MN3104 - My Portfolio: Weekly Programme Term 2 - 2019/20

This document presents a student's completed portfolio assignment for the MN3104 course, focusing on professional development and reflective learning throughout the term. The portfolio includes tasks related to personal skills review, learning contracts, time management, note-making, understa...Read More

MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
You will need to complete all tasks as part of your assignment 3. You might have already completed some tasks on the Learning Log online. Just copy the
information into this template or add them to the workshop list further down.
If your tutor already signed some of the tasks as completed, please add a picture below.
Please copy the content of this document to your Reflective Commentary (assignment 3) as appendix and store the whole document as pdf-file. Please
remember: You can only submit one document via Turnitin.
Overview tasks to complete:
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LO Content Portfolio task
(learning log) Your reflection/completed task

MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
1
How learning works (LO 1)
Introduction to
Learning
Complete Personal
Skills Review and
Learning Contract
While learning courses at universities it is important that the personal skills are
continuously reviewed which can help in determining the areas which are
strong along with the areas where improvements need to be made so that
improvement in learning can take place. From reviewing my personal learning
skills, I can say that I am a fast learner and i can understand the concepts
easily through the assistance of my teachers. I am also hard working which
helps me in working effectively towards improving my learning so that I can
score better in the class.
2
Note making,
organisation, time
management
Complete time
management and note
making exercises:
In order to effectively manage all the courses so that effective time can be
given to all the subjects it is important that time management is effectively
done so that all the tasks which are to be completed can be organised. I can
use effective time management skills so that I can efficiently manage all the
courses which can help me in becoming effective learner. Through my note
making skills I am able to understand the information provided to me in a
better manner.
3 Understanding
Assessments;
Introduction
assignment 1
Apply journalistic
questions to your
assignments
In order to improve my ability of learning so that I can better understand all
the courses I can make use of journalistic questions like who, what, where,
why, when, how etc. which can help me in analysing an aspect in detail so that
I can understand the concept thoroughly. This can help me in making my
learning more efficient so that better results can be achieved and I can become

MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
an effective learner.
4 Working in Teams
Get to know your group
and agree rules (Reflect
on how the group
worked together).
While working in group I analysed that effective team working skills need to
be applied and the roles need to be allocated among team members based on
the skills and abilities of team members. This help in achieving the goals of
team in a better manner along with improving the effectiveness with which
work is completed. I am able to work efficiently with team members and use
effective communication skills so that better coordination and collaboration
among team members can be achieved.
5 Reading and Research
Skills
Find an article, read and
summarise
Based on my reading and research skills I can say that I am good at reading
and I can grasp the content which I read in the first time which is an important
skill as it helps me in developing as a better learner. Also as I have better
analytical skills and interpretation skills I am efficiently able to conduct
research on various topic which are essential as they can help me in
developing as a researcher.
6 Presentation Skills Reflect on your
presentation skills
As I have effective communication skills I am able to give better presentations
by making the m attractive and eye-catching so that the audience can be
attracted and can be influenced by the idea of presentation. I can further
improve my presentation skills by making them more to the point so that the
idea can be delivered to the target audience in an effective manner.
7 Presentation of Group How did it work? What While working on a group presentation I was effectively able to coordinate

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Work went well, what did not?
with the other members so that we were able to present our respective parts
effectively in front of the audience which helped us in giving an influential
presentation. However, the problems which were faced while working on the
presentation was related with the tasks which were to be distributed amongst
us which lead to increased conflicts amongst us.
8
Introduction to
Academic Writing and
Academic Integrity
Receive feedback on
your draft
Complete writing and
referencing task:
Compare the writing
style of the two articles.
Use references in the
text to practice.
Academic writing is related with using the work done by other authors,
writers, researchers etc. so that based on their ideas an original idea based on
self-thought can be developed. Academic integrity on the other hand is related
with acknowledging the work, ideas and work of others which helped on
development of original idea so that academic honesty can be maintained. I
am good at maintaining the academic integrity as I acknowledge other authors
and writers while conducting my research work which help me in making my
research more authentic and reliable as the data collected from various authors
are efficiently incited in my writing skills. I can also receive feedbacks on my
writing practice so that the areas where possible improvements can be done
can be identified which can help me in becoming a better learner.
9 Managing Stress After your submission of
Assignment 1: What
would you do differently
next time?
Add below

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My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
Complete stress analysis
(see slides: What are the
stressors, the symptoms
and how can I cope?)
10 Feedback on drafts Reflect on the feedback
received
After receiving feedbacks on draft I was able to analyse my ability in
developing a draft which included all the important aspects which are related
with a course. Feedbacks are important as they help in understanding about the
areas which need to be further developed so that better drafting can be done so
that the skills can be further improved and effective results can be achieved.
11
Taster sessions - to make informed decision Taster session GSBL
courses
Reflect on your skills
and link them to course
information
Can be added here
12 Taster session GSBL
courses
Reflect on your skills
and link them to course
information
Can be added here
13 Taster session GSBL
courses
Reflect on your skills
and link them to course
information
Can be added here
14 Taster session GSBL
courses
Reflect on your skills
and link them to course
Can be added here

