FY026 Portfolio: Knowledge, Creativity & Success - LSST University

This portfolio, created for the FY026 Preparing for Success at University: Knowledge and Creativity module, contains a collection of ten artifacts demonstrating the student's learning and development. These artifacts include an exploration of new Microsoft Word features, a personal SWOT analysis, a personal development plan, paraphrasing logs, an evaluation of job hunting resources like LinkedIn, an analysis of Bucks Graduate Attributes, an evaluation of academic resources, examples of job descriptions and personal specifications, and a blog post on preparing for the future job market. A reflective summary accompanies the portfolio, explaining how these materials have supported the development of the student's employability skills. The portfolio demonstrates the student's ability to critically analyze their strengths and weaknesses, develop actionable plans for improvement, and effectively utilize available resources to enhance their professional prospects. Desklib provides access to this and other solved assignments, aiding students in their academic pursuits.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
CW2 - Portfolio
(2000 words)
Student’s Name:
LSST ID Number:
BNU ID Number:
Lecturer’s Name:
Submission Date:
OneDrive link of the
portfolio
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Table of Contents Page No.
Appendix 1 New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version) – L01, LO3
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis – LO2
Appendix 3 Personal Development Plan – LO2, LO4
Appendix 4 Paraphrasing Log 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 5 Paraphrasing Log 2– L01, LO3
Appendix 6 Evaluation of the Resources for Job Hunting (Linkedin.com) – L01, LO3
Appendix 7 My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes – L01, LO4
Appendix 8 Evaluation of the Academic Resources – L01, LO3
Appendix 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots) –
L01, LO3
Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market? – L01, LO4
REFLECTIVE SUMMARY- LO2, LO4
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APPENDIX 1: New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version)
Dictate Function This function is most helpful for the user in which they get their thoughts out, capture notes and create outline or
drafts in MS Word in effective manner. Dictation helps user to text their content through their speech with use of
proper internet connection and microphone in their working area. It saves time in order to type thoughts into a
document as well as make them effective in order to think and create their data and information in effective manner.
Immersive Reader It is a most important features of MS Word for English language learner, it helps them to improve their reading
comprehension as well as increase their fluency in effective manner. It also assist emerging user in order to develop
confidence by learning at higher level. The user can use this feature for hearing posts, assignments and chat
messages that read aloud.
Editor The editor function in MS Word, finds issues and underlines them in which it provides suggestion for the selected
underlines word or phrase either accept it or ignore it. It is an excellent feature that help user to clean their writing
but it ignore some advanced features of grammar.
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis (as a student of BNU)
STRENGTHS (strong
points
WEAKNESSES (weak
points)
1 I likes to try new things,
skills and area
1 I need to improve my marketing skills.
2 I am very much capable
for a good leader.
2 My time management skills is not good which creates problem
to manage time for my personal, work and study life.
3 I have a ability to adapt
challenges as well as
complicated situations
3 I also faced difficulty in order to express my opinion to other.
4 I also have an effective
communication skills in
order to interact or
communicate with
other person
4 I have lack of positive attitude that makes me to not perform my
task in effective manner.
5 I can easily learn
multiple concepts as
well as remove
information very fast
5 Lack of professional skills creates problems in order to get
success in my future career.
OPPORTUNITIES
(potential gains)
THREATS (potential
losses)
1 I can meet new peoples
from different countries
1 Latest innovation in technology can affects my future career.
2 I can develop
professional
connection while
studying in
2 Large number of qualified competitors are easily available in
market.
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international school.
3 Volunteer work
experience while
performing in different
programs.
3 Difficulty in finding most effective job due the impacts of covid-
19 situation.
4 I can learn multiple
language.
4 Lack of proper funding for my future career.
5 I can improve or
develop multitasking
skills in effective
manner.
5 My impatience level create problems with other people.
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APPENDIX 3: My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate after 2024)
MY WEAKNESSES ACTIONS I WILL TAKE TO IMPROVE MY
WEAKNESSES
SUPPORT
AND/OR
RESOURCES I
NEED
TIMEFRAME ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION /
ACHIEVEMENT
Marketing skills By gaining knowledge for latest marketing
trends and keeping updated with new
technologies helps me to improve my
marketing skills in effective sources.
