Comprehensive E-Portfolio: CPD Plan, SWOT Analysis & Reflection

This e-portfolio presents a comprehensive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) plan alongside a SWOT analysis, reflecting on cultural and behavioral expectations in learning, the importance of peer-to-peer support, and the student's personal strengths and weaknesses. The reflections detail the student's understanding of cultural differences, the value of collaboration, and the identification of opportunities and threats related to their skills and degree attainment. The CPD plan aims to address weaknesses and leverage opportunities for future career development, emphasizing the practical application of learned concepts and the cultivation of essential skills for professional success. The portfolio also highlights the importance of adapting to different cultural norms and building strong interpersonal relationships for effective teamwork and conflict resolution.

E-Portfolio

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E-Portfolio
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 expectation can be described as
the message which internalises what
things are acceptable and what things
are not in the context of standard
behaviour and cultural norms by put
forth to the social system. I have learned
that there are different types of cultures
and behavioural expectations of
studying (Cheng and et. al., 2021). It is
essential for students to understand
these expectations. During the module, I
have learned that in order to ensure the
successful completion of my studies, I
need to accept differences among
people. There are different things that
are accepted in one culture that might
not be accepted in another culture. The
common thing in all types of culture is
There are different types of
expectations of different people in
context to cultural and behavioural
expectations of a person. This
learning will help me in the future
period of time during further studies
as well as career development time.
There are different types of students
who come from different countries
which is essential for me in order to
accept the cultural differences in
academic life. It will also help me to
learn new things from other cultures
and learn to implement them in life.
It is also important for me for my
career as it allows me to understand
cultural differences and also accept
new things. It is a learning which not
Learning of cultural and
behavioural expectations helps me
for purpose of applying this
learning in my daily life. It is a
learning which provide me
guidance about how to behave in
specific manner. It is one of
important component which helps
me for different purpose (Cui,
Wang and Xiao, 2019). It is
important for me in order to do
not differentiate among people on
basis of culture. This learning
makes me capable about how to
manage cultural and behavioural
differences which will decrease
chances of conflicts among
people. It makes me more
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that it is guiding a person in the right
direction which allows them to
contribute for the purpose of the
development of society. I have also
learned that understanding of different
types of cultural and behavioural
expectations of people helps me to
focus on studying business
management. It allows me to learn for
purpose of fulfilling the expectation of
society and also allow me to contribute
my knowledge and learning in the right
direction. It is also important for me to
take advantage of this learning to
develop good career opportunity. I have
also learned about how these
expectations create impact over a
person. It is important for them in order
to analyse how these factors create
impact over capability of a person to
study.
only helps me further studies but also
helps me for career development. On
basis of it, I will be able to initiate
the conversation at workplace with
other employees.
efficient and also reduce the
chances of conflict with other
person. It will increase my values
in daily life and also allow me to
build strong network with other
people.
The importance of peer- Peer-to-peer support can be described as Learning of the importance of peer- Learning of importance to peer-
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to-peer support and
team working to
enhance learning
experience
the support given by a person to another
person who belongs to the same team or
group and also shares the same
experience. It is important in order to
provide support to different peers by an
experience in order to ensure
improvement in their performance. It is
one of the important terms which allow
a person for purpose of team working
(Hajizadeh, 2019). It is a learning tool
for the team members in which different
peers are sharing problems and also find
out an effective solutions to overcome
of challenges occur. It ensures different
types of learning from the employees.
Peer-to-peer learning helps employees
to get feedback from their peers and
also to give them feedback that will
provide benefit both of them. It allows
individuals to learn the necessary skills
required by them. Peer-to-peer support
is also important for the individual in
to-peer support will provide me the
opportunity for the purpose of their
future studies and career. It allows
them to how to get cooperation with
them for purpose of completing the
same work. It provides an
opportunity to them in order to
develop new skills and knowledge
which is important in order to build
new opportunities. During my future
studies, I need to use this learning as
it allows me to ensure collaboration
with my peers which is essential in
order to take help from them and also
for taking notes and other things. I
also need to complete different types
of assignments with the help of
peers. It will also help me in the
future period of time for purpose of
ensuring support and learning new
things from my peers.
to-peer support and team working
to enhance the learning
experience is one of the important
concepts which will help me in
my practical life. It will allow me
to take the collaboration of other
people (Kumar, 2019). It is also
important for a person for purpose
of ensuring building good
relationships with their peers and
also getting support from them. It
allows a person to learn new
things from their peers and also to
ensure continuous learning. It is a
learning which will help me in my
academic life but also in my
personal life. It is important for a
person as it allow them for
purpose of improving their
learning along with provide me
advantage of experience of others.
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order to get different perspective in
relation to a decision as it allows the
individual to take advantage of the
experience of another person. It is not
only helps them in their academic life
but also in them at the workplace. It
allows individuals to develop different
types of skills like communication team
working, collaboration and others. In
professional life, it is one of the positive
and cost-effective ways for offering
training to the employees. It is also
important for the employees for purpose
of sharing of knowledge ad other
aspects.
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
I have strong time
management skills which
allow me to complete the
I have poor presentation skills
which do not allow me to present
my ideas to others in an effective
I have the opportunity to find
out career opportunities on
basis of my skills and ability. It
There is increasing
competition in the
employability market which
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work on time and also
make me punctual of time
(Leoni, 2020).
I also have strong
communication skills
which allow me to express
my views to others in clear
words and also create a
positive impression about
me.
I have leadership skills
that allow me to influence
others to completion of
work and also provide
them guidance in order to
save time to be taken for
completing work.
manner. It is due to my stage fear
as I hesitate in order to give a
presentation in front of numbers of
people.
I have lack of decision-making
skills as I get confused with the
options available to me in order to
make an effective decision.
I am not good at stress
management as I create a problem
for me and makes me frustrated. It
does not allow me to focus on my
work.
is one of the goals of my life to
find out a job which will help me
to satisfy my different needs
(Prasad and et. al., 2018).
Completion of higher education
in the field of my interest. It also
provides me the opportunity to
develop new skills and
capabilities for a person.
I have also an opportunity for
purpose of enrolling to different
courses. It is important for me in
order to develop new skills and
also for managing different
work.
creates a threat for me in
order to find out a good
career opportunity. It creates
more pressure over me and
also decreases the probability
of finding out suitable
employment opportunities.
On basis of my weaknesses, I
will be not able to work in a
stressful environment where
there is a lot of pressure
work. It prevents me to learn
from new things and also
from grabbing different
opportunities.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Cheng, L.C., and et. al., 2021. User-Defined SWOT analysis–A change mining perspective on user-generated content. Information
Processing & Management, 58(5), p.102613.
Cui, S., Wang, Y.W. and Xiao, J.W., 2019. Peer-to-peer energy sharing among smart energy buildings by distributed
transaction. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 10(6), pp.6491-6501.
Hajizadeh, Y., 2019. Machine learning in oil and gas; a SWOT analysis approach. Journal of Petroleum Science and
Engineering, 176, pp.661-663.
Kumar, A., 2019. Exploring young adults’e-waste recycling behaviour using an extended theory of planned behaviour model: A cross-
cultural study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 141, pp.378-389.
Leoni, V., 2020. Stars vs lemons. Survival analysis of peer-to peer marketplaces: The case of Airbnb. Tourism Management, 79,
p.104091.
Prasad, P.W.C., and et. al., 2018. Unfamiliar technology: Reaction of international students to blended learning. Computers &
Education, 122, pp.92-103.
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