Academic Skills and PDP

Academic Skills and
PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
Define the concept of personal and professional development.......................................................3
Describe and discuss the value of short term goals along with identifying three personal
examples..........................................................................................................................................4
Describe and discuss the value of medium term goals along with identifying three personal
examples .........................................................................................................................................5
Describe and discuss the value of long term goals along with identifying three personal examples
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Describe and discuss the value of a personal development plan.....................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:....................................................................................................................8
Appendix : 1.....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The term PDP is an acronym for personal development plan which is concerned with the
process by which an individual reflect upon their skills, competencies, attributes and
achievements that help in planning for future with regards to the personal, academic and career
development. PDP helps students in several ways such as recognising one's strengths and
weakness, become more effective in monitoring and reviewing their progress and improve their
employability through self reflection. Academic skills or sometimes also referred to as study
skills or study strategies are those habits and talents that is beneficial for academic pursuit such
as research, report writing and presentations (Donaldson and et. al., 2020). Theses skills are
essential for the success in academics and considered significant for acquiring good grades and
beneficial for the learning through out the entire life. Some of these skills are analysis, social,
planning, test taking and technical and communication skills. The further report discuss the
concept of personal and professional development and value of short, medium and long term
goals in the personal and professional development of the students.
Define the concept of personal and professional development
The term personal development is applicable to the life of a person which encompasses
several activities which is aimed at developing or enhancing the potential and capabilities of a
person such as improving employment skills,increasing consciousness, and building wealth.
Personal development helps in facilitating employability, building human capital and enhancing
the quality of life along with realization of one's dreams and ambitions. Personal development is
associated with those skills which are essential in obtaining the desired results both in the job
role a person is performing and life in general. It helps in enhancing the abilities and capabilities
of a person both in and out of the working place (McMorran and Ragupathi, 2020). Personal
development may take place during the entire course of one's life span and is not limited to the
one stage of a person's life, thereby it is an ongoing process. It encompasses both formal and
informal actions intended for developing others in the role such as manager, mentor, guide,
counsellor, coach or teacher and therefore it is not restricted to self help. In the context of
workplace, personal development takes place via methods, programmes, tool and techniques
designed to provide support to the positive personal development at workplace. With the help of
through understanding of what are the desired and aspiration and ways to achieve them, best