Portfolio of Self-Development and Employability Skills: FY027

This portfolio assignment comprises a self-assessment of a student's skill development, particularly focusing on employability skills gained during the FY027 module. The document includes a reflective analysis of various skills such as communication, presentation, time management, negotiation, interpersonal skills, self-efficacy, academic integrity, numeracy, and team working. The student reflects on how these skills were developed and enhanced through coursework and university experiences. A significant portion of the assignment addresses the contribution of mini-project workshops to the development of employability, detailing the practical application of these skills. The portfolio also includes a CV and references, providing a comprehensive overview of the student's learning and development journey. The student highlights the importance of self-reflection and how it contributes to personal and professional growth, emphasizing the practical application of various theories and models discussed in the module.

Self Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SKILL REFLECTION.....................................................................................................................1
Employability Skills...............................................................................................................1
Reflection...............................................................................................................................2
Academic Reading..................................................................................................................3
Communication......................................................................................................................4
Presentation Skills..................................................................................................................5
Time and Task Management..................................................................................................6
Negotiation Skills...................................................................................................................7
Interpersonal Skills.................................................................................................................8
Self Efficacy...........................................................................................................................9
Academic Integrity...............................................................................................................10
Numeracy.............................................................................................................................11
Team Working Skills............................................................................................................12
SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................13
How and why has the mini project workshops contributed towards the development of your
employability?......................................................................................................................14
CV..................................................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Portfolio is defined as the integration of experience and learning driven by an individual
during a particular tenure or while execution of an activity (Ghanizadeh, 2017). It provides aid to
personnel in recalling what they have experienced so as to enable personal as well as
professional development. The below mentioned report includes skill reflection, summary upon
chosen skills for portfolio and CV. Also, it includes contribution of mini project workshops to
development of employability.
SKILL REFLECTION
While undergoing studies within the confines of University, I leveraged several skills out
of which some were developed during the tenure of coursework while others were already
present within me. A reflective account of such skills is presented beneath:-
Employability Skills
These can be defined as the transferable skills which are required by a person to make
them employable within their field of interest. Undergoing studies at university posed me to a
number of instances and activities whereby I got the opportunity to develop as well as enhance
employability skills such as problem solving, technical skills, collaborative working, leadership
skills, adaptability, creativity, marketing, critical thinking and many more. By incorporating
these skills within the tenure at college, an individual inflates the scope of getting employed in a
reputed multinational company.
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Reflection
This can be defined as the practice of thinking in an analytical manner with the assistance
of which an individual carries out effective analysis of a situation to take judgements in relation
to what has been learnt and what has been experienced (Cottrell, 2017). While undergoing the
lectures, I was taught by my tutor that there are several models or frameworks which are used for
the purpose of reflection. These are acknowledged to be Kolb’s learning cycle, Gibbs’ reflective
model, Driscoll model, Schon reflection in action and reflection on action, John’s model for
structured reflection etc. During one of my assignments, I made use of Gibb’s model to perform
the reflective practice. In future, this skill will provide assistance to me in reflecting upon an
instance or activity to reach out a conclusion.
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Academic Reading
The academic integrity is a skill which can be referred to as the integral capability of a
person who has the instincts to demonstrate and regulate the moral behavioural pattern in the
confines of any settings. does in respect to that it can also be observed that in my duration at the
university, I learnt a lot of skills and techniques through which I can qualify the most suitable
degree of academic integrity as well as also encountered the misconduct of academic integrity
which is seen as the pleasure is offence it is an criminal act that offends the integrity of an
student. The plagiarism is conducted in two kinds whether it can be intentionally or
unintentionally. Does in my tenure I was given the projects where being an ideal student I used
all the proper measures to avoid any kind of plagiarism and certainly by the help of in text
citation within the work of original author.
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Communication
This is defined as the capability held by an individual to deliver what one wants to
convey in front of other persons along with the ability to hear what others want to express
(Chamberlain, 2017). Communication skills include speaking, listening, observing non verbal
cues etc. This is regarded as one of the most crucial skills for an individual in academic as well
as professional context. Within the university, I was taught by my tutor that communication is
mainly of 3 types, namely, visual, written and oral communication. The different forms of
written communication include business letters, CV, cover letters, memos, emails while oral
communication consist of presentations. Additionally, visual communication is executed by
capitalising upon the non verbal cues such as body movement, eye contacts and many more.
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Presentation Skills
This can be deciphered as the capacity of an individual to engage target audience for
delivery of their views and opinions over a concerned subject matter. Presentation skills are
considered to be extremely important for students during their academic tenure at university.
This is so because the college authorities hand over a number of presentation assignments to
students individually as well as in groups. During our lecture sessions, even our tutor made use
of presentation skills to present a topic in front of us in a manner such that it can be easily
comprehended by all the students. Non verbal cues like eye contact, body movements and hand
movements are considered to be immensely significant for the development of this skill within
an individual.
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Time and Task Management
This skill can be defined as the capability to efficiently manage the particular time duration
which is allotted for the completion of the respective task. The task as well as the time
management skills is quite necessary for the growth and stability portion of the individual to
effectively get the right and formulated outcomes with desired benefits. As I completed the
whole tenure in this university I was attending the lectures where I got the respective project and
assignments that have to be completed by the given deadline of the institute (Edwards, 2017).
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Negotiation Skills
The negotiation skill is defined as the self generated ability to deal with other person or
group or any entity in such a way where they can impose their own will and certainly can mould
the deal into such a manner where they can get the most effective and beneficial outcome as
compared to any of the other individual involved in that deal. This scale is totally comprised of
the planning strategies, communication skills, good behaviour and corporation and so on. In this
tenure of my career in this university I got an assignment's where each and every classmate was
assign to do their part of the job hence I got the part of online research and in which I was not so
good yet somehow I managed by talking and having a good conversation with the in charge to
replace my role and duty in this project as this was taken as a good example of negotiation skill
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Interpersonal Skills
These can be defined as the skills which are used daily in order to set communication
with people individually as well as within groups (Tinto, 2017). This skill is quite important for
an individual to express their views and opinions in front of people and build their interest within
the subject matter raised. The journey at university exposed me to a number of situations
whereby I had to make use of my interpersonal skills in order to interact with my peers. This
skill will further provide assistance to me in developing healthy connections with people who I
come across in academic or professional context.
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Self Efficacy
The self efficacy is more like self belief in which the individual is enabled to believe that
they can achieve the success in any project at this brings the positivity as well as also ensure the
stress less working of the individual and it also gives positive and visible changes in the
behaviour and working returns and outcomes of then individual. In this relation, in my tenure in
the university I was assigned to do the assignment given by tutors and these assignments were
totally different this adversity of work created a growth and develop the skill of self efficacy that
can be used to deal with any kind of condition for job in a very easy and simple manner.
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Academic Integrity
The theoretical integrity is a skill which can be referred to as the integral capability of a person
who has the instincts to demonstrate and regulate the moral behavioural pattern in the confines of
organisation. Thus in respect to that it can also be observed that in my duration at the university I
learnt a lot of skills and techniques through which I can qualify the most suitable degree of
academic integrity as well as also encountered the misconduct of academic integrity which is
seen as the pleasure is offence it is an criminal act that offends the integrity of an student. The
plagiarism is conducted in two kinds whether it can be intentionally or unintentionally. Thus, in
my tenure I was given the projects where being an ideal student I used all the proper measures to
avoid any kind of plagiarism and certainly by the help of in text citation within the work of
original author.
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