Orientation Module E-Portfolio: Cultural Expectations & SWOT Analysis

This E-Portfolio assignment delves into the cultural and behavioral expectations of studying business management in higher education, emphasizing the importance of peer-to-peer support and teamwork in enhancing the learning experience. The report reflects on cultural learnings, future implications, and the application of acquired knowledge in future career endeavors. It highlights the significance of understanding diverse cultures and behaviors within a business context, including communication styles and relationship management. The assignment also includes a personal SWOT analysis, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to the student's learning and professional development. The conclusion underscores the importance of cultural awareness, behavioral adaptation, and collaborative efforts in achieving academic and professional success. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and resources for students.

Orientation for success
in higher education

Contents
Contents...........................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Students learn various skills, competencies and many other things in higher education with the
motive to achieve specific and predetermined goals in a definite time period. It aids them in
leading towards growth and development of their career (Cabrera, 2018). This report consists of
culture and behavioural expectations of business management. It also covers team working
impact and peer-to-peer support that is needed in future career as well as SWOT analysis is also
explained.
TASK
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 expectations are
known as those
communications that tell
students about what is
acceptable and what not.
These are behaviour
standards and cultural
customs that are given by
society (Hardjono and van
Kemenade, 2021).
Behavioural expectations
are known as broader
goals that are connected
with behaviour and
With pursuing of
business management
course and I have
learnt many skills that
have helped me in
building my career
during study. I want to
be a manager of great
entity. Cultural and
behavioural
expectations have
helped me in
performing all business
functions with more
During the studies of
business management, I
have learnt that cultural
and behavioural
expectations have
helped me in performing
my various functions in
great way. I will keep on
practicing and will apply
various learnings in
future by understanding
others cultures and
behaviours. I have
attended induction,
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manners that teachers
would like to see in
students. I have
observed that pursuing
the business
management course, I got
to meet with a lot of
people with different
backgrounds as well as
culture. I have shared
views about their culture
to improve my learning,
knowledge and
understanding. During
business management
studies, I have seen that
there are behaviour
expectations or patterns
that need to be followed
such as using appropriate
entrance, friendly nature
during communicating
with others, being polite.
Throughout business
management course, I
gained knowledge and
learning that has led me
to work and perform my
academics with efficiency.
I have respected various
productivity. In
business, employees of
different cultures who
are working together
having different
backgrounds,
languages as well as
they also possess
different manners and
behaviours (Inoubli and
Gharbi, 2022). Learning
in academic session
has made with great
with interacting with
employees and also
has helped me in
understanding their
views along with
maintaining effective
coordination within
them that has led to
their efforts going in
right way.
Understanding others
behaviour have helped
me in maintaining a
great team with
allotment of their tasks
according to their skills
that will result in
various conferences and
meetings that has helped
me in the management
of member's cultural and
behavioural expectations
and that too in an
appropriate manner. I
will apply various models
and aspects related to
cultural and behavioural
expectation that are
needed in business
operations working that
has led me in
maintaining common
understanding at
different levels with
goals to be attained. By
implementing all these
learnings, I will do all
tasks of mine in
accordance with others
in a proper way by
leading growth and
success of business
organisation.
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culture of students and
behave nicely for
maintaining nice
relationship. All these
expectations have helped
me in understanding
team behaviour as well as
also in enhancing
engagement with others
to gain effective learning
(Najmi, 2018). Earlier this
module, I had little
behavioural expectations
awareness, but then I got
to learn about what
culture is and how it has
its influence on students’
behaviour. I have seen
that in business
management studies,
students should interact
with each other having
different backgrounds,
culture and behaviour. It
has enabled me in
working with each other
with more coordination. It
lets me in performing my
academic tasks in
effective manner that
achieving
organisation’s goals
and objectives. Being
organisation’s
manager, I need to
have coordination in
team that are going in
right way and this has
happened by
understanding and
acknowledging their
behaviour with
influencing them in
accordance.
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results in more growth
and development.
The
importance of
peer-to-peer
support and
team working
to enhance
learning
experience
Peer-to-peer support is important
and it is support provided by a
person representing to same
group or possessing same
experience (Priyal and
Ramkumar, 2019). During
business management study, I
have learnt peer-to-peer learning
aspects as well as its importance
that helps in increasing overall
learning and experience.
Teamwork is known as the
