Personal Development Plan: Orientation for Success in Higher Education

This report presents a personal development plan focused on achieving success in higher education. It identifies key topics such as business management, time management, and peer-to-peer learning, detailing what has been learned about each topic and how that learning will assist in future studies and career development. The plan includes strategies for practicing and applying learned concepts, such as exhibiting leadership qualities and enhancing communication skills. A SWOT analysis is performed to assess personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in relation to skill attainment and degree opportunities, highlighting innovative skills and the ability to sacrifice as strengths, while addressing weaknesses like lack of focus and adapting to rising technologies. The report emphasizes the importance of peer learning and teamwork in fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and resources for students.

Orientation for
Success in Higher
Education

Table of Contents
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
Personal development plan ........................................................................................................1
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TASK
Personal development plan
(Identify topics of
learning from this
module)
(Detail what you
have learnt about
the topic)
(Identify how
learning will assist
in future studies
and career)
(Identify how you
will practise and
apply what you
have learnt)
Cultural and
behavioural
expectations of
studying for a
degree in
business
management
1. As I am pursuing the
course of business
management which a
most demanding
course all around as it
helps an individual to
build themselves and
help them to be their
own leaders. The
rising demand of this
course is due to the
emerging motivation
from big entrepreneurs
and business to attain
their role in the
marketplace. I expect
this course to deliver
me an environment
where I can develop
myself in terms of
learning to adopt new
culture and adapting
Business management
will build a leadership
quality in a person
which may help an
individual to cooperate
the efforts of all the
team members by
motivating them. It
will help in building
Time management
skills within an
individual helps them
to complete different
task at time with
efficiency to avoid any
mismanagement at
last. It will develop
managerial qualities
within an individual ,
It will increase my
credibility and
employability in the
By studying the
business management
I have develop
managerial skills
which will help in
completion of
different projects with
appropriate efficiency
and adequacy. It will
help in boost my
morale and confidence
as it enables be to
achieve goals and
objectives within the
specified times
without any problems
and with flexibility. It
has improve my
communication skills
with people to convey
my ideas ,thoughts
and suggestions with
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new environment with
different peoples so
that it helps me in real
world where we need
to deal with different
clients in relation to
our business role,the
knowledge and skills
for the business world
and how to manage
different problem that
may arise at any time
in a workplace with
the help of different
theories and strategies
which I may be able to
learn from this course.
I expect this course to
develop a deep
understanding of
business and its
elements and how it
make be able to
develop key
management skills to
be a leader to my
companions, This
course will help me to
make business
connection with
different peoples of
business world due to
proper understanding
and knowledge of the
business world , It will
help in maintaining
relations with different
peoples in the same
interest areas which
will increase the
networks in the
corporate world. This
course will provide an
understanding of
business and how to
management which
will help in learning
more in this field
effectively and apply it
with ease and also
have a great scope in
building a successful
career in future with
lot of opportunities
available.
others. It will help me
when I work in an
organisation to
communicate clearly
with my colleagues to
communicate my
thoughts and ideas and
being able to
contribute my
knowledge to others.
It have developed a
grasp on financial
concepts,it will help
me in organisations
where there core area
of work is finance and
costing as it enables
an ease of
understanding,evaluati
ng, interpretation of
data more
appropriately on the
other hand financial
knowledge are
required at every field
and in every
organisation.
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different culture and
their perceptive which
will help me to acquire
knowledge from
others as well. This
course is a wide
course which gives a
complete theoretical
knowledge of the
business world and
what all are the factors
that may help me in
my career building
along with projects
executions on different
topics with different
peoples help me to
incorporate the ability
to be cooperative with
other, It also helps me
with generating the
quality of multitasker
which will enable me
to perform my task
within specified time
which helps me to be
efficient and effective
with my work. In
overall sense I expect
this course to be a
better version of
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myself.
The importance
