Preparing for Success at University:

Self- development and Responsibility

Page no…………………………………….title
1……………………………………………...introduction
2………………………………………………sumary
3……………………………………………….old CV
4……………………………………………….new CV
5……………………………………………….cover letter
6……………………………………………….interwiu teqnique
7……………………………………………….reading log
8……………………………………………….Time managment
9……………………………………………….Photo log
10……………………………………………....Reflection on group
presentation
11……………………………………………….Action plan
12……………………………………………….final summary
13……………………………………………….reference list1
 Introduction

The reason for this portfolio is to showcase my best work so far during university, skills
and potential, acknowledge my strengths and weaknesses and work on them to expand
my knowledge to best of my abilities. Evaluate the quality of courses by learning
progress and achievements, see where I need more work to improve my skills so I can
use them to my benefit in the future as a student and as well in my career. Determine if
we have reached our learning standards, helping us to reflect on your goals and in the
same time work towards those goals and progress as learners. It’s like having an
archive of all your academic work accomplishments and other school documents.

Summary

During this workshops I personally learn how to make a proper professional CV.
Acknowledged some of my weaknesses and discussed with my teacher what should I
do to improve some of this and make sure that I stay on track to keep doing the best
that I can to keep up with lessons, assignments it enabled me to develop new skills
such as working in a team, compare notes ,better communication skills, doing this group
presentation help me gain new knowledge such as always keep interacting with the
audience or my peer, help extremely much with my time management, how to prioritize
my learning time and assignments.
It helped me recognize some of my strength as well and how can I make the best of
them and use them in the right way toward my studies and later on an employment
.During this workshops our teacher help extremely much to tailor a CV that is
captivating, professional and highlight our best strength and qualities, learned how to
write a professional cover letter. For me personal it was a very good practice because
one of my weaknesses is writing so I had a very good opportunity to work on that all the
work was done in the class so another good thing for me was the fact that whenever I
got stuck I could compare notes ideas with my colleges and ask for help from teacher,
got some good pointers on how to carry out a good successful interview, what are the
qualities and benefits that I should take with me when having an interview how to be
presentable, body language, all this made me look forward for when is going to be time
for an interview and I can positively say that I will definitely be more confident and more
prep.
 Time management

As we all know time management is a very important skill to have for any student
because having good time management leads to a successful career life and enables
you to be a prosper student as well.
Some of the time management tips I ' m using as a student are;
-Create a suitable schedule for yourself.
-Use an agenda.
-Set goals for every study session.
-Start working on assignments on time.
- Do a little bit at time.
-Study in shorter time bursts.
These are some of the things I take into consideration during my work on this portfolio
but one of the most important things I did was always leave a time and space between
all this for unexpected things.
Photo log
 Reflection on group presentation

Working in a group for me was a new and quite challenging task, mostly because I
never did something like this before.
I was quite unsure of myself at the beginning but in the process I got better. Working in
a group made me recognize some of my strengths and weaknesses.
One of the main things our group did was work very well together every one of our
meetings was very productive and every single member of the group did well toward the
presentation.
In my opinion probably we could have been presenting the information much better
because during our research we came up on so many good and useful things but I feel
like the nerves got the best of us and we could not present as we should have.
I still felt somehow uncomfortable speaking in front of the camera so because of that I
was rushing with my speech and forgot to engage with the audience like eye contact
and sometimes even forgot what I had to say.
These are all things that I will do my best in the future and make sure that the next
presentations will be much better.
One of my biggest weaknesses is my writing and making all this different group work
and researches my writing is definitely getting better, there is still a long way for me to
go but I ' m positive that with hard work and determination I will get there in the end.
Overall, my group did a fairly good job on this presentation and I'm positive that in the
future we will just get better and better. Reflection on group presentation Working in a
group for me was a new and quite challenging task, mostly because I never did
something like this before.
I was quite unsure of myself at the beginning but in the process, I got better. Working in
a group made me recognize some of my strengths and weaknesses.
One of the main things our group did was work very well together every one of our
meetings was very productive and every single member of the group did well toward the
presentation. In my opinion probably we could have been presenting the information
much better because during our research we came up on so many good and useful
things but I feel like the nerves got the best of us and we could not present as we
should have. I still felt somehow uncomfortable speaking in front of the camera so
because of that I was rushing with my speech and forgot to engage with the audience
like eye contact and sometimes even forgot what I had to say .These are all things that I
will do my best in the future and make sure that the next presentations will be much
better. One of my biggest weaknesses is my writing and making all this different group
work and researches my writing is definitely getting better, there is still a long way for
me to go but I ' m positive that with hard work and determination I will get there in the
end. Overall, my group did a fairly good job on this presentation and I'm positive that in
the future we will just get better and better.

Action plan

What is my goal?
My goal is to finish this course successfully, and in the future to have a good career.
Why is this goal important for me?
This goal is important for me because it will give me the chance to get a better job in the
future and finally to work in a field that is more suitable for me.
What specifically, will I focus on?
The main thing I will be focusing on is my writing skills because at the moment I ' m
struggling with it. After this my main focus will be to complete my course and manage
my time efficiently between school and family.
How will I know if I am making progress towards my goal?
I'm starting to understand that better positive feedback and good grades are a good
sign for me that I'm on the right track.
What specific actions can I take now (short term goals)?
Some of my short-term goals are to build a good relationship with my colleagues and
tutor, finish my work and assignments on time, give myself enough time for my next
assignments, have confidence and carry on.
What actions can I take over a period of time (long time goals)?
For me the most important thing would be to stay on top of my studies don’t get
discouraged, finish all my assignments, keep on researching and learning and finish
successfully.
What resources can support me?
There are many resources out there to help you achieve your goals. Some of the ones I
use are school resources, genuine sites, reading a lot and with dedication, patience and
hard work I ' m positive that at the end all the hard work will pay off.

Summary

The main purpose of this work is to showcase some of my work during school so I can
track the progress I ' m making and also to have a digital record of all the work I have
been doing acknowledge my weaknesses and in the same time some of my strengths
and work toward my weak points so I can develop them to my best interest and in the
meantime support my strengths and use them at full.it also established a good studying
relationship between colleges had the chance to compare ideas and notes supported
each other when need it
Doing this portfolio I personally learned a lot not just how to build a portfolio but also
how to make a CV a cover letter had some very useful tips toward an interview for when
is the time for those and not only, doing this is not only features some of my work from
school but also showcases some of the knowledge that I gain during this workshops
some of the materials and resources I used to do my research.
During this work I gained so much personally and I think professionally as well for
example for me it had an extremely good outcome all that working together with my
college and teacher it make me expand and practice my teamwork skills it give me
some very good time management tips as we tried to do as much as we could over a
period of time find some very good journals about some of the subjects we are learning
did some very good research, learned how to do a better group presentation and how to
be more confident, it give us the opportunity to reflect on what we did wrong and what
should we do different and better in the future.
One of my main goals is that at the end of this course I will be able to work with children
with disabilities or be a support worker either way for me is extremely important to be
able to have good communication skills develop my critical thinking ,and doing this
workshops and all this group works and being in a constant contact and having to
communicate with colleges and my teacher help extremely much to develop those skills,
of course there is so much more I can do about it but I ' m confident that the long and
short term plans I have with lots of hard work dedication patience I will get there on the
end.