E-Portfolio Report: Cultural Expectations and Teamwork in Business

This report is a student's E-Portfolio assignment from the 'Orientation for Success in Higher Education' module, focusing on cultural and behavioral expectations in business management, the impact of teamwork and peer-to-peer support, and its implications for future career development. The report includes a reflection on learning, cultural expectations, and future implications. It analyzes the importance of peer support and teamwork in enhancing the learning experience, and also presents a SWOT analysis of the student's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The student reflects on their learning journey, highlighting the importance of cultural understanding, effective communication, and the application of these learnings in future academic and professional settings. The report concludes by summarizing the key takeaways and the importance of analyzing cultural expectations, teamwork, and peer support to improve overall performance and achieve academic and career goals.

Reflective learning

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK ..............................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
In higher education, students need to learn various things, skills and competencies for the
purpose of attaining specific goals and objectives in defined period of time. It helps them to lead
their career towards growth and development. This report covers culture and behavioural
expectations in the course of business management and impact of team working and peer-to-peer
support in future career. Along with that SWOT analysis is explained in this report.
TASK
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis.
Area of
Learning
Reflection of Learning Future Implications Implementation
Cultural and
behavioural
expectations
of studying for
a degree in
business
management
Cultural expectations are
defined as the messages
that students internalize
regarding what is and
what is not acceptable.
These are the standards
of behaviour as well as
cultural norms that are
put by the society.
Behavioural expectations
are the broader goals that
are related to behaviour
and the way that teachers
By pursuing the course
of business
management, I have
learned various skills
and capabilities that
will help me in my
future studies and
career. I want to
become manager in
reputed organisation.
Cultural and
behavioural
expectations has
I have learnt cultural and
behavioural expectations
during the study of
business management that
helped me to perform
business operations in
most effective manner. I
will practice as well as
apply these learnings in
future course of actions
through understanding
culture and behaviour of
other members. I have
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would like their students
to behave (Anderson,
2017). while pursuing the
course of business
management, I have
meet variety of people
who comes from different
background and culture. I
have meet them and talk
in order to improve my
own learning and
understanding. During the
study of business
management, I gained an
understanding of some
behavioural norms such
as use appropriate
entrance, be friendly with
others like speak in
friendly manner and be
polite with other fellows.
Throughout the course of
business management, I
have gained various
knowledge and learning
that enabled me to
perform academic work
and task with greater
efficiency and
helped me to perform
business operations
with greater efficiency
and effectiveness. In
business various
number of employees
are working together
who come from
different background,
culture, language and
have different
behaviour from each
other (Cohen, 2019).
Learning of academic
session helped me to
interact with other
employees and
understand their point
of views as well as
maintain effective
coordination with them
that lead their efforts in
right direction.
Understanding others
behaviour helped me to
form an effective team
and allot them work
accordingly in order
attain specific goals
conducted induction,
conferences and meetings
in business for the purpose
of managing all member's
cultural and behavioural
expectations in an
appropriate manner. I will
implement different norms
and aspects of cultural and
behavioural expectation in
the working of business
operations that enables
me to maintain mutual
understanding at different
level of organisation and
attain determined goals
and objectives in defined
manner. By implementing
all learnings, I will
complete my task with
other members properly
and lead business towards
growth and success.
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effectiveness. In order to
maintain an effective
relationship with my
fellows, I tend to respect
their culture and behave
with them in an
appropriate manner. All
these expectations
helped me to understand
team behaviour and
enhance engagement
with others in order to
gain effective learning
that help in attaining
determined goals and
objectives on time. Prior
to attending the module, I
had some awareness of
behavioural expectations,
however, I have come to
understand what culture
is and how it influences
students’ behaviour.’ I
have realised in the study
of business management,
students are required to
interact with other
colleagues who have
different culture and
and objectives of
organisation. As a
manager of
organisation, I need to
coordinate with other
members and lead
them in right direction
by understanding their
behaviour and
influence them
accordingly.
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behaviour. It enables me
to work with others with
greater coordination. It
helps me to perform my
education related task in
an effective manner that
would lead me towards
growth and development.
The
importance of
peer-to-peer
support and
team working
to enhance
learning
experience
Peer-to-peer support is
considered as the support
that is given by a person
who belongs to same
group or same level of
experience. During the
study of business
management I have
learnt various aspects of
peer-to-peer learning and
its importance in
enhancing overall
experience. (Jæger, and
Gram, 2017). Teamwork
is defined as the group of
people in an atmosphere
with mutual support and
trust in order to attain
common goals and
objectives. During study I
have realised that peer-
My future goal is to
become a manager in
a reputed
organisation. By
pursuing the course of
business management,
I have realised that it is
good for my career.
Business is not one
person game rather it
involves number of
