Professional Practice: Week 1 Portfolio Tasks, Reflection & PDP

This portfolio showcases the completion of professional practice week 1 tasks, including a learning contract, a personal mission statement, and a skill set & behavior assessment reflection. The document includes a reflective commentary on the week's sessions, highlighting interesting aspects, uncertainties, and future actions. Furthermore, it presents a personal development plan (PDP) that identifies development needs, options, and planned activities to enhance skills such as negotiation, time management, financial understanding, research, stress management, and relationship building. The PDP outlines specific goals, steps for development, and considerations for implementation, along with a review and reflection on the impact of new knowledge and skills in a professional setting. The student aims to improve their professional skills and achieve better results in their academic and professional career.

Professional Practice Week 1 Portfolio Tasks
Task 1a. Learning Contract
Answer the questions on your motivation and commitment to making progress on the module.
1a. What am I willing to do to achieve good grades on this module?
In order to get the significant level of the academic career I will focus on the various
actions such as motivating myself, preparing accurate & precise formulation of notes,
completing the given assignment on time, paying attention on having the reliable
participation in the related activities, etc. so that effective functioning can be obtained
(Mosher, and Carreon, 2021).
1b. How will I measure my success?
The success can be measure by using the KPIs so that standards outcomes with the actual
result get can be assessed in turn deviation in the performance can be identified.
2a. What could distract me?
Social media practices, roaming with friends, entertainment series, etc. can negatively
affect and distract me.
2b. What actions could I take to avoid / minimise the distraction?
Making the time schedule by organizing the priori-zing things so that time for extra
curriculum so that effective form of actions for obtaining ability to manage all practices can
become possible.
3. What new behaviour / skills / techniques will I apply to my studies from now on?
The set of the technique which will be followed by me in respect to get the higher
performance so that effective results to coordinate with changing circumstances can
become possible. This comprises making at study schedule, keeping well formulation of
notes, possessing accurate understanding about each subject matter, keeping good records

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of assignments, taking feedback from the assessor so that improvement area ca be
recognized.
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Task 1b. Mission Statement
Use the prompts below (Wilding, 2020) to help you create your personal mission statement
that reflects who you are as a person and your guiding values. Adapt the sentences as much
as you need.
“To… [what you want to achieve, do or become] … so that … [reasons why it is important].
I will do this by … [specific behaviours or actions you will use to get there]”
“To live each day with … [choose 1-3 values or principles] … so that … [what living by
these values will give you]. I will do this by [specific behaviours you will use to live by
these values]”
'' To get the set of the skill so that effective adoption of the career for meeting success via
ensuring proper implementation of course of actions such as eliminating irrelevant aspects,
proper utilization of resources and meeting deadlines so that reliable performance can be
achieved.''
'' To live each day with continuous improvement, focusing on major areas respect, honesty,
and execution of accurate actions so that accomplishment of concise & fair outcomes so
that effective functioning can be received.
Task 1c. Skill Set & Behaviour Assessment survey reflection
When you have completed the survey and had feedback from a classmate and another
person who knows you very well (colleague, line manager, family member) reflect on the
results.
1. Did your view of your skills differ from other people’s?

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Yes from the assessment it can be mentioned that there is distinction of my skills from the
others as different set of skills is possessed by me.
2. What information was highlighted from completing the survey?
From the completing survey the information that is highlighted is the self-assessment so
that accurate insights about the strengthening and lacking areas about the prevailing skills
can be done in respect to make modifications.
3. Which of the skills mentioned will you choose to focus on in future?
The set of the skills which is required to be focused by me in future includes
researching & getting information, financial understanding, time management and
negotiating so that effective practice for making significant improvement.
4. Any other thoughts on the results of the survey?
There is requirement of understanding significance of developing crucial skills that are
scoring fewer marks in turn good action for the growth of career can be achieved. This has
provided assistance in making self-evaluation.

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Task 2: Reflective Commentary (300-500 words)
Answer the following questions on this week’s sessions. You may choose to answer the
questions one at a time or write in paragraphs.
Which aspect of today’s session did I find most interesting? Why?
One thing I learnt
I’m not sure about...l
I might have learnt more if ....
Things I want to do now...
In the t today's session, the one of the significant aspect which is found by me is to possess
the reliable evaluation of the skills and attribute has become possible. This is one of the
crucial factor that has helped me to get the precise understanding about the prevailing
strengths and weaknesses of mine so that the proper action for meeting specific
requirements can become possible. The main reason behind liking this assessment part is
that it is highly helpful in gaining the data regarding in the accurate pattern so that personal
evaluation for accomplishing objectives is done. This has allowed me to learn the
significance of the skills, attributes and styles for having relevant practices for accomplishing
productive results via having good motivation. On the basis of this, information I came to
know how I can give emphasis on attaining the ability to use the good skills which can help
in completing the tasks in accurate format. The one thing is I am not sure about is that
which is the crucial element that can promote the motivation and clarity regarding the
session learnings so that using in future can become possible.
I might have learnt more if major focus on the crucial aspects such as understanding
reason for studying this session. Concentrating on tutor given guidelines so that
accomplishing the goals to possess higher skills that can help in having effective results.

