E-Portfolio: CPD Plan, SWOT Analysis - Higher Education Module

This e-portfolio presents a student's reflection on their learning journey within a higher education business management program, focusing on cultural and behavioral expectations, the importance of peer support and teamwork, and a personal SWOT analysis. The student reflects on how cultural understanding impacts learning and future career prospects, emphasizing the value of peer collaboration and team dynamics in enhancing the learning experience. The SWOT analysis identifies personal strengths (communication, management skills, independent learning, adaptability, interest in management), weaknesses (teamwork efficiency, stress management, resistance to change, technological skills, reliance on traditional methods), opportunities (skill enhancement through teamwork and IT tools, new learning methodologies, improved communication), and threats (unproductive teamwork, IT challenges, ineffective new methodologies, communication barriers). The student aims to implement these learnings by fostering team environments, improving communication, and leveraging peer knowledge for future success. Desklib provides access to similar student assignments and resources.

Project Brief. E-Portfolio Academic Year 2022-2023
E-PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
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[Student ID number, module name, tutor name, academic year/group]
Orientation for Success in Higher Education 1

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 and behavioural expectations are
having their great role in forming the
behaviour of a student. As I have a bit idea
of cultural and behavioural expectations
and how it affects the study. Cultural and
behavioural norms are set by the society
and are varying in different circumstances
too.
The role of culture in learning is very
significant it not only affects the
appearance of the student but what I have
personally seen it is behind their progress
in education and behaviour as well. We are
social animal and on daily basis get
interacted with so many elements like our
family, peers, fellow students, society, etc.
they influence the behaviour of students
what I personally experienced that the
behaviour of students is getting formed by
these all elements which is ultimately
responsible for their overall personality.
Cultural aspects are very diverse in their
grasp as I myself experienced that the
culture in which we brought up not only is
behind what we are but also decides that
what we would be to heavily responsible.
I have learnt a lot from my
study of cultural and
behavioural expectations.
As I have made my own
experience diverse and
learnt that how by forming
better understanding
pertain to cultural aspects I
would do better in my
learning practice with my
tutors and fellow students,
in my career would also
help a lot to perceive the
cultural aspects of other
students and teachers
which will help me to guide
my behaviour while
interacting with them. I try
to synchronize my ideas as
good as possible.
Understanding of
behavioural aspects helps a
lot and I personally believe
it would be very much
helping in my future
learning since I would be
I have learnt very different
aspects while going through
the practise of
understanding the cultural
aspects and their effects on
the behaviour of the
students. I will implement
this knowledge as-
I will encourage my fellow
students to have more
interactions and by
avoiding the cultural
barriers I will get indulged
in interaction with them.
For making other students
feel safe I will maintain
unification among all to
learn from the students
from other cultural
background.
Students who are form
conventional background
and are having problem to
communicate with us I will
try to maintain strict level
of sensitivity so can avoid
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Students are having great influence of their
culture which is behind their behaviour.
Different cultures are having their different
sets of learning and the way they shape up
people thriving inside. For instance, I have
seen some cultures where people are very
outspoken and they keep ignited their self
and others too which is behind their
behaviour as well. Such students have been
seen more aggressive and ready to face
challenges. I have also seen some other
cultures as well which are based on basic
principle of conventionalism, behaviour of
such students would always be timid in
nature and it would also affect their
learning outcomes too.
So altogether I reach to the conclusion that
cultural aspects are playing significant role
in influencing the behaviour of students,
which is utterly behind the behavioural
expectations and their formation.
able to implement these
prominent traits in my work
and will be able to
understand the behaviour of
other students and my
teachers. In my career what
I believe will be working as
manager such ability will be
very helpful to develop
strong communication.
their concerns to maximize
cumulative efforts in order
to enhance my learning
outcomes.
As I have learnt that the
behaviour of students is
nothing but outcome of
their culture I would direct
myself to avoid such
aspects which are due to
cultural barriers and will
use that positively.
The importance of peer-to-
peer support and team
working to enhance learning
experience
In the module I have also learnt the role of
peers and team in our learning. Since I
have earlier this notion in my mind that
learning is the process in which only
specialists can help so I had strong belief in
only educators and other tutors for
enhancing my learning outcomes. But over
the time in the module I have seen the
other dimensions of learning as well. It is
