E-Portfolio: CPD Plan & SWOT Analysis for Higher Education 2021-22

This e-portfolio provides a comprehensive CPD (Continuing Professional Development) plan and SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis within the context of higher education. It covers key areas of learning from the 'Orientation for Success in Higher Education' module, including reflective learning, the use of formative feedback, and the skills required to succeed in university. The portfolio reflects on the student's learning experiences, identifies future implications, and outlines specific actions for implementation. The SWOT analysis examines the student's personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities gained through a university degree, and potential threats. The document also includes references to relevant academic sources.

Orientation for Success
in Higher Education

Table of Contents
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis........................................................................................1
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
Area of
learning
Reflection of learning Future implication Action
Reflective
learning
In this module, I have
leaned various things
which are important
for me and improve my
knowledge
(Bambhrolia and
Phelan, 2017). I have
knowledge about some
of these things like
SWOT analysis and
Reflective learning but
by attending class of
this module, I get to
learn about importance
of reflective learning
and ways in which a
person can write
reflection. I have also
knowledge of SWOT
analysis but with
attending of this
modulate, I learn about
importance of SWOT
analysis and how to
conduct SWOT
analysis of a person,
Attending this module, I
learn about various things
like reflective learning,
SWOT analysis,
formative feedback and
many other things. These
things not only improve
my knowledge but also
helps me in future. SWOT
analysis helps me in
identifying weakness of a
person which can be
further improve by a
person (Cegarra-Navarro,
Soto-Acosta and
Martinez-Caro, 2016).
This make a person more
efficient and skills which
improve my knowledge
and provide various
employment opportunity.
It also helps me in
improving my learning
and knowledge which are
important in future
perspective. It also helps
Reflective learning
refers to process which
helps a students to
reflect upon their views.
In order to improve my
reflective skills, a person
needs to read all thins
which they has
performed related to a
particular experience.
They also needs to see
which has been done
previous and watch what
other person is doing in
this situation. A person
also needs to feel
different things which
make them efficient to
express their feeling
related to reflection. I
also needs to attend
classes regularly which
helps me to interact with
teachers and improve my
skills.
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things and place. I also
learn about Formative
assessment and
importance of
formative assessment
for students.
to make me better student
as it improve my
knowledge which can be
used by me to get good
grades.
Use of formative
feedback
Formative feedback
refers to activity which
provide opportunity in
order to promote as
well as measure
knowledge, skills of
student (Sunder, 2016).
Formative assessment
is an on going process
which helps teachers to
focus on learning of
their students and also
helps students to make
them understand limit
of their understand,
knowledge and helps
them to improve these
knowledge or learning.
In this module,
enhance learning about
various new things
about formative
assessment as I have
prior knowledge about
formative assessment
Formative feedback
provide opportunity to
students by improving
their knowledge and
understanding. It also
helps them students to
improve their grades
which is important for
their academic records. It
also helps in identify
different qualities in work
of students and also
provide guidance to
student which helps them
to improve. It also
motivate students to make
improvement in their
assessment and also
develop capability in
students to evaluate and
motivate their learning. It
also encourage students to
rethink about their work
and identify where they
needs to made
In this module, I have
learn about formative
feedback which is
important for both
students as well as
teachers (Swett, 2016). It
helps teachers in
improving students
learning and also helps
students in
understanding where
they needs improvement.
Formative assessment
helps to improve
knowledge of a person
and also allow them to
challenge process of
critical thinking. In order
to address formative
feedback, a person needs
to align these with self
assessment and also
needs to provide non
evaluative input. A
person can also use
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but in this module, I
have study in depth
about formative
assessment an its
important during
pandemic situation.
improvement. It also
helps them to learn about
new ways and also
increase their satisfaction.
formative assessment a
tool to make
observation.
Explain Skills to
successfully
learn in the
University.
Skills refers to
qualities and traits
which make a person
efficient (Tokoya,
2019). I have lean
about various skills to
be required by a person
which make them
efficient. These skills
also provide various
opportunity to a person
as in getting
employment
opportunity and also
opportunity of getting
higher education.
These skills includes
leadership skills,
motivation skills, time
management skills,
presentation skill,
interpersonal skills and
many more. Along
with these skill, I also
understand important
There are various required
by a person which mask
them efficient. These
skills make work of a
person easier and also
provide various
opportunity in life. Thee
skills required by a person
are as follows:
Leadership skills:
Leadership refers to skills
which helps to influence
others in order to attain
group goals. These skills
helps not only present
situation but also future of
a person.
Presentation skills is
another important skills
