FY027 Portfolio: Self Development and Responsibility - BNU

This portfolio, submitted for the FY027 module at Buckinghamshire New University, explores the student's development of self-awareness, ethical responsibility, and professional skills. The assignment includes a personal development plan (PDP), SWOT analysis, reading logs, time management strategies, communication skills assessment, presentation skills analysis, academic writing examples, employability skills, and a curriculum vitae (CV). The student reflects on how workshop activities have enhanced their social and ethical awareness, emphasizing the importance of appendices for skill development and ethical decision-making. The portfolio highlights the value of ethics in personal and professional life, focusing on skills such as communication, time management, and critical thinking. The appendices provide practical examples and insights into the student's learning journey, demonstrating the importance of ethical behavior and responsibility in various aspects of life.

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

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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
Success plays the crucial role in the each and every individual life. All these can be
achieved when the person set their eye and the mindset is towards achieving the goal
then it can be achieved. It helps in enhancing the quality in life as well it comes with
many skills which are learned and knowledge dis expanded (Ryan., 2019).
It also gives the status in the society. These aims are set in order to get those goals
achieved. The individual can be defined, and their uniqueness can be pot rayed in
numerous ways one of this is the long and short terms goals. Every individual has the
aim to do big and have growth in their life. all these can be achieved when the person
set their mind towards accomplishing it (Makovec., 2018).
The concept of social awareness and the roles and responsibility can be explained
where the individual has the good sense of awareness and understanding of work as
well, they feel the ones when the people are well aware about things it brings the
balance and harmony as well peace in the society. The ethics are value and standard
which assist the person in recognizing the right and wrong.

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How and why have the project workshop activities developed your social and
ethical awareness and responsibility? (500 words)
In this specific project there are the numerous activities which has been done in order
to develop the ethical and the social awareness. all these will help to analyses and
examine collaboration approach towards the team and in achieving the goals.
regards to this program the true sense of ethical and social roles and responsibility will
be gained in the personal and professional life.
The ethics where the society has significant responsibility towards the individual and
the economic growth as well as to have the balance and equity in the environment. The
ultimate duty of the person is to have the optimistic approach towards the society in
both the terms ethically and morally.
The knowledge about ethics is essential and important in every sort of life whether it is
personal or the professional and the major skill now days the organization ask for is
ethics. By having this , it portrays the integrity and the loyalty towards the society.
these also assists in business problems which might occur in the organization and these
skills helps to cope up (Thompson., 2018).
The structure in which the ethical behavior is significantly required as it helps in
making the optimistic and the right choices. The ethics has the greater impact and
influence in achieving the daily-to-daily goals and even the longer aims. where in
organization it is majorly used for maintains the code of conduct and decorum in the
work (Chu., 2021). The organization requires the positive a loyal individual so when
they have these skills it assists them in their objectives (Kunzmann., 2019. The
activities which was done in classroom helped me in numerous ways as it taught to
me to respect the other people whereas it also boosted my ethical values all these
skills taught me the values which are need to talk with people and respecting and
being loyal with each other and not hurting the sentiments in any situation. I strongly
believe that the ethical behavior is important and crucial for an individual and they
should incorporate the values (Fabic., 2018).

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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.
The skills are important and incorporating the beneficial skills which serves the
purpose of social and ethical responsibility. Inculcating the knowledge and skills and
adding the ethic and social awareness makes things quite easier to a person . The social
emotional learning is linked to the ethics and makes the changes which is needed. It
helps in enhancing skills and the skills which it encompasses for aiming the decision
for instance there is a demonstration of curiosity and the open mindedness , it teaches
and inculcate the responsibility and role in order to behave in a proper and systematic
manner . Having the values and ethics has helped in skill development and it helps in
making the ethical decisions . It has also improved my critical thinking .

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Conclusion:
From the above report it can be summarized that the reflective and the
reflection helps in maintain and adapting the changes which occur. As well as
the capabilities and skills are gained and achieved, and the goals are
accomplished. the communication solves the major issues and sharing the
thoughts became easy to understand (Conroy., 2019). It helps in maintain the
issues and the hurdles as well as the barriers which are concerned and have
been in the consideration (Arora., 2019)

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12 Appendices for the Portfolio
Appendix 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP)
My Full Name: GEORGE BUZDUGAN
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For: Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility
Name of Institution:
Buckinghamshire New University
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
Start Date: September/2021

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End Date: June/2025
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
Boosted level of
communication Interaction Time &
Confidence
In progress 2023
Creativity and improvement Practicing and
generating the new
ideas concentration
and inspiration
Study ,
analyzation ,
exposure
In progress Sep/2022
Confidence and loyalty Integrity and
inculcating
Reading about
honesty and
human behavior
In progress Apr/2022
Brave and curios Facing and the
strength to be
strong and curiosity
in learning
Situation
facing in the
daily basis and
resolving the
issues bravely
5 to 6
months
SEP/2022
Appendix 2: Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1 Boosted level of communication 1 Emotionally unstable
2 Creativity and improvement 2 IT SKILLS
3 Confidence and loyalty 3 Time management

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4 Respectful and honest 4 Academic writing
5 Brave and curios 5 Fear of failure
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OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses
1 Developing to professional 1 Fear of failure
2 Multi skilled 2 Financial situation
3 Master English 3 Managing the business risk which is taken can be
a challenging in the capital earnings.
4 Master personal time management skill 4 Lack of trust
5 Create personal business 5 Professional ideal attitude
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Appendix 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF
PAGES READ
10/05/22 Special issue of skill development in india Nandini gooptu 1 hour 10
15/05/22 Skill and development Simon McGrath 1 hour 25
18/05/22 Skill development of india Venkatanarayana Motkuri and E. Revathi 1 1hour 30 minutes 40

Appendix 4: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00 AM Finish my job Finish my job Finish my job Wake up Sleep Wake up sleep
7:00 AM Arriving home from
my job
Arriving home from my
job
Arriving home from my
job
Shower and breakfast Sleep Shower and
breakfast
sleep
8:00 AM Shower Shower Shower Leaving home, going to
university
Sleep Leaving home, going
to university
Shower and break fast
9:00 AM Eating Eating Eating In way to university Wake up In way to university Play on phone
10:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Just get to university Shower and break fast Just get to
university
Play with kids
11:00 AM Sleep Sleep Sleep Already started first
course
gym Already started first
course
Play with kids
12:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep 15 min break gym 15 min break Sleep
1:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep course Shower and lunch course Sleep
2:00 PM Sleep Sleep Sleep Lunch break Family time Lunch break Sleep
3:00 PM Wake up Wake up Wake up Back to course Family time Back to course Wake up
4:00 PM Preparing for the job Preparing for the job Family time course Family time course Preparing for the job
5:00 PM On my way to job On my way to job Family time About to finish
university
Family time About to finish
university
On my way to job
6:00 PM Shift starting Shift starting Family time In a way home Visiting relatives In a way home Shift starting
7:00 PM Work Work Family time Just got home Visiting relatives Just got home Work
8:00 PM Work Work Family time Shower and after
dinner
Visiting relatives Shower and after
dinner
Work
9:00 PM Work Work Family time Family time Visiting relatives Research activity for
me
Work
10:00 PM 15 min break 15 min break Family time Family time Visiting relatives sleep 15 min break
11:00 PM work Work Sleep sleep Dinner in family sleep Work
12:00 PM work Work Sleep sleep sleep Work
1:00 AM lunch lunch Sleep sleep sleep lunch