LSST FY027: Preparing for Success - Self-Development Portfolio

This portfolio, created for the FY027 module "Preparing for Success," details a student's journey of self-development, social, and ethical awareness, and responsibility. The introduction highlights the impact of project workshop activities on the development of these skills, emphasizing the importance of understanding ethics and social responsibility. The portfolio includes several appendices: a Personal Development Plan (PDP), a SWOT analysis, a reading log, time management schedules and to-do lists, analyses of communication and presentation skills, academic writing skills, and employability skills, including a CV and action plan. Each appendix reflects on the student's growth and learning, providing a comprehensive overview of their development throughout the module and demonstrating how the student has developed social and ethical awareness and responsibility.

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

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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
Self-development is the process of the activities where it enables the individual person and
student to improve their skills and abilities in definite manner and can grow and develop
themselves accordingly. The report will brief about the project workshop activities where an
individual person is able to develop their social and ethical awareness and make them to
grow in their personal and professional life respectively. Also, the report will include the
appendices in regard to development of the skills and abilities and allow the individual
student to understand and enhance their skills accordingly.
How and why have the project workshop activities developed your social and
ethical awareness and responsibility? (500 words)
In the project workshop, I joined this classes or session to develop my understanding
regarding the skills and abilities from where I can be able to become a good student ad can
develop my professional career at best and successful level. However, participating or
joining a workshop activities will help and support me to achieve my set goals and target
where I identified the concept of the ethics and its awareness and responsibilities in definite
manner. I learned the concept of the ethics which simply means as principle and guidance
which is essential and necessary to adopt and follow which will provide the efficient results
and outcome effectively. Social and ethical awareness and responsibilities involves the
awareness and depth understanding regarding the connections among people where it
allowed me to understand the relationship and importance of the people and natural
surroundings. Social responsibility refers where an individual person is required to keep
their focus on the environmental or social protection from where the society only can get the
effective and appropriate result and outcome. Thus, in the workshop I was able to
understand and learn the importance of these two major important subjects which will allow
me to grow and develop myself in definite manner which will provide me a successful
outcome to adopt a professional manner. Being a student, it is important for me to
understand this subject effectively as it allows me to create and promote the awareness
among the people of the society while working for the social, cultural and ecological causes
which will reflect the good thought and mindset of the people and will join me in protecting
these areas. Along with this, I grab the knowledge and education in the context of the ethical
responsibility where it defines to respect, obey and follow the guidance’s which teacher is
providing in the sessions from where the students can be able to easily collaborate, service
learning, ethical training and much more activities has been included in the workshop
activities. During the workshop, I learned about this topic and able to improve my knowledge
where I also improved my communication and team working skill and abilities. I analyzed
that these skills are also important for me to grab and adopt effectively which will drive me to
grow successfully efficiently. Thus, joining the workshop provides me very good experience
and enable to me grow and develop personally and professionally.
Conclusion: The report has included the importance of the ethical responsibility and
awareness an individual is required to obtain and follow in effective manner. However, the
report has concluded the brief description about this topic and enables the students and
individual to develop social and ethical responsibilities in definite manner from where the
individual can be able to grow and develop themselves accordingly. In the report, the project

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workshop has been conducted or organized where the students of the university is able to
understand the importance of the ethics and social awareness’s respectively.
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.

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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:
Name of Institution:
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
Start Date:
End Date:
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing
this Course:
Objectives for my
personal development
Actions required to
achieve my
objectives
Support and/or
resources I
need
Timeframe Estimated date
of completion /
achievement
Communication skill For improving
communication skill
and ability I need to
join the classes of
speaking and also
need to join public
speaking which will
help me to improve
my ability.
I need to join
the classes
1 week 16th June

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Time management skill For improving the
time mangement
skill I need priortise
my work effectively.
I have to
manage my
time and
shoudlrequired
to create a
proper
schedule.
2 weeks 26th June
Researching skill I am required to
improve my
researching skill asit
will helpme to
searcha nd identify
the information in
definite manner.
Thus, for imporving
thi skill I am required
to read books and
usage of internt
things for getting the
effective results.
I am required to
join thelibrary
which will
helpme to
research and
improve my
reseraching
ability.
2 weeks 14th July
Team working ability Team working skill
and ability is
important to be
dedveloped in me as
it will provide
effective results and
make me To achieve
profesional outcome
effectively. For
imporving the team
working skill I have
to join the
workshopwhich will
make me tointeract
with people and
work with them.
Team working
skill can be
imporved by
joining the
workshop.
1 month 15th August
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

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 I analysed and identified that I am quite good at
my communication skill and ability from which I
can interact with people in definite manner and
can acquire the good result and outcome.
However, I believe that communication skill is my
strength which supports me to grow and develop
myself in personal and professional manner
accordingly.
 I identified that I am not able to manage my
time effectively which I need to improve in
definite manner which will give me good
opportunity to grow and develop myself
accordingly by managing my work activities in
definite manner.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
 I believe that my communication skill will
provide me good opportunity to grow
professionally at successful levels when so ever I
will meet to any person, the first thing reflect sis
the way of interaction and communication which
develop the faith and trust among people
towards me and provide different opportunities.
 I am having threat of not being able to manage my
time effectively which will lead me to obtain
difficulties while arranging and managing the
working process and activities and make me to get
the disappointments
Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis

