Orientation for Success in Higher Education: E-Portfolio & SWOT

This e-portfolio demonstrates reflective learning, use of formative feedback, and a SWOT analysis within the context of higher education. It covers areas such as reflective learning, skills development (listening, presentation, written communication, and time management), and the benefits of formative assessment. The student identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to their academic and professional development, creating a CPD plan to address these areas. The e-portfolio emphasizes the importance of a reflective approach to learning, peer support, and cultural expectations in business and management education.

Orientation for Success
in Higher Education

Table of Contents
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis........................................................................................3
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................12

E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis
E-Portfolio-CPD PLAN/SWOT Analysis.
Area of
Learning
Reflection of Learning Future Implication Action
Reflective
Learning.
In this module, I have learned
various thing related to
business and management.
Before starting this module, I
was excited as I am learning
new thing but nervous about
question to be asked by
teachers before starting a
module. During this situation,
teachers start with an activity
in order to warm up all
students in class. In this
module, I have learned various
new thing related to business
and management.
In this module, teachers
assign us new assignment in
order to improve our learning.
For this teacher made various
groups in class and assign
assignment on different topics
to different groups. In my
group, two of my friends are
involved and we have different
skills and knowledge. To start
Reflective learning
refers to a process
through which a
person can reflect their
experience for
improve learning
(Afzali and Esmaili,
2019). We have learn
new things with this
assignment and also
develop new skills.
We also learn about
how to coordinate with
others. It is good for
out academic life and
helps us in future in
order to give effective
PPT.
For development of
these skills, I needs to
work vert hard and
also needs to develop
various skills. A
person needs to
attending regular
classes ass skills can
be developed in
academic life. Also I
needs to take initiate in
life when I get
opportunity to do so.
Also, I needs to
participate in various
activities and
competition conducted
at organisation in
academic life.

assignment, we first divide out
work as one of my friend is
good in research and has
knowledge about this module,
so we gave him work of
research. One of other friend is
good in writing, so we gave
them work related to writing. I
am good in presentation, so I
made PPT of this work and
present in class. After
completion of assignment, we
have submit out work to
teachers and present PPT in
class.
Use of
Formative
feedback
Formative feedback refers to
ungraded opportunities which
measure and promote
knowledge and sills of a
students (AlSudani and Shona,
2017). Formative feedback is a
process which helps teachers to
concentrate on performance of
students and helps students in
understanding limits of their
knowledge and allow them to
improve it. With analysation of
learning students, teachers can
focus on meeting needs of
learner effectively.
Improve status of
knowledge of
learner: Formative
feedback helps to
assess current
experience and
knowledge of a
student. This feedback
also helps to explore
how, why and what is
thinking of students.
With use of this
feedback, a person can
improve their
knowledge by making
This formative
assessment helps a
person to analyse their
own performance and
finding out area which
require improvement
(Berry, 2018). In this,
it is important for
teachers to provide
sufficient information
about feedback which
helps them in
assessing those areas
of improvement. It
also helps to focus on
different task in

necessary correction.
Challenge for critical
thinking process:
Assessment feedback
promote analysation of
error by learner. This
assessment is based on
question like did
learner make any
assumption when,
would they consider
all aspect in their
assessment and many
more.
Improve confidence
of students:
Formative feedback
allow students to
improve their
knowledge and make
necessary correction in
their work. This helps
to boost confidence of
students as it improve
marking and
knowledge of students.
feedback rather than
on learner.
Explain Skills
to
successfully
learn in the
There are various skills which
helps a person in successful
learning at university. These
skills for successful learning
Future implication of
these skills helps a
person in improving
their efficiency.
Listening skills are
Skills and knowledge
are important for a
person to develop
various future
opportunity and in

University. are as follows:
Listening skills: Listening
skills is one of important skills
which helps a person in
effectively understand message
or information shared by other
person (Doo and Park, 2019).
Listening skills is important for
successful learning at
university as it helps an
individual to concentrate on
information or knowledge
shared by teachers.
Presentation skills:
Presentation skills is one of
important skills which helps in
effectively present ideas, view
and other things with use of
power point.
Written communication:
Written communication is one
of skills through which a
person can share information
through written words.
Time management skills:
Time management is another
important skills which is
important for person which
helps to invest it on valuable
time on productive activities
and saves it from investing on
important for a person
With this listening
skills, students can
maximise their
knowledge and can
also enhance their
skills. Presentation
skills is another skills
which helps me in
future but it does not
includes only
presenting ideas with
power point but it also
includes body
language, body posters
which is beneficial for
future carer
development of a
person and also
provide good
opportunity. Written
communication skills
helps a person in
getting good grades in
examination as with
use of this skills, a
person can effectively
answer all question.
Time management
skills allow a person to
complete all
order to develop
various opportunity a
person needs to join
various course and
also needs to
participate in various
activities conducted at
academic level. With
these skills a person
can enhance their
knowledge an learning
which helps them to
develop good career
opportunity.

