Professional E-Portfolio: CPD Plan, SWOT, Reflections & Application

This e-portfolio showcases a student's Continuous Professional Development (CPD) plan, incorporating a SWOT analysis, reflections on learning, and future implications. The portfolio highlights the student's understanding of cultural and behavioral expectations, emphasizing the importance of teamwork and peer-to-peer support in academic and professional settings. It reflects on the student's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to their learning and career aspirations, particularly in the field of business management. The student aims to apply these learnings in future studies and as a marketing manager, focusing on collaborative interactions, professional conduct, and continuous skill development. Desklib offers a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and resources.

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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
Before attending this module, I was
aware about the behavioural expectations
in the life of students at the academic
level. But now I have come to know
about the impact of culture on the
students’ behaviour. At the academic
level or in the institution or college,
students come to meet other students and
teachers with different cultures who they
interact with. It can have different views
on classroom behaviour such as student-
teacher interaction and multiple views on
Learning and understanding about the
cultural behavioural expectations of
studying at academic or professional level
will help in the future studies as I want to
become Marketing Manager and want by
pursuing the Course of business
management. It will be very helpful in my
career growth if I will understand the
importance of cultural and behavioural
practices in the life of individuals ) (Albert,
2022). As I want to pursue the course
abroad, I will have to interact with other
I will apply the cultural and behavioural
practices in my future organization when I will
go abroad to pursue the degree in business
management. I will do this by ensuring
timeliness and maintaining courtesy to my
classmates and teachers all the time. I will treat
each and every colleague with dignity and
respect their cultural values so as to better
interact with them. I will behave with them in a
collaborative manner and will always try to
create a positive and healthy learning
environment in the classroom so as to leave a
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the value of education (Kim and Choe,
2022). In my case, I am from the field of
business management as I want to
become a professional business Manager.
At the academic level, I have observed
that my classmates and teachers belong to
different cultures who I need to interact
with and that have influence on my
behaviour as well. As regards my
professional studies in Business
management course, I expect to go
abroad for pursuing this professional
course where I will come to meet
different individuals of different cultures
and behaviour and I will learn from them
regarding the best values to be followed
in the classroom. I will be surrounded by
the new culture for which I need to
develop the skills of connectivity and
interaction so as to communicate with
other individuals. From the professors of
different cultures, I will learn the good
individuals and teachers of different cultures
and the learning of cultural and behavioural
practices will help me in interacting with
them. It will help me in removing
unintentional barriers to my success. I will
get to know the knowledge and
specializations of other individuals in
making interactions with them by
understanding their culture. I will treat the
class mates of different cultures with dignity
that will help me in maintaining
collaboration with them and in gaining their
help regarding their area of specialization.
positive influence on the learning of other
individuals as well (Lins and et. al., 2022).
Through my good professional conduct, I will
seek the help of other individuals of different
specialisation like Finance, HR, IT etc. and will
provide help regarding my specialization in
Marketing to other individuals as well.
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values and good professional conduct in
my field of business management. I had
also come to know about the impact of
student’s behaviour on other student’s
behaviour and learning. I had learnt that
behavioural expectations encourage
positive behaviour in the students.
Regarding the cultural expectations, I had
learnt that the students or individuals
must behave carrying the best values and
with a good conduct in the professional
working environment. Being the part of
diversified culture in the classroom, I had
observed that that it influences the
learning, remembering talking and
behaviour of the students.
The importance of
peer-to-peer support
and team working to
enhance learning
experience
By attending this module, I have come to
know about the significance of Peer-to-
Peer support and team working role in
the learning process of academic as well
as professional life of the students. Prior
Learning about the importance of Peer-to-
Peer support and teamwork skills will help
in my further studies as I want to pursue the
degree of Marketing manager in the business
management course. It will help me in
I will apply this learning of team working skills
and peer-to-peer support in the institution where
I will be pursuing the business management
course and in the future organization where I will
be working as a marketing manager. It will help
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to that , I was only aware about the
learning from tutors and professors and
not from the fellow students and
colleagues. But now I have come to know
about its importance that how helpful it is
in terms of getting the knowledge and
support in the team work requiring the
collaborative efforts of all individuals
related with different fields of
specializations such as finance,
Marketing, HR and IT in the business
management. Team working skills are
very important in the life of every
individual particularly in the professional
life of the students. I have learnt that the
Peer-to-Peer support helps the students
by providing professional experience to
the team members (Ghasemi, Gartrell and
Graves, 2022). It have learnt to get
feedback by the team workers about my
work and I am good at team working
skills as I am good at marinating
developing professional conduct which will
support my behaviour and interactions with
the fellow, students, tutors and staff of
different cultures. It will promote my career
growth as the interaction with other team
members will improve my communication
skills that will help me in the professional
advancement. I am good at team working
skills and maintain collaboration with the
team members. It will help me in the future
institution in maintaining peer-to-peer
support with the other individuals.
Developing the team working skills will also
help me in the future organization and in the
job role by interacting with different
specialised individuals and clients and by
effectively communicating with them that
will facilitate the further growth.
me in the professional life and in the university
as well. I will practise professional courtesy,
good conduct and collaboration with the staff
members and team members in the organization
and in the college respectively. I will apply the
professional conduct in dealing with the tutors
and colleagues and in the future organization, in
dealing with the other individuals and clients. I
will practise the team working skills always in
the class and in the job role by maintaining
collaboration with the staff members.
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collaboration with the team members. It
has given me the understanding of
clarifying my own ideas so as to explain
them to the classmates about the
classmates’ writing and getting their help
as well in my work. It will also support
teamwork in the classroom that will be
helpful to me in professional life as well.
Development of teamwork skills had
provided me the understanding of
improving communication skills by
maintaining harmony with the different
team members of different cultures. I
have also learnt that peer-to-peer review
helps in developing problem solving
skills by efforts of multiple minds and
helps in boosting productivity of the
teamwork as well (Ali, 2022). The
diversified culture in the classroom and
their teamwork helps in sharing workload
of the individuals.
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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. Weaknesses. Opportunity Threats
 Teamwork : I am
good at team working
skills as I am able to
maintain
collaboration with the
team members and
presenting my
perspective regarding
my area of
specialization.
 Innovative : I have
developed the
innovative and
creative skills as I
 Communication Skills : My
communication skills are not
effective and I sometimes hesitate in
interacting with the tutors. I also feel
inconvenient in giving the
presentation due to the weak
communication skills.
 Time Management : I am not good
at time management as I find it
difficult to complete the assignments
of different professors while
preparing project reports, attending
seminars, conferences and events
organised by the institution.
 Leadership Skills : By learning this
module about the behavioural
expectation and teamwork skills, I have
opportunity to develop teamwork skills
to direct my team members regarding
my field by maintaining collaborative
teamwork.
 Technical Skills : With the emerging
technology in every field, I have
opportunity to develop technical skills so
as to ensure better job opportunities by
enhancement of IT skills.
 Competition : In the job market, there are
various specialised individuals who are also
developing their skills and knowledge like
me for their career advancement. This poses
a threat of intense competition to me as every
student is striving for professional
advancement (Jingar, Singh and Gupta,
2022). I fear that the job roles that I also
deserve can be taken by the other eligible
individuals as well. This poses a threat of
great competition to me regarding the job
role.
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read various business
magazines and
business journals and
articles due to which
I am able to learn
contemporary
business practices
and innovation as
well (Longani and
Somyana, 2022).
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