FY027 Preparing for Success at University: Portfolio of Awareness

This portfolio, created for the FY027 module "Preparing for Success at University," showcases the development of social and ethical awareness and responsibility through project workshop activities and independent study. The assignment includes a 500-word summary answering how the workshops fostered these skills, alongside 12 appendices. These appendices cover a personal development plan, SWOT analysis, reading log, photos of class work, time management schedules, communication skills, ethical attributes, academic writing skills, employability skills, notes on reflection, a CV, and an action plan. The portfolio demonstrates the student's ability to reflect on their learning, develop communication and time management skills, and understand ethical practices, with the goal of preparing for academic and professional success. The student reflects on how teamwork, ethical communication, and time management, developed during the mini project workshop, contributed to social and ethical awareness. The appendices provide evidence of skill development, including reflective writing, paraphrasing, and the ability to create a personal development plan.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS AT
UNIVERSITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................3
ANSWER TO QUESTION.................................................................................................................3
How and why have project workshop activities developed social & ethical awareness and
accountability....................................................................................................................................3
Usefulness or importance of appendices complied as part of my portfolio........................................4
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................5
12 Appendices for the Portfolio..........................................................................................................6
APPENDIX 1: My Personal Development Plan................................................................................6
APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis...................................................................................7
APPENDIX 3: Reading Log..............................................................................................................8
APPENDIX 4: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating
to Social and Ethical Awareness........................................................................................................8
APPENDIX 5: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule.............................................................9
APPENDIX 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication............................13
APPENDIX 7: Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between good and bad
practices...........................................................................................................................................13
APPENDIX 8: Academic Writing Skills:........................................................................................14
APPENDIX 9: Employability Skills:...............................................................................................16
APPENDIX 10: Notes on Reflection...............................................................................................17
APPENDIX 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV).......................................................................17
APPENDIX 12: An Action Plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal of your
choice..............................................................................................................................................18
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INTRODUCTION
It is quite important for a person to prepare themselves for better success, for which
they may take varied approaches and techniques into their considerations. The current study
will explain contribution of mini project workshop in regard to development of social and
ethical awareness and responsibility. Furthermore, it will justify 12 topics in form of
appendix.
ANSWER TO QUESTION
How and why have project workshop activities developed social & ethical awareness and
accountability
It is quite important for an individual person to develop better awareness and
understanding related to social and ethical concepts. I want to describe that why and how
current project workshop, which encompasses varied activities contribute in development of
my social as well as ethical awareness & accountability (Dyson, Howley and Shen, 2020).
For example, team work is one of those activities that help to make me aware about social
accountability and awareness, in term of making me capable to make an effective
contribution in aim achievements of other people such as group members who are working
with me and will continue it in the future. It generates awareness among myself about
supporting other at same workplace, which in return give a lot advantages. While performing
in a team, it is my accountability to support other people. It is allowing me to conduct ethical
practice in term of providing appropriate directions regarding work. Just like above, this mini
workshop consists more social and ethical awareness attributes that enable be to understand
good and bad practices.
Through this mini project workshop, I learn enough that effectively help me to obtain
in the future career growth opportunities. It can be said that development of social elements
may help a person to grow and enable to get more benefits. So as to me I have taken
advantage of it, in term of improving my communication practice with other and build
trustworthy relationship while performing in a team. It supports me to interact with other
people in ethical manner, by communicating with them and understanding what they said to
me. With the help of mini project workshop, I have developed knowledge about social and
ethical accountability and awareness in term of comprehending differences between good and
bad practices that has been conducted by many people, within personal and professional life.
Furthermore, along with above things, I had also learned and developed accountability of
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time management, which contribute to complete my work on time and enable me to support
other who seek and attempts to complete their task but unable to find better strategic ways to
do so.
Usefulness or importance of appendices complied as part of my portfolio
Each appendix encompasses specific activity in term of skill that provide chance to
learn it and get more valuable information about it. As a part of portfolio, I had gain a lot of
knowledge about 12 different subjects.
CONCLUSION
By summing up above discussion, it has been concluded that mini project workshop
has provided a lot of benefits in term of increasing knowledge and better comprehending
about certain personal and professional skill.
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REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Dyson, B., Howley, D. and Shen, Y., 2020. ‘Being a team, working together, and being kind’:
Primary students’ perspectives of cooperative learning's contribution to their social
and emotional learning. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. pp.1-18.
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12 Appendices for the Portfolio
APPENDIX 1: My Personal Development Plan
My Full Name:
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For:
Name of Institution:
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
Start Date:
End Date:
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing this
Course:
Objectives for
my personal
development
Actions required to
achieve my
objectives
Support and/or
resources I need
Timefra
me
Estimated
date of
completion /
achievement
To develop
interterpersonal
skill.