group of people that are working
for attaining the same goals
having mutual support and trust.
During module I observed that
peer-to-peer support has an
important role to play in
improvement of overall learning
experience as it provides many
benefits such as personal,
collective and practical. All
members support to each other
in business management course
learning. I have discussed many
management topics for
enhancing my learning with
other colleagues and also for
I want to be a manager
of great organisation. I
have observed that my
business management
learning has helped me
a lot in my career. As in
business, there are
numerous employees
and it is necessary that
they are properly
managed by me for
effective and efficient
results that lead to
right course of actions
for attaining business
goals. I have learnt
during module many
things such as it is seen
that by peer-to-peer
support and teamwork
there is complete
guidance for me in
career by having
complete coordination
in members along with
motivating them for
different tasks in a
During business
management module, I
learnt importance of
peer-to-peer learning
along with team working
that will result in
performing future actions
with complete efficiency
by me. There will be
management of team by
me by proper assigning
and allocating roles and
responsibilities to them
that will led to decrease
in conflicts as well as
leading their working in
right way. There will be
complete
encouragement in the
efforts of employees by
me for achieving goals
that are predetermined
with efficiency (Verbano,
Crema and Scuotto, 2020). For
peer-to-peer learning, I
will completely
understand the nature
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coordination improvement in
between all students. Teamwork
and peer-to-peer support both
have their own important role to
play for improving overall
learning in me as they have
helped me in coordinating with
others by maintaining strong and
nice relations with the motive to
achieve goals and objectives of
team. I have also learnt in this
module about peer-to-peer
learning as I used to think that
learning can only be done from
teacher or tutors but with this
module I have realised that
various academic concepts are
learnt by me from my fellow
students. I have done many
assignments in this module, that
are done in a team. It has
increased many skills,
competencies of my personality
like maintaining effective
communication, leadership skills
as well as coordination for
performing tasks on time (Xu,
2022). This peer-to-peer support
and teamwork has increased
learning and has enabled
team for running
business operations
and attaining business
goals with efficiency
(Succi and Canovi, 2020).
This learning has
helped me in
performing efficiently
in team by maintaining
positive environment in
business that has
complete support of
employees with each
other that has resulted
in growth and
development of
business.
and behaviour of my
colleagues as well as will
also conduct meetings
and conferences that will
include expression of
views by all team
members for maintaining
common understanding
for leading all the efforts
of team in right way.
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achievement of all goals on
time.
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 have effective
problems
solving skills
as well as
management
skills for solving
issues in a nice
way by
improving my
performance.
I also have good
communication
skills and they
help me in
understanding
others views and
thoughts. Along
with they also
Weaknesses
My biggest weakness is
that I am not able to
manage time properly
that results in imbalance
in my work in my
personal and professional
life.
There is a fear in me that
I do not face failure
because of this reason as
there is a decrease in my
trying for many things.
Sense of failure has
limited my innovation and
creativity.
I have examined that I
face issues in saying
no to anyone that has
Opportunity
I am a confident person
that has helped me a
lot and will also aid me
in expressing my
views, ideas, thoughts
and perspectives in
efficient manner in
front of others that will
result in gaining
various competitive
advantages over other
people.
I have studied about
business and
management which
also have helped me in
having my desired job.
In today’s world, there
Threats
There is intense
competition prevailing
in the market which is
biggest threat that has
its impact on my overall
performance as well as
on efficiency. There are
numerous students that
are all preparing for
exact job profile which
increases competition. As
per Covid-19 conditions,
it has been more difficult
to have a desirable job in
market.
Sometimes there are
chances when I lack
confidence that is also a
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help in
conveying my
thoughts and
ideas in an
effective way to
others.
I also possess
leadership
skills and they
help me in
leading
teamwork and
projects that are
attained on time
by me.
I am also eager
to help others
and solve other
people’s
problems as
they have also
resulted in
improvement of
my efficiency.
also impacted my work
and there is no
completion of work on
timeline.
are various
organisations that are
established which will
help me in having
various market
opportunities.
My decision making
skills are also great
that have helped me in
taking efficient
decisions for achieving
various opportunities.
threat for me as there is
its effect on my
performance letting me
behind in competition
from others.
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CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above report that analysis of different cultural and behavioural
expectations is important for students during their studies. It is also observed that there is utter
importance of peer-to-peer support as well as team working for increasing the performance.
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REFERENCES
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