employees, so it
becomes important for
me to manage them in
effective manner and
lead their efforts in
right direction to attain
specific goals. While
pursuing this course I
have learnt various
things through peer-to-
During the module of
business management I
have learnt various things
such as significance of
peer-to-peer learning and
teamwork that will help me
to perform future course of
action with effectiveness. I
will manage team
members through
assigning roles and
responsibilities among
them that reduces conflicts
and lead their efforts in
right direction. I will lead
employees through
encouraging their efforts
and achievements that
help to attain determined
goals with efficiency. For
peer-to-peer learning I will
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to-peer support plays an
important role in
improving overall learning
experience because it
provides various personal,
collective and practical
benefits. In business
management course, all
members support each
other in learning because
by discussing various
management topics with
other colleagues will
enhances my learning
regarding the topic as
well as improve
coordination among all
students. Along with peer-
to-peer support,
teamwork also plays an
important role in
improving my overall
learning experience as it
enabled me to coordinate
with other and maintain
effective relationship with
them in order to achieve
specific goals and
objective. In this module I
peer support and
teamwork that has
helped in maintaining
coordination with other
members and motivate
them to work in a team
so that business
operations run in
systematic manner and
attain overall business
goals and objectives
with efficiency.
(Santamaría-Cárdaba,
Vicente-Mariño, 2021).
This learning has
helped me to perform
efficiently in team and
maintain the
environment of
learning at organisation
in which employees
supports each other so
that it can lead the
business towards
growth and
development.
understand colleagues
nature and conduct
systematic meeting and
conferences in which all
team members can
express their point of view
and thoughts that enables
to maintain mutual
understanding and lead
overall team efforts in right
direction.
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have learnt about peer-to-
peer learning because I
previously thought that I
would only learn from my
tutor but through this
module I realised that I
have learnt various
academic concepts from
fellow students (Tindage,
and Myers, 2020). In this
module, I have completed
various assignments that
need to be completed in
group. It enhances
various skills,
competencies in my
personality such as
maintaining effective
communication,
coordination and
leadership skills that
helped me to perform
task on time with
efficiency and
effectiveness. This peer-
to-peer support as well as
teamwork enhances
various learning and
enables all goals and
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objectives to be achieved
defined period of time.
S
Student’s
personal
strengths in
relation to
learning
W
Student’s personal
weaknesses in relation
to learning.
O
Identified
opportunities on
gaining skills and
degree
T
Threats envisaged in
relation to student’s
attainment of
opportunities
SWOT Analysis
Strength
I have effective
problems solving
and
management
skill that enables
me to resolve
problems in
systematic
manner and
improve overall
performance.
I am good in
communication
skill that enables
me to
understand
others point of
Weaknesses
I am not good in time-
management so it is
difficult for me to balance
my personal and
professional work
properly.
Due to trust issues, it is
difficult for me to interact
with new people
I am low at adaptivity
level and due to this I am
unable to accept the new
environment.
Opportunity
I am confident person
that will help me to
express my views,
ideas and perspectives
to other in efficient
manner that will help
me to gain competitive
advantages over
others.
By studying business
management I will be
able to work in reputed
organisation.(von
Hoene, 2020).
I am good in decision
making that help me to
take efficient and
Threats
Intense competition in the
market is the biggest
threat which has
negatively impacted my
overall performance and
efficiency. There are
number of students who
are preparing for the same
job profile that enhances
competition. As per the
condition of Covid-19 it has
become more difficult to
get the desired job.
Due to constant
evolvement of technology
it is difficult to pace with
the trend and this is the
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view and convey
my ideas and
thoughts to
other
I am good in
leadership skills.
I have lead
various
teamwork and
projects in which
I have attained
goals on time.
I am ready to
help others as
well as solving
others issues
that helped
them to improve
their efficiency
and
effectiveness.
systematic decisions
that will help to attain
various opportunities.
By enrolling myself
in training and
development
programs of
business
management I will
able to achieve the
desired growth
major threat that I face of
not applying to the
business.
CONCLUSION
As per above report it can be concluded that It is important for students to analyse different
cultural and behavioural expectations during their studies and importance of peer-to-peer support
and team working to improve their overall performance.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Anderson, C.P., 2017. The relationship between student orientation and two-year program
completion at a community college. Union University.
Cohen, R.D., 2019. Freshman Seminar: A New Orientation: A New Orientation. Routledge.
Jæger, K. and Gram, M., 2017. “Totally different standards”: consumer orientation in study
abroad contexts. Higher Education, 74(1), pp.33-47.
Santamaría-Cárdaba, N. and Vicente-Mariño, M., 2021. Communicating Sustainable
Development in Higher Education: Evaluation of Education Experiences and Proposals
for Teachers’ Orientation. In The Palgrave Handbook of International Communication
and Sustainable Development (pp. 193-213). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Tindage, M.F. and Myers, S.A., 2020. The relationship between college student feedback
orientation and classroom engagement. Communication Research Reports, 37(1-2),
pp.34-43.
von Hoene, L.M., 2020. From Orientations to Outcomes: Articulating a Comprehensive and
Systematic Approach to Preparing Future Higher Education Instructors. New Directions
for Teaching and Learning, 2020(163), pp.13-23.
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