Strategic planning Trainers support I will
take to achieve this
objective.
4 months Max to max 5
To develop
reflective writing
competence
Take better
suggestions from
experience person
I will join training
workshop
2 months Approx 3
months
To improve my
ICTs skill
ICT expert advice Specific course. 2 months Approx 3
months
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To improve my
communication
Team collaboration Group presentation 20 days Within 1
month
To develop
critical thinking
skill
Determine solutions Environmental anlaysis 28
month
Approx 1
month
To improve
decision making
ability
Group discussion Situational analysis
help to take better
decision.
25 days 1 month
APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1 I am capable to perform in a team 1 Lack of interterpersonal skill.
2 I am able to collaborate with others 2 Inappropriate knowledge about
reflective writing skill.
3 I possess great knowledge about
strategic aims setting
3 Lack of ICTs skill
4 I am able to boost morale of others. 4 Poor communication skill
5 I possess great understanding about
reading skill
5 Lack of critical thinking competence
6 I had better knowledge about writing
skill
6 Ineffective in taking decision.
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses
1- Expert suggestion 1 Threat for choosing wrong option
2 Advancement of technologies 2 High competition for grabbing better
employment chances
3 Training workshops 3 Continues changes related to
technology
4 Usage of internet 4 Lack of schedule
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5 Communication 5 Impatience
6 Skills development sessions 6 Lack of guidance
7 Attempts to collaborate with many
people
7 High privacy
APPENDIX 3: Reading Log
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READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF
PAGES READ
2021 Online peer feedback
on skills
improvement
Day, I.N., Saab,
N. and Admiraal,
W.
2 hours pp. 1-15
2020 Exemplary and
Unacceptable
Workplace
Communication
Skills. Business and
Professional
Communication
Coffelt, T.A. and
Smith, F.L.
3 hours pp.365-384.
2021 Does time
management work?
Aeon, B., Faber,
A. and Panaccio,
A.
3 and half hour p.e0245066.

APPENDIX 4: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops)
relating to Social and Ethical Awareness.
Value and significance of
workplace diversity.
Caption- significance of time management and their value
related to working practices
Caption- workforce diversity
advantages and importance
APPENDIX 5: Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
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SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
6:00
AM
Go for
a walk
Go for a
walk
Go for a
walk
Go for a
walk
Go for a
walk
Go for a
walk
Go for a
walk
7:00
AM
Breakfa
st
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8:00
AM
Start
my
work
Start my
work
Start my
work
Start my
work
Start my
work
Start my
work
Start my
work
9:00
AM
Make
discussi
on with
others
Make
discussio
n with
others
Make
discussion
with
others
Make
discussion
with others
Make
discussion
with others
Make
discussion
with
others
Make
discussion
with others
10:00
AM
Commu
nicate
with
friends
Commun
icate with
friends
Communi
cate with
friends
Communic
ate with
friends
Communica
te with
friends
Communi
cate with
friends
Communica
te with
friends
11:00
AM
Tea
break
Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break Tea break
12:00
PM
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
1:00
PM
Lunch
time
Lunch
time
Lunch
time
Lunch time Lunch time Lunch
time
Lunch time
2:00
PM
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
Back to
work
3:00
PM
Take
time to
prof
read
Take
time to
prof read
Take time
to prof
read
Take time
to prof read
Take time to
prof read
Take time
to prof
read
Take time to
prof read
4:00
PM
Commu
nicate
with
Commun
icate with
friends
Give some
time to
family
Communic
ate with
friends
Communica
te with
friends
Communi
cate with
friends
Communica
te with
friends
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friends
5:00
PM
Tea
break
Tea
break
Tea
break
Tea
break
Tea
break
Tea
break
Tea
break
6:00
PM
Wind
up my
work
Wind up
my work
Wind up
my work
Wind up
my work
Wind up my
work
Wind up
my work
Wind up my
work
7:00
PM
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
8:00
PM
Rechec
k
complet
e work
Recheck
complete
work
Recheck
complete
work
Recheck
complete
work
Recheck
complete
work
Recheck
complete
work
Recheck
complete
work
9:00
PM
Dinner
time
Dinner
time
Dinner
time
Dinner
time
Dinner time Dinner
time
Dinner time
10:00
PM
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Listen
music
Watching
movies
11:00
PM
Reconsi
der
what I
had
done
today
Reconsid
er what I
had done
today
Reconside
r what I
had done
today
Reconsider
what I had
done today
Reconsider
what I had
done today
Watching
movie
Listening
music
12:00
PM
Sleepin
g time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
1:00
AM
Sleepin
g time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
Sleeping
time
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APPENDIX 6: Communication Skills: Effective vs Ineffective Communication
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
1 It helps to increase employee or an
individual engagement in team work.
1 Ineffective communication create
conflicts at workplace.
2 Effective communication provides
clarity of work.