of peer-to-peer
support and
team working to
enhance
learning
experience
1. Peer-to-peer learning
is a way where we
learn by exchanging
our thoughts with each
others like exchanging
ideas,
thoughts,communicati
ng feedbacks and other
ways. Team work
plays a great role in
the success of any
organisation as it
enables the the
completion of task
efficiently as all the
team efforts are
directed towards the
achievement of
objectives. It also
enables a firm to
remain competitive as
all the members are
motivated. Learning
together is a great way
to enhance one quality
and to develop deep
understanding as it
helps us an individual
to analyse and
effectively understand
Peer-to-peer and team
working will enable
me to be comfortable
and open with others
to share my thoughts
and ideas. It helps me
with social learning
which is helpful to
connect and maintain
interpersonal relations
with others which is
important in real life
as well as if I prepare
to go for higher studies
as well it will help me
to interact and share
my thoughts with
others while assigned
any projects and tasks.
It will help me develop
leadership qualities in
me which help me to
assign role and task to
my team members
properly which is
needed at every stage
in business as well to
efficiently complete
the task.
I will try to exhibit my
ability to develop
connections with
people of different
culture and different
knowledge which will
help me to incorporate
my skills with
different knowledge in
different fields. It will
help me to get growth
and success in future
as it helps me to know
my strength and
weakness as you know
much more about
yourself when you
work in a group as you
get feedbacks about
everything what you
have done which helps
you to grow more and
acquire additional
skills.
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any project , topic and
lessons .Peer learning
and team work both
are very efficient as
team working helps up
to build inside the
ability to contribute
and cooperate and be
competent from the
others in bad times as
well. Peer-to-peer
learning have various
advantages it enables
an individual to share
their thoughts with
others and get their
opinion on that
thought which helps
an individual to
acquire better
understanding of any
topic, it help an
individual to share
their knowledge with
others which they have
acquired through any
training and
knowledge, It also
helps an individual to
improve their skills by
receiving feedback on
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the work done by them
and it helps them to
improve their skills
much better, It also
helps in having a
feeling of
belongingness with
other members of the
team as they all work
as a team . Peer-to-
peer and team work
both are a great
strategy and
techniques for both the
individual and
business as a
individual it helps
them to develop a
whole of themselves
and as a business it
helps in achieving the
goals and objectives of
a firm and also be a
leader in the
marketplace.
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
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SWOT Analysis
1. Management
skills :
I have developed this
skills through my
school and college life
by maintaining
connections with
different individuals
and friends. This
ability will help me in
corporate world as it is
necessary to have
skills to manage
interpersonal relations
with suppliers,
manufactures,
customers and many
others in order to get
successful in the
marketplace.
2.Ability to sacrifice :
In business also it is
important factor as
there are rising
competition in the
market and there are
lot of times that we
loose our shares and
customers from our
competitors which
1. Innovative: I am
not good with
innovative ideas and
not remain that much
updated with new
techniques and
methods and
innovative products
that are constantly
adding up in the
environment which
may be a weakness in
business world.
2.Time management
skills is something I
think as my weakness
as it does not make me
complete my tasks on
time and put me under
pressure and stress at
times and it may be
weak point at business
also as it needs time
managing skills to
complete different
tasks and projects at
times effectively.
1.To work in a
reputed organisation:
Business studies have
helped me to develop
my skills efficiently
which help me to stand
out competitive to
others which may help
me to attain a good
position in an reputed
organisation and add
to my status to be
successful in my
future.
2. To acquire growth
by adding skills to my
learning by constant
learning about market
and environment by
enrolling in training
and different
programmes organised
by different
organisations and
platforms.
1. Technology: Rising
technology and
techniques is a treat to
me as I don't possess
that much interest and
skills in technology.
But today technology
is everywhere in the
business also as
everyday new
technology are coming
in our way and if a
business fail to adopt
those technology than
they may be able to
survive in the
competitive business
market.
2.Lack of focus: I
have a problem in
focusing on any task
properly which leads
to mistakes which can
be a threat to business
also as it requires
proper concentration
while doing any tasks.
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may demotivate a
business owner but I
have the ability to
accept and sacrifice
and feel motivate to do
better next time.
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