FY027 Preparing for Success: Self Development & Responsibility

This portfolio, created for the FY027 module 'Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility,' includes a personal development plan, SWOT analysis, reading log, and reflections on workshops attended. It details the student's engagement with social and ethical awareness, time management, communication skills, and academic writing. The portfolio includes appendices showcasing the student's weekly schedule, identification of effective communication skills, a comparison of good and bad social and ethical attributes, academic writing skills, employability skills, reflection notes, an up-to-date CV, and an action plan for achieving academic or professional goals. The student reflects on the importance of mini-project workshops in developing social and ethical awareness, particularly a workshop on corporate social responsibility (CSR), emphasizing its role in societal development and economic growth. The portfolio highlights the student's understanding of CSR's ethical dimensions and its impact on personal and professional development.

Module: (FY027) Preparing for Success: Self Development and Responsibility
CW1 - Portfolio
Student’s Name:
LSST ID Number:
BNU ID Number:
Lecturer’s Name:
Submission Date:
Table of Contents
1 Introduction Page No.

2 Mini project workshops attended and how they contributed towards the development of my
Social and Ethical Awareness and Responsibility.
3 Importance and value of the Appendices (12 Documents) that I have compiled and provided as
part of my portfolio
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4 Conclusion
5 References
6 12 Appendices for the Portfolio
Appendix 1 Personal Development Plan
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis
Appendix 3 Reading Log
Appendix 4 Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating
to Social and Ethical Awareness and Responsibility.
Appendix 5 Time Management Skills: Weekly Schedule
Appendix 6 Communication Skills: Identification of the most effective skills
Appendix 7 Social and Ethical Awareness Attributes: Comparison between Good and Bad
Attributes.
Appendix 8 Academic Writing Skills
Appendix 9 Employability Skills
Appendix 10 Notes on Reflection
Appendix 11 Up-to-Date Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Appendix 12 Action Plan on a specific academic or professional goal you aim to achieve
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1. Introduction: (A short introduction)
Personal and professional development play a crucial role in individual's life by systematically
arranging effective techniques and tools which are good for individual development. The personal development
includes effective strategic framework which is important for personal growth and gain. This is the major
responsibility of a student to develop personal and professional development plan for gaining competency edge
in academic life. In this project, various dimensions of personal development planning is taken into consideration
along with effective and systematic growth of individual. In this project various dimensions of personal planning
is taken into consideration which is necessary for versatile growth of the the individual. This project includes the
overview of different strengths and weaknesses of an individual which helps in overall growth of a person. In this
project there is a brief summary on learning and knowledge gain along with application of SWOT analysis.
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2. Answer to the question: Specify the mini project workshops that you attended and explain how and
why they contributed towards the development of your social and ethical awareness and responsibility.
(500 words)
In the career and academic life, the individual should focus on attending mini project work shop in order to
develop effective social and ethical awareness and responsibility. I have attended a mini project work shop on
corporate social responsibility, this helped me in development of my social knowledge. I learnt a lot of things
on corporate social responsibility, the main was, it is a tool used by a company to develop social services with
significant amount of profit. In my experience, I got to know that corporate social responsibility helps a
company to serve the society in a major sense. This will also help in development of whole economy, that is
most important for overall company growth. Mini project workshops helped me in understanding various
parameters of CSR and I consider that it should be made mandatory. The application of CSR also helped me
understanding the needs of poor sections of the society. Major needs of society in CSR are cloths, Shelter
and food, which are very demanding.
The CSR is also key role of a business which also supports the business entity to establish effective
business standards in economy. There is a crucial role played by government in providing subsidies to
weaker section of society. In the workshop, I also attended different aspects of CSR by major international
