Academic Skills and PDP

ACADEMIC SKILLS AND
PDP

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................3
TASK 1..............................................................................................................................3
Concept of personal development plan.........................................................................3
Value of short term goal.................................................................................................3
Value of medium term goal............................................................................................4
Value of long term goals................................................................................................4
TASK 2..............................................................................................................................5
Factors influence use of source.....................................................................................5
TASK 3..............................................................................................................................5
Evaluation of sources....................................................................................................5
REFERENCES..................................................................................................................8
APPENDIX – PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN..........................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Personal development plan outline the tactics that can support advancing career
growth of an individual (Shephard, 2018). This report demonstrate about the precise
personal development plan of an individual. Henceforth, report will emphasis over
different areas associated with the personal development planning.
TASK 1
Concept of personal development plan
Personal development plan is more like a process contain action plan based on
awareness, values, reflection, goal setting and planning related to personal level growth
in context of career, education, relationship and self-improvement. The aim of the
personal development as a whole concept is to maximises the individual capability as to
perform any individual role and responsibility (Suskie, 2018). The term itself indicate
that it is about to maximise the individual potential and ability to reach the best level of
development possibility. Proper planning, strategies and tactics are followed under the
personal development practice so that proper strategic direction can be granted in
context to the individual development prospect. The entire concept of personal
development plan is segregated into different stages like clearing out the vision at a
primary level, outlining strength, weakness, opportunities and threat associated with the
personality is the second stage, building up personal development plan is the third
stage and to review the performance and adapting changes is the final stage involve
under the personal development plan (Sprenger, 2018). All the four areas will provide
the best level of individual development and growth under the personal development
campaign.
Value of short term goal
Personal development plan associated with different goals that are segregated
into short term, medium and long term goals. Short term goals set behind the personal
development planning play huge role in deciding operations and strategies to achieve
the best level of individual growth under the plan (McMillan and et.al., 2020). This
involves different goals like building up a proper routine, keeping daily basis journals,
doubling the productivity level, practising daily basis exercises, developing more good
habits and other such goals that can be accomplished in a shorter time spam. Short

term goals set the direction of the entire campaign of personal development plan.
Leaving bad habits also a part of short term goals formed as an individual (Wentzel,
2020). For example:
 To enhance my grade by devoting more time as well as efforts in study.
 To work on my academic skills so that I can learn and grasp information quickly
within the class.
 To learn new things that can contribute in improving my knowledge, skills and
capabilities to maximum extend.
Value of medium term goal
Medium term goals also create a huge value as an individual under the personal
development planning conducted at an individual level. They are the goals that are set
to expand the outcomes addressed through short term goals and objectives set as an
individual. The big emphasis under the medium term goal is over skill development and
personality improvement prospect as an individual (Bunce, Baird and Jones, 2017). The
skills developed under the medium term goals provide a strategic advantage to meet
different objectives as an individual. They set the direction of further individual
development aspects set. For example:
 To improve my academic and professional performance with time-frame of 7-8
months.
 To get part-time employment in reputable company in order to enhance my
existing capabilities.
 To developed decision-making and problem solving ability in 9 months for bright
future ahead.
Value of long term goals
Long term goals are is something that wants to be achieved in near future, so
they involves lot of time, efforts to invested for planning regarding the way it can be
achieved. Long term goals are valuable as they act as a guideline about everyday
activities that helps individuals in taking right decision about the way its end goals can
be achieved (Griffiths and Soruç, 2020). They are important as they helps in
segregating and deciding key action need to be taken in order to achieve the long term