Orientation for Success in Higher Education: CPD & SWOT E-Portfolio

This e-portfolio outlines strategies for success in higher education, focusing on cultural and behavioral expectations, peer support, and SWOT analysis. It emphasizes the importance of cultural understanding, ethical behavior, and teamwork in achieving academic and professional goals. The portfolio includes reflections on learning, future implications, and implementation plans, highlighting the development of communication skills, ICT proficiency, and strategic planning. It also addresses weaknesses such as lack of cultural awareness and proposes opportunities for improvement through technology and training. The document emphasizes Desklib's role in providing resources for students.

ORIENTATION FOR SUCCESS IN
HIGHER EDUCATION

Table of Content
E-PORTFOLIO OF FIVE DOCUMENTS......................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

E-PORTFOLIO OF FIVE DOCUMENTS
E-PORTFOLIO-CPD PLAN/ SWOT ANALYSIS
Area of learning Reflection of learning Future implications Implementation
Cultural &
behavioural
expectations of
studying for a
degree in
venture
management
From this module I have learnt
the significance of behavioural
and cultural understanding,
that provide benefits to
students when they take
approach to study business
management and seek to gain
high scores. Cultural norms are
the key standards that people
live by, whether they are
students or common people
(Elnabawi and Hamza, 2020).
They are the shared rules and
expectations, which enable
students to behave
appropriately within social
groups or in a team when they
are accountable to perform
with others. During process of
studying for high degree in
business management, students
have to develop and fulfil
cultural expectations as it
made them better learner and
supporter who always take
initiative to support other and
respect their norms as well as
culture from where they came
Learning related to
this topic will assist
in further career and
studies. For example,
it would help to drive
my attention towards
following
behavioural and
cultural concepts and
fulfilling the
expectations of both
terms. When I effort
to gain knowledge
about specific subject
or topic, I would
apply my
understanding about
cultural aspect in
term of respecting
others perspectives
and principles that
they hold & perform
accordingly. By
applying my learning
about cultural &
behavioural
expectations, I would
be a good student
It is important for
me to apply what I
have learnt and
conduct any
practice
accordingly as it
put direct impact
on my as well as
others
performance who
act with or around
me. I will practice
to behave ethically
within social and
other groups. I
would take care of
others concern
about common
thing and effort to
enhance my and
other satisfaction
level. Along with
above action, I will
initiative to
consider cultural
norms that matters
a lot when I will
effort to complete

and believe to follow. Along
with above learning, I have
also learnt that students are
responsible to behave ethically
and appropriately, which
important for them to do so. I
have understood that when a
classroom draws learners from
multiple ethics or cultures
groups, therefore, they bring to
it considerable diversity.
Along with above learning, I
have developed my
comprehending about
behavioural and cultural
aspects that students have to
take into their consideration in
term of walking at all times,
with respect of others time as
well. They have to behave and
react without hearting someone
else and respect tutors as well
as follow their directions. I
have learnt from this module in
relation to this statement that
fulfilment of both types of
expectations enable students to
study for a high in business
management subject.
who respect others
and value their
culture without
making any
differences on the
basis of gender,
colour, race and other
elements on the basis
of these many
individuals may
conduct their
practices in the
context
discrimination
concept. I will make
me capable to grow
professionally as well
as personally as I
would work with
many peoples who
have their own
perspectives
regarding specific
subject that I would
try to understand.
my study and
become business
management
student who will
have gain great
scores. Further I
would behave
professionally and
one of those
individuals who
are capable to
work in a team of
skilled candidates.
I will try to
increase diversity
and create positive
environment
where everyone
works together and
support to achieve
common aim, in
effective and
systematic manner
that is beneficial in
the context of all.
Significance of
peer-to peer
From this topic, I have
understood the importance and
My learning about
current subject will
I will practice
while working or

