Professional Skills

M32633

Learning Portfolio

1. Personal Skills – audit and reflection

2. Module Learning Records
   1. How do I influence people within the team environment?
   2.  Perception and Bias
   3. Influential presentations
   4.  Managing difficult meetings

3. Personal Development Plan

4. Self-Reflective Summary

5. Bibliography

Word count: 3,000 maximum

Section 1 – Personal Skills – audit and reflection

During week 2, you will be asked to reflect on the skills, behaviours and capabilities you believe are your strengths.

You will also be asked to reflect on the skills, behaviours and capabilities you feel are a weakness and are development opportunities over the 11 weeks of this module.

By the end of the week, enter both lists here (you can add as many rows that you need).

At the end of week 10, you will be asked to reflect on the skills, behaviours and capabilities you believe are your strengths now.

At the same time, you need to reflect on the skills, behaviours and capabilities you have developed during the module.

You will also be asked to reflect on the skills, behaviours and capabilities you want to develop further and these should be entered in the Personal Development Plan section (Section 3).

By the end of the week, enter both lists here (you can add as many rows that you need).

On completion of the lists for week 2 and week 10, answer the following questions in the template. Please include academic references as appropriate.

1. In week 2, did you find it easier to write your list of development areas or your list of strengths?
2. Why do you think that was?
3. How have your skills, behaviours and capabilities changed over the past 10 weeks?
4. When thinking about your learning on the module, what skill, behaviour or capability do you believe you have developed the most? Provide evidence.
5. How did listing your strengths make you feel in week 10?
6. How will you use reflective activities to develop your HR career?

Section 2.1 Module Learning Record - Influencing people within the team environment?

How do I influence people within the team environment?

Identify and reflect upon specific learning that has taken place for you during week 3.

What do you know about your skills, behaviours and capabilities now that you have listened to the lecture and attended the seminar, that you did not know before?                                                                                                                                 

What will you do to continue or enhance your learning in this area?

Section 2.2 Module Learning Record – Perception and bias

Identify and reflect upon specific learning that has taken place for you during week 4.

What do you know about your skills, behaviours and capabilities now that you have listened to the lecture and attended the seminar, that you did not know before?                                                                                                                                 

What will you do to continue or enhance your learning in this area?

Reflect on ONE impact unconscious bias could have on HR?

Section 2.3 Module Learning Record – Influential Presentations

Identify and reflect upon specific learning that has taken place for you during weeks 6 and 7.

What do I know about your skills, behaviours and capabilities now that you have listened to the lecture and attended the seminar, that you did not know before?                                                                                                                                 

What will you do to continue or enhance your learning in this area?

Section 2.1 Module Learning Record – Managing Difficult Meetings

Identify and reflect upon specific learning that has taken place for you during week 8.

What do you know about your skills, behaviours and capabilities now that you have listened to the lecture and attended the seminar, that you did not know before?                                                                                                                                 

What will you do to continue or enhance your learning in this area?

Section 3 Personal Development Plan for the year ahead (i.e. twelve months following submission of your portfolio).