unnecessary activities (Dyer
and Dyer, 2017).
assignment, projects,
home work on time.
Benefits of
Formative
assessment to
students
Formative assessment measure
understanding of students
which is become more
important after covid-19
situation as in this, teachers
and students are working on
blended learning. There are
various benefits for formative
assessment for a students
which are as follow:
Transparency: Formative
assess promote transparency
between students and teachers
as it provide them ability to use
various resources, checking
feedback and improve their
work. This transparency is
related to timely feedback,
constructive feedback, and
reflective feedback.
Flexibility: Formative
assessment provide flexibility
to students which helps them to
learn with in set time (Hickey-
Moody and Harwood, 2018).
With this formative
assessment, students can visit
to feedback or other topic to be
discussed in class for their
Formative assessment
refers to variety of
tools and method
which is used by
teachers in order to
evaluate
comprehension of
students, needs of
learning as well as
academic progress.
Formative assessment
helps in higher order
thinking as in this,
students can set
different goals and
track their progress.
They are also able to
get feedback from
online mode and
empower control of
students on their
learning goals and
keep their aim at high.
With use of formative
assessment, teachers
can share feedback to
students continuous
basis. This helps
student in order to
become active learner
and taking
participation in
education. This
formative assessment
helps students to be up
to date and with helps
of feedback, they can
improve their work.
With use of this
formative assessment,
a person can improve
them selves, for this,
they needs to carefully
read all instructive
give by teachers in
order to improve their
assignments and
capabilities.

homes and can also access to
references and other material
of learning suggested by
teachers for developing various
learning opportunities.
S
Student
Personal
Strength
Analysis to
learning
In order to identify strength a person needs to conduct personal strength
analysis and for which I am conducting SWOT analysis. SWOT analysis is one
of analysis which helps to find threat, opportunity, strength and weakness of a
person, organisation or group (Johnson, Pas and Bradshaw, 2016).
SWOT
Analysis
Strength
 I have
good
comm
unicati
on
skills
which
provid
e me
variou
s
benefit
s as
with
Weaknesses
 I have stage fear which
does not allow me to
speak in from of large
audience. This makes
me nervous and does
not allow me to speak
(Schwuchow, 2018).
 I have lack of time
management skills
which does not allow
me to manage my
productive time and
waste my time.
 I have lack of
Opportunity
 with this strong
communication
skills, I can
win various
activities to be
conducted at
college level.
This also helps
me in getting
good grades in
academic life
as I am able to
write
effectively
Threat
 Burden of
work is
creating threat
for me as due
to my lack of
time
management
skills, I am not
able to
complete all
assignment on
time. This also
create burden
of work and

this
skills,
I am
able to
share
my
ideas,
views
and
opinio
n
withou
t any
hesitati
on.
 I am a
creativ
e
person
as I
love to
develo
p new
ideas
and
new
solutio
n to
variou
s
proble
theoretical knowledge
which can create threat
for me in future period
of time. In order to
crack interview for
employment both
theoretical and practical
knowledge are
important.
about all
answers.
 Creativity in
me provide
various
opportunity to
build good
career as
creativity is
one of essential
skills for a
person in
education and
employment. It
also helps me
to develop
effective
solution to
overcome of
problems occur
at organisation
or in personal
life of a person.
increase stress
on me.
 Lack of
participation in
different
activities
conducted at
academic life
as I have stage
fear which
does not allow
me to
participate in
various
activities
conducted at
colleges.

ms.
 I have
good
present
ation
skills
which
allow
me to
present
my
ideas
and
though
t in
front
of
other
people
effecti
vely
with
use of
power
point.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Dyer, G. and Dyer, M., 2017. Strategic leadership for sustainability by higher education: the
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Hickey-Moody, A. and Harwood, V., 2018. Technologies of orientation: Pathways, futures.
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Johnson, S.L., Pas, E. and Bradshaw, C.P., 2016. Understanding the association between school
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Schwuchow, B., 2018. Activity orientation in engineering education. Research in Technology
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