Personality

1.Determine your unique personality base on the model attach.

“I” Active

2. Consider how opposite personalities often are attracted to each other in order to 'complete' themselves.

I think that people who have opposite personalities often attracted to each other because they tend to compete lesser and learn more things from each other.

3. Think about the obvious differences between you and your other team members.

The obvious difference between me and my other team members is that my other member is quite shy and do not like to take risk. Besides, my other member is calm, artistic and supportive. However,  I love to meet new people and challenge myself. Moreover, I tend to neglect my friend’s feelings and sometimes, overconfident.  

4. Ask your closest friends about opposite how personalities in their lives have helped and benefited them.

This will help them broaden their perspectives in life. Besides, this also makes them understand that everyone has different personalities, to maintain a good relationship with someone, we just have to tolerate and respect each other and see each other’s weaknesses as uniqueness.

5.Begin thinking about the so called" weakness" of others as" uniqueness's"

For example,  D/C are people who can lead and like to take control over everything. Besides, D/C are more task-oriented and S/I are people who love to talk and tend to communicate easily with others. Moreover, S/I are people who are more friendly and positive. So when all four of them work together, they will know more about themselves and also this will transform all the weaknesses of each and everyone of them into strengths.

Skill Action Plan

Skills Action Plan
Skill:	Objective:	Tasks:	Resources/help needed:	Potential problems:	Evidence of success:	Completion/review date:
Communicate in English	To be able to understand and speak fluently in English	1. Speak English with my friends	Friends	-Speaking mandarin with friends	-Speak fluently with friends	Everyday
		2. Read more English books	Family	-Lack of time	-Able to use good vocabulary in essays	Every night
		3. Do more exercises on grammar	Workbooks	-Not consistent	-Less grammar mistakes	Every Sunday
		4. Watch more English movies	Friends and Family	-Lack of time	-Can speak more fluently with friends and teachers	Every Sunday

SWOT analysis

Project Name: Identifying Universities of my choice

Problem Statement: Not independent enough

Results: When I get good grades in my exams

Approach: Brush up my communication skills

Support required:

Who	How	What	When
Parents and friends	Money	To pay for University fees	After 2 years studying in International Medical University in Malaysia

Strengths -Knowing what I want to study -Knowing where I want to study -Knowing my potential	Weaknesses -time consuming -can’t live independent
Opportunity -scholarships -education trip	Threats -natural disasters -too far from my home -language barrier

Smart Goals

Specific-Who?

Me-Phoebe Ng

Achieve-What?

Achieve straight A* in A Levels examination.

Assessment-How?

Do revision every single day. Pay attention in class and ask questions if I don’t understand. Do past year papers and lots of questions.

By

Time of the year-When?

Be prepared by August 2015 for AS exam and February 2016 for A2.

S.M.A.R.T Goal Questionnaire

Goal

Achieve straight A* for my A-level examination

1.Specific. What will the goal accomplish? How and why will it be accomplished?

By having this goal accomplished, I will be able to get into a good university to continue my studies. This goal will be accomplished if I work hard and do my revision and past year papers everyday consistently.

2.Measurable. How will you measure whether or not the goal has been reached. (list at least two indicators)

Grades I get for my exams, semester exams, topical tests and assignments.

3.Achievable. Is it possible? Have others done it successfully? Do you have the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and resources to accomplish the goal? Will meeting the goal challenge you without defeating you.

It is possible and I’ve seen others done it successfully. Besides, I also think that I have the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities and resources, I just need to go deeper and brush up my skills to accomplish my goals. I am not sure whether the goal will defeat me in the future, but I will not give up till the very end because it is all worth it.

4.Results-focused. What is the reason, purpose, or benefit of accomplishing the goal? What is the result (not activities leading up to the result) of the goal?

To get into good university and be a successful person.

5.Time-bound. What is the established completion date and does that completion date create a practical sense of urgency?

Be prepared for AS exams during August 2015 and A2 exams during February 2016.

Revised Goal:

To get straight A* for my A-level examination, and do revision/past year papers for each subject every single day.

Taylor's Graduate Capabilities

1.     Identify what are TGC (Taylor’s Graduate Capabilities) are?

-Discipline specific knowledge

-Lifelong Learning

-Thinking and problem solving skills

-Communication skills

-Interpersonal Skills

-Intrapersonal skills

-Citizenship and Global Perspectives

-Digital Literacy

http://university.taylors.edu.my/about-taylors/future-proof-learning/taylors-graduate-capabilities

Qualities	Reasons	TGC Traits
Manage time wisely	This allows you to take control of your life rather than following the flow of others. Besides, you are able to make better decisions and work more efficiently. With this, you also tend to procrastinate lesser and this leads to higher productivity.	Lifelong learning
Good communication skills	This allows you to communicate with lots of different kind of people easily. Moreover, employers want staff who can think for themselves, use initiative and solve problems, staff who are interested in the long-term success of the company. This also allows you to enhance a professional image.	Communication skills
Ability to adapt	This enables you to take on more things at short notices and do work that is not listed in your job description. Besides, with this skill, you are able to fit in in any situation although the world is constantly changing.	Digital Legacy
Critical thinking	Employers love staff who can solve problems for them. With this skill, you are able to analyze and detect the problem and provide solutions to solve the problem effectively.	Thinking and problem solving skills
Creative and Innovative	Employers love graduate who can think creatively. The more creative and innovative you are, the more long-term success you'll achieve.  To be a creative person, you have to work hard and continually to improve ideas and solutions, by making gradual alterations and refinements to your works	Discipline and Specific Knowledge

