Academic Skills and PDP Assessment 1: Written Report Plan and Evaluation of Sources

This report involves concept of personal and professional development, short-term, medium-term and long term goals with examples. Further it discus the value of personal development plan using goals and at last it reflects reliability, relevance, purpose, author that represent the affect of using different source.

BMP3001
Academic Skills and PDP
Assessment 1
Written Report Plan and Evaluation of
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................3
Task One: ....................................................................................................................3
Personal and professional development .................................................................3
Discuss short term goals by using 3 personal examples.........................................3
Statement of value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal examples
..................................................................................................................................4
Explanation of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples..................................................................................................................4
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan and
construction of an example using my goals ............................................................4
Task Two: ....................................................................................................................6
Explanation of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect the use of a
source.......................................................................................................................6
Task Three:...................................................................................................................6
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan.................................6
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INTRODUCTION
Academic skills refers to talent and habits that highly beneficial for academic
pursuits like research, report writing, learning and presentation. It mainly involves
planning, studying, technical skills etc. as these are core of academic skills.
Therefore academic skills are useful for improvement of a person (Lejeune, Beausaert
and Raemdonck, 2021). This report involves concept of personal and professional
development, short-term, medium-term and long term goals with examples. Further it
discus the value of personal development plan using goals and at last it reflects
reliability, relevance, purpose, author that represent the affect of using different
source.
Task One:
Personal and professional development
Personal development defines as an accumulation of activities that helps in
developing potential and capability of employees which is useful to generate human
capital. It creates an opportunity and improve quality of individual person to attain life
of aspirations and dreams. Professional development involves mentoring that
develops employees at workplace by training sessions. This development is based
on academics because it helps in sustaining professional terms to develops skills
and knowledge. Reflection is more essential for personal and professional
development where an individual give attention to meaningful subjects where
individual needs improvements. It is effective for a person because it build long
lasting habit to learn and acquire knowledge and skills.
Discuss short term goals by using 3 personal examples
Short term goals are very prominent to develop success in personal and
professional development. Therefore short term goals refers to a planning that an
individual person do for attaining goals in near future. These goals are achieved
within a period of 3-6 months. It is crucial to attain short term goals because these
goals helps in attaining medium and long term goals (Pitan and Muller, 2020).
These goals are easily understand by using examples on personal basis that are
presented below:
 To improve writing and communication skills
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 Making presentation and speaking in public
 Find work in London because this city offer better opportunity to developed
working career.
Statement of value of medium term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
These type of goals are to be achieved within a period of 6 months to 12
months. Each and every person have their medium term goals and majority of
people doesn't monitor and evaluate them (Koemel, Shafieizadeh and Farr,
2021). It is effectively understood by using examples that are shown below:
 To become a department head
 get management knowledge and skills
 attend online classes that helps in professional development
Explanation of the value of long term goals identifying at least 3 personal
examples
Long term goals are those that represent plan which a person can see in near
future and in what manner an individual person look at their life as per future
perspective. These type of goals are not easily attained in a week, month or a day.
Therefore these type of goals need time (Bryan and Clegg, 2019). To attain long
term goals it is very essential to reach short and medium term goals so that high
goals are accomplished easily and effectively. Below are several examples of long
term objectives:
 open a own new business such as freelancer
 graduate from reputed institute of management
 To buy own car by generating profits
Description and discussion of the value of a Personal Development Plan
and construction of an example using my goals
Personal development plan reflects the written document that mainly shows
system planning and goals of individual person that needs to be accomplished in a
particular time period (Spector-Cohen and et. al., 2019). Personal and
professional development is significant in nature as it offer detailed elaboration of
how individual focus on attaining goals in time. The core trump-card of planning
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needs mind set of individual person that is useful to achieve objectives effectively
and efficiently in relation to personal and professional development.
Goals Type Level Want
to
achie
ve
Time How
To improve
communication and
writing skill
Short term
goal
2 7 5
months
This goals is to be
achieved through
regular practice and by
involving in several
communication related
activities.
To open new
business as a
freelancer
Long term
goal
8 8 5 years This goal is attained by
investing money and
gathering money from
saving, taking loan
from banks and
generate from
crowdfunding.
Buy an own car Long term
goal
9 9 3 years This goal is attained
by saving money.
To become a head
of department in
reputed
organization.