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about future (LO 3)
information
15
Review and
Preparation of Poster
session next week
Review your preparation
to far, include time
management, research
and academic reading
and writing
I have been efficiently able to use my skills so that I can develop poster in an
attractive manner which can help in influencing the audience effectively and
giving them the idea related with the poster so that the objectives of
developing a poster can be achieved. My time management skills played an
important role in making poster in a desired manner and on time so that an
attractive poster can be developed which also helped me in using my skills
effectively.
16
Your career ambitions
- Poster Presentation
Receive feedback on
your drafts
Reflect on feedback
received on poster
As I am an ambitious person and I want to build an efficient career it is
important that I pay attention on feedbacks received from my tutors on the
poster which can help me in developing a better poster in future so that I can
better influence others through attractive posters and develop my skills. The
feedback received on poster has helped me in determining the scope of making
improvements in my skills related with making posters so that I can become
efficient in learning and developing my skills continuously.
17 Develop your skills:
Thinking critically -
After your submission of
Assignment 2: What
would you do differently
next time?
After completion of Assignment 2 I can say that I need to develop my critical
thinking skills which can help me in becoming an effective learner so that the
concepts can be analysed efficiently. This skill can help me in better analysing
the feedbacks which I get on drafts, posters etc. so that I can make better
improvements in these skills so that I can perform better the next time and also

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improve my learning which can help me in becoming a better learner.
18
Develop your skills:
Academic Integrity –
review
Receive Feedback
assignment 2
Reflect on feedback
received and check your
academic integrity
Based on the feedback received it can be said that I am good at academic
integrity which help me in acknowledging the work of other authors, writers
etc. However, I can further improve this skill so that the University standards
can be followed which can help me in receiving less frequent feedbacks and
also help me in becoming a better writer so that academic writing ca be
improved.
19
Develop your skills:
Take control of your
writing
How to work on your
academic writing
I can develop my skills regarding academic writing by efficiently paying
attention on the feedbacks received so that the weak areas can be identified
which can help me in making my writing skills better. I can also use the
articles of various authors and writes so that the ideas developed by me can be
made better which can help me in gaining better marks in my courses. I need
to take control of my own writing so as to improve this skill.
20 Develop your skills:
Improve Writing
How to improve your
academic writing
I can improve my writing skills by practicing continuously to write about
various topics by using ideas of various authors and writers so that I can
develop vast ideas regarding a topic which can help in making my writing
skills better. Thus I can improve my academic writing which can help me in
becoming an effective writer.
21 Develop your skills:
Develop Reflective
Complete reflective
writing task
In order to improve my writing skills, I can reflect on my writing continuously
which can help me in identifying the areas of my strengths which help me in

MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
Develop and practice academic skills (LO 2)
Writing
writing better academic articles. Also it can help me in identifying my weak
areas so that I can make improvements and develop as an academic writer so
that I can score better in my courses and become an effective learner.
22
Complete your
Portfolio and
Individual
Presentations
How can you use the
feedback received
today?
Based on the portfolio developed by me in accordance with my skills and
abilities I can say that I have developed a portfolio which can help me ion
developing a carer so that I can develop and grow personally and
professionally and become successful. However based on my feedbacks I have
analysed that I can improve my portfolio and individual presentations so that I
can become better learner and also increase my chances of becoming better
person in future.
23
Complete your
Portfolio and
Individual
Presentations
How can you use the
feedback received
today?
Can be added here
24 Review module
Before your submission
of Assignment 3 include
final feedback: What
would you do differently
next time?
Before submitting the Assignment 3, it is important that I analyse the
feedbacks which I received so that I can make improvements which can help
me in developing as a better learner. I will take in consideration all the
feedbacks received so that I do not repeat similar mistake in future which can
help me in continuous learning through improvement in my skills and also in
developing as an effective learner during courses.

MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)
Please add a picture of your portfolio with tutor’s signatures here:
Workshop 1:
Add a picture taken of your completed Personal Skills Review and Learning Contract here. The material can be found under workshop 1 on WebLearn.
Workshop 2:
Add your timetable and an example of your note making here. You can find a template for the timetable in the material for workshop 2.
Workshop 3:
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Workshop 4:
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Workshop 8: Compare articles
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Workshop 9:
From the analysis of Assignment1 it can be said that I have used my skills and talents in an efficient manner so that my personal goals and
objectives can be effectively fulfilled. However, I can make certain improvement in my skills regarding presentation skills, stress management
etc. so that I can become better in my future projects and gain high marks along with developing as an effective learner during the courses. Stress
management is important as it help in effectively dealing with problems and issues which are faced while doing the courses in an efficient
manner so that better results can be achieved and continuous learning can take place.
Workshop 10:

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MN3104 - Weekly programme Term 2 - 2019/20
My Portfolio: ______________________ (insert your name)