Internet or
online sources
are needed for
the
improvement of
my marketing
skills
2 years 18/01/24
Time management skills By starting my work early, setting
limitation or deadlines for the particular
task and organising my workplace can
help me to improve my time management
skills in effective manner.
Using proper
technology such
as clock, cell
phones, alarms,
calender, etc.
helps me to
manage time in
effective
manner.
1 year 18/01/23
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Professional skills By taking initiatives, learning new skills,
setting measurable goals and working
with career counselor helps me to develop
my professional skills in effective manner.
An effective
career
counselor,
professional
skills learning
environment
and guidance
from
professional
person are
required to
improve my
professional
skill.
2 years 18 Jan 2024
Positive attitude By interacting with positive people within
positive environment, listening internal
dialogue helps me to develop positive
attitude in effective manner.
Guidance from
positive person,
positive
environment
and by taking
new challenges
help me to
develop positive
attitude in
effective
manner.
6 months 18/07/22
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APPENDIX 4: Paraphrasing Log 1
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during the Covid-19 Lockdown
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=2214
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
Covid-19 is very hazardous pandemic that cause many problems in all over world. It becomes the main reason in which
death rate is increasing rapidly. This situation spoils many people career in which they cannot take classes as well as
improve their skills in effective manner. In this pandemic situation, how will students continue their leaning or studies and
plan their career becomes the main problem in all over the world. In order to resolve this situation educational institutions
helps students to learn or study different courses on limited time through their online links in effective manner. Online
classes becomes the primary solution that helps students to plan their career as well as gain many opportunities in
future.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
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APPENDIX 5: Paraphrasing Log 2
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
When the LSST student becomes the lecturer
https://www.lsst.ac/news/when-the-lsst-student-becomes-the-lecturer
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
In this blog details of the LSST student described when it become lecturer. Graduation plays an
important role in the life of a student as well as helps them to transform their career in effective manner.
One of the former student of LSST that is Mr. Levy Kiazayila Ndongala who became a Trainee
Business Lecturer through LSST's Graduate Trainee Lecturer Scheme. In their childhood, they have
passion to give lectures to their friends and try to keeps them up in effective manner. It provides its
advice in five effective pieces that helps student to develop strong career while doing their higher
education in LSST which includes maintaining link with LSST's academic world, get blogging and
engaging on LSST's social media, believe in their own self, keep learning and from theory to practice.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
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APPENDIX 6: Resources for Job Hunting (Linkedin.com)
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Linkedin.com
Linkedin is a website of social networking and it is designed for professionals for business. It allows
them to share information about their work to other users as well as keep online contact of professional
people. Profile page of Linkedin's member describes their skills, education, employment history and it
consist news feeds of professional network as well as customizable modules in limited number.
IN-TEXT CITATION IN-TEXT CITATION
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Get connected- Linkedin helps user to build numerous of connection
they want to connect. They can connect their request in more
strategically manner in order to build and engage relationships with
their target influencers and customers that exist in their market place.
Required investment of time- It required more investment of time in
order to use it most effective manner. In Linkedin there are many
resources that makes connections with others are needed more time.
Build trust for the brand- Linkedin helps companies to build trust for
their brand by gaining recognition in their field in effective manner. It
helps them to advertise their products and services as well as it
provides information about their offerings.
Not everybody is actively engaged in Linkedin- There are many
persons who create profiles in linkedin but they are not actively
participate or check it in regular basis. That creates difficulties for the
companies to makes connections with most effective professionals in
effective manner.
Conclusion- From the above mentioned data, it is concluded that companies or user should use Linkedin because it provides ability to them in
order to showcase their profile, recommendations, expertise and connections in effective manner.
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APPENDIX 7: My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes
Bucks Graduate Attribute Importance of the attribute
Creative and critical thinking, and
problem solving
Graduates peoples are most effective problem solver as well as able to apply creative, evidence based
and critical thinking in order to provide innovative responses to the challenges that occurs in future.
Teamwork and communication
skills
Graduates individual easily conveys their information and ideas effectively in order to attract audiences
for different purposes as well as contribute in collaborative and positive manner in order to achieve
common goals.
Digital capabilities Graduates peoples are well prepared in order to live, learn and work in digital society in effective
manner.
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