Medium
term goal
5 9 12
months
This goals is attained
by capturing several
opportunities in
business field. It also
achieved by taking
regular class to
enhance knowledge
regarding the role of
department head in
company.
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As per above personal and professional development plan it is to be
evaluated that it is necessary to execute personal development plan so that each
and every type of goals is to be attained on time.
Task Two:
Explanation of how ‘Author, Purpose, Reliability and Relevance’ affect
the use of a source
As per “Cottrell, 2019” analyzing the believability of sources is essential
because this mainly pledge the reliability and relevance quality of particular
academic work. To effectively assessing reliability and credibility CRAAP test is very
effective when sources are credible.
 Currency (C)- The information that is used within this project is up to date.
 Relevance (R)- The data that were used within this academic report is
suitable and relevant for examination
 Authority (A)- It mainly signifies a person who has an understanding
regarding particular subject. They also have high level knowledge. It affects
validity of using data and resources to complete the project.
 Accuracy (A)- In this author checks the origin of data and whether it is
supported by indication or not.
 Purpose (P)- The aim of distributing this information.
Task Three:
An evaluation of eight sources I have used in the report plan
Sources Author Purpose Reliability Relevance
Book Cottrell, 2019 The main
purpose
is to
enhance
several
study
skills for
gaining
developm
ent.
This source is
reliable
because it
offer current
information
on particular
area.
This
information is
relevant for
gaining
higher skills
for future
development.
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Websit
e
Spector-Cohen and
et. al., 2019
The
purpose
is to
improve
English
communi
cation for
academic
skills
The source of
this article is
reliable in
nature
because
from this
source
researcher
get authentic
information.
This source is
relevant to
understand
the
communicati
on skills.
Book Bryan and Clegg,
2019
The
purpose
of using it
For
improvin
g higher
education
assessme
nt
This offer
authentic
information
so that
reader
enhance
their high
education
skills. It is
done
because this
source is
effective as it
belongs to
past 10
years.
This is
relevant
because it
emphasis on
high
education.
Websit
e
Pitan and Muller,
2020
Contribut
es in
developin
g
learning
abilities
for future
and study
skills.
This is
reliable
because it
helps in
developing
skills for
future
context.
It is relevant
because it
helps in
setting long
term
objectives.
Book Carter, 2021 Useful for
gaining
opportuni
ty related
to
placemen
t in
organizati
on.
This source is
reliable
because it
belong to
past 10 years
and offer
suitable
information
in gaining
opportunity.
It is highly
relevant
because it
provide
picture of
future
success.
Websit
e
Koemel,
Shafieizadeh
and Farr,
2021
The main
purpose
of using
This source is
reliable
because it
fulfill the aim
It is relevant
because
author
provide
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this
source is
to gain
academy
skills.
of using
academic
skills.
specific
information in
academic
skills.
Websit
e
Chidler and
Plummer,20
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Effective
for using
our
research
in
credible
manner.
This is
reliable
because it it
improve
research
skills.
This source is
relevant
because it
helps in
completing
goals
appropriately
.
Websit
e
Alnaggar, Gzara
and
Bookbinder,
2021
This
source is
effective
to
contribut
es in
academic
literature.
This source is
effectively
reliable as it
develops
academic
knowledge.
This is
relevant
because it
provide clear
picture
regarding
goals
attainment.
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References:
Bryan, C. and Clegg, K. eds., 2019. Innovative assessment in higher education: A handbook
for academic practitioners. Routledge.
Carter, J., 2021. Work Placements, Internships & Applied Social Research. SAGE.
Chidler, M. and Plummer, E., 2019. Learning beyond the classroom. In Surviving and
Thriving in the Secondary School (pp. 162-173). Routledge.
Cottrell, S., 2019. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Koemel, N.A., Shafieizadeh, K. and Farr, B.R., 2021. Career Readiness in the Dietetics
Curriculum. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121(1), p.24.
Lejeune, C., Beausaert, S. and Raemdonck, I., 2021. The impact on employees’ job
performance of exercising self-directed learning within personal development plan
practice. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(5),
pp.1086-1112.
Pitan, O.S. and Muller, C., 2020. Student perspectives on employability development in
higher education in South Africa. Education+ Training.
Spector-Cohen, E. and et. al., 2019. Towards English for academic purposes curriculum
reform: Linguistic, educational or political considerations?. In Innovation in
Language Learning and Teaching (pp. 153-176). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
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