FY027 Preparing for Success: Self Development Portfolio - LSST BNU

This portfolio documents the development of social and ethical awareness and responsibility through project workshop activities and various appendices. It includes a personal development plan (PDP), SWOT analysis, reading log, time management skills (weekly schedule and daily to-do list), communication skills assessment, presentation skills comparison, academic writing skills reflection, employability skills overview, notes on reflection, an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV), and an action plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal. The portfolio emphasizes the importance of these elements in developing academic skills and ethical awareness, enabling effective communication, teamwork, and responsible behavior. The student reflects on the development of interpersonal skills, ethical understanding, self-discipline, presentation abilities, and teamwork capabilities, highlighting their role in future career prospects. The report concludes that acquiring these skills supports better career options by addressing development needs and individual capabilities.

Module: (FY027) Preparing for Success: Self
Development and Responsibility
Portfolio
Name:
LSST
BNU ID:
Lecturer’s Name:
Due Date:

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Table of Contents
Contents
Page
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................ 2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3
How and why have the project workshop activities developed your social and ethical awareness and
responsibility? (500 words)................................................................................................................. 4
Importance and value of the Appendices (10 Documents) that I have compiled and provided as part
of my portfolio in relation to my development of social and ethical awareness and responsibility
during the module............................................................................................................................... 5
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................... 6
12 Appendices for the Portfolio...........................................................................................................7
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP)..............................................................................7
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For:..................................................................................................7
Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis.............................................................................................8
Appendix 3: Reading Log................................................................................................................ 9
Appendix 4: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule..............................................................10
Appendix 5: Time Management Skills: Daily to Do List..................................................................11
Appendix 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication..................................12
Appendix 7: Presentation Skills: Comparison between good and poor practices...........................13
Appendix 8: Academic Writing Skills.............................................................................................15
Appendix 9: Employability Skills:...................................................................................................13
Appendix 10: Notes on Reflection.................................................................................................14
Appendix 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)............................................................................15
Appendix 12: An Action Plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal of your choice.
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Appendix 13: Optional: Cover Letter..............................................................................................3
Appendix 14: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshop.............4

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Introduction
Preparing for success mainly includes in analyzing the developing with providing
various evidences of the social, ethical awareness while learning and attaining
the module. This success report mainly provides details for developing the skills
by creating the action plan. Further creating 10 artifacts for including in the
portfolio about the learning.

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How and why have the project workshop activities developed your social and
ethical awareness and responsibility?
By attending the module and taking part in al the activities, developed
the social and ethical awareness as it helped in learning with developing the
communication skills about ethically behaving with all my colleagues and lecturers
and communicating with respect. Also it helped in learning by developing various
skills as for achieving the better academic and professional practices in the future.
As with developing the leadership skills from the group presentation supported in
learning about how to be an effective student. Also guiding my colleagues for
working better and achieving the desired results. Further with this it helped in
learning and better understanding about making better connections and
appertaining various individuals by respecting and communicating in better ways.
Furthermore, it helped in better understanding about the contribution towards the
team and the audience by working better and contributing better to the social
environment by inclusively environment. Also working with other and all the peers
with establishing empathy and faith as by resolving all the problem raised and
developing healthy and sustainable relations with others. Further it helped in
studying and providing known as for contributing into social practices by voluntarily
establishing and performing better practices which helped in addressing social and
ethical concerns. Moreover, it also helped in developing the understanding about
the ethical awareness as by working and communicating will all the team members
and the peers in the transparent manner and establishing the fair relations. As
developing the ethical awareness helped in building better trust while working in
any company in future with demonstrating the respect, care, fairness and
machining decision by considering all the grounds and rules in ethical and social
manner. Further understanding the ethical responsibilities helped in acquiring
various set of behavioral practices as behavior in the ethical manner. Further it
supported in learning the special responsibilities by taking the responsibility of own
actions as for setting the daily scheduled for learning and developing various skills
with performing various actions. Also being prepared with the assigned and classes
on time and completing the work project and caring the property of the college
premises. This with adopting the workshop has helped in acquiring various
knowledges and responsibility related to the social and ethical prospect for
behaving and performing all the actions accordingly.

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Importance and value of the Appendices (10 Documents) that I have compiled and
provided as part of my portfolio in relation to my development of social and ethical
awareness and responsibility during the module.
All the 10 portfolio which is been complied has helped in developing my academic
skills and the ethical awareness. As it has developed the ability to communicate
with al diverse backgrounds and understanding various ethical norms and
responsibility toward society. With developing the PDP helps in knowing strength
and weakness and designing the plan for acquiring the future career options. With
designing the time table helped in managing the daily schedules which helped me
in improving and prioritizing work. Further it also supported me in understanding the
contribution towards working in the team and towards the environment by
establishing the empathy and faith for resolving all the problem. Lastly it helps me
in developing set of ethical behaviors

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Conclusion: From this report it can be concluded that with developing various skills
helped in acquiring better career option in future while addressing all the
development needs with developing the individual capabilities and various skills.

