Academic Skills and PDP: Short, Medium and Long Term Goals

This report explains the importance of academic skills and personal development plan (PDP) for short, medium and long term goals. It discusses the value of short-term and medium-term goals and describes the value of long-term goals with personal examples. The report also evaluates eight sources used in the report plan. The subject is academic skills and PDP, and the course code, course name, and college/university are not mentioned.

Academic Skills and
PDP

INTRODUCTION
Academic skills are explained as talent and habits that possess by an individual for
developing their skills and abilities to work. This involves learning, report writing, research and
presentation which are used to managing the all functions. This report considers short term,
medium and long term goals.
1 Personal and professional development.
Personal and personal development is the process in which individual engages in each
functions and activities that develop the organizational productivity. For people it is important to
have proper skills and talent which can be used to complete the particular project and manage it
properly. The people is having different knowledge and skills which supports to develop the
organization by completing the task efficiently.
2. Value of short-term goals
This means short term goals which are designed by an individual and set less than 1 year
which emphasize to attain them in certain period of time. This shows goal which wanted by
people in their near future. This goal helps to manage the time and accomplish timely. For
example, to starting a small café, barber shop and general store. In other words, short term goals
are decided by management or individual while operating their business which can help to bring
the change if needed. These goals are time saving and cost saving which supports to operate a
function and attaining them in certain period of time.
3. Value of medium-term goals
This refers as Medium-term objectives are those that are reached only after a series of
short-term objectives have been met, and which combine to form a long-term objective. When
individual have decided the goals then needs to achieve in more than 1 year but less than 3 years
which can help to develop the business productivity. For example, the medium term goals are
decided while studying is to build a house, formulating the strategic plan and implement then at
the workplace, managing the work in organization that can help to develop the organizational
performance. When people have decided the medium term goals then the next phase on which
they focuses is implementation that states how each task and functions is going to be complete.
The individual or group of people have enough time to make progress and creating the
organizational values by offering range of sources and activities that needs to be done timely.
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4. Describe and discuss the value of long-term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
This means goals which are demanded to be complete in their future. When individual has
decided the goals then it needs to think critically as it is long term plans that take time and higher
cost to be completes. This is important for each individual to understand the requirement of
market and themselves then make efforts to accomplish them properly. The long term plans are
extended to more than 5 years in which people can complete the task and get the good
opportunity to develop themselves. In other words, long term goals are usually run for several or
many years and performing by people as they different skills such as communication,
Collaboration decision making, critical thinking and others which can help to managing all
activities. For example to get a dream job after completing education, to start own businesses,
and family planning that all takes much time to accomplishing them.
5. Personal Development Plan and construct.
Personal development plan is the process of designing action plan on the basis of goal
setting, values, reflection, and planning which is used to develop the individual’s career. This is
important for individual to have proper knowledge and skills which can be used to attain them
properly and develop the productivity. This plan is valuable as it influence the number of people
and make efforts to accomplish them. If there is lack of knowledge then it might challenging for
people to accomplish and complete the functions. As in above section short, medium and long
term goals are decided, so a PDP plan is prepared below:
Sr. No. Skills and Competencies Self-assessed
Score
Score from
others
Variances
1 Time management skill 8 9 1
2 Research skills 8 6 2
3 Critical thinking 7 8 1
4 Presentation skill 7 6 1
6 Information Technology Skills 9 9 0
7 Team building 9 8 1
8 Communication skills 8 6 2
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Task Two:
‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a source.
Author – This means an individual who have given the different view on single topic and
supports to increase the understanding.
Purpose – The main purpose of sources is to increase the skills and knowledge of individual.
Reliability – This means how resources from where information are collected is showing useful
and reliable.
Relevancy – This shows how information and activities are relevant that relates to particular
topic.
Task Three:
Write an evaluation of eight sources you have used in the report plan.
Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Kozikoglu, I.,
2019. Journal of
Social Studies
Education Research.
To Investigating
Critical Thinking in
Prospective
Teachers:
Metacognitive Skills,
Problem Solving
Skills and Academic
Self-Efficacy.
The source is not
reliable as it related
to past years.
This provide the
understanding about
different types of
skills.
Permana, T.I.,
Hindun, I., Rofi'ah,
N.L. and Azizah,
A.S.N., 2019.
Critical thinking
skills: The academic
ability, mastering
concepts, and
analytical skill of
undergraduate
students.
This source is not
reliable as based on
past years.
This might be used
by individual for
increase their
understanding.
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McConnell, A.E.,
