TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
What is SDP?

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SDP)

The objectives of the SDP are the following:

To produce graduates with:

1. Full competence in their fields of study
2. High regard to Filipino values, industry-desired values, and global citizen values
3. To enhance students’ EMPLOYABILITY and DESIRABILITY by industry after
graduation
4. To stress that the graduates shall have that winning mindset that shall make them
WINNERS, confident and ready to:
- face life’s challenges and
- make a difference
MODULES COVERED

Module 1- Self-Awareness- CWTS 11 & 12

Module 2- Goal Setting- CWTS 11 & 12

Module 3- Values Development- Hum 003 Ethics/ Hum

513(Architecture)

Module 4- Developing a Winner’s Mindset- Seminars and

Field Trips/ Internship (if seminars/Field Trips is not
included in the Curriculum).
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SDP Module 1:
SELF-AWARENESS
Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session, the students shall be able to:

1. Explain self awareness and its importance.

2. Identify personal abilities, skills, talents, and
weaknesses.
3. Prepare a plan to enhance their strengths and to
address their weaknesses.
4. Demonstrate self-confidence in dealing with academic
and life’s challenges.
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?

 It is defined as a clear perception of your personality,

including strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, beliefs,
motivation, and emotions.

 It allows you to understand other people, how they

perceive you, your attitude and your responses to them in
the moment.
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?

 Psychologist believe that people who have high

self-awareness are MORE SECURE than
people who are not sure of their capabilities
and gifts.

 McCarthy, A. and Caravan, T. (1999) study

showed that one of the keys to managerial
success is Self-Awareness.
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?

 Silva, P. (2010) revealed that self-awareness is the

regulator of emotion. Self-awareness affect our
happiness.

 Duva, T. and Silva, P. (2002) predicted that

success and failure attribution are moderated by
self-awareness and by the ability to improve on.
How would you like to see yourself?
What matters most is how you see yourself
SELF-AWARENESS IS AN ISSUE OF:

 Know yourself - This is a reality issue.

 Change yourself - This is a responsibility
issue.
 Accept yourself - This is a maturity issue.
 Forget yourself -This is a security issue.
THE FOUNDATION OF SELF-AWARENESS

 Personality – Who you are

 Strengths – What you’re good at
 Weaknesses – What are your limits
 Self – Image – How you see yourself
 Beliefs – What you think
 Choices – What you do
 Association with Others – Who you are with/
How are you with others
 The Perception of Others – How they see you
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-AWARENESS

 It empowers you to make changes and build on your

areas of strength and identify areas where you would
like to make improvements.

 It helps you create what you want and master your

feelings, behavior and actions.

 It is often a first step to goal setting.

 ACTIVITY 2: Personal Inventory

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Complete the following sentences:

1. I am the happiest when …

2. What I like to do most is …
3. I often wish …
4. The best thing that ever happened to me …
5. At my school, I want to …
6. What I need most is …
7. What I want more is …
8. If I could be someone else, I …
 ACTIVITY 2: Personal Inventory
From the list below, encircle ten words to describe yourself. From the ten
words you have chosen, write in the boxes below the three words that best
describe you.
Accepting Foolish Loving Responsible Reliable
Aggressive Friendly Mature Self-aware Youthful
Ambitious Gentle Modest Selfish Extroverted
Brave Giving Nervous Shy Kind
Calm Greedy Noisy Sociable Religious
Careless Helpful Normal Strong Fair
Caring Hostile Patient Stubborn Lazy
Cheerful Imaginative Perfectionist Thoughtful Fearful
Clever Immature Persuasive Trusting
Confident Inconsiderate Playful Trustworthy
Dependable Independent Pleasant Understanding
Dependent Intelligent Quiet Warm
Disciplined Introverted Rebellious Wise
Irresponsible Relaxed Withdrawn Energetic
WHAT PREVENTS YOU TO GROW IN LIFE?

Limits and Limitations

 Limits are physical impossibilities in a person.
 Limitations are usually psychological barriers,
feelings of inadequacy, unworthiness, believing one
will fail-and they do fail.
 Activity 3: Write down the things that prevent you to
grow in life.
LIMITS LIMITATIONS
Ex. Too young/ too old Ex. Too many mistakes in
the past
HOW LIMITS AND LIMITATIONS WORK?

 Restrict you from getting what you

want out of life.

 Hinder you in bringing the BEST in

you. (Prevent you to MASTER your
own feelings, behavior and actions
which is your first step in goal
setting.)

 Affect your behavior and disposition.

(Our behavior was created 5 to 10
years ago.)
Example: Experiments on fish (Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute)
WAYS TO DEVELOP YOURSELF

 Be responsible for your actions

 Avoid negative people
 Read autobiography of successful people
 Attend seminars/ workshops
 Join and participate in school or community
organization/s and activities
 Balance your time between Personal and
Academic
 Offer help to people
EXAMPLE OF SELF-AWARENESS ACTION PLAN

Things that I need to Key Action Status

improve/ maintain on

To overcome my - Join academic  Not Yet Started

shyness or non- On Going
academic Finished
organization
To be good in - Attend tutorial
my - Practice  Not Yet Started
mathematical / seatwork at On Going
engineering home
subjects Finished
- Seek help from
classmates
SDP 1 Learning Activities

 Log-on to the Career Center Portal

 Use your ARIS account
 Download the learning activities from the
Student Development Program page
 Submit within this week
References

• Covey, S. (2004) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Free Press.

• McCarthy A. & Garavan, T. (1999) "Developing self-awareness in the managerial career

development process: the value of 360-degree feedback and the MBTI", Journal of
European Industrial Training, Vol. 23 Iss: 9, pp.437 – 445

• Silvia, P. J.(2002). Self-awareness and emotional intensity Cognition and Emotion, 16,195-
216. Made available courtesy of Taylor and Francis:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/02699931.html

• Silva, P. & Duval, T (2002) Self-Awareness, Probability of Improvement and the Self-Serving
Bias, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Vol. 82 No. 1