Academic Skills and PDP

Academic Skills and PDP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1. Defining values pertaining Personal together with professional development.......................1
2. Short goals...............................................................................................................................1
3. Medium goals..........................................................................................................................1
4. Long goals...............................................................................................................................2
5. Personal Development Plan.....................................................................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................2
Description along with discussion of the ways in which Author, Relevance, Reliability and
Purpose” impacts on usage of source..........................................................................................2
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................3
Evaluation eight sources..............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Academic skill is combination of certain skills that includes presentation skills, critical
thinking, academic writing, referencing and reflective practice (Francis and Kraus, 2012). The
report highlights information of personal and professional development, values related to short
term, medium term besides long goal. The report also evaluates some sources as per certain
aspects.
TASK 1
1. Defining values pertaining Personal together with professional development
Concept of personal along with professional development is considered as a process that
engages people as well as business in learning process for meeting challenges addition to
attaining desired goals (Boud, 2012).
Personal development refers to improving talents, competence, knowledge and potential of
an individual within as well as out of the location where they work. Likewise, professional
development is defined to enhancing necessary abilities and skills for performing roles in best
effective manner so to continue them throughout working life (Cashwell and McKibben, 2018).
2. Short goals
Goals of an individual that they prefer to attain in near future are described to short term
goals. These are more valued as the works a milestone in journey of a person to reach towards
ultimate destination (Carroll, 2020).
Examples related to short term goals:
 Completing an online course.
 Improving communication skill.
 Enhancing personal relationships.
3. Medium goals
Goals of a person which takes bit longer time are called as medium-term goals (Carriveau,
2016). Values of such goals are more because these are aligned with long term goals and makes
things easier to track for future.
Examples of medium-term goals:
 Achieving good grades in university courses.
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