Preparing for Success: FY026 Portfolio of Knowledge and Creativity

This portfolio, created for the FY026 module "Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity" at LSST, showcases a student's development of employability skills. It includes a reflective summary explaining how ten artifacts, such as photos from class, SWOT analysis, personal development plan, reading logs, job hunting resources, and a blog, support their career goals. The artifacts demonstrate the student's understanding of academic resources, job descriptions, and the future job market. Appendices provide evidence of learning through workshops, academic writing, presentation skills, and digital literacy. The portfolio highlights strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, alongside a plan for personal and professional growth, aiming to enhance time management, confidence, decision-making, and reduce excitability to become a more employable graduate.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
CW2 - Portfolio
(2000 words)
Student’s Name:
LSST ID Number:
BNU ID Number:
Lecturer’s Name:
Submission Date:
OneDrive link of the
portfolio
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Table of Contents Page No.
1 REFLECTIVE SUMMARY TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MY EMPLOYABILITY. - LO2, LO4
2 10 Appendices
Appendix 1 Photos or Samples of Work Produced in the PSKC Class (During Lessons, Webinars, Self-Study
Sessions or Workshops atLSST) -LO1, LO2, LO3
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis – LO2
Appendix 3 Personal Development Plan – LO2, LO4
Appendix 4 Reading Log 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 5 Reading Log 2– L01, LO3
Appendix 6 Resources for Job Hunting 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 7 Resources for Job Hunting 2 – L01, LO3
Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1 – BNU E-Library – L01, LO3
Appendix 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots) – L01, LO3
Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market? – L01, LO4
Appendix Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version) – L01, LO3
Appendix Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 3– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 4– L01, LO3
Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes – L01, LO4
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HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY EMPLOYABILITY?(500 words)
There are 10 Artefacts which are appropriate in improvement of employability. All these kind of artefacts in addition with significance in
improvement of employability that is going to be mentioned below:
Photo as well as sample of work produced in PSKC class: through artefact, the focus is on increasing my knowledge regarding support that
assists me in achieving best job opportunity in timely manner as well as in successful way.
Personal SWOT analysis: these artefacts aids assistance me in information regarding my strength as well as weakness. It is a personality that
is advantages for me in grab job opportunities. It is significant as well as important for me in achieving goals & objective in timely manner.
Personal improvement plan: it is determined as a significant plan that will support me in overcoming weaknesses in proper way. I am focusing
on overcoming from my weakness in order to get a superior employment opportunity. Increases in weakness are significant part of personal and
professional improvement. It is important or advantages for me in success and growth in overall field.
Reading Logo 1 these logos assists me in assessing learning opportunity in covid-19 pandemic during the period of time. For this, it supports
me in enhancing learning ability which is important in grabbing opportunities related to employability.
Reading Log 2: I am focuses on completing study and starting job in famous organisation. It is important and appropriate for me in increasing
learning style that imposes direct effect on increasing my professional as well as personal growth in timely manner.
Resource for job hunting 1: These artefacts provide assistance me in assessing information regarding various sources related to searching of
employment. All this kind of sources in which LinkedIn is determined as a best source because it takes less time and offer superior opportunity
related to job which is appropriate in boost my career. The resources for job hunting to these artefacts provide support me in assessing
alternative related to resources for searching job which is glass door website. This is determined as appropriate artefact that provides support me
in searching superior job in timely manner.
Academic resources 1 this artefact provides assistance to me in offering information in respect of different number related to Academic
resources. Google Scholar is determined as a superior Academic resource because it assists me in assessing actual information regarding study
in timely manner.
Example of job description as well as a personal specification is a system helps me in assessing significance related to job description as
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well as personal specification in employment. These are significant for me in getting appropriate opportunity related to job in timely manner. For
improving personal specification and job description I am capable to start or run new job in famous company that imposes direct effect on career
improvement and growth in proper manner.
Blogs this aids assistance in increasing my knowledge regarding technology in job. Therefore, this kind of artefacts are important or significant
for me in getting opportunities related to employment that is connected to person as well as professional growth in timely manner or in successful
manner.
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
Figure 1: Workshop on one drive sharing
Caption: Caption:
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Figure 2: Academic writing skills
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Figure 3: Learning outcomes
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Figure 4: Presentation skills
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Figure 5: Digital literacy and technology skills
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Figure 6: Digital college
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Figure 7: Evaluating sources
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