Appendix 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF
PAGES READ
June 9,
2022
Scoping the evolution of corporate social responsibility
(CSR) research in the sustainable development goals
(SDGs) era.
ElAlfy, A., Palaschuk, N., El-
Bassiouny, D., Wilson, J. and Weber,
O.
30 min 5
June 11,
2022
Corporate ethics, governance and social responsibility in MENA
countries. Management Decision.
ElGammal, W., El-Kassar, A.N. and
Messarra, L.C
1 hr 15
June 13,
2022
Empowering civic responsibility: Insights from service learning.
In Engaged scholarship and civic responsibility in higher
education (pp. 144-165). IGI Global.
Huda, M., Jasmi, K.A., Alas, Y., Qodriah,
S.L., Dacholfany, M.I. and Jamsari, E.A
30 min 7
June 15,
2022
Corporate social responsibility strategies: Past research and
future challenges. Corporate Social Responsibility and
Environmental Management, 26(4), pp.885-901.
Nave, A. and Ferreira, J 45 min 10
June 16,
2022
Factors influencing students’ corporate social responsibility
orientation in higher education. Journal of cleaner
production, 215, pp.290-304.
Galvão, A., Mendes, L., Marques, C. and
Mascarenhas, C
2 hr 30
June 17,
2022
Ethical problems and countermeasures of artificial intelligence
technology. In E3S Web of Conferences (Vol. 251, p. 01063).
EDP Sciences.
Li, H.Y., An, J.T. and Zhang 1 hr 15
June 19,
2022
Policies to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) and
assessment of CSR impacts.
Lu, J., Ren, L., Lin, W., He, Y. and
Streimikis, J
1 hr 45 min 15
June 21,
2022
A systematic literature review of socially responsible investment
and environmental social governance metrics. Business
Strategy and the Environment, 29(2), pp.619-637.
Widyawati, L 30 min 5
June 25,
2022
Strengthening the socio-ethical foundations of the circular
economy: Lessons from responsible research and
innovation. Journal of cleaner production, 233, pp.280-291.
Inigo, E.A. and Blok, V 20 min 3

Appendix 4: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00 AM Sleep Wake up Sleep Wake up Sleep Wake up Wake up
7:00 AM Sleep Exercise Jogging Running Sleep Jogging Exercise
8:00 AM Wake up Bathing Bathing Bathing Sleep Bathing Bathing
9:00 AM Exercise Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Wake op Classes Classes
10:00 AM Bathing Classes Classes Classes Breakfast Classes Classes
11:00 AM Breakfast Classes Brunch Classes Play time Classes Classes
12:00 PM Watching TV Classes Movie Time Brunch Watching movies Break Lunch
1:00 PM Break Break Class Read a book Spending time with
friends
Lunch Reading book
2:00 PM Lunch Lunch Break Assignment Lunch Watching TV Assignment
3:00 PM Study Play time Hanging out with friends Break Sleep Watching TV Assignment
4:00 PM Study Hang out with friends Rest for a while Group activity in class Assignment Reading Book Rest
5:00 PM Outing Watching a series Rest Rest Assignment Assignment Rest
6:00 PM Outing Assignments Watching TV Watching TV Assignment Assignment Outing
7:00 PM Outing Walk for a while Evening walk Walking Break Assignment Outing
8:00 PM Watching TV Study Study Watching TV Break Walking Outing
9:00 PM Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
10:00 PM Read a book Watch TV Sleep Reading Solving puzzles Watching TV Reading
11:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
12:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep
1:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep

Appendix 5: Time Management Skills: Daily to Do List
Item Priority Action to be taken Timeframe Done (tick)
Manage
stress
High Exercising, walking,
meditating, running and jogging
1 month
1
Set goals in
advance
High Make schedules in advance and
allocate time to each activity 20 days
Breaks High M Manage work within the
stipulated timeframes
15 days
Prepare a
priority
list
Medium Determine the importance of
the task on the basis of its deadlines,
importance and benefits associated
with conducting a specific task.
1 month

Appendix 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
1 The message is clear and
understandable in nature.
1 The message is unclear and
difficult to understand.
2 It is very precise which means only
includes important information.
2 Includes loads of information that is
not relevant.
3 The message is accurate, correct
and supported by facts.
3 Provides vague and fake
information.
BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
1 It is helpful in providing clarity and develop a sense of direction to an
individual.
2 Helps in resolving conflicts.
3 Effective communication is useful in resolving issues and problems.
4 Helps in the development of improved relations.
Appendix 7: Presentation Skills: Comparison between good and poor practices
No. GOOD PRESENTATION No. POOR PRESENTATION
1 Good Projection. 1 Lack of confidence while delivering
the presentation.
2 Start with interesting statement. 2 Looking at the screen all time.
3 Sounding natural and using a friendly
tone.
3 Inability to provide clarity to the
audience.
4 Clarity 4 Complicated.
5 Good visuals. 5 Confusing.
6 Effective in communicating the
message.
6 Amateur visuals.

Goals Action Plan
Time management skills Making regular schedules and allocate a time frame in order
to carry out an activity. It will help an individual in learning
to complete a task within the stipulated time frame.
Communication skills In order to develop effective communication skills, an
individual should participate in debates, group discussions,
public speaking.