Williams-Diehm,
K.L., Sinclair, T.,
Suk, A. and Willis,
D., 2020.
Non-academic
Skills. Careers for
Students with Special
Educational Needs:
Perspectives on
Development and
Transitions from the
Asia-Pacific Region.
The source is related
to current year such
as 2020.
This can be used to
developing non-
academic skills by
taking classes
regularly.
Yıldız, Ş. and
Beşoluk, Ş., 2019.
The investigation of
the effect of problem
based teaching
approach on students'
problem solving
skills and academic
achievements in
science course.
This is less reliable
as not based on
current years.
The source is
relevant as it based
on teaching approach
which used to solve
problems.
Lambert, L.,
Passmore, H.A. and
Joshanloo, M., 2019.
A positive
psychology
intervention program
in a culturally-
diverse university:
Boosting happiness
and reducing
fear. Journal of
Happiness
Studies, 20(4),
pp.1141-1162.
This is not reliable as
having past data on
the basis of 2019.
This source states the
understanding about
different culture
from where students
belongs to.
Christison, M. and
Murray, D.E., 2020.
Developing
Knowledge and
The study is reliable
as it covers
The relevancy of
source states to work
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Skills for Working
with Conflict.
information on the
basis of 2020.
in team and having
cultural diversity can
improve the
understandings.
Zajacova, K.,
Hepper, E. and
Grandison, A., 2019.
Reconciling Diverse
Student and
Employer Voices on
Employability Skills
and Work-based
Learning.
In Engaging Student
Voices in Higher
Education (pp. 209-
224).
This is less reliable
sources as bases on
past year
information.
This states
employability skills
and web based
learning which is
running most.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that academic skills is related to syllabus that
is getting by individual while studying and managing their task. To work properly and
developing career goals are short term, medium term and long term which are decided to perform
well.
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REFERENCE
Books and journal
Kozikoglu, I., 2019. Investigating Critical Thinking in Prospective Teachers: Metacognitive
Skills, Problem Solving Skills and Academic Self-Efficacy. Journal of Social Studies
Education Research. 10(2). pp.111-130.
Permana, T. I., Hindun, I., Rofi'ah, N .L. and Azizah, A. S. N., 2019. Critical thinking skills: The
academic ability, mastering concepts, and analytical skill of undergraduate students. JPBI
(Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 5(1), pp.1-8.
McConnell, A.E., Williams-Diehm, K.L., Sinclair, T., Suk, A. and Willis, D., 2020. Non-
academic Skills. Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs: Perspectives on
Development and Transitions from the Asia-Pacific Region, p.263.
Liu, X., Lin, C., Zhao, G. and Zhao, D., 2019. Research on the effects of entrepreneurial
education and entrepreneurial self-efficacy on college students’ entrepreneurial
intention. Frontiers in psychology, 10, p.869.
Yıldız, Ş. and Beşoluk, Ş., 2019. The investigation of the effect of problem based teaching
approach on students' problem solving skills and academic achievements in science
course. Journal of Individual Differences İn Education, 1(1), pp.50-68.
Lambert, L., Passmore, H.A. and Joshanloo, M., 2019. A positive psychology intervention
program in a culturally-diverse university: Boosting happiness and reducing fear. Journal
of Happiness Studies, 20(4), pp.1141-1162.
Christison, M. and Murray, D.E., 2020. Developing Knowledge and Skills for Working with
Conflict. In Professionalizing Your English Language Teaching (pp. 151-162). Springer,
Cham.
Zajacova, K., Hepper, E. and Grandison, A., 2019. Reconciling Diverse Student and Employer
Voices on Employability Skills and Work-based Learning. In Engaging Student Voices in
Higher Education (pp. 209-224). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
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Appendixes
Sr.
No
Learning
Objective
Current
Proficiency
Target
Proficiency
Development
Opportunities
Criteria
for
judging
success
Time
Scale
Judgemen
t
1 Communication While studying
I noticed that I
was not able to
communicate
with my
seniors and top
executives as
sometime e I
got hesitate in
front of them
that created so
many
challenges for
me.
My target is
to become a
proficient
and good
communicat
or in the
eyes of
others which
could help
me feel
good.
For increasing
the
communicatio
n skills I
started to
participate in
GD, debates,
seminars and
others which
can help to
improve the
communicatio
n and
maintain
higher
performance.
When I
will
obtain
highest
marks.
12
mont
hs
Higher
authorities
,Seniors
and happy
customers
2 Research skills This skills is
important for
individual as
develop the
knowledge and
activities in
particular filed.
By conducting
research there
is need to focus
Through this
PDP plan I
will be able
to conduct
any type of
research and
manage the
functions
properly.
To improve
the research
skills and
accomplishing
project there
is need to
focus on
primary and
secondary
resources
Top
managem
ent, and
completi
ng the
project
properly.
2
years
Researche
r and
managem
ent
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on each
function and
activity.
which is used
to reach at the
conclusion.
Tea
m
buil
ding
To work and
attaining the
organizational
success there is
need to focus on
team work as
number of
people are
involved in
single activity
for the purpose
of attaining
common goals.
I am facing the
issue of lack of
team building
as people are
not involved in
organizational
activities and
they do not
participate in
business
activities that
creates the
challenges.
I will
improve my
team
building
skills by
working in
team and
allocating
the work
between
them which
can help to
operate the
business
regularly.
I would
develop my
team building
skills by
sharing the
thoughts with
people and
bringing the
changes in
front of
0rganization
that affected
the
organizational
productivity.
If all task
or
functions
will be
done in
certain
time then
consider
as good
in team
building
skills.
4
years
Colleague
s,
managem
ent and
top
executives
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