support and
team working to
enhance learning
experience
benefits of individuals who are
working in a team of skilled
players and contribute to
achieve common aim, which is
quite essential for everyone to
do so (Blau, Shamir-Inbal, and
Avdiel, 2020). It can be said
that peer supports play
important role in growth and
success of individual. As it
may help to give them chance
to learn and develop
knowledge about specific
content. I had developed my
comprehending about key
advantages, that team work
provided each candidate
benefit in term of developing
new knowledge and
understanding about different
skills about which they are
unable to know. In today’s
competitive market, team
working is necessary as
millions of people expect to
develop this skill because they
tend to grow and achieve
greater success. Team work is
important and also essential to
understand who it works in life
or career growth of individuals
assist in my further
career in term of
increasing knowledge
about team working
that help to reach
desire outcome.
When I will
accomplish my study,
or higher education
and perform as an
employee at desire
designation, the
development of team
work skill and
knowledge help in
varied manner. I
would also take
benefit of peer
support in term of
enhancing their
morale in the future
while studying
additional courses
that in turn enhance
my performance,
productivity and
efficiency regard
conducting beneficial
practices. It makes
me capable to share
workload eases
performing with
more individuals
in form of group
work division that
enable everyone to
work without
taking too much
stress especially
during work load
that increase level
of stress,
depression and put
a lot of pressure on
mind which is not
good for health
whether it is
mental or physical
of individual. I
would apply my
learning that I
have gained or
learned from
current topic that
is based in
importance of
team work and
peer support, in
effective manner.
For example, I will
take reviews and
opinions from

currently when they are
dealing with many challenges
and effort to overcome in
effective manner. From this
module I have learned that
students in order to obtain high
degree or score in business
management are accountable
to fulfil the expectations of
tutors who believe that each
learner had developed their
knowledge about team
working and work, which
made them capable to perform
with other students that
efficient and effective and
belongs to different cultural
background and cross their
national boundaries for varied
reasons and high education is
one of those. Their support and
contribution made members
productive and highly efficient
to learn and enhance their
learning experience
excellently. I have developed
my comprehending that
working with others allow
person to pool their creative
ideas and consider issues from
several perspectives that help
burnout and divide
work equally. Team
work is the best skill
that made
environment creative
and stress free which
is not possible to do
so with utilization of
other competencies.
When I work in a
team, I will grow
independently and let
others to grew in
same manner or
much better than me.
other candidates
and then take
action of majority
of respondents
who are in favour
of specific thing. It
can be said that
team work will
give chance to
reach above
expected goals. As
the overall
outcome after
applying my
learning is might
be satisfactory.

in varied terms such as
completing task on time
without making any mistake.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses Opportunity Threats
Effective
communication is
one of my
strengths that
enabled me to
interact with other
people or
individual person
who are working
with me. This
skill will help me
to develop my
learning regarding
varied concepts
and topics related
to academic &
professional
career.
Lack of cultural awareness is
one of my weaknesses that put
negative impact on
professional career when I take
approach to perform as a
productive employee, which is
quite essential for me to do so
and act accordingly.
Technology
advancement is the
best opportunity that
I would take or grab
in effective manner.
It will made me
capable to utilize the
best technologies that
are utilize in the
world of business
successfully and
appropriately.
Intense
competition in job
market and
academic world
bring great
challenge for me
as it possesses the
biggest threat that
put a lot of
pressure and
require hard work,
which is quite
challenging for me
to do so.
Team work is my
another skill that I
had used in the
past and also tend
to use in the
future as it
support to learn
effectiveness of
Lack of knowledge about ICTs
skill is my another weakness,
which I need to improve or
develop successfully as it helps
to enhance my performance
and productivity, also allow to
present the best presentation
by using advanced
Off and on job
training methods are
also playing
important role in
growth & success of
individual in term of
providing key
opportunity. I would
Lack of strategic
plan possess
another threat that
affect performance
and lead to
decrease
productivity as
well as further

team working and
more
competencies that
each member
might be have.
technologies. grab this chance for
purpose of enhancing
performance and
developing those
skills that an
employer may expect
to have among their
teams.
activities, which I
tend to conduct in
the future in order
to personal &
professional goals.

REFERENCES
Book and Journals
Blau, I., Shamir-Inbal, T. and Avdiel, O., 2020. How does the pedagogical design of a
technology-enhanced collaborative academic course promote digital literacies, self-
regulation, and perceived learning of students?. The internet and higher education. 45.
p.100722.
Elnabawi, M.H. and Hamza, N., 2020. Behavioural perspectives of outdoor thermal comfort in
urban areas: a critical review. Atmosphere. 11(1). p.51.
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