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12 Appendices for the Portfolio
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP)
My Full Name:
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For: PSSDR
Name of Institution:
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
Start Date:
End Date:
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing
this Course:
To improve my ethical and academical skills
Objectives for my
personal development
Actions required to
achieve my
objectives
Support and/or
resources I
need
Timeframe Estimated date
of completion /
achievement

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To develop
communication skills
Various actions as
by listening
properly,
communicating in
the clear manner
by listening the
information,
analyzing the
actions and body
language by
understanding the
emotions of the
sender.
Using various
books,
learning with
online tutors
and platforms,
online courses
helps in
developing the
effective
communicatio
n skills by
understanding
in detail.
7 days 25/05/22
To develop critical
thinking skills
As by deep
thinking and
brainstorming for
finding the best
solution helps in
developing these
skills.
Using patience
and evaluating
and revising
work with
identifying the
best
alternative
suitable for
solving the
issues helps in
developing
skill.
10 days 29/05/22
To develop time
management skills
various actions as
for developing the
time management
skills includes by
making the to do
lists and using the
calendars for
making and
prioritizing the task
by marking on the
calendar help in
developing these
skills.
Using mobile
phones for
completing on
the estimated
time and
before
deadline,
using
calendars, pen
and paper for
making
checklists and
alarms.
10 days 29/05/22

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To develop researching
skills
Taking various
actions as by
searching for
information by
highlighting the
problems and
using the internet
and brainstorming
the ideas or
searching the
proper and best
solution by being
organized and
using the quality
sources, library
sources and other
material helps in
developing skills.
Using internet,
books, library
sources,
articles for
identifying
best solution.
20 days 08/06/22
To develop creative and
innovative skills
Various action
used for
developing the
innovative and
creative skills by
regularly
exercising and
brainstorming for
various ideas as
for selecting the
best innovative
solution for solving
the problems.
Using
thoughts,
feelings and
imagining for
achieving
various
creative ideas
helps in
developing the
creative and
innovative
skills.
15 days 2 nd June
To develop
communication skills
Various actions as
by listening
properly,
communicating in
the clear manner
by listening the
information,
analyzing the
actions and body
language by
understanding the
emotions of the
sender.
Using various
books,
learning with
online tutors
and platforms,
online courses
helps in
developing the
effective
communicatio
n skills by
understanding
in detail.
7 days 25/05/22
Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis

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STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
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Wi As with acquiring the interpersonal skills
as of listening helps in acquiring better
deduction in the classroom and aids in
effectively attending the workshop.
1 With the lack of effective communication skills
hinders in pursuing the academics and professional
practices in the future career.
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with acquiring the ethical skills helps in
learning about the social and ethical
aspects for working and performing in
the professional life and acquiring the
better career by fulfilling various
concerns.
2 With the lack of critical thinking skills impacts in
finding the best alternative for solving the problem.
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With good self-disciple and responsibility
skills will help me in acquiring better
professional career.
3 With the lack of time management skills impacts in
completing the task and the academics projects on
time and hinders in achieving the desired objectives
of the assessments.
4
Good presentation and managing skills
help in presenting and communicating
better in academics and helps in acquiring
better professional career in future.
4 With the lack of innovative and creative skills
impacts in understanding various concept in the
academics.
5
With good team working and organizing
skills supports me in better collaborating
and working with the individual while
pursuing academics by working in team
for achieving various task.
5 Lack of researching skills impacts in collecting the
appropriate information for solving various
academics and professional practices and issues.
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses
1 With developing the time management
skills support me in completing all the
work before time and in efficient manner.
1 The lack of interpersonal skills as of communication
and the time management skills hinders in learning
and completing task on time aspects and give huge
loss in acquiring the career opportunity.
2 With developing all the weakness will
help me in grasping the better career
option and support in achieving success
in future.
2 Lack of communication and critical thinking skills
hinders in achieving the results and learning
abilities.
3 With gaining continues education with
the online learning, reading books and
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social activities opportunity will help
me in improving my future job
performance.

Appendix 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF
PAGES READ
20 April The implicit/explicit continuum of life skills development
and transfer.
Bean, Kramers, Forneris and Camiré,
2018
3 days 5
25 April Preparing work-ready graduates–skills development
lessons learnt from internal audit practice
Plant, Barac and Sarens, 2019 5 days 10
1 may Time management Morris, B., 2018 6 days 10
10 may Soft Skills for Human Centered Management and Global
Sustainability
Lepeley, Beutell and Abarca , eds.,
2021
10 days 20
25 may improve critical thinking skills through problem based
learning
Ridho,Wardani and Saptono, 2021 20 days 30