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These would have e permitted me to eliminate the lacking areas such as ineffective
negotiations, time management, etc. Things I want to do now is to make the action plan in
respect to obtain reliable functioning for overcoming the weakening parts in turn good
ability to perform my tasks can become possible. This can lead me towards effective
performance to derive productive results.

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3. Personal Development Plan
Think about the results of the surveys you did and the feedback you received from your 2
chosen individuals. What similarities can you see in the results? Do their ideas highlight
areas that you feel you need to develop? Do you have any other ideas of areas to develop?
Complete the PDP below by answering the questions fully with specific details. Remember
that it is normal for your ideas and PDP to change as the course continues and your
priorities alter.
STEP 1: Identify Your Development Needs
A. Why are you seeking development at this time?
For gaining the significant improvement in respect to achieve the effective results as
compared to previous, there is requirement of having development at this time. In addition
to this, it will focus on having the ability to develop nature of continuous development.
B. What are you seeking to develop at this time?
The skills such as researching & getting information, financial understanding, time
management, developing positive relationship, handling stress and negotiating are required
to be developed at this time.
C. Emphasis: What do you need? What is your specific goal?
I need to focus on having the specific goals so that reliable action for having & optimizing
resources can become possible. The goals are as follows:
 To incline the negotiating skills within 1 week
 To have increased level of time management with 2 weeks
 To reduce financial errors by enhancing this skill within 1 week.
 To improve the researching & getting information within 1 week.
 To develop behaviour of handling stress, conflict and pressure within positive
pattern in 2 weeks.
 To increase ability for developing positive relation & coordination within 2 weeks.

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STEP 2: Identify Your Development Options
D. What steps could you take to develop the new knowledge, skills and behaviours?
E.g. read more about the topic? Watch some videos about the topic? Practise the skill
every day for 30 minutes? Organise the way you learn?
Think about your own learning preferences and adapt the task to suit.
 The one of the major action which can be adopt by me via identifying corrective
approach, taking tutorials and consulting with professionals can help me to get
reliable improvement in my negotiation skill (Gaurav, 2022.).
 For proper time management the action includes priori-zing things and eliminating
irrelevant aspects so that effective modification can become possible.
 In order to reduce financial errors participation in the related case and performing
as suitable internship can allow to get practical exposure for improving the same.
 To have significant research & information gathering the proper use of keywords,
referring multiple sites, using various techniques, etc. can help in achieving
improvement.
 For the purpose of handling stress and conflict management excising on regular
basis and taking guidance for specialist can help in meeting the same (Cummings and
Janicki, 2020).
 Gaining clarity & transparency can help in understanding roles and responsibilities
that can aid in cooperating with team and building good relationship with team.
E. Considerations arising from ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’
Speed: How quickly do you need to develop the knowledge, skills or behaviours identified?
It will be within 1 or 2 weeks as per the formulated goals.
F: Identify Your Development Options

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with self-skills and behaviour assessment the developments options have been identified.

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STEP 3: Plan for Development Activities
G. Write down the steps you will take to accomplish your task.
What could go wrong with your plan?
What will you do if your original plan does not work well?
Think of an alternative way to achieve your goal.
 The steps include having proper identification of strategy for improvement and
implementing it. According to specific skills (Valiyev and Ibrahimova, 2021).
 Inability to meet the skills and behaviour with decided time period can go wrong.
 In case the original plan did not work other options for development will be taken
into consideration in more serious manner.
 The alternative ways include possessing effective execution of KPIs & variance
analysis and involving specialist person so that reliable guidance can to overcome
deviation can become possible.
STEP 4: Undertake Development Activities
H. List your development activities completed throughout the semester
the list of the activities includes possessing proper formulation of notes, effective clarity of
subject matter, consulting with teacher, etc. so that effective execution of practice can
become possible,
STEP 5: Apply new knowledge/ skills/ behaviours in the workplace
How do you intend to use this new knowledge/ skills/ behaviour in the workplace?
Good communication, use of technical knowledge, administration, planning, reporting and
monitoring., etc will be used in workplace with help of the provided new skills.

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STEP 6: Review and Repeat
Reflect on how this new knowledge/ skill / behaviour helped in your professional
development
This will permit me in gaining the reliable functioning in workplace so that precise
outcomes according to set standards can be achieved.

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REFERENCES
Books and journals
Mosher, M. A. and Carreon, A. C., 2021. Teaching social skills to students with autism
spectrum disorder through augmented, virtual and mixed reality. Research in
Learning Technology. 29.
Gafurova, M. A., 2022. Improving Mental Skills Of Students By Analyzing And Solving
Problems. Current Research Journal Of Pedagogics. 3(01). pp.40-44.
Cummings, J. and Janicki, T. N., 2020. What skills do students need? a multi-year study of it/is
knowledge and skills in demand by employers. Journal of Information Systems
Education. 31(3). p.208.
Valiyev, A. N. Y. and Ibrahimova, D. H., 2021. Opportunities for the development of creativity
skills of students in the process of teaching drawing science. ACADEMICIA: An
International Multidisciplinary Research Journal. 011(3). pp.2201-2209.