Academic Skills and PDP

This report discusses the value of personal and professional development, including short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals. It also explores how author, purpose, reliability, and relevance affect the usage of sources. Additionally, it provides an evaluation of sources used in a report plan.

Academic skills and
PDP

Table of Contents
Academic skills and PDP.................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Describe the value of personal and professional development..............................................3
Describe the value of short-term goals with examples...........................................................3
Describe the value of medium-term goals...............................................................................4
Describe the value of long-term goals......................................................................................4
Value of personal development plan........................................................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................5
Label and discuss how ‘author, purpose, reliability and relevance affect the usage of a
sources.........................................................................................................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
Write an evaluation of sources used in the report plan.........................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The personal and professional skills is related to the collection of learning habits as well as
the strategies related with the management tools that will helps the learners in learning and easily
grab the lesson of learning. In order to professional and personal learning as well giving the idea
of the professional development that is defined as the concept in managing the growth of the
learners. This is really essential for the learners that they can continue the learning process for
the development of their skills as well as knowledge for making sure to work safely and
effectively within the organisation. The personal and professional development plan is related to
the set of continuous professional development plan. This report is also based on the skills that is
related to the academic skills as the learner (Chakraborty and Biswas 2020). Apart, from this
report includes the idea of particular as well as professional progress, also providing the detail
and value of short-term goals, medium term goals as well as long term goals. As well as
conversation of author, relevance, purpose and ability
MAIN BODY
TASK 1
Describe the value of personal and professional development
The personal and professional development is generally used to manage as well make the
control of knowledge. As well as helps in improving the life quality. The personal development
is generally used as the person whole life (Khedher, 2019). This is really important to any one
who wants to enhance their skills and knowledge for obtaining the specific goal of life
Describe the value of short-term goals with examples
The short-term goal is related to goal that is fulfilled by the individual in upcoming future. as
well as short term goal is also refereed as individual want to accomplish in upcoming future.
Some of the examples of short-term goals are as follows-
 Increase the performance of person in various ways
 Help to communicate with team mates to develop interpersonal skills
 Provide work life balance to employee
 Build the interpersonal relationship and communication skills.

Describe the value of medium-term goals
These are the goals are in between the long term’s goals and short-term goals. these are the
goals can generally achieve in few months. The medium-term goals help to find out the
objectives and enhance the various skills and knowledge of the individuals (Majid, Eapen, Aung
and Oo 2019). As for example
 Helps to start the career and helps to enhance the individual knowledge
 Helps to maintain the time and routine within the proper way
Describe the value of long-term goals
Long term goal can easily find to define the objective that every individual wants to achieve
in their life (Shah and Cheng,2019). The long-term goal is requiring planning as well as long
time to accomplish the goals. As for example.
 Determining the planning that will helps to enhance the knowledge and growth of skills
 Helps in leadership. Due to providing several skills and understanding of individual
learning.
Value of personal development plan
Development
goal
Objectives Strategy for development Time
Academic
inscription
ability
To improve the theoretical
learning competences in
positive manner.
To grow knowledge competences, I
have efforts to take additional
classes through which working
potentials is treated in timely forced
4 Months
Critical
thinking skills
To access thinking skills
through which new
thoughts and information
is produce on consistent
basis. (van der Horst and
Klehe ,2019).
For this I have read and write more
so that basic perception gets cleared
6 Months
Effectual
comprehension
skills
To growth and
development of writing
competences with
It is improved as by taking direction
from educators and get experienced
10 Months

sustenance of theoretical
literature
more.
TASK 2
Label and discuss how ‘author, purpose, reliability and relevance affect the usage of a
sources
To make the impact of the different sources and elements this will get considered such as
author, purpose, relevance and reliability by the general and respective sources of information
that is collected within the effective manner (Weller, 2019). These are the elements can easily
improve the efficiency of research under the required information is collected. This is not as
much effectful but helpful for the learner.
TASK 3
Write an evaluation of sources used in the report plan
Source Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Studying the impact of
critical thinking on the
academic performance of
executive MBA
students. Thinking Skills
and Creativity, 31, pp.275-
283
D’Alessio,
F.A., Avolio,
B.E. and
Charles, V.,
2019
Critical thinking
related to academic
performance
Yes, this is
reliable because
this is related
from the current
years
Yes, because
this helps to
reflect
thinking skills
and creativity.
The influence of
psychological,
motivational, and
behavioural factors on
university students'
achievements: the
facilitating impact of
theoretical
Raza, S.A.,
Qazi, W. and
Yousufi, S.Q.,
This effects on peer-
led training on
academic. And
motivations
Yes this is
reliable.
Yes, because
this helps to
reflect the
self-efficiency
strategy for
students.as
well as
behavioural
factors

adjustment. Journal of
Practical Research in
Higher Education.
Exploring factors
impacting student
engagement in open
access courses. Open
Learning: The Journal of
Open, Distance and e-
Learning, 34(2), pp.187-
2020
Shah, M. and
Cheng, M.,
2019.
Yes, this helps in
developing the
intercultural
competence. And
engagement in open
access course
Yes, this factor
is reliable
Yes, because
this helps to
influence the
factor of
students as
well as
learning
Developing intercultural
competence and
transformation: Theory,
research, and application
in international education.
Stylus Publishing, LLC.
Savicki, V. ed.,
2020
Yes, this helps in
developing the
intercultural
competence. Research
and application
Yes, this factor
is reliable
Yes, because
this helps to
influence the
intercultural
competence
and
transformation
of
international
educations.

CONCLUSION
This has been concluded from the above report that, personal development planning is used
to develop the learning skills and get assistance for the proper growth for purpose of future .
within the establishment of goals this will give advantage to achieve higher success in individual
life.

REFERENCES
Book and journal
Chakraborty, D. and Biswas, W., 2020. Articulating the value of human resource planning
(HRP) activities in augmenting organizational performance toward a sustained competitive
firm. Journal of Asia Business Studies.
Khedher, M., 2019. Conceptualizing and researching personal branding effects on the
employability. Journal of Brand Management, 26(2), pp.99-109.
Majid, S., Eapen, C.M., Aung, E.M. and Oo, K.T., 2019. The importance of soft skills for
employability and career development: Students and employers' perspectives. IUP Journal of
Soft Skills, 13(4), pp.7-39.
Shah, M. and Cheng, M., 2019. Exploring factors impacting student engagement in open access
courses. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 34(2), pp.187-202.
van der Horst, A.C. and Klehe, U.C., 2019. Enhancing career adaptive responses among
experienced employees: A mid-career intervention. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 111, pp.91-
106.
Weller, S., 2019. Academic practice: Developing as a professional in higher education. Sage.