2 It lead to increase misunderstanding that
impact negatively upon working
environment or in personal life of other
people.
BENEFITS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
1 Effective communication contribute to build strong relationship with others
2 It enable to obtain important information
3 It contribute to share information while working in an company
4 It help to boost morale of other people
5 It improves productivity
6 Along with above, effective communication helps to make working environment
positive and productive.
APPENDIX 7: Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between good and bad
practices.
No. GOOD ATTRIBUTES No. BAD ATTRIBUTES
1 Flexibility 1 Greedy
2 Trustworthy 2 Dishonesty
3 Forgiving 3 Selfishness
4 Respectfulness 4 Arrogant
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5 Motivation 5 Egoistic
6 Cooperative 6 Avoiding conflicts
7 Honesty 7 Blaming others
APPENDIX 8: Academic Writing Skills:
Select from the following list, any three skills that you have learnt from the lessons and
workshops that you have attended; and briefly state the BENEFITS you have gained from
learning the said academic skills:
 Referencing
 Summarizing
 Paraphrasing
 Editing of text
 Data analysis
 Creating a Table of Contents
 Interpreting feedback given by your lecturer; and acting on it
 Using punctuation marks correctly
 Understanding verbs that are commonly used in Assignments;
 Reflective writing
 Any other academic skill.
1 Academic Skill 1 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
Reflective writing It provides benefits to me in
term of reflective my
personal experience and
understanding about specific
subject.
This is time consuming
activity.
Reflective writing skill
provide detailed about own
Lack of suggestion about
which concept is appropriate
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strength and weakness of
person.
to write reflection.
It gives chance to review
own work and performance.
It consumes a lot of efforts to
recall everything to write
overall experience.
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me-
The best thing about this skill is that it
2 Academic Skill 2 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
Paraphrasing It helps to prevent a person
overuse of direct quotations.
It takes a lot of time to
paraphrase each sentence.
It supports to improve
understanding about the text
I had paraphrasing.
It requires a lot of resources.
It improve my knowledge It is quite complex to do and
conduct into practical manner.
Benefit(s) of this skill to
me-
It allows me to write my own experience in own words.
3 Academic Skill 3 Strong points (advantages) Weak points (disadvantages)
Data analysis It helps me to delivery
appropriate report within
final conclusion.
Data privacy issue
It helps to interpretate gather
data.
It consume a lot of time.
It supports to better
comprehend current
environment.
Complexity and bias.
Benefit (s) of this skill to
me-
It give chance to analyse data and present appropriate findings.
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APPENDIX 9: Employability Skills:
No. Specific skill you’ve acquired
during lessons or workshops
How does it raise your chances of getting your
desired job?
1 Self-management It raise chance in term of making me able to
complete my work on time and allow to focus what
I want to be.
2 Research skill It enable me to find better job
3 Decision making It helps me to choose right job according to my
expectation.
4 Time management It manage my time personal life and professional as
well.
5 Problem solving It helps to solve my issues and allow to solve my
queries.
6 Effective communication It give chance to communication with those people
who have better knowledge about which company
is better for my desire job.
7 Interpersonal skill It allow to find employment offers in job market.
APPENDIX 10: Notes on Reflection
Reflection is one of those concepts that help to reflect own learning and self-observation. I
observe that each activity helps to get better employment chance and grow career, it gives
unexpected experience to me and teach me to manage my work. It helped to change my
perspective regarding mini project workshop.
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APPENDIX 11: Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
NAME: Smith
ADDRESS: B25, high street
CONTACT DETAILS: 00065716545
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Marketing manager is accountable to promote venture and generate brand awareness at
national and international. They responsible to create appropriate content.
EDUCATION (Name and year of Institution attended):
Cambridge, 2012
CORE QUALIFICATIONS:
 MBA in field of marketing
 ICTs degree
WORK EXPERIENCE:
3 years of experience
REFERENCES:
 Head of marketing department
APPENDIX 12: An Action Plan for achieving a specific academic or professional goal of your
choice.
Pick any goal from the following list and create an Action Plan for achieving it:
 Completing your studies (diploma or degree) within a record time.
 Completing your Research Report (e.g. IBL) within a specified period of time.
 Finding and completing on time a Work-Based Learning Placement within the specified
period of time.
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 Seeking and finding employment (a job) at the end of your studies.
 Any other appropriate goal within the academic or employment environment.
Action For Achieving a Specific Goal
Date:
My Name:
Course enrolled for:
Level of study:
GOAL to be accomplished:
Actions I need to take in order to
accomplish my Goal:
I want to work as marketing manager in well reputed
company.
Resources / support / backup that
I need:
I will create account on linkdin and other employment
side.
Timeframe: 3 months
Success criteria or indicators: When I receive call from interview.
Review / evaluation: I will buy a new care and house.
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