required by a person
which helps them to
present their views ideas
and opinions on a certain
topic. It not only require
knowledge of power point
Skills development is
one of important thing
for a person as it make a
person more efficient
and provide various
employment opportunity
to an individual. Skill
development require
proper training and
development, education
or other certification
courses (Tran and Vu,
2021). It also require
proper practice which
make a person more
efficient.
In order to develop
different skill, different
strategies to be adopted
by a person. These skills
also helps to saves time
and to invest in my
overall development. It
also helps me to improve
my communication
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for each skills and their
use in different
situation context.
slide but also ways in
which person represent
information.
skills, time management
skill, interpersonal skills.
Benefits of
Formative
assessment to
students
Formative assessment
refers to method which
is used by teachers for
conducting evaluation
of comprehension,
academic process an
learning needs of
students and also in
their academic
progress (Zakkariya
and Nimmi, 2020).
Formative assessment
helps both teachers and
students in different
ways. Goals of
formative assessment
needs to collect various
information used to
improve student
learning. In this
module, I also learn
about formative
assessment and its
various benefits to
students as it motivate
students by improving
their knowledge.
Formative assessment is
one of process to assess
knowledge and learning
of students which helps
teachers and students even
in situation of pandemic.
It provide various benefits
to students as well as
teachers. It helps students
in defining their learning
goals which provide target
to students and towards
which they are making
efforts. It also helps
teachers to collect
information which helps
students to understand
their learning needs. It
also helps academic
achievement to students
by improving their
learning and knowledge.
It boost motivation of
students as they are
attaining their learning
goals.
In order to complete
formative assessment
effectively, a person
needs to follow various
steps or approaches. Fist,
as person needs to Made
entry and exit slips in
this, teachers provide
opportunity to students
in beginning as well as
end of class about what a
person remember. In
next approach, a person
adopt low stake polls
and quiz in which
teachers can get to know
whether students
understand what they
teachers by using polls
and quizzes. These
includes various
question and which
students are able to
answer more answers
will be more focusing in
class and teachers are
able to find students who
are unable to understand
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what is teaches by
faculty in class.
SWOT Analysis
Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat
I have strong
communication
skills in both
written and oral
which make me
efficient. It also
allow me to
share my view
and thoughts
related to
something
without any
hesitation.
I have higher
grades in my
academic records
and have strong
knowledge about
current topics as
I am reading
news paper
daily.
I also have good
time
management
skills which
I have lack of work
experience in any field
which does not build
employability skills in
me.
I have excellent
theoretical knowledge
but has lack of
practical knowledge in
any field which is
important in today's
competitive world in
finding employment
opportunity.
I have lack of technical
knowledge as I am not
using digital
technology. These can
create problems for me
as use of technology is
required in digital
world.
I can get opportunity in
higher education on basis
on my academic records.
It provide me opportunity
to enhance my knowledge
and also boosting my
skills.
I can get various
opportunity in
employment as I have
various skills including
time management skills,
communication skills.
There is demand of
academic writing which
provide opportunity in
developing career in this
field.
There is increasing
demand of technical
skills in market which
can create threat for me
as I have lack of
technical knowledge and
expertise.
Company is examining
knowledge and expertise
of a candidate on basis
of practical knowledge
which create threat for
me as I have limited
practical knowledge.
Recognised organisation
require working
experience in individual
and I have lack of
experience in any field
which prevent me in
getting good
employment
opportunity.
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helps me to
saves times on
unnecessary
activity and
allow me to
invest it on
productive work.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bambhrolia, B. and Phelan, S.E., 2017. Entrepreneurship at community colleges: Linking
orientation to practice. Strategic Enrollment Management Quarterly, 5(2), pp.50-66.
Cegarra-Navarro, J.G., Soto-Acosta, P. and Martinez-Caro, E., 2016. Linking counter-knowledge
to goal orientation through an unlearning context—A study from a Spanish University.
Learning and Individual Differences, 45, pp.260-267.
Sunder, M.V., 2016. Lean Six Sigma in higher education institutions. International Journal of
Quality and Service Sciences.
Swett, D., 2016. Online student orientation: Guerrilla style. Change: The Magazine of Higher
Learning, 48(5), pp.26-35.
Tokoya, T., 2019. The Predictability of Selected Orientation Program Factors on the Academic
Success and Retention of International Students (Doctoral dissertation, Texas Southern
University).
Tran, T.B.H. and Vu, A.D., 2021. Effect of university-enterprise alliance orientation on
university’s innovation performance and market performance: evidence from Vietnam.
Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, pp.1-21.
Zakkariya, K.A. and Nimmi, P.M., 2020. Bridging job search and perceived employability in the
labour market–a mediation model of job search, perceived employability and learning
goal orientation. Journal of International Education in Business.
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