.J. and Quinn, S., 2017. Investigating the effects of peer to peer prompts on collaborative
argumentation, consensus and perceived efficacy in collaborative learning. International Journal of Computer-
Supported Collaborative Learning. 12(3). pp.307-336.
Mohelska, H. and Sokolova, M., 2018. Management approaches for Industry 4.0–the organizational culture
perspective. Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 24(6), pp.2225-2240.
Pasricha, P., Singh, B. and Verma, P., 2018. Ethical leadership, organic organizational cultures and corporate social
responsibility: An empirical study in social enterprises. Journal of Business Ethics, 151(4), pp.941-958.
Shao, Z., 2019. Interaction effect of strategic leadership behaviors and organizational culture on IS-Business strategic alignment
and Enterprise Systems assimilation. International Journal of Information Management, 44, pp.96-108.
Ye, S. and et.al., 2019. Enhancing customer trust in peer-to-peer accommodation: A “soft” strategy via social
presence. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 79. pp.1-10.
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