Confident	With this, you are able to speak confidently in front of a crowd. Besides, you are also able to share ideas and get point across.	Citizenship and Global Perspectives
Self Development	Manage oneself and be self-reliant. Reflect on one’s actions and learning. Embody Taylor’s core values	Intrapersonal skills
Leadership skills	Understand team dynamics and mobilise the power of teams. Understand and assume leadership	Interpersonal skills

Reflective journal 2

I still remembered last year after SPM, all my friends were talking about college life and most of my friends already planned for their future and know which University they will be going, and I was so blur, not knowing which course to choose. One of my friends explained everything that I should know to me and me myself also did some research and lastly, I decided to choose the Cambridge A Levels Programme. I heard a lot of people recommending Taylor’s College plus Taylor’s College has been my dream school since I was a primary kid. After discussing with my parents, they agreed.

At first, I wanted to take the March classes because I wanted to work and gain more work experiences, thinking that it might help in the future. However, one day, one of the staff called me and said I am one of the students who got the President Award. I was so happy and my mum brought me to Taylor’s college the following day to register. I came in late and that’s why I skipped Orientation and some of the Integration sessions. However, I am still glad that I am able to join the last few sessions of Integration. I learnt about growth mindset and what type of learner I am. Through all these kinds of activities, I realized that I’ve understand myself better.

The subjects I chose is Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Maths. I’ve always love Biology, that’s why I chose it. Psychology is a new subject for me but I took it since I am going to study Psychology after my A-levels and I am sure it is going to give me an overview of what Psychology is. However, I am not very interested in Chemistry and I struggle a lot in this subject too, but I am willing to work harder in this subject because I know this is a very important subject for my future.

During my MPU modules, I learnt about SMART plans and SWOT goals. And this made me understand that we have to set goals based on our ability. Goals have to be measurable, specific and relevant. With this, I am able to set a goal for my A-level examination and achieve straight A* for my exams.

Reflective journal 1

As part of the learning experience, you are required to reflect on a task and express your thoughts on how you have learn, the skills that you have used, and the success of applying those skills. You should evaluate the skills that you have and how these skills can improve your employability.

Reflect on it using the IEP format using the guided questions below:

i) Concept of Growth Mindset

1.Explain the differences between growth and fixed mindset.

A person with fixed mindset would see effort as fruitless, give up easily when meet obstacles, ignore useful criticism and feel threatened by the success of others. Besides, a person with fixed mindset is not willing to change or improve. However, a person with growth mindset embraces challenges, see effort as the path to mastery, learn from criticism. Moreover, a person with growth mindset find lessons and inspirations in the success of others.

2. Recap on the concept of growth mindset and emphasize on bow they may not be good at something, but they can work on it.

When people with growth mindset meet obstacles or not good at something, they are willing to improve themselves by putting more effort in something or seek for advice until they reached their goals. They would not give up easily like people with fixed mindset.

ii) Career and Personality

1.Are your strengths/values/priorities align to the work environment and nature of the job?

Yes, I think that my strengths, values and priorities are aligned to the nature of my dream job.

2.What else do you need to discover?

I think I need to be more active by participating in many different kinds of events and  improve my communication skills. Besides, I also think that I should brush up my English speaking skills.

iii) Personal mission statement & Career vision statement 

Personal mission statement

1.Your priorities in life

My priorities in life is to be happy and enjoy my life because we only live once, I don’t want to regret when I am old for not doing something I’ve always wanted to do when I am capable to do it.

2.Values that guide you

The values that guide me are hard working and honesty. I want to do things by my own with passion and honesty so that when I am old, I will be proud of what I’ve did without any regrets.

3.Your strengths (knowledge, skills, abilities & talents)

I can adapt myself in any situation and also a responsible person.

4.Your key roles in life

My key roles in life are as a family member, a friend, a pet owner, a student and a Malaysian.

5.Your goals in your roles

My goals in my roles are to be more caring to my family, to be more understanding to my friends, to be a loving owner to my dog, to be a hardworking and respectful student and to be a responsible Malaysian.

Career vision statement

1.Your interests + Your strengths

Help people in need, caring, being able to adapt quickly in a new environment.

2.Your work values

Honesty and Hardworking

3.Your preferred job environment

Indoors.

4. My Job Option 1-3

My top three job options are psychologist, author and doctor

DESCRIBE : What did you see, hear or do?

INTREPRET : Explain what it means to you, what you realized, your insights, feelings, hypotheses and conclusions. Did the activities help you to develop TGC? What TGC did you develop? Did you feel positive or negative?

EVALUATE : How do you think these skills can help you in other aspects of your life, especially your future career? How is this useful?

PLAN : Comment on relevance of this to your course, program, future profession and life. Explain if you found it difficult and what will you do to apply it and improve in the future?

Introduction

Hi, my name is Phoebe Ng. I am 18 this year and I am currently doing my A-levels programme. My subjects are Biology, Chemistry, Psychology and Maths. I hope that I will be able to achieve straight A* for my A-level examination.