Portfolio (60% of final grade)

From study guide:

You will build your portfolio based on workshops as well as independent work. Following activities in this
module, you will have to hand in written assignments that contain your reflections on the combination of
theory and how you have learned to apply it during the workshops. There will be four assignments that
make up the total portfolio. Deadlines for these assignments will be after you have completed these
separate topics in class. You will hand in the assignments in Brightspace during the module. You will
receive general, class feedback on one of the assignments during class time. You will then have a chance
to make adjustments before the final portfolio is due. At the end of the module, you will hand in your final
portfolio which will be graded.

Your written assignments will be graded using an assessment model (see Appendix in the Module guide).
In the assessment model you can see the criteria which determines your grade. You should write your
reflection according to the Gibbs Reflection Model as seen in the Appendix.

All assignments need to be submitted to Brightspace on time. Late assignments result in a lowered grade
of one point per assignment. If the final portfolio is late, this will result in a two point lower grade. The
final portfolio, due in week 12, will be uploaded as per instruction by your lecturer.

Portfolio assignment overview:

Assignment 1: Assignment 3:
Personality preferences (week 2) CV and Linked-In (week 9)
Learning to learn (week 3) Interview skills (week 10)
Team roles (week 4) Due date: see Brightspace
Due date: see Brightspace

Assignment 4:
Assignment 2: Business Awareness
Presentation skills (week 5,6) Two interviews
Comm skills 1 (week 7) Company visit
Comm skills 2 (week 8) COIL project
Due date: see Brightspace Due date: see Brightspace
 Portfolio assignment 1
Personality Preferences

1. First read a full description of your personality preference type. (Please see the Power Point
slides from the lesson for links to sites with this information.)
2. What is your personality preference and do you recognize yourself in it?
3. Please elaborate on how you (do or don’t) recognise yourself. Support this reflection with
examples AND testimonies from friends, family, etc.
4. What are your strong points? Please give an example of how you have used your strong point in
your life (study success, relationships with others etc).
5. Which areas can you improve? Please give a concrete example of a situation that you did not
handle well and how you could improve this in the future.
Note: question 4 or 5 can be answered with the Gibbs reflection model.

Learning to learn

1. Introduce the topic of both learning to learn and time management: What did you expect? What
do you think about these topics? Why are they important?
2. What did you learn that you didn’t know before the videos/workshop?
3. In class, you reflected on one thing that you could change that would make a big difference.
What will you change? Which concrete steps will you take to make this change (SMART goal)?
4. If number three is not related to study skills, please reflect on one way in which you can improve
your study skills? What will you work on? And which concrete steps will you take to incorporate
them into your study practice? (Think of SMART goals)
5. From question three and four, practice one area of improvement. Report on your findings (you
can add this later to the Portfolio)
Note: question 4 can be answered with the reflection model.

Team Roles
Interview 3 people about yourself, make a summary of the answers you received and link this to the
Belbin roles. (Please see interview questions below). Answer the following questions:

1. Based on the answers of the interviews, how do people see you and which Belbin role(s) can you
link to that?
2. Based on your own perception and the observation of others (the interviews) what kind of
people (in terms of Belbin’s roles) do you need in your project groups to succeed? Substantiate
with arguments and examples.
3. Which links do you see between your preferred team role and your personality
preference/MBTI?
4. Looking back at the Team Challenge in class, what was your role and the role of others in your
team? How did the teamwork go?
Note: question 4 can be answered with the Gibbs reflection model.

Length: approx. 1 - 1 ½ pages per subject (at least one answer should use the Gibbs model)
Name of interviewee:

Describe your (work) relationship to the interviewee (how did you work/train together?):

Q 1.
What do you think I contribute(d) to the group we work(ed) in? Please give examples.

Q2.
Based on the answer to question 1, what would you consider my strengths?

Q 3.
What could I have done better? Please give examples.
 Portfolio Assignment 2

Presentation skills

1. Choose one area that you want to improve on in your presentation skills? What is this area?
Please describe.
2. How do you plan to improve on this area? Make a SMART plan. Describe this plan.
3. Take action on your plan and describe what you have done and the results (you can add this part
later, before submitting the final Portfolio)

Communication skills (based on two workshops)

1. Describe your communication style in your own words. Think of things like communication
styles, verbal and non-verbal communication, listening skills etc.
2. What do you find most challenging in communication? Choose one area that you will improve.
Make a SMART goal for this area to improve.
Observe your behavior on this point and write your findings.
3. Practice active listening in a few different situations. Write down an example of your practice.
How did it feel? What was difficult? How did the other react?
4. Explain how the ideas suggested from the workshop can help you to communicate and
cooperate better with your classmates. Describe a specific situation in which your
communication wasn’t as effective as you want it to be. What will you improve? How?

Length: approx. one page for presentation skills and two pages for communication skills

Should be written according to AMSIB Reporting Guidelines.

 Portfolio Assignment 3
CV and Linked In

1. Describe three things you learned about offline branding (CVs).

2. Describe three things that you learned about online branding (LinkedIn and other)
3. Include your CV with a link to your LinkedIn profile in your portfolio.

Interview skills

Workshop Interview skills

1. What are your 3 lessons learned during this workshop?
2. What are you most proud of considering your own job interview performance during the
workshop?

Personal Job Interview preparation

1. What is your main strength? Describe by making use of the STAR method. (also what challenges
you need to improve them even more).
2. What is your main weakness? Describe by making use of the STAR method. (also how you’re
currently working on these points).

Length: the first two sections should be approx. 1 page each

Should be written according to the AMSIB Reporting Guidelines.

 Portfolio Assignment 4

Business Awareness

Two interviews

Preparation:

You will prepare two interviews with two different international business professionals. Beforehand you
will write down a list of questions to raise. You will contact potential persons to interview and fix an
appointment (preferably in person). Hold the interviews and record everything said using your smart
phone or laptop. Summarise your findings and reflect on the competencies found relevant for the job in
relation to your personal competencies, profile and ambitions.

Reflection report:

Write a report containing a summary of the interview and a personal reflection on the interview in
which you relate the competencies brought forward in the interviews to your personal competencies,
profile and ambitions. The summary and reflection should be approx. two to three pages excluding
appendices. Include the following in the appendices: date, time, place of the interview; organisation,
name, job title, phone number of the persons interviewed; all questions raised.

Length: approx. two to three (excl. appendices)

Should be written according to AMSIB Reporting Guidelines.

Company Visit

Answer 7 questions of your choice.

1. How did you prepare your visit?

2. What was your initial idea/impression of the organisation?
3. Describe the organisation in +/- five sentences
4. Describe the products/services that were discussed.
5. Describe the challenges and opportunities the company encountered.
6. Describe the different stakeholders in the business and discuss some of the benefits of the product
for different stakeholders.
7. Describe their markets and their market share.
8. What can you say about the different departments in the company?
9. Imagine that you are a consultant. What would you describe as the company’s strengths? Explain
why. What would you describe as areas/items of concern/risk? Explain why.
10. Looking back at your preparation and having the experience of seeing it all. How would you describe
the company now compared to your initial idea/impression?
11. What did you find most striking of the company or company visit? Why?
Length: the company visit should be approx. two to three pages.

Should be written according to the AMSIB Reporting Guidelines.

COIL project:

Instructions will be provided separately