not always essential to grab knowledge
form just teachers and other specialists but
sometimes peers and group can also teach
My understanding working
with my peers would help
me to take advantage of
their knowledge in my
future study. As I had the
misconception about
working with team members
had been demolished and
would lead me to do better
in learning. On the other
hands I also learnt that how
to work with other team
I have learnt that working
with peers and with fellow
students as a team is really
thriving element in our life.
For the purpose of
implementation of the
learnings I will be taking
such steps to make it
possible, like-
I will be creating a team
work cultures among our
student’s groups so can
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bigger than anything else.
Working with peers helps a lot to know the
areas like working with collaboration, taking
feedbacks from the people practising in the
same filed etc.
As I had this misconception that the fellow
students are having nothing to give me but
as I have experienced while going through
the module that fellow students can also
help a lot in enhancing our learning results.
Team working is the practise in which I had
worked with my fellow students on a
project which has been a wonderful
experience. Working with fellow students
helps too much in many ways like while
solving problems using experience of them,
increasing the potential of innovation since
all the students in the team come with
different set of knowledge, they also help in
understanding those inner elements which
cannot be traced by the teacher due to lack
of proper intimacy. Working with team
members also make us seen the ability of
others which can be inculcated for our
betterment. I have seen my teammates to
work differently to achieve team target so
this nature of cooperation can be
developed by only experiencing working
with team.
After going through the practice I learnt
that the person who learns to work with
team can enhance its ability to perform
better as a manager and leader in its life by
utilisation of the knowledge and experience
members and how to lead
people. So in my career I
will be able to take
advantage of this thrived
skills working as a manager
or leader.
While working with peers
and taking advantage of
their skills and set of
individual ability to perform
certain tasks has motivated
me and also exposed the
conventional conception
that we should learn from
tutors and other authentic
sources.
I will be using this
knowledge in my
professional life too for
building batter career.
While working as a manager
I will use this knowledge to
build a strong team which
can work by reaching their
apex potential.
work together and learn
about each other’s, will also
try to keep two-way
communication among the
team members so can rev
up the participation of team
members.
For better implementation
of learnings, I would also
strive to form the most
productive team which
would be enabling me to
learn more from my peers
and fellow students.
Working as a part of team I
have learnt about team
efforts and their impacts on
our personal learning
development so for
implementation I would be
paving way for setting up
clear team goals so all the
students can take
advantage.
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of such cumulative practice.
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 am having good
communication skills which I
found very helping.
I pointed out my
management skills very
helpful in fulfilment of my
learning requirements.
I am also an independent
learning in absence of my
teacher I prefer reading and
deciphering the content
myself.
My biggest strength what I
found is my deep rooted
interest in management
subject which is very much
assistive in my learning
process.
I keep adapting changes like
when I learnt about
relationship between culture
and behaviour I used it for
betterment.
Weaknesses.
Lack of efficiency while working with
team members whereas I like working
with others.
Get stressed while work on critical
projects despite having proper
knowledge of my work.
Some time show resistance to adopt
changes.
Technological skills are not as efficient
as them should be since the modern
business management tasks are also
getting inclined to IT.
Generally believe in conventional
methods of learning and avoid new
methodologies.
Opportunity
There are such
opportunities which
would make me enhance
my skills.
I can enhance my
capabilities working with
other members and
improve my team spirit
and collaborative skills.
In the duration of
completion of
management course I
can learn various
management tools which
are used by the help if
IT.
Can learn new learning
methodologies to scale
up my learning skills.
Working as a team
member can improve my
communication skills.
Threats
While working with team
members for the
purpose of self-
improvement may also
lead to idle time and
unproductive practices.
Learning management
tools with the help of IT
may place severe
challenges due to my
inadequate knowledge
of information
technology.
Implementation of new
learning methodologies
can be a big threat since
I have been depended
on traditional learning
methods and suddenly
changing my methods
may reduce my learning
outcomes.
Working with team
members may increase
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some communicational
barriers like
unproductive talks,
improper channel of
discussion etc.
Instruction to students:
 Prior to final submission please delete the red highlighted instructions
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 Use as many additional pages as needed.
 E-portfolio is worth 50% of overall mark.
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