and national company. This also made it compulsory for me to develop effective knowledge about a subject
matter which is essential for company growth. Mini project workshop was conducted in my university for 7
Days and I majorly learned several things on social and ethical awareness. This is the major responsibility of
a candidate to focus on development of ethical awareness in order to be good for the society. Also a
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candidate must focus on effective and development related skills in order to remain competitive at the
marketplace. The major focus of a person in the academic life should be on gaining knowledge and use in
personal and professional development. The CSR of a company should be more ethical in order to provide
the optimum utilisation of resources. In the academic life also, it is major duty of teachers and professors to
focus on CSR in order to grow individually at the marketplace. The Mini workshop was a fruitful introduction
for me which made me more ethical and social in long term career related objectives. Bringing
professionalism in career related life is more important for an individual to gain career growth in life. Also it is
major role and responsibility of a person to develop effective knowledge related to subject matter in mini
workshop for sustainable growth of a person. In future also I would like to focus on career related growth in
order to develop systematic approach in personal and professional development. The career growth of an
individual is also facilitated with the help of sustainable ethical and social measures.
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3. Documents for the Portfolio
APPENDIX 1: My Personal Development Plan
My Full Name: Thomas Elva
Title of Course I’m Enrolled For: Professional development
Name of Institution: Cambridge University
Level at which I am Currently
Studying:
High
Start Date: 12/12/21
End Date: 05/01/22
My Reasons/Motivation for Doing this
Course:
Self learning and
development
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Objectives for my personal
development
Actions required to
achieve my objectives
Support and/or
resources I need
Time frame Estimated date
of completion /
achievement
Communication skills
development
Development of short
targets
Reading books
related to subject
matter
6 Months 22/02/22
Problem solving skills Planning framework Online journals 8 Months 23/02/22
Decision making Goal framing Articles 1 Year 28/02/22
Coordination skills Work shops attending Seniors 6 Months 03/03/22
Time management Focused approach Professors 8 Months 21/03/22
Leadership skills Development of
objectives and aims
Social knowledge 4 Months 23/03/22
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS (strong points) WEAKNESSES (weak points)
1
Written communication skills
1 Reasoning skills
2 Social development 2 Grabbing power
3 Presence of critical thinking skills 3 Grammar
knowledge
4 Professionalism 4 Writing skills
5 Team management 5 Software
knowledge
6 Business knowledge 6 Leadership quality
7 Technical knowledge 7 Growth skills
OPPORTUNITIES (potential gains) THREATS (potential losses
1
Career growth
1 Competition
2 Right career path 2 Hard academic life
3 Expansion in academics 3 Career related
threats
4 Effective career related development 4 Colleagues who
want to grow more
than me
5 Soft skills growth 5 Discipline is hard
to be followed by
me sometimes
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APPENDIX 3: Reading Log
READING LOG
DATE TITLE AUTHOR TIME SPENT NUMBER OF PAGES
READ
02/01/21 Dialogical coaching: An experiential approach
to personal and professional development..
Pugh, M. and
Broome, N.,
2020
5 Days 20
25/02/21
Bridging the gap: A training module in personal
and professional development.
Hildebrand, J.,
2018
12 Days 24
03/03/21
Personal and professional development of
additional education teacher in the course of
methodological work.
Chaykina, Z.,
Mukhina, M.,,
2021
15 Days 30
18/03/22 Professional development for teaching
personal and social responsibility: Past,
present, and future.
Dunn, R.J.
and Doolittle,
S.A., 2020
20 Days 45
14/04/21
The teacher’s role and professional
development.
Makovec, D.,
2018
24 Days 52
Klobes, G., 19 Days 36
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Maximizing the Educational Investment with a
Required Personal and Professional
Development Program for Business Majors.
2018
21/04/21 Observation, practice, and purpose:
Recalibrating curriculum to enhance
professional development.
Schwab,
J.E., . and
Cruz, L., 2021
23 Days 50
APPENDIX 4: Photos or samples of work produced in class (during lessons or workshops) relating to Social and Ethical
Awareness.
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I have attended several workshops in academic life which
helped me skill development and achievement of career related
objectives.
Caption Caption
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